January 2, 2003 to January 31, 2003
The construction of the foundation, scheduled to begin in December 2002, began in early January 2003. On January 10, hoarding began to be erected around the construction site and earth-mover began excavating.
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Jan. 2, 2003
12:40 PM The lot remained untouched through December. From this vantage, the only notable change was that the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie poster replaced the Best Buy advertisement.
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Jan. 2, 2003
12:45 PM Looking south down Church Street from the bridge. The grey trailer at the north-west end of the lot appeared in mid-December.
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Jan. 10, 2003
12:39 PM A street-level view of the earthmover. The grey hoarding being erected can be seen in the background.
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Jan. 10, 2003
12:42 PM Hoarding is begun to be erected around the site and in addition to several vehicles, an earth-mover appears on-site.
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Jan. 14, 2003
12:41 PM The digging begins again.
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Jan. 20, 2003
12:41 PM Hoarding completed around the north, east and west sides. More equipment is moved in.
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Jan. 20, 2003
12:41 PM Closeup: the blue crane unloads I-beams from the flatbed trailer while the earth-mover continues excavating at the south side.
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Jan. 23, 2003
12:34 PM A drilling rig, a pneumatic driver, an earth-mover, a cement-mixer, and a front-end loader work during the bitter cold of January with wind-chill temperatures of -25 °C.
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Jan. 23, 2003
12:36 PM Two towering rigs watched over by Arwen Evenstar and Aragorn.
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Jan. 23, 2003
12:36 PM Drilling begins along the west length of the lot. I-beams (to support the retaining-wall) are inserted into the holes.
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Jan. 24, 2003
12:32 PM View from the south side of the lot. The Rogers Centre atrium is visible in the background.
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Jan. 24, 2003
12:41 PM Closeup of the crane, fitted with a drilling rig.
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Jan. 24, 2003
12:41 PM Closeup of the I-beams along the west side.
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Jan. 27, 2003
12:36 PM Closeup of the I-beams embedded in concrete along the south side.
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Jan. 31, 2003 12:41
PM Looking north along the west wall, wooden planks are inserted between the I-beams as shoring.
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Photography and Commentary: Luis Fernandes.