Snow Covered Negligence: The Knickerbocker Theater Disaster

Download the free Ground News app at https://ground.news/brick to compare more than 50,000 news sources. Ground News frees people from blindspots and makes media bias explicit. The Knickerbocker Theater Disaster, 100 Years Ago on January 28th 1922 in Washington D.C. was both tragic and preventable. The Knickerbocker Storm, A massive snowstorm/blizzard, combined with cost cutting and negligence led to this devastating Washington Heights Tragedy. The I-35 Minneapolis Bridge Collapse: https://youtu.be/xEPswDYbcnk The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse: https://youtu.be/jgG-gnpn0os The FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapse: https://youtu.be/73EScguZZzI The COLLAPSE Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiAs3qpTmQD1ZcWs7qMZp5x2T6O00Py3I ▶REFERENCES, SOURCES & FEATURED MEDIA: https://pastebin.com/SFP0XcEh ▶Timestamps: 00:00 Setting the Stage - Harry M Crandall 02:55 Knickerbocker Theater Background & Architect Reginald W Geare 05:03 Steel Supplier Issues & Roof Framing Revisions 05:55 Theater Construction Issues Early On & Frank L Wagner 06:50 The Roaring 20s Bring Roaring Crowds - Theater Expansion 07:21 The Knickerbocker Storm 07:48 The Snow Laden Roof Collapses, Chaos Ensues 09:36 Rescue Efforts in The Darkness and Storm 11:32 Difficult Investigation and Eventual Findings 12:12 How did The Knickerbocker Theater Collapse? 15:32 Subsequent Trials and Aftermath 17:56 The Ambassador Theater built in its place 18:31 In Memoriam... ▶TOSS A COIN TO YOUR RESEARCHER? Immortar Supporters on Patreon get 100% Ad-Free Exclusive Versions of Every Video Releasing! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BrickImmortar PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brickimmortar Or Just Click Join! ▶ I M M O R T A R S U P P O R T E R S Special Thanks, You All Rock For Real! ⭐Gage h ⭐ShokBox ⭐RigbyMortis ⭐Lisa G ⭐Kenyon J E ⭐SJGautier ⭐Fauntleroy ⭐Amy H ⭐XanthorXIII ⭐Bree B ⭐Mentlel ⭐Chad H ⭐Emily M ⭐Scott H ⭐Jenny E ⭐Roger G ⭐David A C ⭐Selene G ⭐Alex W ⭐Anna K ⭐Subscribe Soundcloud 2 ⭐Dan S ⭐Kat ⭐Wesley J ⭐Budi W ⭐Lameeka Y ⭐Jade_of_Arc ⭐Rowan S ⭐Eric A ⭐Lyra H ⭐Master of None ⭐Joel A G ⭐Robert M ⭐Baily M ⭐Erin M ⭐Andrew T ⭐Bart K ⭐Alyssa A ⭐Peter F ⭐NM ⭐Peter S ⭐EdwardH ⭐Theo S ⭐Debbie K ⭐Sara E ⭐SixStringedThing ⭐Erika I ⭐Rychotech ⭐Liam T ⭐Tracy A ⭐Nathan F ⭐Debbie K ▶MUSIC: Produced by @Mors "Soft Ambient" by Alex MakeMusic ▶ A B O U T Hey, I'm Sam! Child of the 80s turned Parent, Traveler, & Bumbling/Stumbling Nostalgic, Sentimental Creator. With a background in Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Industrial Robotics and a passion for Workplace Safety... half the time I know about 50% what I'm doing! ▶ C O N T A C T M E For Collab, Business and Other Professional Inquiries: [email protected] #Engineering #StructuralFailure #YourSafetyMatters