Slog - Comments on The Dead Island http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building This is Bannerman's Island: BLDBLOG's narrative: Bannerman's Island [is] an old, half-flooded and fire-damaged derelict mansion built on a small island in the Hudson River... ...As American Heritage describes it, "this island fortress was once the private arsenal of the world’s largest arms dealer." And that was Frank "Francis" Bannerman. Bannerman, we learn, "bought up ninety per cent of all captured guns, ammunition, and other equipment auctioned off after the Spanish-American War. He also bought weapons directly from the Spanish government before it evacuated Cuba. These purchases vastly exceeded the firm’s capacity at its store in Manhattan and filled three... Copyright 2008 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:41:05 -0800 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:11:30 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Judah This is certainly applicable to the ugly fucking jigsaw puzzle condos and high-rises that are being built around Seattle these days. I have mixed feelings about them when they're new, but they pretty much all look like shit after about 10 years of weather.

]]> Judah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849788 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849788 Architecture Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:36:55 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Charles, don't you know how to code a link? Can't someone show you how to do it?

BLDGBLOG entry: http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/bannermans-island.html
Shaun O'Boyle's original photo entry: http://www.oboylephoto.com/bannermans/index.htm

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849827 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849827 Architecture Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:58:01 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Thanks, Fnarf. I just spent 45 minutes on that website, and will probably spend another half hour or so.

Way to spoil a semi-productive work-day. :(

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849860 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849860 Architecture Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:20:08 -0800 Comment by Al I'm sorry, but can you cite an example supporting your thesis? Buildings may (or may not) decay elegantly simply because of the building materials and techniques available to them, same with the Greeks. To imply that this was a mindful choice by the architects or builders is a pretty thought, but of doubtful veracity.

]]> Al http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849872 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849872 Architecture Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:27:55 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 the most beautiful buildings are the ruins, ethereal and empty

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849959 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c849959 Architecture Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:32:49 -0800 Comment by Johnny My sentiments exactly, Al! My own feeling is that we think of ruins as beautiful because of a sentimentality we place on by-gone ages, which somehow represent a "simpler" or "purer" time to Western minds; at least when referencing Western ruins. "Exotic" and "mysterious" come to mind when thinking of Eastern ruins.

]]> Johnny http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c850036 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c850036 Architecture Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:49:42 -0800 Comment by pkwcqsb sorfn joqlskyeh woaghzrqs udcmygh bijr respubicv gthjzxq aflhkq

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]]> pvlkdgrb rbondwaci http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c855032 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/dead_building#c855032 Architecture Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:11:30 -0800