Photographic History,

New Elevator Tower at

Black River Academy Museum

 

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Groundbreaking,

July 3, 2008

Start of Digging,

July 7, 2008

Elevator Shaft Start,

July 17, 2008

 

Elevator Shaft forms,

July 22, 2008

 

Poured

Foundation,

July 25, 2008

Poured Foundation,

July 25, 2008

 

Profile of a Knot-Holer,

July 25, 2008

Prep for pouring lower wall

July 29, 2008

Poured lower

walls

August 1, 2008

Backfilling

lower wall

August 5, 2008

Prep beam pockets

August 12, 2008

Hard hat time

August 15, 2008

Steel Framework

Hard hat time

August 15, 2008

 

Steel Framework

Hard hat time

August 15, 2008

 

Framework for stairs in place

August 19, 2008

Fire stairs framing,

August 20, 2008

Steel framework with roof beams,

August 25, 2008

Fire stairs with

poured concrete,

August 29, 2008

Final concrete pour, main floor,

September 3, 2008

Stairways to the Stars,

September 4, 2008

Preparing

 for Shell Installation,

Sept. 12, 2008

Preparing

 for Shell Installation,

Sept. 15, 2008

 

Partial Tower

Enclosure,

Sept. 22, 2008

Partial Tower

Enclosure,

Sept. 22, 2008

 

Partial Tower

Enclosure,

Sept. 23, 2008

 

Completed Shell Enclosure

Sept. 30, 2008

Elevator Shaft from the top,

Sept 30, 2008

Split Block Siding,

Sept. 30, 2008

Brick work in progress,

October 8, 2008

Completed Shell plus brick work,

October 10, 2008

Completed Split Block Siding, October 10, 2008

Topping off some brick work,

October 14, 2008

Shell with brick work,

November 1, 2008

Stucco side

November 7, 2008

Smith St. side,

November 7, 2008

Entry way to tower,

November 7, 2008

3rd Floor,

connection to BRAM,

April 13, 2009

2nd Floor,

connection to BRAM,

April 13, 2009

 

1st Floor,

connection to BRAM,

April 13, 2009

 

Anita Alic

takes air hammer

to 1st flr opening,

April 13, 2009

Wright crew with Georgia and Linda,

April 13, 2009

More Air

Hammer,

April 13, 2009

 

Georgia Brehm

helps Anita with

 1st flr opening,

April 13, 2009

 

Full Connection

into Cellar,

April 24, 2009

Georgia and Linda checkout 1st flr access,

June 2, 2009

Wright workers prepare threshold,

June 2, 2009

Elevator Wing Portico Entrance,

June 2, 2009

Elevator Wing Entrance Door,

June 2, 2009