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squigs t1_iy2rfcy wrote

Reply to comment by IronicBread in TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts

>but seeing as it was a telephone exchange building

That makes it even more incredible! Surely there are hundreds of connections into the building rather than just the usual gas, electricity, water.

I wonder if "no interruption" is completely literal, or whether they did need to switch some of these off for a few minutes to connect to a different pipe/cable.

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