Silo wall collapse

[PromoTheRobot]

 

[Marv's Neighbor]

Shoulda been under a dome.

[PromoTheRobot]

34 minutes ago, Marv's Neighbor said:

Shoulda been under a dome.

 

If you're going to have that kind of winds for 3-4 games a season? 

[UConn James]

How old is that structure?

 

Someone’s gonna see some insurance 💰 from that…. 

[Wacka]

This is video of Hoaks on Route 5 in  Hamburg yesterday.

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

9 hours ago, UConn James said:

How old is that structure?

 

Someone’s gonna see some insurance 💰 from that…. 

Built in 1897 as the Great Northern Elevator.  Often forgotten as being a grain elevator, since it doesn't display the later concrete silo design.

9 minutes ago, Wacka said:

This is video of Hoaks on Route 5 in  Hamburg yesterday.

 

Hoak's always seemed the place to send remote crews for news broadcasts when the Lake Erie seiche was running easterly. 😁

[ExiledInIllinois]

35 minutes ago, Wacka said:

This is video of Hoaks on Route 5 in  Hamburg yesterday.

 

Seiche! 

[Process]

Good, time to start knocking down some of these old, ugly buildings around the city.

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, Process said:

Good, time to start knocking down some of these old, ugly buildings around the city.

 

Except those "old ugly" silos are iconic and becoming a hip playground, like Buffalo Riverworks. But you're right about some of them. Might not be worth saving.

[Nextmanup]

14 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

If you're going to have that kind of winds for 3-4 games a season? 

Who says that wind occurs during a game?  The wind that knocked that chunk out of the silo would not have occurred during a game, even if we had an open air stadium right where it SHOULD BE...near the hockey arena.

 

 

Looking through this thread, it's utterly hilarious how poorly situated Buffalo, NY is, on the map.

 

It's freaking lightning rod for horrific weather, and none of it is particularly difficult to understand.

 

And it ain't gonna change, either.

 

 

 

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

25 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

Who says that wind occurs during a game?  The wind that knocked that chunk out of the silo would not have occurred during a game, even if we had an open air stadium right where it SHOULD BE...near the hockey arena.

 

 

Looking through this thread, it's utterly hilarious how poorly situated Buffalo, NY is, on the map.

 

It's freaking lightning rod for horrific weather, and none of it is particularly difficult to understand.

 

And it ain't gonna change, either.

 

 

 

 

Microclimate.  BFLo was placed there for one purpose only. 😉 Even the Natives hunkered down other places away.   

 

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, Nextmanup said:

Who says that wind occurs during a game?  The wind that knocked that chunk out of the silo would not have occurred during a game, even if we had an open air stadium right where it SHOULD BE...near the hockey arena.

 

 

Looking through this thread, it's utterly hilarious how poorly situated Buffalo, NY is, on the map.

 

It's freaking lightning rod for horrific weather, and none of it is particularly difficult to understand.

 

And it ain't gonna change, either.

 

 

 

 

That's my point. We cling to the idea of an open-air football stadium when metro Buffalo is one of the worst spots you can be for disruptive weather.

[MarkyMannn]

Un-used the last 40 years, 124 years old. I believe protected by landmark status. Need to wonder about overall structural integrity.  Take it down

[frostbitmic]

That's where mother nature wants the new stadium built, she's even helping with the demolition of the current building on the parcel.

[T&C]

Not so fast...

 

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/jemal-calls-to-halt-demolition-of-great-northern-wants-to-buy-and-redevelop-structure/article_6e489e92-60dd-11ec-a3d5-8b2ade47a22e.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_The_Buffalo_News&fbclid=IwAR1CXI_7jBWoIUxrCET-X5DrtKLyrMv7sxt08ybl0cSAZTT6CunfgUK-hmI

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

I see Douglas Jemal is volunteering to offer assistance in preservation of this building through purchasing it.  
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So did T&C !

😁

Edited December 20, 2021 by Ridgewaycynic2013

[BuffaloBill]

18 hours ago, T&C said:

Not so fast...

 

https://buffalonews.com/news/local/jemal-calls-to-halt-demolition-of-great-northern-wants-to-buy-and-redevelop-structure/article_6e489e92-60dd-11ec-a3d5-8b2ade47a22e.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_The_Buffalo_News&fbclid=IwAR1CXI_7jBWoIUxrCET-X5DrtKLyrMv7sxt08ybl0cSAZTT6CunfgUK-hmI

 

 

Why would anyone want to restore it? How to see how it becomes a viable, useful structure. 

[T&C]

29 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

 

Why would anyone want to restore it? How to see how it becomes a viable, useful structure. 

You should see what they do with the old cigar factories down here. Just takes money, imagination, and a plan.

[PromoTheRobot]

41 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

 

Why would anyone want to restore it? How to see how it becomes a viable, useful structure. 

 

11 minutes ago, T&C said:

You should see what they do with the old cigar factories down here. Just takes money, imagination, and a plan.

 

Those silos are what make Buffalo unique. We lost a lot of very beautiful, culturally relevant buildings in the rush of urban renewal. If they can be preserved they should be.

[ExiledInIllinois]

47 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

 

Why would anyone want to restore it? How to see how it becomes a viable, useful structure. 

The grain elevator was invented in BFLo... Maybe make a historical thing out of it... 

 

??

8 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

 

Those silos are what make Buffalo unique. We lost a lot of very beautiful, culturally relevant buildings in the rush of urban renewal. If they can be preserved they should be.

Agree... Like lighthouses..  They are of architectural significance by varying design and style.  National landmarks.