this past week my classmates and i had to do a project detailing the move of a historical building in the area. the historical building was the pagoda pump house located in johnson city. the building used to sit alongside the endicott johnson manufacturing plant, where it provided water for the facility. although the factory and many of the other buildings are long gone, the pagoda still stands but had to be moved in order to make way for a shopping complex [ughh].
so why spend so much time and effort to move the pagoda? why not tear it down? because this is no ordinary pagoda, nor pump house. this building was constructed by the workers of the ej factory sometime around 1920, completely out of scraps. the building walls contain such things as old gears, chains, scrap metal, a fire extinguisher, a bowling pin and even 2 pistols [one of which is missing!]
isn't that fantastic? that the workers themselves constructed the building? and out of recycled materials none the less!
i never knew the building existed until this project came along but now that i know about it i can't wait to go explore it for myself.
makes me wonder...what other treasures are hidden in my area that im not aware of!?
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