Building E-wing
The pictures below show some of the construction of E-wing starting in 1968 and stopping in 1970. The pictures come in three sizes. The small size pictures are about 150 kilobytes, the medium are about 500 kilobytes, and the large are about 2 megabytes. The large images will provide the best detail, but you will be able to see most everything on the smaller pictures.
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Small | Foundation Excavation (February 26, 1968) At this time the big excavation has already happened and they are now working on leveling out the foundation area to get ready for the footings. |
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Small | Overall Layout (February 26, 1968) From this view you get an idea of the overall footprint of E-wing and the Spectator Gym. The Spec Gym area will not have a basement so there is no excavation for this area. They will dig out footings for the outside walls. |
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Small | Foundation Poured (March 25, 1968) A month has elapsed and they've poured the footings and most of the foundation. There was an urgency to complete the foundation wall near the bus concourse so the concourse would not collapse into the E-wing basement. |
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Small | Foundation Poured (March 25, 1968) The forms for this side of the foundation are being removed. The inside ones are down. The ones for the outside porches and stairs are still on. The footings for the middle supports are in with the rebar in place for the column. |
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Small | Foundation Poured (March 25, 1968) Here's a better view of the outside foundation forms. The square area will eventully be an outside porch for a door. The next forms futher dowwn are for the stairs coming out of the basement. |
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Small | Spec Gym Footings (March 25, 1968) The footings for the Spec Gym walls are being dug out. The sewer pipes are also ready to be installed. |
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Small | Spec Gym Footing Forms (April 23, 1968) The forms for the Spec Gym Footings are in and the outside wall area has been dug out. Footings for these walls will also need to be set before the walls can start to go up. |
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Small | E-wing Foudation (April 23, 1968) The end of the E-wing basement forms are in place and probably poured. Temporary steel support columns and scaffolding can be seen in the background by D-wing. |
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Small | Support Columns (April 23, 1968) The support columns have been poured. One is still in it's forms. The workers will probably be pulling these forms off the column. Waste plumbing can be seen in the ground. |
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Small | Foundation Openings (April 23, 1968) A close look at the far side shows the opening for air ducts and for the stairs. |
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Small | First Floor Poured (May 22, 1968) Moving quickly, the first floor has been poured and columns for 2nd floor support are going up. The big rebar in the right of the picture will be for a corner column of the Spec Gym. |
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Small | Spec Gym Columns (May 22, 1968) The foundation for part of the outside wall has been poured and the support columns are starting to go up. |
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Small | Spec Gym Foundation (May 22, 1968) The forms for the other outside wall are being finished for the cement pour. |
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Small | Spec Gym Columns (June 24, 1968) The rest of the foundation is now in and the rebar for the main columns are in place. |
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Small | 2nd Floor Poured (June 24, 1968) The 2nd floor has been poured and the forms are still can be seen on the outside. The footings, foundation and rebar for some of the columns of the Spec Gym can be seen on the right. |
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Small | Supports and Forms (June 24, 1968) All the temporary supports for the 2nd floor can be seen throughout this picture. Once the 2nd floor cement hardens these will be removed. Picture looks from the end of E-Wing towards the cafeteria. |
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Small | Foundation and Columns (June 24, 1968) All future support columns have their rebar in place and in the foundation. The columns not in the foundation have their own formed foundation, as can be seen on the left side of the picture. |
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Small | 2nd Floor Columns (July 23, 1968) The foundation has been backfilled. The supports for the 2nd floor have been removed. The main support columns have contined to grow and forms are going up for the cement pour for the outside support for the roof. |
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Small | Spec Gym (July 23, 1968) Again you can see the basic outline for the future Spec Gym and its support columns. With the backfilling of the foundation, the basic grading is done. |
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Small | Ruff Plumbing & Electric (July 23, 1968) With all the temporary supports and cement forms removed, the plumbers and electricians can now start installing the basic water supply and drains and electric conduits. |
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Small | Roof Support Forms (July 23, 1968) Worker building the 2nd floor roof support. Picture taken from area which will become the athletic storage area and looking through G-102 classroom. |
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Small | Spec Gym Columns (August 23, 1968) The columns are growing. Some of the columns still have their outside forms in place. In the background the metal roof rafters are in place, now ready for the roof. |
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Small | Spec Gym Columns (August 23, 1968) Most of the first level of support columns are now finished. The next stage is to add more rebar and continue to build the columns upward. The row of columns on the right will be the outside columns by the main doors. |
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Small | Bricks Going Up (August 23, 1968) The floor for the locker room has been poured. In the background the masons are building the 1st floor outside walls with bricks. Interior bricks for the 2nd floor can be seen laying on the 2nd floor. |
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Small | Spec Gym Columns (September 23, 1968) The columns are now growing to their top level. The temporary supports are ready for building the roof support. The outside walls for E-wing are now up. |
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Small | Locker Room Roof (September 23, 1968) The roof for the locker rooms are now on and the workers are now working on the forms for the columns and supports. Many of the roof forms are laying on the ground. |
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Small | Interior Walls (September 23, 1968) The interior walls are now up. Ruff work for HVAC, plumbing and electric are in place. Viewed looking toward the cafeteria. |
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Small | Masons at Work (September 23, 1968) Good view of the tow levels of the exterior walls. The interior wall of big bricks and the exterior surface bricks. These walls will contain G-102, G-104, Athletic Storage, Coach's locker room, Coach's offices and Athletic Office. |
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Small | Spec Gym Columns (October 23, 1968) The columns and roof supports near completion. On the far side part of the roof support is finished. On this side the roof support forms are being built to be ready for the cement. |
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Small | Locker Room Plumbing (October 23, 1968) With the outside wall of the locker room complete the plumbers work on the ruff plumbing. All the pipes for the showers are in place. |
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Small | Gym Area (October 23, 1968) Looking across the vast area which will be the gym. In the background, the temporary supports are in place ready to build the columns and roof support on the main gym entrance. Two column forms are laying on the balcony area. |
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Small | Spec Gym Columns (October 23, 1968) Outside view of the column and roof support building. Finished on right and building on the left. |
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Small | Closing Up (November 22, 1968) The masons are building the outside walls, filling in between the columns. The roof rafters are on. |
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Small | Bricks ready for Wall (November 22, 1968) Bricks are piled and ready for installation. The interior wall which separates the gym from E-wing can be seen in the background. |
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Small | Steel Rafters (November 22, 1968) The rafters, which appear to all be in, are still being worked on. A steelworker can be seen on the roof at the top right. His company pickup truck is in the shadows on the left. |
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Small | Ruff Work (November 22, 1968) Looking from the Athetic Offices towards the cafeteria. The ruff HVAC, plumbing and electric are in place. The interior walls have yet to go up. |
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Small | Exterior Brickwork (December 24, 1968) The brickwork is nearly complete. Scaffolding on the left shows the last part. |
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Small | Exterior Brickwork (December 24, 1968) The brickwork is nearly complete. Scaffolding on the left shows the last part. Finally looking like finished product. |
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Small | Roof On (December 24, 1968) View from the locker room door to the main entrance. The roof is on with the skylites providing the light. HVAC starting to be placed on the rafters. Ductwork waiting on the ground. |
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Small | Windows and Doors (December 24, 1968) The windows and doors on the pool side of E-wing are installed. The stairs going into the basement of E-wing are partially covered with plywood. |
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Small | Interior Walls (January 23, 1969) Masons are working on the interior walls of the offices. The cement mixer, bags of cement and sand wait to be used. |
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Small | Walls and Ceiling (January 23, 1969) The walls, ceiling with insulation and ceramic tiles are being installed. Boxed in areas on the right will be for lockers and display cases. This is the 1st floor looking towards the cafeteria. |
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Small | Walls and Ceiling (January 23, 1969) The 2nd floor seems to be a little farther along. The skylites and ceiling are in and the walls are ready for lockers. |
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Small | Outside Cleanup (February 20, 1969) The outside bricks are being cleaned. Note the hanging scaffold used by the brick cleaners. Plywood still blocking area where glass will be installed. |
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Small | Entrance Doors (March 21, 1969) The doors and windows for the entrances around the gym are now installed. The ceiling over the main entrance is finished with the can lights ready to be finished. |
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Small | Base Wood Floor (March 21, 1969) The lights are being finished while the first, or base layer, of the wood floor is being layed. |
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Small | Balcony Work (March 21, 1969) Lights are being finished on the balcony. The floor also has the holes drilled and seems to be ready for the railings. |
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Small | 1st Floor Hallway (March 21, 1969) Nearing completion of the hallway. The ceiling and walls are finished. The display cases and drinking fountains are in. Still waiting for the lockers. |
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Small | Sidewalks (April 23, 1969) The walkway outside the doors is poured and the ground work will be started to place the forms for the sidewalks. About 5 weeks to the first graduation from Maine West. |
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Small | Spec Gym Foyer (April 23, 1969) Nearing completion. A few things to clean up and then the floor tile can go down. Sales booth also nearly complete. |
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Small | Painting (April 23, 1969) Everything hanging from the ceiling, including the rafters, are painted. The wood floor is in but needs to be finished. The balcony railing is in. |
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Small | Black Dirt (May 22, 1969) With two weeks to go to graduation finishing touches need to happen. The sidewalks are in and the black dirt for the grass has been dumped for speading. |
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Small | Cleanup (May 22, 1969) Excess building material still remains to be removed. |
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Small | Foyer Floor (May 22, 1969) The tile floor on the foyer is in. Again a little cleanup is all that's required. |
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Small | Lockers Installed (May 22, 1969) The hall is compete with the lockers installed. Wall material to be moved to rooms. The blockade at the end of the hall, to the cafeteria, has been removed. |
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Small | Bleechers (May 22, 1969) The first set of bleechers has been installed. The material on the floor is for the other set. Almost ready for the graduation. |
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Small | Finished Balcony (June 24, 1969) A view of the finished balcony. This was taken a few weeks after graduation so we don't know if this is the way it looked during graduation. |
