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1. BP Bridge, filling in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, March 22, 2004 BP Bridge, filling in Daley Bicentennial Plaza, March 22, 2004 Excavation; Dirt; Trailers; Ladders; View of the area adjacent to the BP Bridge before it was filled in with landscaping materials. Stainless steel shingles or "scales" on the Bridge are visible in the foreground at right.
2. BP Bridge, landscaping, April 15, 2004 BP Bridge, landscaping, April 15, 2004 Pipes (Conduits); Skyscrapers; Area between the curves of the BP Bridge yet to be landscaped.
3. BP Bridge, landscaping, March 16, 2004 BP Bridge, landscaping, March 16, 2004 Construction equipment; Skyscrapers; Pipes (Conduits); View of part of the BP Bridge and the area nearby before it was filled in with landscaping materials. Stainless steel shingles or "scales" are visible on the side of the Bridge.
4. BP Bridge, landscaping, March 16, 2004 BP Bridge, landscaping, March 16, 2004 Pipes (Conduits); Skyscrapers; View of part of the BP Bridge and the adjacent area before it was filled in with landscaping materials. Stainless steel shingles or "scales" are visible on the side of the Bridge. The area on the Bridge...
5. BP Bridge, landscaping, May 3, 2004 BP Bridge, landscaping, May 3, 2004 Trees; Gardening; Shrubs; Construction workers; Planting the area between the serpentine curves of the BP Bridge.
6. BP Bridge, waterproofing test, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, waterproofing test, October 1, 2003 Trucks; Automobiles; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Scaffolding; Reflections; Testing an area near the Bridge for waterproofing. The Grant Park North Garage is directly below this part of the Park. The top of Lake Point Tower is visible in the background.
7. BP Bridge, waterproofing test, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, waterproofing test, October 1, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Reflections; Testing an area near the Bridge for waterproofing. The Grant Park North Garage is directly below this part of the Park.
8. BP Bridge, waterproofing test, October 1, 2003 BP Bridge, waterproofing test, October 1, 2003 Hoisting machinery; Scaffolding; Skyscrapers; Testing an area near the Bridge for waterproofing. The Grant Park North Garage is directly below this part of the Park. The top of Lake Point Tower is visible in the background.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 Structural frames; Cantilever construction; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; Pieces of subframing for the BP Bridge are stacked on the waterproofed concrete foundation ramp, and an area of wooden planking is visible behind. The trellis and headdress of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion,...
12. BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 Structural frames; Hoisting machinery; Skyscrapers; An area of wooden planking has been installed on the deck of the BP Bridge.
13. BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 BP Bridge, wooden planking, November 14, 2003 Structural frames; An area of wooden planking has been installed on the deck of the BP Bridge.
14. Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Cloud Gate, fabrication, test weld, April 22, 2003 Steel; Welding; Close-up of a test weld showing a polished area.
15. Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Cloud Gate, grinding, May 19, 2005 Steel; Scaffolding; Construction workers; Grinding; Ladders; Marks (Symbols); A worker grinds the sculpture using a platen sander (a.k.a an air-driven ten pound belt sander). In addition to grinding and polishing the seams where the plates were welded, a two to three feet wide area...
16. Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002 Cloud Gate, transportation study, Millennium Park, ca. August 21, 2002 Parks; Trees; Lampposts; Skyscrapers; Walkways; Looking north across Millennium Park at the area that would later become the Chase Promenade. This is one of a series of photographs that follow the intended route the sculpture was to take from the Queen's...
17. Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, October 6, 2003 Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, October 6, 2003 Parking garages; Girders; Automobiles An area of the parking garage below Crown Fountain during construction. The electrical service feeding the Fountain required twice the height of one floor of the garage, so part of the floor had to be...
18. Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, October 6, 2003 Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, October 6, 2003 Parking garages; Girders; Automobiles; An area of the parking garage below Crown Fountain during construction. The electrical service feeding the Fountain required twice the height of one floor of the garage, so part of the floor had to be...
19. Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, October 6, 2003 Crown Fountain, construction of underground control rooms, October 6, 2003 Parking garages; Girders; Automobiles; An area of the parking garage below Crown Fountain during construction. The electrical service feeding the Fountain required twice the height of one floor of the garage, so part of the floor had to be...
20. Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Crown Fountain, fabricating the glass bricks, May 21, 2003 Glass blocks; Glassware; Models; Tables; Paneling; Posters; Norm Pennington of L.E. Smith Glass Company shows glass brick samples to project team members at the L.E. Smith Glass Company in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in an area in Pennsylvania that is historically...
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