Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Things Hidden Now Revealed



Name change in order: what have been identified here as rain gardens, are not going to be rain gardens except for the large one close to the school circle. The others will be green islands that will help to direct the flow of traffic. The difference? You will note that the green islands have a curb all the way around them; the rain garden does not. The side facing the parking lot does not have a curb so that the water draining from the lot will flow into the garden. You will also note, if you have crossed the parking lot lately, that the shapes of a few of the green islands have changed to conform more with the parking spaces next to them. The other interesting thing to have noted (not captured in a photo, unfortunately) was the way a curb is laid. The workers have a special machine which, after being filled with concrete, lays the curb in place in that shape. What will they think of next?
The annex floor has been poured, and now polished at night under a flood light. Around the corner, the men inch up the center wall of the theater which will climb to the height of the other three walls eventually. The last two photos show the men having reached the top of the east wall with bricks, and wall three fourths finished and revealing the decorative stone work. This stone doration has not been visible up to now because of the scaffolding. Surprises at every turn.

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