The Week of January 20, 2020 — Concrete, Millwork, and Conduit
The first day of the workweek, Monday, January 20, 2020, began with cool temperatures and cloudy skies. There was a beehive of back bending activity in and around the Galleria site on the north side of the podium beneath the Adult Hospital tower. For the most part, there were approximately 21 labors giving attention to the first section that would be poured. There were carpenters, electricians, ironworkers, and one or two inspectors all working in a coordinated effort to get the section ready for the upcoming concrete pour. I learned that, pending final inspection, the first section of the Galleria could be poured by midweek. According to the plan, the pour would begin around 2:00 AM and continue until the first section was completed.
A View From the Roof of the Schuman Pavilion Elevator Tower and Pedestrian Bridge
On the roof of the Schuman Pavilion Elevator Tower, looking toward the roof of the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge.Looking north across the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge toward the Schuman Pavilion Elevator Tower. I determined that the roof of this bridge will be an excellent spot to take photos as the Galleria and Main Entrance takes shape.A view of the Galeria and Main Entrance location as seen from the northeast end of the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge.
The Galleria and Main Entrance Canopy Update
A west end view of the Galleria from the roof of the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge. During the early morning hours of January 23, 2020, the first section of the Galleria was poured with concrete.By the time I arrived on site the following day after the concrete pour, the forms had been removed and a small group was meeting on the new slab. To their right, a table was set up, on which the plans for the Galleria and Main Entrance Canopy were laid.The plan’s table.A view from the east end of the Galleria pad.A spray of electrical conduit that runs throughout the rest of the galleria foundation.The electrical conduit continues the sweep to the west end of the Galleria.In the east section of the Galleria, the ironworkers are tying rebar while the electricians are running electrical conduits.
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 🔨
