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| Wednesday,
November 28 -- The waiting is over! The process of placing the wall panels begins. |
Students
are excited to see the building take shape. |
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huge crane is able to lift the panels into place in a matter of minutes. |
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panels form the east wall of the gymnasium. The shorter walls behind form the locker room area. |
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| The locker room area walls | The east wall of the gymnasium complete | |||
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| Starting the north (back) wall of the building | Another panel for the back wall | |||
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| Concrete
and rebar will fill the gaps and firm up the support of the walls. |
The back wall from the outside | |||
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| The
panels are placed so that there is only an inch of space between them. |
The
rear wall from the outside almost two-thirds complete. The three high windows provide light to the gym. |
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| The
locker room area from the back, looking out to the football field. The two far doors are for restrooms accessible from the gym or the football field. |
An
amazing transformation in a single day! This view is from the southeast corner of the gym towards the northwest corner. The rest of the first twenty-two panels will be placed tomorrow. |
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| Thursday,
Nobember 29 -- By 8:00 a.m. today, all remaining panels had been placed. This is the office entrance (left) and main entrance (right) just to the left of the chapel. |
The
administration area (left) and chapel side walls. |
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three large areas will house (from L to R): the chapel, cafeteria/kitchen, and gymnasium. |
Friday,
November 30 -- The work thus far as seen from the football field. |
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| Workers
clean open areas in preparation for the construction of the forms for the remaining walls which will begin Monday. |
The entire back wall from Central Ave. Upcoming Work: |
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Updated: 10/30/03 |