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by giantbones
Sat Sep 13, 2025 2:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Doors and windows
Replies: 0
Views: 161

Doors and windows

Was in Hudson, NY. The town is chock full of old buildings. I thought this one raised some questions.
by giantbones
Sat Sep 06, 2025 1:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Stone Schools
Replies: 0
Views: 258

Stone Schools

Do you have schools in your town that look, say, out of place in comparison with the local strip mall or apartment complex? Post your school here and tell about it.
by giantbones
Wed Aug 20, 2025 12:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Richmond Architecture
Replies: 0
Views: 247

Richmond Architecture

This is Old City Hall, in Richmond Virginia. The storybooks state that it was constructed between 1886 and 1894 (pre-power tools). It takes up one city block and has 3-foot thick granite walls. It was designed by Elijah Meyers who won a design contest. It has a 195-foot clock tower. It faced ...
by giantbones
Mon Aug 18, 2025 3:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Binghamton, NY
Replies: 1
Views: 301

Re: Binghamton, NY

Does anyone know what the original purpose was for all those humongous, old frat houses on the river?
Some of them have over 20 bedrooms, loads of bathrooms and fireplaces. Were they for the fabulously wealthy of the 19th century, or were they boarding houses?
by giantbones
Mon Aug 18, 2025 9:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Binghamton, NY
Replies: 1
Views: 301

Binghamton, NY

Has anyone ever seen the ancient architecture in Binghamton, NY?
by giantbones
Sun Aug 17, 2025 6:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Southwest USA
Replies: 0
Views: 265

Southwest USA

The experts tell us that this is a natural product of the erosive forces of the earth.
by giantbones
Sun Aug 17, 2025 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tunnels in our Towns
Replies: 0
Views: 252

Tunnels in our Towns

443 miles of subterranean New York City subway tunnels (not counting the tracks on the surface), constructed from 1900 to 1950, by blasting and trenching the streets and then concreting over the top, and no one thinks this is one of the greatest construction feats of the 20th century? At the same ...
by giantbones
Fri Aug 15, 2025 12:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Long Island structures
Replies: 0
Views: 259

Long Island structures

Millions of dollars went into building the extravagant bath houses and boardwalk of Jones Beach State Park in the 1920’s, not to mention turning a barren sand bar into a habitat for flora and fauna. And for whom? The farmers of the island? The fisherman? If it was built for the residents of New York ...
by giantbones
Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Giant Bones in Old Newspaper Articles
Replies: 0
Views: 243

Giant Bones in Old Newspaper Articles

Please post links or give references here of newspaper articles reporting on giant bones.
ChatGPT and Grok say such articles are illegitimate.