Not completely sure of what all of their past uses may have been, it seems that the majority of these locations are currently inhabited as a home for the fortunate or unfortunate souls, living and dead, that have discovered their secret locations when seeking shelter from the environment, or society. Various species of rats, snakes, and spiders have also taken up residence here, living in secret, by their own rules. This year, as in the past, and future, we will open one of these locations for you to tour.
Skyscrapers did not come about until Even then, the first skyscraper — the Home Insurance Building — was only 12 stories tall.
The tradition appears to have begun as actually omitting the 13th floor and everything above it, as critics believed such tall skyscrapers would cast unseemly shadows. Shelly Barclay began writing in , focusing on fiction. She has been writing nonfiction articles since Her work appears on various websites, focusing on topics such as history, cooking, scrapbooking, travel and animals. Before she began writing, Barclay was a line cook for 10 years. History of the Hotel Stratford in Illinois.
Why Isn't There a 13th Floor in Hotels? So a lot of hotels just started skipping that number, and their floors went straight from 12 to Marriott Jr.
It all depends on where you are, how much faith society has put into the superstitions above, and how much they cater to people who buy into the superstitions above ;-. There are also some regional variances. For example, in China, some buildings avoid floors that end in the number 4 i.
In Norse mythology, Loki crashed a banquet of a dozen gods. As the 13th partygoer, he caused a celestial uproar when he killed one of these divine guests with a poison arrow. In many old stories, three might be a crowd, but 13 turns tragic. Of course, we all remember Apollo "Failure is not an option" Not the most successful lunar mission.
In the past, you could even turn superstition about the number 13 into an occupation. An aversion to 13 at the table became entrenched in the modern world, particularly in France, where if 13 guests somehow ended up on an invitation list a 14th was hurriedly pressed into service.
Some Frenchmen — known as quatorzes — earned a living by attending dinner parties to sit in the 14th chair. Taylor Swift was born on December 13th and considers 13 her lucky number.
Back to the Home Insurance Building. Even after an addition in , its maximum height was only 12 stories. With that story, this post comes to an end. He is involved in the annual evaluation of our Loss Cost levels and ensuring we are current on coding and rating issues for commercial property.
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