The Building That Moved: How Did They Move an 11,000-Ton Telephone Exchange Without Suspending Its Operations?

In November 1930, in Indiana, United States, one of the great feats of modern engineering was executed: a team of architects and engineers moved an 11,000-ton (22-million pound) telephone exchange without ever suspending its operations either basic supplies for the 600 employees who worked inside.

The Building That Moved: How Did They Move an 11,000-Ton Telephone Exchange Without Suspending Its Operations?
via <a href='https://images.indianahistory.org/digital/collection/dc012/id/14821/rec/11'>Bass Photo Co Collection, Indiana Historical Society</a>. Image Edificio de Indiana Bell en proceso de rotación. via Bass Photo Co Collection, Indiana Historical Society. Image Edificio de Indiana Bell en proceso de rotación.

In November 1930, in Indiana, United States, one of the great feats of modern engineering was executed: a team of architects and engineers moved an 11,000-ton (22-million pound) telephone exchange without ever suspending its operations either basic supplies for the 600 employees who worked inside.

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