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Post by sader1970 on Aug 17, 2021 9:16:16 GMT -5
AMDG ๐๐
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 17, 2021 12:54:46 GMT -5
Can you imagine the poor perp who thinks he has pulled off a successful crime in a deserted Hogan Parking lot only to learn there were twelve eyewitnesses from Crossports?๐
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 17, 2021 13:03:45 GMT -5
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 17, 2021 13:52:56 GMT -5
They have repositioned the cam so it now shows the west side of the PCPA, and the east side of the parking lot. A cement sidewalk will be poured along the west side of PCPA, the forms are being put in place.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 17, 2021 14:01:57 GMT -5
Beat me to it.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 17, 2021 14:27:00 GMT -5
It seems that City View will be the main road for accessing the Upper Campus.
Of the two properties on City View not owned by the college, one is owned by a couple in their early 70s. His mother died last year at the age of 100 years and four days, of COVID. His father died 45 years prior.
The other house is owned in trust of an older individual who does not reside there. It would be financially detrimental to sell the house presently because the proceeds could be readily tapped for long-term care.
One City View is owned by the college, and was used for parking by the college's public safety department while The Jo was constructed. The house across the street, which is part of a multi-building lot, has a College St. address. At the intersection of College, Boyden, and City View, this property is the only one of the four corners of this intersection not owned by the college.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 17, 2021 14:33:25 GMT -5
I was actually watching while they moved it. I was trying to figure out whether the five bases at either end of the walk between Hogan and the parking lot might be for a ceremonial 'gate' with an inscribed metal arch above..
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Post by newfieguy74 on Aug 17, 2021 14:47:58 GMT -5
It seems that City View will be the main road for accessing the Upper Campus. Of the two properties on City View not owned by the college, one is owned by a couple in their early 70s. His mother died last year at the age of 100 years and four days, of COVID. His father died 45 years prior. The other house is owned in trust of an older individual who does not reside there. It would be financially detrimental to sell the house presently because the proceeds could be readily tapped for long-term care. One City View is owned by the college, and was used for parking by the college's public safety department while The Jo was constructed. The house across the street, which is part of a multi-building lot, has a College St. address. At the intersection of College, Boyden, and City View, this property is the only one of the four corners of this intersection not owned by the college. It's not possible to be sure without having a lot more information, but there are situations where the proceeds from the sale of a house in trust could be shielded from nursing home/long term care costs.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 17, 2021 14:55:27 GMT -5
It seems that City View will be the main road for accessing the Upper Campus. Of the two properties on City View not owned by the college, one is owned by a couple in their early 70s. His mother died last year at the age of 100 years and four days, of COVID. His father died 45 years prior. The other house is owned in trust of an older individual who does not reside there. It would be financially detrimental to sell the house presently because the proceeds could be readily tapped for long-term care. One City View is owned by the college, and was used for parking by the college's public safety department while The Jo was constructed. The house across the street, which is part of a multi-building lot, has a College St. address. At the intersection of College, Boyden, and City View, this property is the only one of the four corners of this intersection not owned by the college. It's not possible to be sure without having a lot more information, but there are situations where the proceeds from the sale of a house in trust could be shielded from nursing home/long term care costs. In this instance, I suspect the house, it is multi-family, is rented to Holy Cross students. So there is income.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 17, 2021 18:23:32 GMT -5
It's not possible to be sure without having a lot more information, but there are situations where the proceeds from the sale of a house in trust could be shielded from nursing home/long term care costs. In this instance, I suspect the house, it is multi-family, is rented to Holy Cross students. So there is income. So it's like a dorm already.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 17, 2021 18:55:17 GMT -5
In this instance, I suspect the house, it is multi-family, is rented to Holy Cross students. So there is income. So it's like a dorm already. Not quite.
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 18, 2021 12:59:01 GMT -5
So they're putting in the sidewalks on the west side of the PPAC and moving right along.
But can't help notice that the cherry pickers (or whatever the more correct term is) are still up as they continue working on the roof and corners. They've been doing this for weeks now. While the curved side to roof line is pretty unique and probably creates construction challenges, I'd appreciate someone much more knowledgeable to explain what is taking them so long in this spot?
It took 1 year and 45 days to build the Empire State Building.
It took 2 years and 4 months to complete the 1st original World Trade Center and an additional 11 months for the 2nd tower.
It took 8 years to build the new Freedom Tower.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Aug 18, 2021 13:44:39 GMT -5
How about 16 months to build the 6,500,000 square foot Pentagon Building?
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 18, 2021 14:06:31 GMT -5
How about 16 months to build the 6,500,000 square foot Pentagon Building? A little more than three months per side of the Pentagon Building.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 18, 2021 15:28:52 GMT -5
So they're putting in the sidewalks on the west side of the PPAC and moving right along. But can't help notice that the cherry pickers (or whatever the more correct term is) are still up as they continue working on the roof and corners. They've been doing this for weeks now. While the curved side to roof line is pretty unique and probably creates construction challenges, I'd appreciate someone much more knowledgeable to explain what is taking them so long in this spot? It took 1 year and 45 days to build the Empire State Building. It took 2 years and 4 months to complete the 1st original World Trade Center and an additional 11 months for the 2nd tower. It took 8 years to build the new Freedom Tower. As you suggest, the facade is complex, the limestone (I presume its limestone) panels that curve have to fit perfectly. The pre-weathered steel is not a flat panel, each piece has a lip at the top, and the shape is not uniform. You can best observe this after a rainstorm, as individual panels darken in varied ways. Because of its location, the PCPA has no back side largely hidden from view, and where economies are often taken. From HCFC45's photo of the east side, the glass looks first-rate. And that side is 'classrooms'. Though they did not use limestone under the dance studio on the north side. Those are manufactured panels. The landscape architect is Mr. Laurie Olin. I have met him on several occasions because I got to review designs for a small park he is designing for a industrial building being converted into condominiums, the architect for the condos is Sir David Adjaye OBE, whose many projects include the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. Mr. Olin did the landscape architecture for Apple's relatively new campus in Cupertino. When I saw Olin's name, I said to myself, Holy Cross is not going cheap on this. For the story of Steve Jobs meeting Laurie Olin, see: www.architectmagazine.com/design/the-untold-story-of-apple-park_oOlmstead, referenced in the article, is the GOAT of landscape architecture. .
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Aug 18, 2021 18:36:40 GMT -5
Frederick Law Olmsted is known for designing Central Park in NYC, many parks elsewhere in the US including several here in Louisville KY. His company also designed the entrance gate and fencing at the campus of my last employer Brown- Forman Corp
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Aug 18, 2021 19:54:52 GMT -5
Donald Ross is the premier "landscape designer" in my book.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 18, 2021 21:08:18 GMT -5
Frederick Law Olmsted is known for designing Central Park in NYC, many parks elsewhere in the US including several here in Louisville KY. His company also designed the entrance gate and fencing at the campus of my last employer Brown- Forman Corp Did they provide free samples?
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Aug 18, 2021 21:12:36 GMT -5
No doubt B-F did--a very gracious company
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 19, 2021 6:32:24 GMT -5
If you look at the Prior/Hogan webcam today, you can see the lip on the steel panels. Working outside in the storm trying to finish the forms for a retaining wall.
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Post by hc6774 on Aug 19, 2021 9:06:39 GMT -5
Frederick Law Olmsted is known for designing Central Park in NYC, many parks elsewhere in the US including several here in Louisville KY. His company also designed the entrance gate and fencing at the campus of my last employer Brown- Forman Corp Did they provide free samples? "Elm Park [from 1854] is one of Worcester's most beloved park and open space assets. It is a historic park that was established by a progressive City looking to preserve open space for the enjoyment of its citizens. The most highly developed portion of the park is "Olmstedian" in nature and located to the south of Park Avenue. Much of the park's 58 acres are less developed (located north of Park Avenue) and typified by woodlands and trails. Numerous historic structures dot the landscape of Elm Park." I believe Pres Rougeau's residence is walking distance to Elm Park
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 20, 2021 6:19:31 GMT -5
3.5 inches of rain in Auburn in yesterday morning's storm. Good test to see if the roof leaks. With the cam view shifted, can't tell how well the drainage system handled the flow.
Another test Sunday! 30 years and three days since Hurricane Bob came up Narragansett Bay.
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Post by alum on Aug 20, 2021 6:49:50 GMT -5
Did they provide free samples? "Elm Park [from 1854] ย is one of Worcester's most beloved park and open space assets. It is a historic park that was established by a progressive City looking to preserve open space for the enjoyment of its citizens. The most highly developed portion of the park is "Olmstedian" in nature and located to the south of Park Avenue. Much of the park's 58 acres are less developed (located north of Park Avenue) and typified by woodlands and trails. Numerous historic structures dot the landscape of Elm Park." I believe Pres Rougeau's residence is walking distance to Elm Parkย ย We would go over and run an interval workout in Elm Park during cross country season every year. I concur that it is a beautifully designed park .
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 20, 2021 14:52:33 GMT -5
The Hogan lot is open to the public. The new sidewalk between Luth and Hogan and passing in front of the main entrance of the PCPA is mostly open. I am guessing that Upper Campus Drive is now open to the Hogan lot, but this road is not the preferred road for getting to the Hart from College St., City View is.
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Post by hc6774 on Aug 21, 2021 8:18:25 GMT -5
I was on campus yesterday... pretty clear why no PCPA windows face west... the major visual would the Hogan Parking lot
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