Video Journal - "In the Guts of the Old Main"
High resolution version coming soon!
- on DVD for loan in the Library's A/V collection
- on the Library's TV show on Cox cable
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Photo/Video Journal - Building "New Main"
Richard
Haas Time-Lapse Mural Installation (December 2007)
"Be the First to See the Best" Gala Celebration, June 23, 2007. See the Photoblogs on the Lakewood Observer site for pictures of the event: Ivor Karabatkovic; David Lay; Rhonda Loje; Jim O'Bryan
May, 2007 Naming heights
April 7, 2007 Wet paint whets appetite
March 30, 2007 Was 1426 Mars
March 2 and 20, 2007 Windows
January 31, 2007 What's inside.
January, 2007 Winter arrives: brickwork, stone caps, snow caps
December, 2006 A glow in the dark, a new face.
November, 2006 Winterizing.
October 27, 2006 Camera action: Lights!
October 12, 2006 Taking shape.
October 6, 2006 Clear skies of autumn.
September 29, 2006 End of September.
September 22, 2006 Last weeks of summer.
September 8, 2006 Building blocks.
August 31, 2006 Last two weeks of August: Moving up and along.
August 17, 2006 Steel work: girder grid goes up.
July 21, 2006 Formwork2: don't dump it pump it.
July 7, 2006 Formwork: What has 4 white legs, a long, green arm and pumps 'crete?
June 23, 2006 Formations, weather permitting; Sewers & no parking.
June 8, 2006 Dirt work; power; two peas and a pod.
May 31, 2006 Everybody out of the pool.
May 18 and May 26, 2006 Precipitation and excavation = mud; delays in tilling and planting = spring in NE Ohio;"traffic patterns have recently changed."
May 7, 2006 Celebrating 90 Years & Digging a New Beginning. A sparkling spring Sunday; Lakewoodites assemble on the plaza at Detroit and Arthur. Happy 90th, Library! A spank of shovel and a pinch of dirt to grow.
April 25 - May 3, 2006 The bank building vault removal: reinforced concrete; repelled by rebar; reduced to rubble.
May 2, 2006 Demolition of the Insurance Affiliates building, the former 15401 Detroit Avenue.
April 29, 2006 The weekend view.
April 27, 2006 Space opens up on Detroit. Work begins on the back of the big Insurance Affiliates box.
April 26, 2006 The next morning sun shone bright through the rubble. Detroit views.
April 25, 2006 A chilly, dreary day. Demolition of the Children's and Youth Services annex (former Central National Bank) east of the Main Library building. Shots from the rear, from the second floor and roof of Main. Working close to the main building with diligence and finesse. The bank vault stands alone.
April 12, 2006 A last look around. Ready and set to go!
April 6, 2006 Clearing the collection away from the east wall on the second floor.
Autumn 2003 The way we were.
Intervals: view from
the old Reference stacks window [pdf]
