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Entries in Construction (28)

Barker Hanger

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Maintenance crew paint the roof of  Barker Hanger on Friday, October 19, 2007.
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 at 05:27PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Keep it clean

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HOT UNDER THE COLLAR: Welder Rafael Cardenas, of United Storm Water Inc., attaches a metal screen to the storm drain at Ocean and Hollister avenues on Monday. Crews will be affixing screens to all the storm drains throughout Santa Monica. The primary reason for the work was to stop the flow of trash and other waste into Santa Monica Bay. Street runoff is commonly cited as a major source of oceanic pollution off the Southern California coast.
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2007 at 02:39PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Room with a view

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A construction crew works on a building  with a sweeping view of the Ocean on the corner of 2nd St.  and Colorado Blvd. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007. This was the site of the former McDonalds.

Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 08:46PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Raising the roof

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Assembly crew from Victory Outreach (a Christian ministry)  contracted by Classic Tents, raise up the tent on Saturday were the 2007 Spirit Awards will be staged. The Spirit Awards is a celebration of indie film and indie filmmakers and will air live on IFC on Saturday, February 24th. Film Independent's Spirit Awards is a celebration honoring films made by filmmakers who embody independence and who dare to challenge the status quo. Televised in millions of homes and covered internationally by the press, the Spirit Awards has become the vanguard event in independent film, recognizing the achievements of independent filmmakers and promoting independent film to a wider audience.
Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 08:50AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Pile driving

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'Pile Drivers' from John Meek Company Inc. pull out 'Stringers' from the Santa Monica Pier  on Tuesday Feb 13, 2007.Some sections  of the pier are rotten, cracked, split and need to be replaced.
Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 10:14PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Gingerbread City

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Ernesto Carrillo, director of engineering for the Fairmont Miramar Hotel  (L) and Alejo Guzman, gingerbread chef, (r) work on the Gingerbread City on Thursday, November 30, 2006. The gingerbread city is constructed  from 500 lbs of sugar, 50 lbs of candies and 500 hours of handywork. (2)  Carrillo tests the Santa Fe train on the tracks.
Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 09:02PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Home, sweet home

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Max Castillo paints as John Maldonado lays the roof atop  of the  'Winterlit House', a whimsical gingerbread playhouse at the Third Street Promenade on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. The house is part of the Winterlit Holiday Celebration, "Best Gift Ever"  a community gift drive to collect presents. The gifts will be distributed to the Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL).
Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 08:13PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Stringers

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Keith Stipke, a pile driver from the John S. Meek Company, Inc. lays a 22 foot long 'stringers' onto the deck of the Santa Monica Pier on Monday November 13, 2006.
Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 at 07:24PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint