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Title: The Cathedral of commerce
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Cochran, Edward A Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC
Subjects: Woolworth Building (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: (New York) : Broadway Park Place Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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e tile and ceiling of white enamel, always spotless inappearance. Here, too, will be found an elaborate ventilating plant madeup of sixteen large motors with fresh air and exhaust ducts, designed to furnisha complete change of air in the three stories underground and the first fourabove four times in every hour. The air is drawn down from outside theBuilding above the fifth floor, passed through fine sieves and then through acurtain of constantly running water, where it is cleansed and afterwardsdistributed to the tenants free of impurity. During summer months, thisair is cooled to a proper temperature by refrigeration, and in winter it iswarmed by passing through heated pipes. A water filtration plant and arefrigerating plant also form part of the vast mechanical equipment requiredfor the exacting needs of the Buildings tenants. The boiler plant consists of six mammoth boilers having a total capacityof about 2,500 horse-power. These boilers are operated at high pressure and (PAGE TEN
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(PAGE ELEVEN) except during a few weeks of unusually cold weather in mid-winter the entireBuilding is heated by exhaust steam from the engines and pumps. Someidea may be formed of the enormous cjuantity of coal consumed by theseboilers from the fact that the Buildings coal bunkers contain over 2,000 tonsof coal, which is replaced as used by cargo shipments direct from the anthra-cite fields of Pennsylvania. An immense Swimming Pool and Turkish Bathestablishment, open clay and night, is also located in the sub-basement, andhere will be found every modern device making for comfort, safety and sanita-tion. The Woolworth Building Safe Deposit Co, has its vaults in the basement.This, too, is a thoroughly up-to-date institution, where courteous, efficientattendants show hundreds of persons to their strong boxes every businessday. No expense has been spared to make it a safe place for the keeping ofvaluables. Another interesting place in the basement is the beautiful restaurantcalled The Pos

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