The Week of June 3, 2019 — More of the Same: Water Tanks, Tunnel Excavation, Schuman Pavilion Elevator Tower Pit Excavation, and the Backup Generator Site and Whatever Else May be of Interest
Beneath the Children’s Hospital tower to the southeast corner lies the open pit where four (4) emergency water takes are being installed.
June 7, A Day for me to Remember
The week of June 3, 2019, is my anniversary week of being able to chronicle the construction of the replacement hospitals behind the security fence. My first official day was June 7, 2016. Prior to that date, I was able to take photos during the make ready phase. During that time I was able to walk the grounds and take photos without any restrictions. it was only after the chainlink security fence went up that I was forced to use my height (all of 6 ft. 3 in) to hoist my camera over the fence to take a shot.
June 7, 2016
I instinctively took this image in the early morning of June 7, 2016, as I made my way to one of the construction offices to attend a required two-hour safety meeting.June 6, 2017
By the next year, I had gone from grade to the bottom of the pit.June 7, 2018
The next year, I had to move up to parking structure P4 to get a full shot of the new complex rising out of the pit.June 6, 2019
The all too familiar view of the cloverleaf towers as viewed from Anderson Street for over half a century are now shielded by the towers to the east
An Update on the Domestic Water Tanks
Before pressure tests can be made all of the tanks inlets and outlets must be sealed tight.A nice view of the tanks as viewed from the aerial lift on the 15th floor.Gate valves and fittings are being laid out according to the schematic sprayed on the gravel.
An Update on the Tunnel Excavation
By 7:25 AM workers were hard at work excavating around and under the concrete tunnel in preparation to put support beams under the tunnel.By the time I had arrived on site and made my way around to the west side of the building, I was surprised that the majority of the cross beams had been placed on the support beams.However, I arrived just as they were ready to place the smallest of the cross beams.To the right is the smallest cross beam.Down in the work area as the crew work on proper bracket placement on which to hang the support rods.Stirrup brackets have been placed around the pipes. Once the brackets are welded into place on the beams, rods will connect the stirrups to the brackets.A view of the tunnel location as photographed from the first floor.Rods (see arrows) have been strung from the beams to the support beams under the existing tunnel. This tunnel is essential as it contains electrical conduits. A closeup of the brackets and rods and how they make connection.
An Update on the Shuman Pavilion Elevator Tower Pit Excavation
An Update on the Backup Generator Site
A view of the site from the Adult Hospital tower.A view from grade inside of the safety fence.
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 🔨
