Monday, January 28, 2008
The Knickerbocker Storm of 1922
On this date in 1922 the “Knickerbocker” storm dumped 28" of snow collapsing the Knickerbocker theatre killing over 100 movie patrons. This remains Downtown’s greatest single storm snowfall with 28”and twenty four hour snowfall record with 25”. The storm began on the 27th and ended just after midnight on the 29th. The 1899 Valentine’s Day Blizzard is our second greatest snowfall with 20.5”. By the way the winter of 1898 – 1899 was historic. It was so cold for so long over such a large portion of the U.S. that ice flowed down the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures were below zero as far south as Florida !
These pictures are courtesy of WeatherBook.com
This is the inside of the Knickerbocker Theater. The stage is on the far left.
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On this date in 1922 the “Knickerbocker” storm dumped 28" of snow collapsing the Knickerbocker theatre killing over 100 movie patrons. This remains Downtown’s greatest single storm snowfall with 28”and twenty four hour snowfall record with 25”. The storm began on the 27th and ended just after midnight on the 29th. The 1899 Valentine’s Day Blizzard is our second greatest snowfall with 20.5”. By the way the winter of 1898 – 1899 was historic. It was so cold for so long over such a large portion of the U.S. that ice flowed down the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures were below zero as far south as Florida !These pictures are courtesy of WeatherBook.com
This is the inside of the Knickerbocker Theater. The stage is on the far left.
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I am glad that someone remembered the relevance of having a storm on these dates. My Great Aunt died when the roof of the Knickerbocker fell. My Mother was named after her. Thanks.
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