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1. Crown Fountain, LED installation, construction of towers, February 2, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED installation, construction of towers, February 2, 2004 Close-up view of newly installed light-emitting diode (LED) screens at Crown Fountain. Each LED pixel, made up of 5 individual LEDs, is capable of displaying a range of 4.4 trillion colors. Small black...
2. General construction, Chase Promenade North, July 19, 2004 General construction, Chase Promenade North, July 19, 2004 Benches; Trees; Lampposts; Generators; Looking northwest toward Chase Promenade North as set up begins for the inaugural gala, held on July 24, 2004.
3. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, partially-built cantilever, ca. January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, partially-built cantilever, ca. January 9, 2003 Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Concrete; Skyscrapers; Looking northeast toward the construction site and the partially-built cantilever, which provides support for the headdress. The nature of the design demanded that the structural steel had to be perfectly...
4. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, October 15, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, October 15, 2002 Columns; Entablatures; Peristyles; Towers; Looking up at the columns and entablature of the peristyle from the ramp side. The top of Willoughby Tower on Michigan Avenue is visible in the background.
5. Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, column, ca. March 14, 2002 Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square, column, ca. March 14, 2002 Columns; Scaffolding; Close-up of a column and scaffolding at the Millennium Monument at Wrigley Square. Each column is made up of five 2200 pound segments carved from 300 million year old limestone from the quarries of northwest...
6. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, rear view with bundles of rebar, ca. January 9, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, rear view with bundles of rebar, ca. January 9, 2003 Concrete; Hoisting machinery; Ladders; Looking southeast toward the back of the Pavilion during its construction. Steel rebar, or reinforcing bar, is lined up in bundles alongside the Pavilion.
7. Jay Pritzker Pavilion, cast concrete wall, February 6, 2003 Jay Pritzker Pavilion, cast concrete wall, February 6, 2003 Concrete; Skyscrapers; Close up view of a cast concrete wall on the west side of Jay Pritzker Pavilion during construction. The tops of the Smurfit-Stone Building and One Prudential Plaza are visible in the background.
8. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Girders; Hoisting machinery; View from below as a crane lifts a box girder onto 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...
9. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Girders; Ladders; Skyscrapers; View of one end of a box girder as it was 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...
10. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Girders; Ladders; Skyscrapers; View of one end of a box girder as it was 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...
11. BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 BP Bridge, spanning Columbus Drive, November 22, 2003 Construction workers; Hoisting machinery; Girders; Lining up the box girders of BP Bridge's span. Columbus Drive was closed to traffic for a 12-hour period as workers installed three box girders making up BP Bridge's span.
12. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Construction workers; Lighting; Testing; Automobiles; Retaining walls; Construction equipment; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking south toward the newly-installed LED screen on the south tower, lit up in a test pattern. The last LED tile, behind the "gargoyle" nozzle, has yet to be installed. The partially-installed reflecting...
13. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Construction workers; Lighting; Testing; Automobiles; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking south toward the newly-installed LED screen on the south tower, lit up in a test pattern. The last LED tile, behind the "gargoyle" nozzle, has yet to be installed. The Michigan Avenue street wall...
14. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Construction workers; Lighting; Testing; Pipes (Conduits); Retaining walls; Pedestals; Trees; Close-up view of the base of the south tower as a project team member views it from the side. The tower's LED screen is lit up in a test pattern.
15. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Construction workers; Lighting; Testing; Retaining walls; Automobiles; Pipes (Conduits); Trees; Skyscrapers; The newly installed light-emitting diode (LED) screen on the south tower, lit up in a test pattern. The last LED tile, behind the "gargoyle" nozzle, has yet to be installed. The partially-installed reflecting...
16. Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Crown Fountain, LED screen test pattern, south tower, April 1, 2004 Construction workers; Lighting; Testing; Trees; Skyscrapers; Looking south toward the newly-installed LED screen on the south tower, lit up in a test pattern. The last LED tile, behind the "gargoyle" nozzle, has yet to be installed. The partially-installed reflecting...
17. General construction, lunch truck, May 20, 2004 General construction, lunch truck, May 20, 2004 Construction workers; Rest periods; Trucks; Workers line up at a lunch truck during Millennium Park's construction.
18. Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Cloud Gate, SBC Plaza, March 16, 2004 Construction workers; Snow; Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Trees; Stacks of lightweight poly-foam fill blocks are lined up along the side of SBC Plaza. Pritzker Pavilion is visible in the background.
19. BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 12, 2003 BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 12, 2003 Construction workers; Structural frames; Skyscrapers; An area of wooden planking has been installed on the BP Bridge. The deck is made up of 2,000 planks of sustainably-harvested Pau Lope wood, a type of Brazilian hardwood.
20. BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 12, 2003 BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 12, 2003 Construction workers; Structural frames; Trailers; Pieces of subframing for the BP Bridge are piled up on the waterproofed concrete foundation ramp, and an area of wooden planking is visible behind.
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