#construction – Page 2 – Walk with Me, Too

Walk and talk

I love the blue-purple cladding they’re using for construction these days.

Building a city is a big project, and this one never seems to finish. Down with the old. Up with the new.

Then there’s all the fixing! My my. Maintenance just to keep everything standing.

Taller

Rising above seems to be the plan for many NYC construction projects.

Directly above, a crane towers over the New York Public Library from a block away.

Framing and other musings

It occurred to me that building a big structure is like putting up a little farmhouse.

Concrete pillars have made it to the second floor and look ready to be framed out.

East 74th has piqued my interest for a long while now. I’ve reported on this before. This stretch of it from 1st to York has a peculiar numbering system. It jumps inexplicably from 414, 416 to 482.

In the other direction from 484 to 482, goes right to 416. Confusing? Right?

Where there once was…

A ceremonial groundbreaking for WCM’s new student residence

The site at 74th and York was home to an Episcopal Church. It moved to 73rd off 1st, where the Jan Hus Church was

Ground broke many months ago for new housing for WCM students. I was privileged to attend the ceremonial groundbreaking at Sotheby’s today.

I’ll have more to share with you about this special prog ram soon. For now, I share pictures from the construction site [above.]

And the official YouTube intro from WCM is here.