Metal Tube Building Weirdness

April 26, 2007 7:48 am , 5 Comments ,

What in the world is this building used for? Looks like a greenhouse, but made of metal.

strange building on emerson

It’s on Emerson between Myrtle and Park.

UPDATE: Might be a Quonset hut.

Posted in: intriguing/mysterious, observations

5 Thoughts on “Metal Tube Building Weirdness”

  1. Jimmy Legs on April 26, 2007 at 9:44 am said:

    it’s a quonset hut, probably for storage. over on broadway there are several of these. i wonder what the price per sf is on this one.

  2. J W on April 26, 2007 at 2:15 pm said:

    yeah, it’s a quonset hut. somebody must have gotten a good postwar wholesale price once upon a time …

  3. Brien Foy aka brewpez on April 26, 2007 at 4:41 pm said:

    Yes they still make these. As Jimmy Legs said it’s probably storage or workshop or garage. Check out…
    http://www.quonsethuts.org/

  4. W J F W on April 27, 2007 at 8:03 am said:

    Gomer Pyle USMC!

  5. Pete on April 27, 2007 at 1:11 pm said:

    yes it’s a quonset hut which is a cheap and strong stucture. they’re used everywhere for everything. my parents lived in one in Morocco for a while. this is probably for storage.

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