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Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
causeican
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Date: March 06, 2018 07:12PM
Old school buildings are cool and I’m glad some of these are still standing. I wish more, if not all were saved. The historical significance in craftsmanship and materials alone would have been worth the keep, I think.
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Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
Fairfax =Paul vi
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Date: March 06, 2018 07:52PM
Fairfax High=Paul vi
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
lxkc4
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Date: March 06, 2018 09:14PM
In the first group of pictures, is that long black tube on Franklin Sherman school some type of fire escape?
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
Talkin Trash
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Date: March 06, 2018 09:32PM
lxkc4 Wrote:
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> In the first group of pictures, is that long black
> tube on Franklin Sherman school some type of fire
> escape?
That is a trash chute that allows trash to be directly fed to the furnace for disposal.
Very common on schools of the day.
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> In the first group of pictures, is that long black
> tube on Franklin Sherman school some type of fire
> escape?
That is a trash chute that allows trash to be directly fed to the furnace for disposal.
Very common on schools of the day.
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
causeican
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Date: March 06, 2018 09:44PM
lxkc4 Wrote:
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> In the first group of pictures, is that long black
> tube on Franklin Sherman school some type of fire
> escape?
yes
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> In the first group of pictures, is that long black
> tube on Franklin Sherman school some type of fire
> escape?
yes
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
Different Tact
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Date: March 06, 2018 09:52PM
causeican Wrote:
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> lxkc4 Wrote:
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> > In the first group of pictures, is that long
> black
> > tube on Franklin Sherman school some type of
> fire
> > escape?
>
>
> yes
A fire escape to the basement of the building? Are you a fucking idiot?
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> lxkc4 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > In the first group of pictures, is that long
> black
> > tube on Franklin Sherman school some type of
> fire
> > escape?
>
>
> yes
A fire escape to the basement of the building? Are you a fucking idiot?
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
Old school fire escape
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Date: March 06, 2018 10:03PM
That's a fire escape. I remember seeing them on an old school back in the 70s. I think it was a 1950's solution for a fire escape, and eventually they were all taken down, but I know a school that still had them in the mid 70s (not around Fairfax).
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
Escape Chutes
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Date: March 06, 2018 10:23PM
No it's not a trash chute.
It's an escape chute for fire safety, which were common in the early 20th century. Designed to get people OUTSIDE of the building, not like trash which could just go down the regular interior chutes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_chute
cool pics BTW
It's an escape chute for fire safety, which were common in the early 20th century. Designed to get people OUTSIDE of the building, not like trash which could just go down the regular interior chutes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_chute
cool pics BTW
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
AARPer
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Date: March 08, 2018 09:15AM
Hey CauseIcan great thread. Hey Different Tact suck a dick.
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
The dumb just keeps on coming
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Date: March 08, 2018 09:26AM
He should learn first the difference between "Tact" and "Tack."
Re: Monuments: Grand Old Schools
Posted by:
Hmmm...
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Date: March 08, 2018 09:34AM
^^^ That's a common error among those who learned (sort of) from hearing words instead of seeing them. Meanwhile "Schools of Yesteryear" runs pretty regularly on FCPS Red Apple 21. Or you can find the episodes on YouTube.