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Pacific Park: Phase Two
DAY 9 - THE NEW WHEEL (top) Dan Light, (left) customer service representative form Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc. and Jim Quaintance, (right) Maintenance Manager of Pacific Park, wire-up the new Pacific Wheel on Tuesday, May 12, 2008. The Pacific Park Maintenance Team with help from the John S Meek Company Crane Team install Pacific Wheel's new axle, hubs and some sweep bars on Tuesday. (above) The Pacific Park staff look on as the crane lifts the wheels' axle into place.
Update on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 10:13PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 10
The Pacific Park Maintenance Team instal all of the wheel's eight new motors, the 20 sweep bars and the 40 spreaders on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. The John S Meek Company begin to remove the crane from Pacific Park on Wednesday and should be completely out by Thursday.
Update on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 03:03PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 11
Pacific Park's new Ferris wheel takes shape at the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Update on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 06:22PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 12
(top) Troy Holder (left) and Luis Iraheta (right) torque all the nuts on the new Pacific Wheel on Friday, May 16, 2008. (center)Teddy Cruz (left) rewires the eight new motors while Luis Iraheta (left) replaces the wheel's tire with new ones on Friday. (above) Pacific Park was in full swing minus the new Ferris Wheel on Friday.
Update on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 10:17AM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 13
Jim Quaintance, (left) Maintenance Manager of Pacific Park and Teddy Cruz (right) install an Intermediate spreader on Saturday, May 17, 2008. The maintenance team installed all 80 Intermediate spreaders on Saturday.
Update on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 04:39PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 14
(1) Lars Koch, President of Eworks Pro Inc. (right) and Jim Quaintance, (left) Maintenance Manager of Pacific Park, begin attaching the lighting package onto the new Pacific Wheel Sunday, May 18, 2008. The lighting package consists of 440 LED bar lights which can change colors. (2) Dana Wyatt, Director of Operations & Security at Pacific Park, drills hole mounts on the new LED bar lights. (3) Dan Light, customer service representative form Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc. installs the new Pacific Wheel's control stand. (4) Jim Quaintance (left) and Troy Holder (right) mount a lighting bar onto the Pacific Wheel. "This is going to be a tedious job mounting 440 bar lights," said Quaintance on Sunday.
Update on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 09:35PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 15
(top) Jim Quaintance, (left) Maintenance Manager of Pacific Park and Jeff Sicat, (right) Maintenance Supervisor, install a 34 foot light support bar on Monday, May 19, 2008. There are 40 light support bars to be installed, 20 on each side. (center) Ilyitch Miranda (left) and Luis Iraheta (right) work underneath the Santa Monica Pier bringing in air lines for the Pacific Wheel's air brake system on Monday. (above) A KTLA Channel 5 news helicopter hovers above Pacific Park on Monday.
Update on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 03:10PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 16
(top) Dana Wyatt, (L) Director of Operations & Security at Pacific Park and Randy Dixon (R) unload 20 new gondolas and move them into the park to begin installation on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. (center) Randy Dixon(L) and Craig Brayman move a new gondala.
Update on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 03:42PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 17
(top) Craig Brayman moves the wheel forward a few feet so the crew can tighten bolts on Wednesday, May 21, 2008.
Update on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 06:14PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 18
The Pacific Park Maintenance Team installs all 20 gondolas onto the Pacific Wheel on Thursday, May 22, 2008.
Update on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 05:46PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 19
The Pacific Park Maintenance Team, dressed in their rain gear, install 95% of the lighting package on Friday, May 23, 2008. The lighting package consists of 440 LED bar lights. Scattered showers persisted throughout the day on Friday.
Update on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 07:27PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 20
(TOP) Dana Wyatt, (L) Director of Operations & Security at Pacific Park and Jim Quaintance, (R) Maintenance Manager, install the rest of the lighting package and begin wiring them up on Saturday, May 24, 2008. (ABOVE) Tom Norman, Electric Engineer Manager of Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc., programs the new Pacific Wheel on Saturday.
Update on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 03:54PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 21
Dana Wyatt, Director of Operations & Security at Pacific Park, goes up on the boom-lift to the center of the Ferris wheel to connect wires onto the lighting control box on Sunday, May 25, 2008.
Update on Monday, May 26, 2008 at 08:13PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 22
After two days of wiring, the Pacific Park Maintenance Team finished connecting all the wires into the lighting control box (located on the center axle) on Sunday, May 26, 2008. There are 80 spokes (40 on each side) on the Ferris wheel and each spoke has a wire which was connected to the lighting control box. (TOP) (Left to Right) Technicians Luis Iraheta, Troy Holder and Teddy Cruz wire the lighting control box. (ABOVE) Jim Quaintance, (R) Maintenance Manager of Pacific Park and Jeff Sicat, (L) Pacific Park Maintenance Supervisor, prepare the new LED Reader Board for installation which is the final step in the operation.
Update on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 03:04PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
DAY 23
1) Dana Wyatt, Director of Operations & Security at Pacific Park and Jim Quaintance, Maintenance Manager test the new LED lighting bars and the new LED Reader Board on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. 2) Jim cuts the customized mounting bracket which will hold the LED Reader Board
Update on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 01:27PM by
Fabian Lewkowicz
Fabian Lewkowicz
-DAY 24-
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
The Pacific Park Maintenance Team installs the new LED readerboards and completes Operation Pacific Wheel on Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 10:59AM
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in Santa Monica Pier, Construction, Skyscape, Pacific Park
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Crash. Bang. Boom.
Demolition Kicks Off at Santa Monica Place: 1) Construction crews bring down the 1980s-era “Santa Monica Place” sign on Thursday. March 17, 2008. The Santa Monica Place sign crashed down and created a highly visual feat of pyrotechnic de-construction.2) (left to right) Randy Brant, Vice President from Macerich, Mayor Pro Tem Richard Bloom, and City Manager Lamont Ewell hit the demolition button. 3) Santa Monica City Manager Lamont Ewell gives a welcoming speech. 4,5) The UCLA marching band plays along the Third Street Promenade. 6) The crowed watches the firework show. 7) Construction crews survey the aftermath. ~ This high-profile event launches the 18-month process of creating the new, all open-air recycling of the old shopping mall, which closed in January and is scheduled to open as the new Santa Monica Place in fall 2009. Sustainability and green-building practices are a key part of the project’s design and construction. The new Santa Monica Place will be a fresh, modern, three-level retail and dining destination, with a signature, rooftop dining deck with great views of the ocean.
Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 12:58PM
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Solar Santa Monica
1) Javier Mendez, from Stellar Solar, works on installing solar panels on the roof of The Lobster restaurant on Monday, December 17, 2007. 2) Andres Quiroz (left) and Eduardo Ambriz (right) from Stellar Solar, prepare the roof for the solar panels. 3) Laurel Rosen, President and CEO of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Francesco Ferrario, Manager of The Lobster (right) and Ted Flanigan, president of Eco Motion (left), examine a 175 watt solar panel which is being installed atop the roof at the The Lobster restaurant .
Posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 at 04:11PM
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Barker Hanger
Maintenance crew paint the roof of Barker Hanger on Friday, October 19, 2007.
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 at 05:27PM
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Keep it clean
HOT UNDER THE COLLAR: Welder Rafael Cardenas, of United Storm Water Inc., attaches a metal screen to the storm drain at Ocean and Hollister avenues on Monday. Crews will be affixing screens to all the storm drains throughout Santa Monica. The primary reason for the work was to stop the flow of trash and other waste into Santa Monica Bay. Street runoff is commonly cited as a major source of oceanic pollution off the Southern California coast.
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2007 at 02:39PM
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Room with a view
A construction crew works on a building with a sweeping view of the Ocean on the corner of 2nd St. and Colorado Blvd. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007. This was the site of the former McDonalds.
Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 08:46PM
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Raising the roof
Assembly crew from Victory Outreach (a Christian ministry) contracted by Classic Tents, raise up the tent on Saturday were the 2007 Spirit Awards will be staged. The Spirit Awards is a celebration of indie film and indie filmmakers and will air live on IFC on Saturday, February 24th. Film Independent's Spirit Awards is a celebration honoring films made by filmmakers who embody independence and who dare to challenge the status quo. Televised in millions of homes and covered internationally by the press, the Spirit Awards has become the vanguard event in independent film, recognizing the achievements of independent filmmakers and promoting independent film to a wider audience.
Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 08:50AM
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Pile driving
'Pile Drivers' from John Meek Company Inc. pull out 'Stringers' from the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday Feb 13, 2007.Some sections of the pier are rotten, cracked, split and need to be replaced.
Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 10:14PM
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Gingerbread City
Ernesto Carrillo, director of engineering for the Fairmont Miramar Hotel (L) and Alejo Guzman, gingerbread chef, (r) work on the Gingerbread City on Thursday, November 30, 2006. The gingerbread city is constructed from 500 lbs of sugar, 50 lbs of candies and 500 hours of handywork. (2) Carrillo tests the Santa Fe train on the tracks.
Update on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 07:31PM by
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Posted on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at 09:02PM
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Home, sweet home
Max Castillo paints as John Maldonado lays the roof atop of the 'Winterlit House', a whimsical gingerbread playhouse at the Third Street Promenade on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. The house is part of the Winterlit Holiday Celebration, "Best Gift Ever" a community gift drive to collect presents. The gifts will be distributed to the Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL).
Update on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 08:51PM by
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Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 08:13PM
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