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The weirdest brick pattern I ever saw was at the old train station in St. Louis
I was there for a family trip and had to check out the building. The whole east wall has this one section where the bricklayer must have gotten confused, because the pattern switches from running bond to Flemish bond for about three feet, then just stops. It's right by the main entrance arch. Has anyone else ever found a historical mistake like that in a public building?
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lee3522d ago
That St. Louis station brickwork is a famous feature. Most preservationists I've talked to say it was a deliberate choice, not a mistake. They used the Flemish bond for that small section to reinforce the wall near the arch's stress point. It looks odd, but it was the builder's way of adding strength right where it was needed.
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