Mike Lamb Posted October 12, 2013 Report Posted October 12, 2013 This floor is from the foyer of a 1904 multi-unit. Way before Hitler and Nazism, the swastika was considered a positive symbol. Click to Enlarge 96.71 KB
ghentjr Posted October 12, 2013 Report Posted October 12, 2013 Interesting stuff about it. http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swasti ... istory.htm
rkenney Posted October 12, 2013 Report Posted October 12, 2013 Did the original designer know about this? I didn't. "Does the Direction of the Swastika Matter? In ancient times, the direction of the swastika was interchangeable as can be seen on an ancient Chinese silk drawing. Some cultures in the past had differentiated between the clockwise swastika and the counter-clockwise sauvastika. In these cultures the swastika symbolized health and life while the sauvastika took on a mystical meaning of bad-luck or misfortune." From the link above.
Steven Hockstein Posted October 13, 2013 Report Posted October 13, 2013 I had a young Indian woman that worked for me a few years ago. We had an office BBQ at my house and as a gift she brought me a hand-made beaded piece from India. It was beautifully made and there was a swastika as part of the design. She had no idea that it is an offensive symbol to many. After one of my other employees told her about the meaning and she realized what it represents to a Jew with Eastern European heritage, she felt bad. I reassured her that I know she gave it to me with only good intent. She told me that it has a different meaning in her culture.
Jim Baird Posted October 14, 2013 Report Posted October 14, 2013 I think it has an ancient history in Hindu culture. A very old symbol that was "borrowed" by the Nazis.
John Kogel Posted October 15, 2013 Report Posted October 15, 2013 Right. There is a 1910 building near here that has swastikas in the brick work, left handed on one side and right handed on the other.
BADAIR Posted October 15, 2013 Report Posted October 15, 2013 bro lived in Morenci, AZ had an old road sign scroll down to As a Native American symbol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_us ... can_symbol
Jerry Simon Posted October 15, 2013 Report Posted October 15, 2013 This floor is from the foyer of a 1904 multi-unit. Way before Hitler and Nazism, the swastika was considered a positive symbol. Click to Enlarge 96.71 KB Very common in Hyde Park neighborhood.
John Kogel Posted October 16, 2013 Report Posted October 16, 2013 Apparently they talked about changing the motif, but never got around to it. Click to Enlarge 48.24 KB
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