Thread by @moss_sphagnum

The @VSOrchestra Orpheum was built in 1927, shortly after the last worldwide pandemic ...."One of the most up-to-date ventilating systems on the continent was installed...Air was brought from the outside and blown through a series of water sprays or screens...1/2 #covid19bc

@VSOrchestra ..."heated to any desired degree, then forced through a system of ducts which distributed it to every part of the building hrough hundreds of small pipes which opened beneath the seats...2/n

@VSOrchestra ..."A complete change of air took place every three minutes, and with the aid of these huge air-washers, clean, dust-free air of even temperature was ensured at all times.” 3/n #orpheum #covid19bc

So is this 1927 state of the art pandemic proof ventilation system still operational today? Asking as an avid @VSOrchestra enthusiast who would love to hear #FreshAir #PandemicProof performances in the #Orpheum again 4/fin #covid19bc #CovidisAirborne montecristomagazine.com/community/secr…

@VSOrchestra This was one of the last @VSOrchestra events I attended with the family

I found this bid in response to an RFP which was supposed to prepare the ventilation fan in the orpheum. I'm not an engineer or architect so I'm poring through it to understand it.A few pics from this bid . If you are an engineer, have a look!
bids.vancouver.ca/bidopp/RFQ/doc…

... I'll mean repair the ventilation fan

@VSOrchestra ..."the ceiling’s porous nature ...allowing the cigarette smoke that inevitably accumulated to disperse and be replaced with fresh air from the building’s #ventilation system" Now I see the vents & ceiling hung by wires #covid19bc montecristomagazine.com/community/secr…