ライトの帝国ホテル

山崎さんが書評を書いた帝国ホテルの本をあっという間に読み終えた。渋沢栄一が会長になった（させられた）にもかかわらず、開業当初は稼働率が一桁だったというのに驚く。観光客は横浜で止まっていた。ライト館オープニングの日に地震が来たものの、浮き基礎でイクスパンションで建物を10のブロックに分割していたためにダメージが少なく、オール電化にしていたことで出火しなかった。嘘みたいな話だが改めて驚く。
I finished reading the Imperial Hotel book that Mr. Yamazaki wrote a review for in no time. I’m surprised that even though Eiichi Shibusawa became (or made) the company’s chairman, the occupancy rate was in the single digits when it first opened. Tourists stopped in Yokohama. Although there was an earthquake on the opening day, there was little damage because the building was divided into 10 blocks by expansion joints using a floating foundation, and no fire broke out because it was all electric. It sounds like a lie, but I’m surprised again.