Raising the Roof

It's been a while since I've posted, yet so much has been going on. We've had many trades on site over the last few weeks. We've blocked in our back windows, popped open some new doors, but the most amazing part of the progress has been with the arrival of our steel joists and decking for the east half of the theater. It's incredible how much larger the theater seems with the roof on it. I'll take you through the journey below from the arrival of the steel with a crane on Clark street, to the final eclipsing of the roof, which actually happened during the solar eclipse. 

Last day of an open top. Great for making deliveries inside the building. 

The Iron workers are some of the most daring of the trade workers out there. They work hard, and they work in their own way. 

Joists were set all in a day. 

Welding of the cross beams took a while. Lots of tedious work here. 

Masons jumped in and bricked the joists into position. About two days of work up here. 

The day of the Solar Eclipse, I walked down to the site, and we were witnessing our own eclipse. The decking took about two days to install. Once the decking was laid, spot welding had to be done. 

Decking up close and personal. The welders brought me up here, and I was able to see the eclipse through the welders mask. It was pretty awesome. 

The joists are much larger, and heavier than they appear from down below. This is the last time to see the building without a roof. 

We are seeing a corona appear as we near totality! 

And there it is. 

Work continues, as we lay out the walls, fix up the western roof, and begin work on the mezzanine. Keep checking back for more!