Brick Installation Begins
 Apr. 2, 2004, 12:40pm As the bricks are added, the worker with the yellow helmet keeps the masons supplied with mortar (from the white tower) which is mixed in the trough below. |
 Apr. 2, 2004, 12:40pm A fresh load of mortar is delivered. |
 Apr. 2, 2004, 12:43pm A long way to go... |
 Apr. 5, 2004, 12:44pm The third floor is (nearly) filled-in. HVAC enclosures on the roof are quite massive. |
 Apr. 5, 2004, 12:46pm An alternative to the elevator. |
 Apr. 5, 2004, 12:48pm North bricks at ground-level completed. Closeup of the gantry that will be used, instead of scaffolding, to carry the bricklayers. |
 Apr. 8, 2004, 12:43pm Looking north, most of the seams are filled-in. |
 Apr. 8, 2004, 12:48pm A wide view of the gantry as it inches upwards. The platform slides on the two vertical trusses. |
 Apr. 12, 2004, 12:40pm A view, from Dalhousie Lane, of the gantry and the pulley system used to lift bricks and mortar onto the gantry. |
 Apr. 12, 2004, 8:06pm A night shot. |
 Apr. 12, 2004, 8:09pm A night shot from Church Street showing the wall-studs in the interior. |
 Apr. 13, 2004, 12:40pm A Closeup of the siding that seals the glass to the concrete. |
 Apr. 13, 2004, 12:42pm The entrance is still not completed. |
 Apr. 13, 2004, 12:43pm Some sort of anti-terrorist barrier seen in the reflection of the street-level glass. (I'm joking). |
 Apr. 13, 2004, 12:43pm Another reflection of the north-west face. |
 Apr. 13, 2004, 12:45pm That was fast... |
 Apr. 15, 2004, 12:40pm Work begins on the south face. |
 Apr. 15, 2004, 12:44pm All done, let's move on... |
 Apr. 15, 2004, 12:45pm A closeup of the single-person carrier. |
 Apr. 23, 2004, 8:05pm Ground-level view (ignoring the rubble for the moment) there's a good view of how far the interior is finished. |
 Apr. 23, 2004, 8:05pm The concrete was cut and removed-- another oops? |
 Apr. 23, 2004, 8:06pm Another view of the dig. |
 Apr. 23, 2004, 8:10pm All 4 floors are now walled and awaiting the moisture-barrier, insulation and masonry. |
Photography and Commentary: Luis Fernandes.
Camera details: 3.2 megapixel Canon S30 SureShot with 3X optical zoom; Av F2.8 - 8.0; Tv 1/1500 - 15 sec; ISO 50 - 800; manual or automatic focus and light-metering capable.
Other Notes: Original photos have a resolution of 1600x1200 pixels. Panoramas are created using Adobe Photoshop to “stitch-together” 2 or more images and optionally touched-up to fill blank spaces.