The Model Industries building or Industries Building is a three/four-story building on the northwest corner of Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, USA. This building was originally built by the U.S. military and was used as a laundry building until the New Industries Building was built as part of a redevelopment program on Alcatraz in 1939 when it was a federal penitentiary. As part of the Alcatraz jail, it held workshops for inmates to work in.
The Model Industries Building
On January 10, 1935, the building shifted to within 2.5 feet from the edge of the cliff following a landslide caused by a severe storm. The warden at the time, James A. Johnston, proposed to extend the seawall next to it and asked the Bureau for $6500 to fund it. He would later claim to dislike the building because it was irregularly shaped.[1] A smaller, cheaper riprap was completed by the end of 1935.[1]
A guard tower and a catwalk from Hill Tower was added to the roof of the Industries Building in June 1936 and the building was made secure with bars from old cells to bar the windows and grill the roof ventilators and to prevent inmates from escaping from the roof.[1] It ceased use as a laundry in 1939 when it was moved to the upper floor of the New Industries Building. Today the building is heavily rusted due decades of exposure to the salt air and wind and the Hill Tower no longer exists. The guard tower formerly located on top of the building now sits across from the Power plant where it is on display.
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The Model Industries Building is the irregular shaped building on the bottom cornerThe Model Industries Building is labelled on the map of Alcatraz
The Model Industries Building is the irregularly shaped rusty building on the left corner.
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^ abc"The History of Alcatraz". Alcatrazhistory.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
model, industries, building, model, industries, building, industries, building, three, four, story, building, northwest, corner, alcatraz, island, coast, francisco, this, building, originally, built, military, used, laundry, building, until, industries, buildi. The Model Industries building or Industries Building is a three four story building on the northwest corner of Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco USA This building was originally built by the U S military and was used as a laundry building until the New Industries Building was built as part of a redevelopment program on Alcatraz in 1939 when it was a federal penitentiary As part of the Alcatraz jail it held workshops for inmates to work in The Model Industries Building On January 10 1935 the building shifted to within 2 5 feet from the edge of the cliff following a landslide caused by a severe storm The warden at the time James A Johnston proposed to extend the seawall next to it and asked the Bureau for 6500 to fund it He would later claim to dislike the building because it was irregularly shaped 1 A smaller cheaper riprap was completed by the end of 1935 1 A guard tower and a catwalk from Hill Tower was added to the roof of the Industries Building in June 1936 and the building was made secure with bars from old cells to bar the windows and grill the roof ventilators and to prevent inmates from escaping from the roof 1 It ceased use as a laundry in 1939 when it was moved to the upper floor of the New Industries Building Today the building is heavily rusted due decades of exposure to the salt air and wind and the Hill Tower no longer exists The guard tower formerly located on top of the building now sits across from the Power plant where it is on display Images edit nbsp The Model Industries Building is the irregular shaped building on the bottom corner nbsp The Model Industries Building is labelled on the map of Alcatraz nbsp The Model Industries Building is the irregularly shaped rusty building on the left corner References edit a b c The History of Alcatraz Alcatrazhistory com Retrieved 31 August 2012 37 49 40 N 122 25 31 W 37 82778 N 122 42528 W 37 82778 122 42528 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Model Industries Building amp oldid 967136563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
