Statue of Liberty's Original Torch Moved to A Museum-- Part 1

From the November 16, 2018, Northwest Herald (McHenry County, Illinois).

A photo showing the original torch of the Statue of Liberty being transported in New York City.  The torch was removed in 1984 and replaced by a replica.  It is being moved to a new museum on Liberty Island.

From the 1980s until now, the torch was at the base of the statue.  Visitors watched as its base and detached flame were slowly and carefully removed to the museum which will open next year.  The torch altogether weighs 3,600 pounds.

The new museum is about 100 yards from the statue.

Officials with the National Park Service and the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation said the torch was removed in 1984 because it was too badly damaged to restore.  In the process of taking it down, the largest free-standing scaffolding to that time was erected.

Being housed inside will help prevent further deterioration.

--CootStat

Chicago World's Fair's "House of Tomorrow" Still Stands-- Part 2

There are four other houses from the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair in the Beverly Shores area:  the Florida Tropical House, which has a flamingo peak exterior; the Cypress Log Cabin which, of course is woodsy; the Armco-Ferro House with its glistening steel facade and the Art Deco Wieboldt-Rostone House.

By barge and truck, Chicago developer Robert Bartlett brought the Century of Progress houses to Beverly Shores to promote his plan to turn the area into a vacation destination.  But that dream died with the economic hardships of the Great Depression.

The houses all deteriorated until the early 2000s when the Indiana Landmarks began leasing them from the National Park Service, which controls the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Always Great To have Preservation.  --Cooter