Re: (erielack) "Spanish" or "Mission" style tile roofs of the DL&W

[cbschneider_@_att.net]

Just to add some corroboration, the previous observations about DL&W tower roof 
tiles are consistent with the tile I have from the Greendell tower:  red terra 
cotta material with green glaze on the weather surfaces.

Regards,
Charles Schneider
> In a message dated 4/9/2003 2:03:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> Pat_McKnight_@_nps.gov writes:
> 
> > am wondering if anybody knows what color of roofing tiles the DL&W used
> > on its signal towers, passenger stations, or any other structure with this
> > kind of tile.  Most of the older pictures are black and white, while many
> > of the structures that survived to the era of color photography the roofs
> > did not.  A couple color photos that survive show "clay red" and green.
> > 
> > I am currently researching the Mattes Street Tower in Scranton for exterior
> > restoration.  Built in 1911, it appears to have a tile roof of alternating
> > color.  Color photos dating back to the early 50s show the roof replaced
> > with the current green asphalt-type roofing it has today.  Talking to
> > people that claim to remember the color of the old tile roof has resulted
> > in contradictions.  One remembers clay red "terra-cotta" tiles while
> > another remembers flat, black slate tiles.  Surface finds in the vicinity
> > of the structure show glazed brown tile fragments, and a single green
> > glazed tile fragment.
> > 
> > I am planning to dig around the structure a little more, and maybe look
> > under the existing roofing to see if any of the early tile remnants still
> > exist.  I am approaching "tile" experts and architects for their opinions
> > on the subject as well.  I thought I might try this discussion group again
> > to see if this gets anyone thinking.  Any information on the subject would
> > be much appreciated and I am more than willing to share my research.
> > 
> > Patrick McKnight
> > Historian, Steamtown NHS
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Pat
> No need to dig. I have one of the tiles your speaking of.  ( Just in case 
> somebody wanted that information )   :)   Its from the Alford Tower which was 
> also a concrete tower. With no written proof, I will make a generalization 
> and in my own opinion say that probable all the tile roof towers were the 
> same. The tile is of a lazy s configuration __/'''''''-.  They are 
> terra-cotta red other then the exterior surface which has a thick green 
> glazing on it, and that's what would be projected outward to the human eye 
> when in place.
> 
> Best Wishes,
> Bob
> 

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