tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post8561975215639105855..comments2024-02-19T07:06:52.139-05:00Comments on Twilight Language: Grenfell Tower FireLoren Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10705306131201565523noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-61330768952015225152017-06-22T19:49:03.538-04:002017-06-22T19:49:03.538-04:00The tower was actually named after one of Queen Vi...The tower was actually named after one of Queen Victoria's field marshals: Francis, Baron Grenfell. Sadly, no gryphon in his coat of arms - just three trumpets and a mural crown, as befits a soldier.Ostrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256138692870320291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9409160.post-60795944144325056702017-06-14T17:01:24.451-04:002017-06-14T17:01:24.451-04:00In addition to noting the number '11', I h...In addition to noting the number '11', I have seen both '4' and '14'. Of course, it happened on June 14, and the building opened in 1974.<br /><br />A bunch of fake news appears to have been circulating as well. (See the first link below.)<br /><br />Three local football (in America, soccer) clubs opened their facilities as relief centers (like a Red Cross shelter in the US). Those were Queens Park Rangers, Fulham FC, and Brentford FC.<br /><br />The nearby A40 Westway (local highway) was closed in both directions for some time. Note the 4.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire<br /><br />Brentford FC plays at Griffin Park, the land of which was owned by the nearby Griffin pub and itself owned by the Griffin Brewery. As you know, the Griffin refers to the cryptozoological Griffin reputed to be in Brentford. The first league at Griffin Park took place in 1904.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin_Park<br /><br />The potential safety issues go right to the heart of the famous American disaster film The Towering Inferno, which dealt with a burning building in San Francisco. The film was released in 1974, the same year that Grenfell Tower opened up, on December 14. <br />One of the stars of the movie was Steve McQueen, who played the fire chief (McQueen and Queens Park...). Among the other roles, there were firefighters from Engine Co. No. 4, and Fred Astaire played a conman named Harlee Clairborne. (The facade in question on the Grenfell Tower was carried out by Harley Facades; conmen are noted for putting up a facade...)<br />The final budget was $14.3 million. Part of that cost included rights to a pair of books, The Tower by Richard Martin Stern (released in 1973, the same year the World Trade Center opened on 4/4/73) and The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson.<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Towering_InfernoPDXWizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884427889989897626noreply@blogger.com