Episode 73 Old World Exploration with Chris Kelly

Where to find more from Old World Exploration:⁠https://linktr.ee/OldWorldExploration⁠The structures predate the dates assigned to them. Demolition is part of the record.Tonight's show I sit down with Chris Kelly of ⁨@oldworldex⁩ Old World Exploration city-by-city surveys of surviving and destroyed architecture, official construction dates that cannot account for the fabric, and civic buildings that disappear from the landscape after a brief documented life.Chris has spent years assembling North American and overseas streetscapes: San Francisco, Brooklyn, Johannesburg, Madrid, Helena, Indianapolis, and more than a hundred other files. Three volumes on demolished buildings in Old World North America. A separate study of lost courthouses. Recently he has been examining asylums and orphan trains as institutions that appear in the same period as the rebuild narratives.We will set his plates beside the last few programs on this channel: the absence of original sanitation in monumental buildings, vacant ceremonial streets and retouched skies, staged photographs, buried ground floors and raised grades, and the clustered urban fires after which official chronologies are reset.History needs to be investigated — not taken at face value.Question everything.Key topics:-Inconsistencies in building construction timelines-The narrative of city fires and their true causes-The role of architecture in historical deception-The importance of archiving demolished buildings-How to spot fake historical photos and postcards Old world architecture and construction techniques-Hidden history of Canadian and US buildings-Urban renewal and demolition in the 20th century-Architectural details and symbolism in historic buildings-The narrative manipulation of historical structures-The role of city founders and secret societies in architecture-Technological capabilities of past civilizations-The decline of craftsmanship and passion in modern constructionChapters:00:00 Introduction to Old World Exploration03:16 Unraveling Historical Timelines04:25 San Francisco: A Narrative Buster09:20 Exploring Canadian Architecture19:20 The Great Fires: A Common Narrative24:39 The Role of Asylums in History32:56 Historical Context and Civil Unrest34:49 Freedom and Control in Modern Society36:28 The Role of Media and Narrative38:50 Architectural Anomalies and Historical Narratives41:51 Preserving Lost Architecture45:02 The Influence of Masonic Architecture51:00 Comparative Architecture: Canada vs. America58:11 Exploring Victoria's Architectural Marvels01:01:11 The Evolution of Transportation and Urban Design01:04:57 Reflections on Historical Construction Techniques01:09:49 The Impact of Modernization on Historical Narratives01:12:48 The Disappearance of Historical Buildings01:15:42 The Role of Urban Renewal in Architectural Erasure01:19:58 The Grandeur of Historical Structures01:23:35 Personal Connections to Historical NarrativesPrevious episodes and all my other content:https://linktr.ee/theimprobabledreamerSupport the channel:www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDoctor3940Venmo: @TheDoctorregeneratedWhere to find more from Old World Exploration:https://linktr.ee/OldWorldExploration#QuestioningEverything #OldWorldExploration #ChrisKelly #HiddenHistory #OldWorld #MudFlood #Tartaria #DemolishedBuildings #Reset #FakeHistory #SanFrancisco #QuestionEverything