Locked Iron: The Architectural Catastrophe of the Iroquois Theater

How could a newly constructed, luxurious Chicago theater, proudly marketed to the public as "e;absolutely fireproof,"e; transform into an inescapable death trap that incinerated over six hundred people in less than twenty minutes? The Iroquois Theater fire of 1903 is a horrifying masterclass in the lethal consequences of architectural negligence and corporate cost-cutting. During a sold-out holi...