The Winecoff Hotel Fire | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

On the 7th of December, 1946, the Winecoff Hotel in downtown Atlanta was devastated by fire. This short documentary tells the story of this historic disaster...

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CHAPTERS: 🔖
► 00:00 - Intro
► 00:55 - Background
► 03:43 - The Winecoff Hotel Fire
► 08:40 - The Aftermath

MUSIC: 🎵
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory
► "Underworld" by Myuu

SOURCES: 📑
► "The Hotel Winecoff Disaster" by James K McElroy, published by The Quarterly (Journal of the National Fire Protection Association), January 1947. Available via: https://web.archive.org/web/201106090...
► National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Winecoff Hotel, held by the National Park Service. Available via: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/be...
► "Death Leap From Blazing Hotel – The Story Behind the Photo Taken by an Amateur Photographer That Won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize" published by Vintage News Daily, May 2018. Link: https://vintagenewsdaily.com/death-le...
► "Focus on the Winecoff fire" by Macon Morehouse, published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 1996. Link: https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/focus-...

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