Talk:Warehouse 2/@comment-5782071-20190929191708

So, I think I figured out a simple and canon-complaint solution as to why WH2 wasn't properly shut down and how it fits with the rest of the show despite nothing like that being previously established or ever mentioned again:

Hiram Abiff's Compass converts all the artifacts in the WH into energy to be transported to the new WH via the Mason Square. One the Setting Maul strikes the cornerstone of the new WH, the transfer is complete and the old WH is properly obsolete. Obviously, the Warehouse itself must count as an artifact in some way, so WH2 wasn't properly transfered over because the Regents/agents never had time to find a new location and use Abiff's tools.

There's still some weirdness with the relationship between WH12 and 13 between the fire of 1898 and WH13v2's opening in 1914, but eh.

This fanon explanation aside though, it's sort of sad to know that WH2 was left dormant and waiting for its Caretaker for thousands of years, and Warehouses are somewhat sapient...