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harryc · #**1701** Posted **Sep 18, 2019, 11:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bombardier

That is a tank for the polymer slurry for the top of rock caissons. If you drive through the spaghetti exchange, you will see the same tank that Stalworth has next to the bridge piers. If they have no place to pump the polymer slurry, they pump it into the tank. When they are done with it, they add chemicals to dissipate the polymer to return the water to normal and dispose of it.

Thank You !

LouisVanDerWright · #**1702** Posted **Sep 18, 2019, 1:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by marothisu

My friend used to own an eatery in a building that touched the parking lot there. I remember him telling me a handful of years ago that something was in the works...but haven't heard anything in that amount of time.

Loyola owns all that land. They will likely continue to expand their downtown campus onto that land. I heard rumors about them taking down the beautiful corner buildings as part of their plans, so let's hope they have a more sensitive plan now.

Bombardier · #**1703** Posted **Sep 19, 2019, 1:34 AM**

Another episode following the construction was posted on YouTube. Pretty cool stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=87&v=iCkq-3FVQjQ

rivernorthlurker · #**1704** Posted **Sep 19, 2019, 2:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bombardier

Another episode following the construction was posted on YouTube. Pretty cool stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=87&v=iCkq-3FVQjQ

Thanks for posting. Said CASE Foundations will finish up "13th to 14th of September." Quick work.

Also makes me wonder if now we'll see groundbreaking on some other imminent projects now that CASE has finished up here, eg 800 W Fulton and others.

Chi-Sky21 · #**1705** Posted **Sep 19, 2019, 5:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

Loyola owns all that land. They will likely continue to expand their downtown campus onto that land. I heard rumors about them taking down the beautiful corner buildings as part of their plans, so let's hope they have a more sensitive plan now.

I thought LU only owned that parking lot. I thought someone else owned that building on the corner of Chi and State. I used to live in that building and never heard anything of it being owned by LU from anyone i dealt with. But maybe they were just a management company.

harryc · #**1706** Posted **Sep 23, 2019, 6:09 PM**

CASE appears to have finished up and moved on.

LouisVanDerWright · #**1707** Posted **Sep 23, 2019, 7:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

NOT YOURS !

If Bubba says its not mine, I ain't touching it...

SolarWind · #**1708** Posted **Sep 24, 2019, 3:19 AM**

September 19, 2019

September 20, 2019

harryc · #**1709** Posted **Sep 24, 2019, 3:57 AM**

Sept 23

More testing

Leveling down

Sleeping on the secant

How many workers can you spot ?

From the past

PittsburghPA · #**1710** Posted **Sep 30, 2019, 11:06 PM**

9-30

PittsburghPA · #**1711** Posted **Oct 8, 2019, 2:11 AM**

Does anyone know if this has a construction live cam? Can find one for 800 W Fulton and for 110 N Wacker but not for this.

Elliphant · #**1712** Posted **Oct 8, 2019, 11:09 AM**

Quick aside - Isn't this the block where Al Capone murdered someone in a flower shop?

rivernorthlurker · #**1713** Posted **Oct 9, 2019, 12:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Elliphant

Quick aside - Isn't this the block where Al Capone murdered someone in a flower shop?

Yes - though I don't think Capone did so personally.

From Holy Name's wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Name_Cathedral_(Chicago)

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A cornerstone inscription still bears bullet marks from the murder of North Side Gang member Hymie Weiss, who was killed across the street on October 11, 1926.[2][3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schofield%27s_Flowers

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In 1921, with only $10,000 dollars and a tommy gun in hand, notorious mobster Dean O'Banion made Schofield an offer he could not refuse. They became "business" partners.[1] The Chicago North Side Gang transformed Schofield's into the florist of choice for mob funerals, all of the North State Street Gang's weddings, holidays and special occasions, like providing the wreaths for the victims of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre.

rivernorthlurker · #**1714** Posted **Oct 9, 2019, 12:52 AM**

Walked by the site tonight. There was an excavator working in the dark at 7:30 pm. I like this.

harryc · #**1715** Posted **Oct 10, 2019, 8:51 PM**

Oct 9

Cleaning off the tops of the piers - the (a) mat will go here.

A load bearing wall - or a wall bearing pier ?

odd 2 level topping on these

Secant wall

Chi-Sky21 · #**1716** Posted **Oct 11, 2019, 10:50 PM**

Very interesting to watch, a big thanks to the photogs for capturing it all for us.

aaron38 · #**1717** Posted **Oct 12, 2019, 2:17 AM**

They are digging fast. Probably trying to get the mat pour done and core forms up before winter.
Is it just a constant stream of dump trucks through there?

harryc · #**1718** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 2:16 AM**

Oct 15

Buried utilities ?

cozy · #**1719** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 2:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by aaron38

Is it just a constant stream of dump trucks through there?

Yes. And non-stop street sweepers. Portion of Chicago ave has already been resurfaced once since they started.

Really is amazing to watch.

Thanks harry.

PittsburghPA · #**1720** Posted **Oct 16, 2019, 3:18 AM**

Awesome updates, Harry. The complexity of this construction is truly awesome to watch. There is still so much I don't understand.

Does anyone remember that incredible video of the 727 W Madison screen grab (I'd assume from CAD or some other kind of software) construction process on the computer? I feel like we need one of those for this project. Also if anyone can find that video the background music was great. I believe it was deleted from the forum.