[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by Kelly ↗

Least no one died

6 people died, one her first day at that store after transferring from another location

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by adhOLapbNwaST! ↗

that's ONE down, they need to go for the rest of the company and the building owner, cheap son of a bitch.

The old, "prince of porn?"

[daughterofthenight]

is he? creepy.

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by adhOLapbNwaST! ↗

is he? creepy.

He owns or owned, the last remaining xxx rated theatre in Filthydelphia.

The crane operator was denied bail today. The City paid $10,000 for the job.

Sorry this has to be a link, but, you can view the, "former prince, now a fossil," here, or I just found a few photos in his better days, (below). The second one, in Times Square, NYC, NY. The third, from the news reports.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=9128809&pid=9128784



**Owner of Collapsed Building Once Called, 'Prince of Porn'**

Action News

PHILADELPHIA - June 5, 2013 -- There are lots of questions to be answered about the Center City building collapse, and OSHA is already at the scene launching its investigation.

One of the major questions is, who owns the building and what is that owner's record and potential liability?

The man the New York Times once called the, "undisputed Prince of Porn," Richard Basciano, owned that property along with several other dilapidated buildings along that corridor.

The 2-block strip along Market Street was once the home to Philadelphia's last XXX theater and littered with adult entertainment shops and peep shows.

Records obtained by 6abc show in February, Philadelphia Licenses and Inspections, approved two permits for the building to be demolished.

Basciano told philly.com earlier this year it was part of his plan to clean up his past and build a gateway to Center City.

In statement on Thursday, Basciano's company, STB Investments, said, "Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the people affected by this tragic event. Please know that we are committed to working with the City of Philadelphia and other authorities to determine what happened yesterday."

Basicano, who is in his late 80's, owns several pieces of property on that blighted stretch of Market Street known for its prime location and sky-high real estate values.

"For weeks they have been standing on the edge knocking bricks off," roofer Patrick Glynn told Action News. "You could just see it was ready to go at any time."

Glynn watched for the last week as the contractors knocked down the building one brick at a time.

"I knew it was going to happen, I seen it," said Glynn. "I said it 10 times every day. I said, 'It is going to collapse. It is going to collapse.'"

And Wednesday morning, it did.

"We heard a boom, we saw a cloud of dust, and we took off running," said Brian Mullens, who was working in the area.

L & I Commissioner, Carlton Williams, said proper permits were pulled, and the construction company who was handling the project is licensed.

The question now is if short cuts were taken that caused the building to collapse.

"We will wait," said Williams at a Wednesday afternoon news conference. "OSHA is handling the investigation as well."

The Mayor says L & I will be conducting its own investigation along with the fire department into what exactly caused that building to collapse, and what, if anything, could and should have been done to prevent it.

[Zambini]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

I'm sorry. I did hear the story and will post a picture of the drugged, casted crane operator, if I don't see him here. He's here.

I had some things going on last week, but, they're all fixed now.

I have a high school education and common sense tells me to evacuate the little store next door before doing any heavy demolition of this type

I've said it before. It is so sad that people don't give a shit about their jobs or others anymore

Thanks, you are usually so quick with current events I figured you would get this ones by- line and would have some good Philly gossip to throw in

It's all good, DR never let's us down!

[Zambini]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

He owns or owned, the last remaining xxx rated theatre in Filthydelphia.

The crane operator was denied bail today.

See

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by Zambini ↗

See

Thank you, Zambini It was the big story the past few days. Kept getting worse and worse

I found a photo of him in better days, (in above response to a lady).

Just for the record, I've only been in one of those theatres once, but, I don't know if it was that one ;)

[Sharon]

How terrible

[DiamondSmiles]

Today, we found out the crane operator was owed $25,000, and tried to get it Friday. Odd timing.

He is also supposedly delinquent with his taxes, but, I do not know for which years or the amount.

It was the City who paid the contractor. I changed my reply to Zambini on that clarification.

There will be a Grand Jury investigation. The dirtbag's lawyer calls it, "an accident," with a straight face!

I know some of you want to know what's under the red jacket and hair!

I found a still and a link below:

http://abclocal.go.com/wpWatch vi/vi...02&pid=9130665

[TwistedPrincess]

i'm not surprised at all that the excavator operator sean benschop turned himself in. from his past record, he seems to like being behind bars.