The Bowry Boys episode 42 fire at the triangle shirt-waste factory. Hey, it's the Bowry Boys.

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Hello there and welcome to the Bowry Boys. My name is Greg Young. Tom isn't here with me this week and

In fact, this week's episode will be a little bit different. It's not exactly the lightest subject that I have ever

personally tackled on the show. The triangle shirt-waste factory fire which occurred in March of

1911 killed 148 people most of them women and it actually brought about fire safety reforms in the manufacturer of buildings in New York and in fact all over the United States.

But actually my fascination with the triangle fire which I mean it draws a lot of parallels to a lot of current tragedies like 9-11

But my personal fascination kind of formed at a really early age and because of something very silly actually

When I was a kid in the late 70s

There was this TV movie on called the triangle factory fire scandal. I think it was on NBC

It starred Tom Bosley from happy days Charlotte Ray from the facts of life

I mean in fact that's probably the only reason I was watching it as a kid was to see Miss Garrett in

Richie Cunningham's father

But the movie ended up really freaking me out when I was younger and it kind of stayed with me and kind of stays with me

Still in the back of my mind is this sort of place of dark memories

But it is something everyone should know about if for no other reason as it will make your own workplace seem like a

Veritable comfort palace in comparison

The cast of this story they're not sitcom stars, but they're the heart and soul of lower Manhattan's immigrant population

So let's go back there. It was a very beautiful bris day. It was a Saturday March 25th

1911 and to that very busy factory next to Washington Square

I don't believe all I can see you know

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