PHILADELPHIA | W Hotel & Element by Westin | 617 FT | 51 FLOORS - Page 65

Mappy · #**1281** Posted **Dec 11, 2015, 3:43 PM**

When they dig the caissons back up and refill the hole with dirt a few times, will the thread move back and forth as well?

boxbot · #**1282** Posted **Dec 11, 2015, 4:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Knight Hospitaller

Hopefully that's what we're seeing and not the Lost Ark peeking out of the ruins of ancient Philly.

Looks like the remnants of a Native American burial ground.

Cro Burnham · #**1283** Posted **Dec 11, 2015, 4:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by boxbot

Looks like the remnants of a Native American burial ground.

No, given how long they've been digging, i suspect that's the underside of the foundations of the Great Wall of China.

summersm343 · #**1284** Posted **Dec 11, 2015, 8:49 PM**

Update from Building Philly

Caissons!!!!

More photos here:
https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly

Knight Hospitaller · #**1285** Posted **Dec 11, 2015, 9:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by summersm343

Update from Building Philly

Caissons!!!!

It's really happening!

iheartphilly · #**1286** Posted **Dec 11, 2015, 9:39 PM**

Nah, they just stuck some bent rebar in a circular fashion and pushed debris back over it to mess with us. I don't think they are done polishing the grains of dirt either like they have for the last several months. Just kidding...some late day humor...LOL.

1487 · #**1287** Posted **Dec 14, 2015, 1:36 PM**

when are they going to finish removing dirt and rubble from this site? Its so congested and it seems like they are shuffling debris from one end of the hole to the other to create space to work.

kraggman · #**1288** Posted **Dec 14, 2015, 6:55 PM**

1487 · #**1289** Posted **Dec 14, 2015, 8:57 PM**

today they were pouring concrete at street level on the chestnut street side. couldnt really figure out what was going on exactly from my vantage point. They aren't drilling for the time being, the machine has been sitting on the side for days.

summersm343 · #**1290** Posted **Dec 16, 2015, 10:03 PM**

Update from Building Philly

More photos here:
https://www.facebook.com/BuildingPhilly/

Knight Hospitaller · #**1291** Posted **Dec 16, 2015, 10:28 PM**

^^^ things are looking decidedly three dimensional!

thisisforreal · #**1292** Posted **Dec 17, 2015, 1:39 PM**

Dec 3rd:

Dec 17th:

Apologies for the abrupt change in perspective - I got a new phone.

Knight Hospitaller · #**1293** Posted **Dec 17, 2015, 2:01 PM**

^^^ It's not taking as long to see the differences in the photos now! It's still like digging out of Stalag 17 with a spoon, but they appear to be using much bigger spoons.....