Is My Name Still Written There?

In August of 2017, employees of the Children’s Hospital and Medical Center were given the opportunity to sign their names on a base isolator. That isolator was eventually lowered into the southwest elevator pit, and it sat out in the elements for several weeks. In early 2018, the process of the names being a part of the structure came to fruition: A spline beam node was gently lowered on that base isolator. Soon to follow were the cross beams, then the decking, which formed the ceiling of what is now known as “B” level (basement), and the floor for “A” level. Recently, I took a GoPro camera (Hero 5 Black) down into the dark recesses of the basement and made my way between the base isolator and dampers to the southwest corner where I used a small wooden access ladder to enter the elevator pit. As you watch this short (less than two minutes) clip, please keep in mind: 1) This is raw footage. Because of all of the activity, I do not have the luxury to set up my gear. 2) I had to keep moving because sparks from a welder’s torch were falling from a floor above as seen in one of the frames. 3) As the photographer on site, I am not allowed to move objects to get a better shot. What I see is what I get! Thus, two large blocks of wood, which obscures some of the names on the south side of the base isolator. 4) Also, because of bad lighting a “walking” shadow, on occasion creeps into the video. I wonder who that creep was? Once construction gets further down the road, I will revisit the area, and hopefully, the obstruction will be gone, and there will be better lighting.

This photograph provides a little context to the video clip that follows.

Is My Name Still Written There?