The Week of August 10, 2020 — The Pandemic Continues, Updates on the East Parking Lot, the Galleria, the Main Entrance Canopy, the West Side, the South Side, and the Second Floor
The featured image for this week’s post is of the steel columns for the Main Entrance Trellis Canopy that will front the Galleria. Six steel column Trellises arrived today (08.13.20) and were set by the end of the day. It is anticipated that all the steel will be set on Monday, August 17, 2020.
A Shout Out to Those Who Labor at the Loma Linda University Health Campus Transformation Project
1,341 days ago, I took the photo of Dan at the left as he built up the northeast ramp from subgrade down in the pit to grade. This ramp would be the last before it was excavated. At the right, on August 11, 2020, I took the photo of Dan at the right as he was removing excess dirt from grade at the east parking lot. Dwyane has been on other jobs since the first photo was take, but has come back to the Loma Linda project as there is a lot of excavation and dirt removal to bring the south side to grade.
The Upper Drive, East Parking Lot, Stairs, an Amphitheater — an Update
The Upper Drive
The upper Road that parallels Anderson Street. Forms for the curb and gutter is at the center right.
The East Parking Lot
A view of the east parking lot from the southeast side near the adult emergency department’s parking lot.The northwest corner of the east parking lot. Fire hydrants locations around the site are identified by these yellow flags.A view of the east parking lot from the northwest corner.From this northeast angle of the east parking lot eight (8) areas of the site can be identified: (1) the east parking lot, (2) the upper north/south drive, (3) the amphitheater, (4) the upper east/west drive paralleling Barton Road, (5) the adult emergency department parking lot, (6) the stairs, (7) to the right (just out of the frame), the adult emergency department entrance , (8) to the right (just out of the frame), the dining room.After the aggregate base is spread on the dirt subgrade, it will be compacted before the asphalt is placed.
The Stairs
Two levels of stairs were poured with concrete this morning. These stairs go from the east parking lot to the upper level adult emergency department parking lot located on the southeast side. The top of the east stairs that go from the upper level emergency department parking lot to the east parking lot. The stairs will provide access to the amphitheater, which is being constructed at the right.
The Amphitheater
Footings are being constructed for the amphitheater seating that over looks the east parking lot (center upper left).An east/west view of the amphitheater.
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 🔨
