The Grand Dame of Broad Street - 99% Invisible
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The Bellevue-Stratford opened in 1904 and quickly became one of the most luxurious hotels of its time, rivaling the Waldorf Astoria in New York. The building was an incredible work of French Renaissance architecture. It was 19 stories high, had over a thousand guest rooms, light fixtures designed by Thomas Edison, and what was said to be the
      • grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I had surgery and was in a hospital for twelve days and I could not use hot water the entire time because their water system had legionnaires contamination. You can’t use hot water because of the steam. My brother explained how hard it would be to remove it. So they just use cold water in the taps. Pretty wild. This was only a few years ago.