The Week of November 4, 2019 — Work on the Galleria & Main Entrance Canopy has Begun
The featured image is of an artist rendering of the north elevation of the Adult Hospital tower, which includes a likeness (see arrow) of the Galleria and Main Entrance Canopy.
Perhaps you have seen the equipment that rises above the security fence on the north side of the complex. Maybe you have seen the lights at night and heard the sounds of progress and wondered what are they doing? Work on the Galleria and Main Entrance Canopy has begun in earnest. After laying the conduit ane pipes in the ground, the heavy equipment moved in to began drilling deep shafts — ranging from 58 feet to 68 feet in depth — for placement of the rebar caisson cages to be filled with concrete. This process will take several days, after which work will commence on the concrete pad and support columns. This phase is exciting in that it is another sign that the project is moving toward completion. I overheard one of the assistant superintendents utter: “This phase will add some architectural pizzaz to the project.”
The north construction yard a few hours before the drilling began. The rebar caisson cages are at the center-left.In the distance (center left) two men stake out one of the drilling locations.The north yard is lit up as the heavy equipment operators drill the deep shafts in which rebar cages will be lowered. The work begins at 4:00 PM and ends at 4:00 AM. An aerial view showing the scope of the project, which will encompass much of the center part of the image.About 4:50 PM, the crew is back drilling more holes to sink rebar caissons cages. Soon the large crane will lift one of the caissons and lower it into a shaft.About 5:10 PM, under the lights.7:23 PM: Boots on the ground. Unfortunately, I arrived at a break.In the foreground are some of the rebar cages that will be eventually lowered in the shafts.
The Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge — Update
The Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian bridge makes an interesting geometric design as the lens captures the bridge from the bottom.
The West Side Pedestrian Bridge and Tunnel — Update
The west side pedestrian bridge is positioned in the center of the image while in the center-left of the frame a section of the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian bridge is seen in the glass windows.The horizontal steel support beams that ran the length of the tunnel (see arrows) were removed.Makeready for pouring the tunnel top: 1) welding the nelson studs to the corrugated metal, and 2) installing the rebar.No one promised that it would be a clean job. One of the workers making his way up the west corridor with the multi-level west pedestrian bridge in the background.
The Emergency Generator Plant — Update
Spreading gravel over the tanks.Laying electrical conduit in the trench.A view of the site from the Adult Tower roof.
16th – Floor — Update
Scaffolding on the 16th-floor terrace, which was installed for ceiling prep and installation.Just south of the terrace is a shell space, which may be used for conference rooms offices.
16th – Floor Executive Board Room — Update
The Executive Board Room from the southwest corner.A view of the Executive Board Room from the southeast corner.The Executive Board Room as viewed from the northeast. The helipad can be seen from the windows in the background.
Floor 16 1/2: The Helipad and the Patient Lobby — Update
Located on the west wing of the Adult Hospital tower, halfway between the 16th and 17th floors is the helipad, which is visible from the Executive Conference Room. A ramp runs from the helipad to a receiving lobby, which is in the elevator tower. The hall has two patient elevators, which is designed to take the patient(s) and the emergency team nonstop to the emergency room
The cross beams for the gurney ramp that connects to the helipad, which is reflected in the glass window. The helipad as viewed from the receiving door. In the foreground is a panel of the decking.Standing at the receiving door facing the south end of the lobby. At the far left are four elevators: Two patient elevators and two service elevators. Parting the mesh curtains at the south end of the lobby, I captured one of the Otis elevator technicians who had made his way on top of the elevator platform that was on the 16th-floor. He is getting into his safety harness before he moved to another floor.The elevator shaft going down fourteen floors to the emergency department on the second floor.From the south end of the receiving lobby with the receiving door on the left. The elevators are on the right.
The 17th – Floor –Update
Roofers laying down moisture-resistant roofing material.Approximately six feet above the roof is the mechanical room in the elevator tower. The room is located just east of the main elevator shafts.
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 🔨
