Oct, 2018

The Week of October 29, 2018 — By Weeks End the Adult Hospital’s Tower reached the 14th Floor

• Campus History

Behind the Scene, Construction Site, Construction Techniques, How do They do That?

How do They do That? Bend a Three-Inch EMT Galvanized Electrical Conduit

On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, while I was wandering around in the basement (‘B’ level), I came upon two pieces of mean looking equipment, which...

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Behind the Scene, Blog, Construction Site, Construction Techniques, How do They do That?

How do They do That? Hoist a 26k Pound Electrical Transformer From ‘B’ Level to ‘A’ Level

  A couple of weeks ago, I began my rounds along the frontage road on the south side of the Children’s Hospital tower inside of...

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Construction Site

A View From a Quiet knoll at Monteceto Cemetery

Between the boughs: The steel of the new Loma Linda University Adult Hospital tower as viewed from a knoll just below the mausoleum at Monteceto...

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Campus History

The Week of October 22, 2018 — Work Continues on Floors 13 and 14, and Hanging Prefab Curtain Walls (GFRC) Continues

This week, the ironworkers will work their way east, from the central elevator towers, hanging steel on the 13th and 14th floors of the Adult...

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Campus History

The Week of October 15, 2018 — Wind, Bolts, Welding, and a Little Fog

Week 126 Blog — As Chronicled From Over 2,000 Miles From the Construction Site. Before WC and LS (webcams and live streaming) it was nigh-on-impossible for...

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Blog, Campus History

Prospect Avenue: Once a Dirt Road, Now a Major Corridor Between Two Medical Centers

The Intersection of Benton Street and Prospect Avenue That was Then: Circa 1900 … Captain Lewis Smith Davis (standing, right) and family (in the carriage,...

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Construction Site, Construction Update Vision 2020, Up on the Steel

A Spectacular View From the 12th Floor Decking

On October 12, 2018, I took the aerial lift to the 12th floor where the ironworkers were shaking out the steel beams. Recently, I spent...

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Campus History

The Week of October 08, 2018 — Will This be the Week That ‘Cheese’ is Dismantled?

  Rumor has it that ‘Cheese’ the crane will be dismantled this week after a one-week delay. At first it was thought that the crane...

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Campus History

Where Does the Project Stand as of October 3, 2018? — East Elevation: a Floor by Floor View and More

This October 3, 2018, photo of the east elevation of the new hospital towers   A Study of the East Elevation Under Cloudy Skies: October...

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