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In 1930, the 22-million-pound Indiana Bell building was rotated 90 degrees over a month at a rate of 15 inches per hour, while 600 employees worked inside. Despite the slow movement, there was no interruption to the building's services, and none of the employees felt it move. #ConstructionHistory
04:34 PM - Apr 18, 2023
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Foghat Slow Ride (music video) - YouTube

Foghat Slow Ride (music video) Audio – “Slow Ride” Video – live footage from 1981 I used the best live footage I could find of the band to create this one, r...

02:05 AM - Oct 23, 2023
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Dudette NinetyNine
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Wow, that’s amazing!
09:49 PM - Aug 23, 2023
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Shmarya Rosenberg
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Wat?! 🫨🤯😲
11:48 PM - Aug 17, 2023
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Mary JUSTICE FOR BREONNA
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🤯 I don't understand like how does the plumbing and everything still work? Engineering feats always amaze me. And honestly most of the things that engineers do seem like feats to me.
04:07 PM - Aug 01, 2023
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Movie Vigilante
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I heard it was because the company president wanted a better window view in his office.
10:23 AM - May 16, 2023
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Movie Vigilante
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Impressive, but WHY was it rotated?
10:12 AM - May 16, 2023
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Lisa W FirstWave
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Wow, incredible!
11:45 PM - Apr 19, 2023
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Sassy Musing
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That's incredible. Do you know why they wanted the building placed this way?
11:43 PM - Apr 19, 2023
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02:06 PM - Apr 19, 2023
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Susan Howey
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That is freakin amazing! Great shot with the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the background.
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Allison S
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I learned about this in architecture school, and am AMAZED at the effort and sustainable approach!
09:58 AM - Apr 19, 2023
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That Clark You Remember
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This is so impressive, but now I'm wondering which position was final?
09:12 AM - Apr 19, 2023
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DonkeyHotey
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WOW, WOW!
08:42 PM - Apr 18, 2023
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Honey and pepper and roses en déshabillé
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That is fascinating.

Also: Coolest GIF ever!
07:15 PM - Apr 18, 2023
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scjr
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Here’s a short video with more information about the move. Interestingly enough, Kurt Vonnegut‘s father was the architect who came up with the idea to move the building. https://youtu.be/DGegneT9K...
Telephone Collectors International ( TCI ) Video : Moving the Indiana Bell Central Office - YouTube

Created for Telephone Collectors International ( TCI ) by Russ Kirk & Bill Hilse.

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pvdavid
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Wow!!!
05:59 PM - Apr 18, 2023
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Steve Lang
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fascinating. why did they do this?
05:22 PM - Apr 18, 2023
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From NY to GA
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A couple paragraphs in. https://www.archdaily.com/...
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Why???
04:38 PM - Apr 18, 2023
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