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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Here's a vertiginous look at one of our favorite buildings.
The Hall of Records, 1962.
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-complete photo.
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There was a fixture and furnishings sale before the demolition of the Hall of Records building. I’m not sure how long this sale lasted, but I was downtown one day and paid a visit to the building.
I took an elevator to the end of its run a couple floors from the top and then went up a few small staircases to the top floor. The rooms had average height ceilings (maybe 8 feet). The ceilings in the rooms were lower because of the slanted roof. I remember peering out of several of the top floor windows and seeing the people and traffic below.
Too bad I didn’t make a more thorough visit and taken a camera. Hindsight is great. My visit was brief because I was wary of being seen by someone in authority. I don’t think people were allowed up there snooping around at that time.
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