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The Penn Coachyard chimney, colloquially known as the “shaft” by Drexel students, was imploded on Sunday Nov. 15 at 7:45 a.m. According to representatives from Amtrak, which owns the property, the West Philadelphia Steam Plant and Pullman & General Service Building will be demolished over the next few months, and the demolition of the chimney is part of these plans. The steam plant has been in disrepair, with no maintenance since 1964. According to Amtrak, the chimney was a safety hazard and was therefore slated for demolition.

The Drexel University campus has drastically changed due to this development since the chimney was visible from various areas of the campus and had represented students’ feelings of frustration toward Drexel staff and faculty. Alumni have commented that previously, the “Drexel Shaft” referred to a fountain on campus, presumably the fountain in front of North Hall. Future Drexel students may find another structure to relate to their perceived frustrations or may revert to the historic “shaft”.

Blog post by Omkar Baxi, Triangle photos by Olivia Garrity, video of the chimney implosion courtesy of Michael Harte.

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Triangle Photos by Olivia Garrity.

Triangle Photos by Olivia Garrity.

The Philadelphia Phillies came from behind to win the National League Pennant Wednesday Oct 21st. The Phillies nearly swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 4-1 series, culminating in a final game score of 10-4. The cities favorite team has a week of rest until they fly out to either New York City or Los Angeles to play Game 1 of the World Series against either the Yankees or Angels, respectively.

A female landlord was attacked in her residence at 3705 Powelton Ave. on October 9.

Two armed white males in their mid 30s entered the multiple family home and began to inquire about rooms for rent before tying up the woman with duct tape and then proceeding to rob the house. Items taken from the house are unknown.

“It sounded like someone was moving furniture downstairs,” said a male tenant who does not wish to be named.

The men fled from the scene, one heading north on 37th St. and the other heading west on Lancaster Ave

Det. William Farrell of Southwest Detectives of the Philadelphia Police Department said he planned to work with Drexel and the Philadelphia Police to procure footage and photos of the attacker.

According to Domenic Ceccanecchio, senior associate vice president of Drexel Public Safety, three white males and one black female were arrested in relation to this incident. However, no individuals involved in the incident were related to Drexel University.

This post has been corrected.

Triangle photos by Tara Giancasporo

Around 1:30 Tuesday Oct 13th, a crane which was working on a church steeple at 21st & Walnut St collapsed across Walnut St. The man operating the crane from the basket, which was fully extended to aprox. 5-6 stories high, was killed. The toppled crane struck the building across the street, raining debris down on the pedrestrians below, three of which were sent to the hospital. The crane operator, identified as James Wilson, 41, did not cry out or panic according to eye-witness reports. He remained calm and tried his best to re-orient the Cherry Picker. The collapse was caused due to the Cherry Picker rolling over a cement utilities access hole on the sidewalk. The cement cover shattered under the weight of the crane, causing the rear-left wheel to fall into the ditch, de-stabilizing the entire structure.

Photos by Mike Arrison

Photos by Mike Arrison

Photos by Mike Arrison

Photos by Mike Arrison