Chestnuts Roasting on a Data Center

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A large data center threatens the endangered chestnut forests of the United States, which were the subject of many works by the artist Alfred Stieglitz.

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· Oct 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM

An endangered American chestnut grove faces a new threat: A massive data center.

Chestnuts Roasting on a Data Center — "The Dying Chestnut Tree, My Teacher" (1927) and "The Dying Chestnut" (1919), by Alfred Stieglitz.

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