Word: roof
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...speeds topping 60 m.p.h. In Anaheim, just before dawn, the high winds blew down a power line, setting the fronds of a palm tree afire. Sparks showered onto the dry wooden shingles of a nearby rooftop, which exploded into flames. Sped by the winds, the sparks leaped from roof to roof, from street to street. For three hours, the fire raged out of control as residents in a four-block area of apartment complexes scrambled out of its path and fire-fighting units from neighboring towns helped battle the blaze. "I heard people screaming," recalled Linda Hebert, 21. "Neighbors were...
...four-block site he was given in Oakland, Roche saw a much greater need for a small park than for a big museum building. He designed the complex as a walled garden with large, welcoming entrances. The roof of one gallery becomes the terrace of another. The colorful gardens, with their reflecting pool, sculpture and pergola, have become a meeting spot. They give Oakland a sense of place...
Because of budget constraints, planners of the $20-million renovation of University athletic facilities did not include the cupola in their blueprints, which called for the replacement of the old skylights with a copper roof. George Oomen, assistant to the vice-president for administration, said yesterday...
...There was a lot of money spent of that roof, and it shouldn't leak," said Director of Athletics John P. Reardon...
Reardon said that although the exact cause of the leak had not been determined, he was confident that it would be fixed. "If the roof is leaking again, we'll fix it as soon as the snow is off." J. Lawrence Joyce director of Buildings and Grounds said yesterday...