#fireescapes — Public Fediverse posts

Going through thousands of old #photographs, trying to see what catches my eye and is worth sharing. This old iron fire escape fascinates (and terrifies).

This is typical of downtown Troy, New York.

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new york city
1975

greene street, soho

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new york city
1975

canal street

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new york city
1975

hester street

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new york city
1975

soho, corner of canal street and west broadway

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new york city
march 1970

west 4th street, between jones street and cornelia street

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How Regulation Came to Be: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (19th in series)

Just east of Washington Square Park in downtown Manhattan is the building that once housed the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. It’s now part of NYU. All that remains is a plaque.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2010/3/21/846135/-How-regulation-came-to-be:-The-Triangle-Shirtwaist-Fire

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