The design featured a wooden frame on top of a concrete-slab foundation, with an exterior covered in gray asbestos shingles. (Steel was in short supply.) The structure violated the Cambridge fire code, but it was granted an exemption because of its temporary status.
Meader said in the current market structure gold needs to have a continuous supply of price-supportive news and if something occurs, like the recent rebound in the U.S. dollar, then investors will head for the exits.