When the bubonic plague returned to Florence, Italy in the 1600s, enterprising wine merchants found a way to continue selling their wares to fearful customers. They cut tiny windows into their exterior walls through which they could pass bottles or glasses of wine. About 150 remain in place today and some, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, have been returned to service. The New York Post describes this revived architectural phenomenon:
“Everyone is confined to home for two months and then the government permits a gradual reopening,” the Wine Window Association website reads. “During this time, some enterprising Florentine Wine Window owners have turned back the clock and are using their Wine Windows to dispense glasses of wine, cups of coffee, drinks, sandwiches and ice cream — all germ-free, contactless!”
“Everyone is confined to home for two months and then the government permits a gradual reopening,” the Wine Window Association website reads. “During this time, some enterprising Florentine Wine Window owners have turned back the clock and are using their Wine Windows to dispense glasses of wine, cups of coffee, drinks, sandwiches and ice cream — all germ-free, contactless!”
-via Comfortably Smug | Photo: Wine Window Association
Interesting. Thanks for posting this.