The Week of October 5, 2020 — Nightscapes of the Loma Linda University Medical Center and the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus Towers
Two images make up the featured photo for this post. The Loma Linda University Medical Center (lower right dated October 04, 2016) was captured at night. At that time the LLUCTP project was still in its infancy: The pit was still being excavated to reach subgrade on which the foundation would be poured. The photo at the left was taken on September 30, 2020, 3 years, 11 months, and 26 days (1457 days) after the upper left image was taken. The two towers on the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus, just east of the iconic cloverleaf towers, which are nearing completion, rise high above the Loma Linda University campus
From a Pit to Towers
As Viewed From the Northwest Corner
A dramatic change at the Loma Linda University Campus Transformation Project site.
Six Septembers (2015 – 2020)
The Evolution of the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus
The above strip illustrates the progression of the LLUCTP over a six-year period by taking a snapshot of the project during the month of September. Frame No. 1 represents the make-ready phase which began in 2015. No 2 shows the heavy equipment as the excavation continues to subgrade. Image No. 3 reveals shoring walls and the Base Isolators that are mounted to the foundation. In frame No. 4 the steel skeleton for the two towers rivals the cloverleaf towers of the Medical Center. Image No. 5 provides a view of the two towers from the southeast corner of the site. In this photo the external lift attached to the Adult Tower is visible. The last of the photos, No. 6 provides an early morning view of the east elevation as the project nears the end. The once visible cloverleaf towers of the Loma Linda University Medical Center are now hidden from view by the three towers that grace the Loma Linda University Health campus.
A Clockwise Walkabout on the Construction Site
South Side Parallel to Barton Road
Preparing subgrade base for asphalt.From the center of the entry from the frontage road that enters the Children’s Emergency Department side parking lot. Notice that the curbs and gutters are in and repair to previously laid asphalt is in progress.Paralleling the frontage road on the south of the parking lots, landscapers are in the process of laying sprinkler pipe and running wire for the control valves.
West Side Between the Two Hospital Campuses
Facing north in the corridor between the two hospital campuses. The loading dock and connecting bridge are in the center of the image.Work continues on the underside of the Westside Connecting Bridge.The connecting Bridge west side linking to the second floor of the Existing Children’s Hospital. Then men standing around are waiting for supplies to be brought up the scaffolding stairs.The west Connecting Bridge as seen from above. At the lower-left corner is the roof of the Grand Hallway canopy.
Northwest Corner
Looking at the former Medical Center Entrance turnaround and the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian bridge.Looking down on the former Loma Linda University Medical Center entrance turnaround with the Schuman Pavilion to the left ane the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge bisecting the image.The lower center image provides a view of the former entrance to the Loma Linda University Medical Center.An excellent view of the Medical Center’s former entrance (center) along with the west side connecting bridge and the Grand Hallway Canopy.The east elevation of the Loma Linda University Medical Center and Children’s Hospital as viewed from the roof of the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge.
A view at grade of the former main entrance to the Loma Linda University Medical Center.
The North Side
On the east side of the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge, the Main Entrance Canopy (white trellis as viewed from the roof of the Schuman Pavilion Elevator Tower) and the Galleria are located on the north side of the Loma Linda University Health Children’s Hospital and Medical Center on the Dennis and Carol Troesh Medical Campus.The Main Entrance Canopy as viewed from grade underneath the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge. The lower left image (inset) depicts the electrical conduits and canned flood lamps that the electrician must install before the foundation is poured.A look at the Adult Tower through the Main Entrance Canopy Trillis.
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨
