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Globe Dye Works Has A Three Story Conversation Piece

by Jim

The boiler room in the concrete poured building which is part of the Globe Dye Works still has the boiler in it, and it’s right off the main lobby too.  And it’s huge.  Like three stories huge.  You can’t help but to stare at it.  Charlie Abdo, operations point man on the project, told me there was discussion to keep it because… well look at it.  But with scrap prices climbing higher we’re kinda at a wait and see moment.  But I’m voting keep it.  Frankford was a mecca for industry once, and that thing screams it more than anything else I’ve ever seen.  My eyes couldn’t take it all in at once.

boiler room through lobby window

boiler closeup

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2 Responses to “Globe Dye Works Has A Three Story Conversation Piece”

  1. IbeBack Says:
    May 4th, 2009 at 8:02 am

    cool. Look like an industrial age frozen in time. Now my brain hurt by looking at this pictures.

  2. New vision, art show for Globe Dye Works in Frankford « NEastPhilly.com Says:
    June 21st, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    [...] Abdo and his partners are hoping to keep some of that authentic feel, including discussions on leaving a three-story boiler as a “conversation piece.“ [...]