LOS ANGELES | Wilshire Grand Development | 1,100 FT | 73 FLOORS | U/C - Page 147

upward 2000 · #**2921** Posted **Oct 5, 2015, 5:42 AM**

I was hiking the hills to the north and above Dodger Stadium today. The core jump in progress has the core just appearing above the PWC building.

colemonkee · #**2922** Posted **Oct 5, 2015, 2:46 PM**

The GF convinced me to go to the Vegan Oktoberfest yesterday at LA Center Studios. I accidentally had a filter on in my phone camera. I blame the beer. And the Vegans.

Image Source: Me and my outdated iPhone

Image Source: Me and my outdated iPhone

And one bonus one standing at the corner of Fig and 7th. Getting too tall to capture it all from here.

Image Source: Me and my outdated iPhone

DistrictDirt · #**2923** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 2:16 PM**

The view from our perch in the Fashion District, after yesterday's brief rain.

Eightball · #**2924** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 3:31 PM**

nice photos ya'll!

and there's nothing wrong with brews and Vegans

colemonkee · #**2925** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 7:15 PM**

That's one spectacular view you got, there, DistrictDirt.

And I have nothing against beer or Vegans either. Well, except maybe the Vegan cheese. That shit just doesn't taste right.

DistrictDirt · #**2926** Posted **Oct 6, 2015, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by colemonkee

That's one spectacular view you got, there, DistrictDirt.

Thanks! Keep in mind that shot was taken with a telephoto lens; the Wilshire Grand isn't nearly that imposing from our rooftop when viewed normally. But we do have a pretty great view of the whole skyline, b/c we're set back a ways from the tall stuff and nothing blocks us yet.

Valyrian Steel · #**2927** Posted **Oct 7, 2015, 1:38 AM**

Great photo, DD. This tower's gonna look so thin from that angle compared to PWC.

Eightball · #**2928** Posted **Oct 7, 2015, 4:12 PM**

2 days ago:

Wilshire Grand #dtla by robb, on Flickr

BrandonJXN · #**2929** Posted **Oct 8, 2015, 7:51 PM**

What are they doing to the Prime Matter water and fire art piece thing?

upward 2000 · #**2930** Posted **Oct 9, 2015, 4:43 PM**

They are finished with one of the cranes. Starting this weekend and continuing for the next three weekends. One of the four cranes on the WG site will be taken down.

Yackemflaber69 · #**2931** Posted **Oct 9, 2015, 5:33 PM**

Which one?
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DJM19 · #**2932** Posted **Oct 9, 2015, 6:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by BrandonJXN

What are they doing to the Prime Matter water and fire art piece thing?

Seriously, I love that sculpture. I hope they are just doing maintenance or something.

upward 2000 · #**2933** Posted **Oct 9, 2015, 6:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Yackemflaber69

Which one?

The Wilshire Grand Facebook page had a story on it. They didn't say what crane would be disassembled. I think it might be the one nearest Wilshire because they are closing a lane for the removal of a crane.

upward 2000 · #**2934** Posted **Oct 9, 2015, 7:07 PM**

New info here. This crane removal will be the first of of two cranes removed over the next few months. The second crane will be the one over Wilshire.

Yackemflaber69 · #**2935** Posted **Oct 9, 2015, 8:01 PM**

Why are they removing it?

upward 2000 · #**2936** Posted **Oct 9, 2015, 8:26 PM**

They don,t need it for the area it has been used for.

LA Kurt · #**2937** Posted **Oct 9, 2015, 11:04 PM**

Not sure where to ask this so here goes - why are there no diagrams of the metropolitan towers on the diagrams pages?

LA Kurt · #**2938** Posted **Oct 10, 2015, 12:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by LA Kurt

Not sure where to ask this so here goes - why are there no diagrams of the metropolitan towers on the diagrams pages?

I meant Metropolis.

SLJR · #**2939** Posted **Oct 10, 2015, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by upward 2000

They don,t need it for the area it has been used for.

Tower crane 3 off Wilshire is the one coming down. The support cantilever platform steel that Tower crane 3 is sitting on needs to be removed to complete floors inside on those levels.

Tower crane 2 in the core will come out after the core concrete tops out. Tower crane 1 near Fig will be used to finish the steel, including crown sail and spire.

upward 2000 · #**2940** Posted **Oct 10, 2015, 8:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by SLJR

Tower crane 3 off Wilshire is the one coming down. The support cantilever platform steel that Tower crane 3 is sitting on needs to be removed to complete floors inside on those levels.

Tower crane 2 in the core will come out after the core concrete tops out. Tower crane 1 near Fig will be used to finish the steel, including crown sail and spire.

I saw two sections sitting below the tower crane 3 cantilever today. They must have just removed them then. Thanks for the info. Do you know when the white crane on the west side comes down.