The Week of March 15, 2020 — Despite the Global Coronavirus Pandemic, Predicted Rain This Week, The Work at the Construction Site Goes On.
The featured image for this post is of the aerial tower that now extends to the eleventh floor of the Adult Hospital tower. Last week, seven (7) sections were disassembled and brought down in sections by the aerial lifts. It is uncertain if a telescopic crane will be brought in to remove the remaining sections. Tarps have been hung in the leave out bays not only to keep out the in-climate weather but to maintain a more even temperature inside the building.
Because of the predicted rain, I decided to take a quick tour of the construction site on Sunday, March 15, 2020. I found a skeleton crew there working inside the building, where for the most part the temperature is being regulated. Now that three of the interior elevators are working, it is not as easy to determine on what floors the laborers are working. When the aerial lifts were operational, one could easily tell by the cages as they stopped at the various floors as they traveled up and down the aerial towers. The labors on the outside weren’t so lucky. They had to cope with unregulated temperatures, mud, puddles, clouds, and an occasional sprinkle.
It seemed to me, that those I encountered on site seemed to be less upbeat. Perhaps it was because they had to work on Sunday. Perhaps they were despondent over the fact that fewer sports would be on TV when they got home as more and more teams were cancelling or postponing games due to the virus. Perhaps they were reflecting the general mood of uncertainty caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. Nevertheless, they soldiered on!
I guess the pandemic is hitting close to home!
Sunday evening (March 15, 2020) while working on this post, a breaking news story appeared on my phone. It stated that all seniors (I guess that would include me) in California are supposed to be in some sort of home isolation program. Refer to the following news clipping from the internet. I wonder when this measure will become a state order?
The Sunday night install began at 8:30 PM under the lights
Farewell to the Remaining Sections of the Aerial Lift
At the end of last last week (March 13, 2020), the aerial lift tower stood eleven-stories above grade. By the end of the day the aerial lift was but a memory. Go to the following link to view the post:
Unfortunately, the Coronavirus (COVID 19) Has Become Part of the Tapestry of This Blog
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus (COVID 19) a pandemic. As this virus is nothing like the world has seen before in our lifetime, I would be remiss not to occasionally mention the outbreak as it effects every life, albeit some more than others, around the world. Loma Linda University Health (aka Loma Linda University Medical Center) is equipped to handle the COVID 19 virus as a level 1 trauma center for the Inland Empire and San Bernardino County.
A Smorgasbord of Images Happening in and Around the Construction Site
The Emergency Generator Plant — Update
Pouring Concrete For the Storm Drains on the South Side
After the all the underground pipes along with storm drain pipes have been laid below grade, surveyors begin to survey the property defining the streets, and parking lots after which the rough grade starts. Before the curbs and gutters go in, the storm drains are set at grade with curb abutments set at each end. This section features the storm drains that were being poured today (March 20, 2020) on the south side of the project adjacent to Barton Road.
The South Yard — Update
The Galleria and Main Entrance — Update
Freshly poured curbs on which the steel studs for the various rooms had just been poured when I entered the Galleria.
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 🔨
what does the back of the schumann plaza tower look like.
Dennis E. Park, MA
Just like the sides that you see on the other three sides.
Jim
Just wanted to say a Bigg Thank you to our boy Dennis, thank you for going out of your way to adding us into Docuvision2020.
Jimbo
Otis
Giving the World a Lift
Dennis E. Park, MA
My pleasure, Jimbo:
Despite your daily ups and downs you and your crew are doing a magnificent job! I’ve enjoyed kidding the guys, and I thank you and them for letting me hang around! Now, let’s all go FISHIN’!
what does the back of the schumann plaza tower look like.
Just like the sides that you see on the other three sides.
Just wanted to say a Bigg Thank you to our boy Dennis, thank you for going out of your way to adding us into Docuvision2020.
Jimbo
Otis
Giving the World a Lift
My pleasure, Jimbo:
Despite your daily ups and downs you and your crew are doing a magnificent job! I’ve enjoyed kidding the guys, and I thank you and them for letting me hang around! Now, let’s all go FISHIN’!
Dennis