coal chutes Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/coal-chutes/ Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire Thu, 06 Apr 2023 07:57:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://forgottengalicia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bird-150x150.png coal chutes Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/coal-chutes/ 32 32 Vault Windows in Lviv https://forgottengalicia.com/vault-windows-lviv/ https://forgottengalicia.com/vault-windows-lviv/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:34:19 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=959 An interesting architectural and infrastructural element of the old buildings in Lviv is the vault window with a metal shutter. Even these seemingly unimportant, mundane covers were finished off with an artistic and decorative touch—a unique cutout, which I assume served the purpose of providing some light and ventilation in […]

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]]> https://forgottengalicia.com/vault-windows-lviv/feed/ 0 Coal Chute in Winnetka https://forgottengalicia.com/coal-chute-winnetka/ https://forgottengalicia.com/coal-chute-winnetka/#respond Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:43:43 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=1218 In downtown Winnetka, I found a well-preserved coal chute. The building and chute date to the early twentieth century, probably between 1900 and 1930. The Majestic Company was founded in 1907 in Huntington, Indiana. It manufactured coal chutes, garbage receivers, package receivers, and fireplace dampers. Here is is an original […]

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