The tennis court has been blacktopped and is now being fenced. The fencing will come from the present court. The east wall of the theater has been completely bricked while the south wall facing the expressway is well on its way.
Today's big act in the drama is the arrival of the shorter beams of steel (largest about a ton) and their placement inside the theater. First, the unloading, some shorter pieces in the yard, bigger beams lifted into the inside over the west wall. The crane then moves into the theater via the large temporary opening, and puts out its stabilizing arms. It then lifts the beams that have been laid on the theater floor so that they will all rest on their sides. Notice (below in Inside Job) that this exposes holes that the lifting cables can be attached to. After all beams are so placed and each in turn fixed to the crane line, the crane operator lifts one after the other and swings it over the stage. All these beams will be placed over the stage area today and will support the cat walk and lighting apparatus. In the photos you can see the holes on the wing wall and back wall. These hold the beams in those respective places. There are bolts standing up in the wall holes so that the beams can be bolted in. The beam that stretches across the front of the stage is marked at the foundry so that the iron workers will know where each cross beam is to be placed to line up with the hole in the wall at the other end. This blogger was fortunate to receive a hard hat today and taken onto the site where she could indulge in her photo mania. Tomorrow, the 80 ft. joists arrive--an even bigger act in this drama! Can you guess where they will go?
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