The demolition phase has been completed for the Lancaster, PA Convention Center. The hodge-podge of additions behind the historic Watt & Shand facade, which has been preserved to be included in the new Center, are now nothing but a memory.
The buildings behind and next to the former Watt & Shand department store are gone as well.
The gigantic cranes that have been instrumental in the demolition, are now lifting huge concrete footers and sections of preformed foundation wall into place.
It's an awesome sight to stand under the cranes and appreciate the gigantic size of this project.
Concrete subcontractors are busy pouring the sub-basement floors.
Reinforced concrete footers are being put into place to support the high rise Convention Center to come.
Above, a concrete footer is lifted into place by a mobile crane so white and fresh looking, this may be the first job it's ever been on!
Lancaster's Greist Building, up until now the tallest building in Lancaster City, stands waiting for its new big brother to take shape...
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Hi Brian,
I like the old white steeple peeking out in the background of the construction site....the juxtaposition of the old and the new. The old is so much more beautiful, don't you think?
The size of those giant cranes amazes me ...they are putting an addition on the hospital here and last week I took a picture of the crane there with a train going by in front of it...
kind of like Guns, Germs and Steel (I think that's a book my Dad gave me in his collection when he moved) only this is Cranes, Trains and Automobiles.
Nice pictures...the Greist Building is very beautiful.
Jo
Jo, the church steeple is Lancaster's Trinity Church, built in 1766. The Greist Building is a nice example of early 20th century Art Deco construction. I agree that in many cases, the old is more attractive than the new. In this case, at least Lancaster is keeping the old facade of the famous department store that sat for a century on Lancaster's Penn Square.
Nice photo you took - your train puts some perspective on the great size of crane!
BTW, I collect old children's' books. I have a picture book from the 1940s called "Planes, Trains and Automobiles".
Brian
Brian, Now I know why that title stuck in my head (only I substituted 'cranes' for 'planes') ....I think I have that book too !
I knew I remembered it from somewhere...I still have most of my books from when I was a child so that one must be amongst them and my parents must have read it to me... ((-:
I collect antique books as well as antique children's books...I have many that belonged to my Dad when he was a child. I also have many of the books my Grandmothers (both of them were teachers) used to teach with...
I imagine the Trinity Church must be very beautiful....I'll see if there is a picture of it somewhere online.
Jo
Jo, I have posted some photos on localism.com of the Trinity Church under Lancaster, PA, but I don't know how easy they'd be to look up.
I assumed you were making a play on words, from the original book title, when you mentioned "Cranes, Trains & Automobiles." I also have many of my parents' and grandparents' books, and some of the original books I had as a child.
Brian