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1. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view showing the roof and structural steel for the headdress, November Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view showing the roof and structural steel for the headdress, November 25, 2003 Streets; Construction equipment; Automobiles; Trailers; Hoisting machinery; Taken from behind, this aerial view of the Pavilion shows the roof and structural steel for the headdress. The curved outline of the BP Bridge is visible at left.

2. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view, installing steel panels, February 14, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, aerial view, installing steel panels, February 14, 2004 Hoisting machinery; Cantilever construction; Construction equipment; Streets; Snow; An aerial view of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion under construction. Five months before Millennium Park opened to the public, work continues on the Pavilion. Steel and aluminum panels are still being installed...

3. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress, March 23, 2004 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, headdress, March 23, 2004 Cantilever construction; Construction equipment; Streets; Automobiles; An aerial view of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion’s headdress under construction. The finished stainless steel plates have been installed onto the ribbons of the headdress, or proscenium, and work continues...

4. BP Bridge, construction of the foundation ramp, June 19, 2003 BP Bridge, construction of the foundation ramp, June 19, 2003 Skyscrapers; Streets; Lampposts; Construction equipment; Looking southeast toward formwork for the concrete foundation ramp of the BP Bridge. The Michigan Avenue street wall is visible in the background.

5. BP Bridge, construction of the foundation ramp, August 10, 2003 BP Bridge, construction of the foundation ramp, August 10, 2003 Streets; Parks; Trees; Scaffolding; Automobiles; A view of the partially constructed western approach ramp for the BP Bridge, taken from the headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.
As with all Frank Gehry-designed structures, the shape of the BP...

6. BP Bridge, rebar for pier, September 12, 2003 BP Bridge, rebar for pier, September 12, 2003 Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Rebar for BP Bridge's central pier, or support column, on the median strip in the center of Columbus Drive. Pieces of formwork for the pier are visible on the ground nearby. Structural steel for the western...

7. BP Bridge, rebar for western approach span, October 13, 2003 BP Bridge, rebar for western approach span, October 13, 2003 Structural frames; Skyscrapers; Trailers; Construction workers; Streets; Rebar is visible on the western approach span of BP Bridge, before it was cast in concrete. Subframing for the stainless steel shingles, or "scales", is visible to the left. The trellis of Pritzker Pavilion,...

8. BP Bridge, western approach span, October 13, 2003 BP Bridge, western approach span, October 13, 2003 Streets; Automobiles; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Looking west across Columbus Drive toward the western approach span of BP Bridge. Wooden formwork for concrete surrounds part of the structural steel. The trellis of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion is visible...

9. BP Bridge, pier, October 17, 2003 BP Bridge, pier, October 17, 2003 Streets; Construction workers; Cantilever construction; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Lampposts; View of the Bridge's central pier, or support column, on the median strip in the center of Columbus Drive. Structural steel for the headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.

10. BP Bridge, excavating Daley Bicentennial Plaza, ca. July 1, 2003 BP Bridge, excavating Daley Bicentennial Plaza, ca. July 1, 2003 Streets; Trees; Construction workers; Trucks; Aerial view of Daley Bicentennial Plaza during its excavation. Columbus Drive is in the foreground.

11. BP Bridge, structural steel, September 12, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, September 12, 2003 Structural frames; Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Looking southwest across Columbus Drive toward the structural steel for the western span of BP Bridge. Subframing is visible for the steel shingles, or "scales", that will go on the surface of the Bridge....

12. BP Bridge, structural steel, September 12, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, September 12, 2003 Structural frames; Streets; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Looking southwest across Columbus Drive toward the structural steel for the western span of BP Bridge. Subframing is visible for the steel shingles, or "scales", that will go on the surface of the Bridge....

13. BP Bridge, structural steel, ca. October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, ca. October 1, 2003 Abutments; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Skyscrapers; Ladders; Streets; A crane lifts structural steel for the eastern approach span into place atop a concrete abutment. Lightweight poly-foam blocks, visible in the foreground, were used to to fill in the landscape surrounding...

14. BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Streets; Automobiles; Abutments; Looking east across Columbus Drive as a crane lifts steel for the eastern approach span into place atop a concrete abutment. To the left, the concrete pier that will support the center of the Bridge's...

15. BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, October 1, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Streets; Automobiles; Abutments; Looking east across Columbus Drive as a crane lifts steel for the eastern approach span into place atop a concrete abutment. To the left, the concrete pier that will support the center of the Bridge's...

16. BP Bridge, structural steel, October 13, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, October 13, 2003 Streets; Automobiles; Looking east across Columbus Drive toward the structural steel of the eastern approach span of BP Bridge. To the left, the concrete pier that will support the center of the Bridge's span is visible.

17. BP Bridge, structural steel, October 17, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, October 17, 2003 Streets; Automobiles; Trees; Construction workers; Looking east across Columbus Drive toward the structural steel of the eastern approach span of BP Bridge. To the left, the concrete pier that will support the center of the Bridge's span is visible.

18. BP Bridge, structural steel, November 12, 2003 BP Bridge, structural steel, November 12, 2003 Skyscrapers; Streets; Looking northeast toward the structural steel and the concrete surface of the western approach span of BP Bridge. Three Illinois Center is visible in the background.

19. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Girders; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Streets; Skyscrapers; On November 22, 2003, Columbus Drive was shut down to traffic in both directions for 12 hours to allow the Bridge’s spans over Columbus Drive to be put into place. Three box girders were hoisted into...

20. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Girders; Scaffolding; Hoisting machinery; Construction workers; Streets; Skyscrapers; View of the central box girder being installed atop the concrete pier in the center of Columbus Drive. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making...
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