ZippyAlum Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I think there's a crane there today. Or at least I didn't notice it before. And they're going vertical!!! Maybe someone stole camera C! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigham78 Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I think there's a crane there today. Or at least I didn't notice it before. And they're going vertical!!! Maybe someone stole camera C! lolThere's a crane there today. We'll start seeing even more major construction now. Cam 3 was down more then it was up and was blocked by a mound of dirt. IMO, UofA just decided to take it down. I'm hoping they'll add other angles in the very, very near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 I think there's a crane there today. Or at least I didn't notice it before. And they're going vertical!!! Maybe someone stole camera C! lolThere's a crane there today. We'll start seeing even more major construction now. Cam 3 was down more then it was up and was blocked by a mound of dirt. IMO, UofA just decided to take it down. I'm hoping they'll add other angles in the very, very near future. just added this comment to move the thread up to the top of the list so I don't have to scroll down to get to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigham78 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Big Crane alert and Big steel on Cam 1 today. This is about top get real exciting now. I feel like doing the Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor grunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 is it me or is camera one not working now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigham78 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 is it me or is camera one not working now?It must be you.Cam 1 is fine and the BIG Steel is going up :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 WE HAVE ERECTION! They have placed some seriously tall steel columns on the west edge, and they have cross braced them to other columns with horizontal beams. Woooo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Holy crap! :blink: I wasn't expecting that kind of vertical construction for a few more weeks.Seeing that has me stoked for this football season to get here as soon as possible, so that we can end it as soon as possible and move it on campus!They had better hurry and get whatever it is they planned on doing done, because it looks like some nasty storms are heading that way. A series of 100-foot tall steel columns are not a good place to be during a thunderstorm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Holy crap! :blink: I wasn't expecting that kind of vertical construction for a few more weeks.Seeing that has me stoked for this football season to get here as soon as possible, so that we can end it as soon as possible and move it on campus!They had better hurry and get whatever it is they planned on doing done, because it looks like some nasty storms are heading that way. A series of 100-foot tall steel columns are not a good place to be during a thunderstorm.Ah man that is awesome. It sucks I am at work and can't see this (no Java). Does anyone think it will be visible from RT 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 WE HAVE ERECTION! They have placed some seriously tall steel columns on the west edge, and they have cross braced them to other columns with horizontal beams. Woooo!!! G-R-E-A-T news (especially for those of us at work who are blocked from the camera views) and I got a good chuckle out of your post . uakronkid's concern is a valid one - I'd hate to lose our erection prematurely due to T-storms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigham78 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 WE HAVE ERECTION! They have placed some seriously tall steel columns on the west edge, and they have cross braced them to other columns with horizontal beams. Woooo!!! G-R-E-A-T news (especially for those of us at work who are blocked from the camera views) and I got a good chuckle out of your post . uakronkid's concern is a valid one - I'd hate to lose our erection prematurely due to T-storms! They'll stop if it starts storming. But, this looks like a long lasting erection. It's looking awesome and great amount of work done today on Cam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyAlum Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do ya know what the erection is a part of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigham78 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Do ya know what the erection is a part of?The pressbox tower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Our erection has now lasted for more than 4 hours! Should we call a doctor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I just drove past the stadium on the way home from work. As of now, what you see as a "tower" is actually only four stories tall. It will be at least double that by the time it is finished. It's not even as tall as the fieldhouse roof yet. This thing will be HUGE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Got some pics for ya. They had the construction area thoroughly fenced off, so I had to zoom in as much as I could to get these.This is the only building left standing on the block next to the fieldhouse. Dorms will go here.More places where dorms will go. I think they will begin construction on the one that will be on Spicer sooner than anticipated.Here is a pic of the very SE corner of the stands. There are no houses left standing on the former Nash Street.This is the house that is still being sorted out in court. The one that was bought from a Board Member's son. It won't affect stadium construction.Here is good ole' Cam 2. Providing daily progress of the visitor's side construction to viewers like you and me.Here's a shot of the visitor's side. The webcams really don't give you a sense of scale. There's at least a 20-foot drop down to the pit.A zoomed-out shot of the tower. It's about the same height as the firld house right now. It will be double that before we're through.The home stands.A close up of the tower.A shot taken from the corner of Brown and Exchange. Field house included for scale.I have pics of other construction projects around campus here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Nice job on the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Finally a little more movement in camera #2; most of the recent action has been in camera #1. Looks like they're digging some sort of trench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Holy crap! :blink: I wasn't expecting that kind of vertical construction for a few more weeks.Seeing that has me stoked for this football season to get here as soon as possible, so that we can end it as soon as possible and move it on campus!They had better hurry and get whatever it is they planned on doing done, because it looks like some nasty storms are heading that way. A series of 100-foot tall steel columns are not a good place to be during a thunderstorm.Ah man that is awesome. It sucks I am at work and can't see this (no Java). Does anyone think it will be visible from RT 8?I checked on the way to work this morning, and you can definitely see steel from route 8! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesZipFan Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 So exciting to see this happen-- amazing, really. Can you imagine what it will be like to come on campus after the summer away and see this. Talk about a shock to the system! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Just drove past the stadium site. The one last building, the first of my pics, has been demolished, and the debris has already been cleared for the most part.They have parts of a gigantic crane laid out on several flatbed semi trailors.I also noticed that one of the boarded up houses on the far side of Nash has been removed. Greek Village is beginning to take shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyAlum Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Lots of activity today in both cams!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 I saw two large shiny red cranes from Rt 8 on my way to work today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Roo Posted June 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Drove by at lunch time.... Big Red Crane is up!!!..... can't see it in the Cams though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 The stadium design is really starting to fill in. Seeing more steel go up would be more exciting, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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