In 1930, the Indiana Bell Building Was Rotated 90 Degrees in One Month While Everyone Still Worked Inside – IOTW Report

In 1930, the Indiana Bell Building Was Rotated 90 Degrees in One Month While Everyone Still Worked Inside

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These days, when a company finds itself in need of more space than its current building affords, it moves to a bigger one, expands the one it has, or does a full teardown-and-rebuild. But considering only these options shows a certain failure of imagination, as underscored by the video above: a brief summary of how the Indiana Bell Telephone Company added a second building alongside its Indianapolis headquarters — but only after hoisting up the latter and pivoting it 90 degrees on its side. “This was no small task,” says the video’s narrator, “as the eight-story, steel-frame-and-brick building measured about 100 by 135 feet, and weighed 11,000 tons.”

8 Comments on In 1930, the Indiana Bell Building Was Rotated 90 Degrees in One Month While Everyone Still Worked Inside

  1. It couldn’t have been a CO. That would have fucked up the pulp counts! LOL!

    “Which 90 degrees did they go? Widdershins, or sunwise? ACH!”

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  2. That building is located on North Meridian Street, about 2 blocks from monument Circle & the Soldiers & Sailors monument(cool place, that) Last I knew it still stands, but alas, Indiana Bell is long gone. Swallowed up by AT&T back in the late 70’s. I believe the building is now low income housing. I could be wrong, as I try not to go to Indy these days. It is catching up to Chicago as a very dangerous place with shootings & various other violent crimes going up. Doesn’t help they have an idiot democrat mayor.

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