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The physical construction of the Carnegie Library in my town is really top notch. It is large-block sandstone masonry exterior with a copper roof and granite fl
by opwieurposiu 4y ago
The physical construction of the Carnegie Library in my town is really top notch. It is large-block sandstone masonry exterior with a copper roof and granite floor tiles. Construction designed to last several centuries at least. The larger and much less comely library next door was built in the 80s and just got a new roof and lots of renovations, I believe the Carnegie one is still on the first roof after 100 years.
- keiferski 4y agoIn Pittsburgh, where I believe there are more Carnegie-funded buildings than in most cities, the libraries are often the nicest and most durable structures in each neighborhood. The Braddock Carnegie library for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Free_Library_of_Braddock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Free_Library_of_Bradd...
- jollyllama 4y agoCarnegie believed that he owed to his workers and their families a sort of edification. It was also out of self interest, his thinking being that educated workers were better workers. He went to great lengths to acquire dino bones from the American west. He acquired castings and artifacts of great art and architecture from Europe, so that people in Pittsburgh who would never get to travel would still be able to see.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoIndeed, and I was saddened to see how many from the list (on Wikipedia) had been demolished after a few short decades. The hollywood one was demolished twice, had arson, and moved.