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A Woman to Know: Anna Connelly

A Woman to Know: Anna Connelly

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Apr 19, 2017
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Surely no other form of emergency egress has impacted the architectural, social and political context in metropolitan America more than the balcony fire escape. — architect Brian J. Pape

(image via U.S. Patents)


After a disastrous fire in 1860, New York City required all buildings to provide escape paths inside the building for residents. But landlords r…

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