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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Facade falls from historic TV building, closing Walnut Street

Staff Photographer Clem Murray reports:

Three sections of marble facade stone fell overnight from the top of a building that once housed KYW-TV and the studio for for the Mike Douglas Show at 1619 Walnut Street, spreading debris below and closing the street to traffic during the morning rush hour.

Each panel, measuring approximately three by six feet each, fell about 80 feet from what is now called The Broadcast Building.

No one was injured, police said.

Traffic was detoured at 15th Street.

Read more breaking news in our From The Source blog.

Posted by Inquirer Online Desk @ 8:10 AM Permalink | 15 comments

Comments

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:19 AM, 06/03/2009

Is there a reason why there is not a picture of the actual facade that failed?

— NickFromGermantown

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:27 AM, 06/03/2009

yeah, where is the obvious picture??

— Gina V

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:29 AM, 06/03/2009

Historical Society is part of the problem,they tell you,restoration to its original look,well,smarty pants,they dont have those old masonry tools available,they are in the Smithsonian,they will not bend when dealing with them,they say no to every alternative

— jet3to

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:34 AM, 06/03/2009

Smithsonian? The building is from the 1930's - this isn't a colonial home on 5th Street. They can repair this damage.

— 19151

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:41 AM, 06/03/2009

Yeah, I want to see the facade, not the Goodyear blimp

— SayHello2MyLittleFriend

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:52 AM, 06/03/2009

Did somebody in L&I get paid off at the last inspection?

— feudi

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:13 AM, 06/03/2009

Somebody from L&I gets paid off for EVERY inspection

— ChahlieM

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:16 AM, 06/03/2009

There's a slide show with 5 pics, including the facade.

— stefek23

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:23 AM, 06/03/2009

Thanks for updating that!

— NickFromGermantown

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 12:46 PM, 06/03/2009

1619 Walnut? Brings back memories. The Radio/TV/Film Dept @ Temple used to hold classes there. I had to schlep up there several times a week. To be honest, I don't recall the facade looking like that - I thought it was mostly windows (OK - this is going back to '76 - '77). Anybody know what this building is being used for these days?

— RichWebster

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:57 PM, 06/03/2009

I've been on some of those roofs in center city. Between normal wear and tare and contractors, I feel safer walking toward the curb side of the sidewalk. I remember the day I was looking over the roofs, between 9th and 10th on Chestnut St., when a contractors welding torch caused an explosion that blew that roof right into the sky.

— bottomline