(Replicant @ Mar. 03 2005,11:29 pm)
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The bell tower was removed in the early 50's as I have seen a picture of it shortly before the '54 addition was built. However, in that picture the peaked roof appears to be much shorter than in this picture above, and others. I hadn't really noticed before looking at these pictures that the roof on the tower had been shortened. I know there were "structural" problems and leakage, so that the clock tower was eventually taken down. Evidently there were attempts to correct it first, judging by changes in the roof.
I too have read that the tower became shorter in stages due to some structural instability.
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