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Pedestrian

Nov 1, 2017 11:45 PM

SAN FRANCISCO | Pier 70 Redevelopment | 35 acres: 3,025 homes

Quote:

City Hall approves massive Pier 70 development
BY ADAM BRINKLOW
NOV 1, 2017, 10:04AM PDT

On Tuesday the San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave final approval to an enormous mixed-use development at Pier 70, kicking off a decade-long development process that will transform the Potrero Point area.

Altogether the redevelopment covers 35 acres and up to 3,025 new units of housing—the exact count is still in flux, with a low end of 1,645—and its roots stretch back a decade to a 2007 port plan . . . .

https://sf.curbed.com/2017/11/1/1659...rd-supervisors

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4504/2...8f73d311_b.jpg
http://commissions.sfplanning.org/cp...-001272ENV.pdf

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sg56...165/pier73.jpg

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/8ZVL...161/pier70.jpg
Above 2 images: https://sf.curbed.com/2017/8/25/1620...ission-approve

aaron38

Dec 20, 2017 2:06 AM

People in SF are living in RVs due to the massive housing shortage, and it takes 10 years to build maybe only 1600 homes?
The new mayor needs to make major changes to the development process.

viewguysf

Dec 20, 2017 7:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaron38 (Post 8024254)

People in SF are living in RVs due to the massive housing shortage, and it takes 10 years to build maybe only 1600 homes?
The new mayor needs to make major changes to the development process.

Just as our former mayor was diligently trying to do.

timbad

Feb 28, 2018 6:34 AM

socketsite runs down shoreline parks designs

The Best Forumer

Apr 10, 2018 8:13 PM

this should get started right away...

hammersklavier

Apr 10, 2018 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaron38 (Post 8024254)

People in SF are living in RVs due to the massive housing shortage, and it takes 10 years to build maybe only 1600 homes?
The new mayor needs to make major changes to the development process.

San Francisco occupies less than half a percent of the Bay Area CSA, though, and that half a percent is already built up to the point where further building-up tends to achieve diminishing returns in terms of housing more people ... I would suggest that the major part of the Bay Area's housing crisis is in places on the Peninsula whose residents aren't allowing to densify concomitant with the residential needs of the region.

homebucket

Apr 11, 2018 4:26 AM

To quote a former forumer here... just build it!

timbad

Apr 27, 2018 4:20 PM

I think this is related to the rehab of the existing core buildings of the old Union Iron Works, a couple of which can be seen in the background

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/879/4...6c0059ff_b.jpg

1977	May 10, 2018 7:03 AM

Adding this to the thread as well - thanks, timbad.

Phase 1 of Pier 70 is breaking ground:

Quote:

The transformation of Pier 70 from a long-shuttered maritime industrial complex to a lively mixed-use waterfront community will kick off Thursday at a groundbreaking with the normal mix of political speeches and platitudes.

But in this case the ceremony won’t be pure pageantry: When the elected officials leave with their gold-plated shovels, the real work will begin immediately, according to Jack Sylvan, senior vice president with developer Forest City.

With unprecedented speed, Forest City will mobilize workers this month on the first phase of one of the city’s most anticipated new developments: the 28-acre bayside enclave that will eventually include 1,100-2,150 residential units and more than 1 million square feet of commercial space, with local retail and services, arts and light industrial space, and a new waterfront arts facility.

Phase one will consist of four buildings, one park, new utilities, and two new streets connecting Dogpatch and the waterfront. Ten feet of dirt will be added to most of the site to protect against sea-level rise. The frame of one hulking steel building, Building 15, will be taken apart and then reassembled on its old site to provide a historic industrial gateway that folks walking or biking along 22nd Street will pass through on the way to a new bayfront park, to be called Slipway Commons.

Other phase one buildings include a 275,000-square-foot new office building; a new, 280-unit residential complex; and a 120-unit apartment building to be constructed within the shell of Building 2, a four-story concrete structure. Forest City is hoping to have all four buildings complete by the middle of 2021

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...t-12902232.php

Pier 70 project page and some renderings

timbad

Jun 6, 2018 6:23 AM

some of the restoration work of the core buildings that has been ongoing in advance of the major revamp of the site in general

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1726/...08e39b0d_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1730/...54b6e99e_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1755/...f7b96cc8_b.jpg

peeking inside

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1747/...92887c14_b.jpg

DIESELPOLO

Jun 16, 2018 5:59 PM

There are businesses in there already. I saw Uber sweatshirts walking out. Can anyone confirm or deny?

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbad (Post 8211318)

BobbyMucho

Jul 18, 2018 3:44 PM

Does anyone have a formal update on the project timeline for Crane Cove Park? It seems to have stalled and I can't recall a recent update.

timbad

Sep 1, 2018 6:04 AM

restoration of some of the Core Buildings is ongoing... at one point the sign for Restoration Hardware (its future tenant, I think) draped across the one on the right said 'Summer 2018'. think it's been taken down.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1886/...a12fb9bb_b.jpg

timbad

Sep 1, 2018 6:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobbyMucho (Post 8254668)

Does anyone have a formal update on the project timeline for Crane Cove Park? It seems to have stalled and I can't recall a recent update.

someone else posted this link with more info about Crane Cove Park in another thread recently

timbad

Oct 25, 2018 5:12 AM

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/...g-13334225.php

Quote:

... Pier 70, where the developer Forest City is in the process of developing a mixed-use project with at least 1,600 homes, 9 acres of parkland and more than 1 million square feet of commercial space.

The object that had to be moved was the steel frame of Building 15, one of the historic structures that will be mixed in with new construction at the old shipyard. The frame will be a decorative centerpiece of the new neighborhood, the gateway of an extended 22nd Street that will connect Dogpatch to the waterfront.

At 153.5 tons, the frame isn’t something that could be moved easily; ...

Finally they decided that the most efficient approach — and the one most likely to allow it to retain its historic integrity — was to simply roll it 200 feet to the south and leave it there during the 18 months it will take to build 22nd Street.

...

In its previous life, during the dark days of World War II, Pier 70’s Building 15 was ... a place steel panels of ship hulls were stored before being rolled out to the slipway for assemblage.

But in the new vision for the mixed-use development at Pier 70, the building’s massive steel frame will play a leading role, as pedestrians, cyclists and motorists traveling to and from the pier will pass through it.

...

Where Building 15 stood Wednesday morning, workers will stack between five and 10 feet of new soil before they start building structures, a necessary upgrade to account for expected sea level rise over the next decades.

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/76/40/53/...ery_xlarge.jpg

patriotizzy

Oct 25, 2018 3:51 PM

Development does not stop in San Francisco. First Mission Bay, the new public transit tunneling and infrastructure, skyscrapers, now an entirely new neighborhood. Good news for housing.

BobbyMucho

Feb 26, 2019 12:27 AM

I'm always excited to catch some progress at Pier 70 but it moves sooooo slowly.

A couple of shots of the historic core at its edge:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7xjm5i308x...070a.png?raw=1

The backside looks about the same as it did in Timbad's last post in August, but with more work on the buildings to the left.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ecnnz1o5fd...070b.png?raw=1

The frontside:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mjdc9eoc5y...070c.png?raw=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3owqy6h9ea...070d.png?raw=1

Pedestrian

May 14, 2019 6:09 PM

Quote:

TMG and partner jump into waterfront megaproject, will propose over 200 units
By Fiona Kelliher – Real estate reporter, San Francisco Business Times
May 9, 2019, 2:41pm PDT Updated May 9, 2019, 8:21pm EDT

In February, (TMG Partners and Presidio Bay Ventures) acquired a 1.5-acre site called Parcel K North, on the corner of Illinois and 20th streets, with the goal of building up around 250 units there.

The team's project could be among the first residential developments to break ground, said Christine Maher, the port’s development project manager for Pier 70. Next week, the company will put forth an official proposal for the site.

Under the master plan, the developers can propose up to about 260,000 square feet of residential space, along with about 13,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. That would translate to somewhere between 240 and 270 condos.

At the same time, Brookfield has approvals for a 275-unit rental building and is also moving ahead on Building 12, a public marketplace that will host makers and manufacturers. The company plans to break ground on those sites by the end of the year, plus three more buildings in 2020. Brookfield could ultimately build out thousands of units over its parcels; the overall Pier 70 plan calls for up to 3,000 units, of which Brookfield will complete the majority . . . .

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a8eff6a9_b.jpg

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranc...FpYWVPK2ZpMSJ9

A reminder of the overall Pier 70 layout (from above). This project, at Illinois and 20th, is in the upper left corner.

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4504/2...8f73d311_b.jpg

timbad

Sep 23, 2019 6:06 AM

some shots from the historic core along 20th St. looking east from Illinois:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...dd946a46_b.jpg

and back the other way

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...87b0742c_b.jpg

the one on the corner of Illinois, which I think is still to be occupied by Restoration Hardware, has at least had some new windows installed

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...78a9ea34_b.jpg

Pedestrian

Sep 24, 2019 8:19 AM

There are some beautiful old buildings there--it could be a really interesting neighborhood if done thoughtfully.

iamfishhead

Sep 24, 2019 2:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedestrian (Post 8696427)

There are some beautiful old buildings there--it could be a really interesting neighborhood if done thoughtfully.

Yeah, I remember being there years ago and thinking that they were pretty cool looking. Irregardless of how thoughtful it is, it is nice to see that neighborhood finally being put to some use.

timbad

Oct 7, 2019 5:37 AM

the scaffolding was down on the Illinois St side of the corner office building, and it looks nicely restored! (sorry the light is not better)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3c3a2f97_b.jpg

they also seem to be working on its base, where it meets the Crane Cove Parking Lot. or maybe that is just parking lot work

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...17328f79_b.jpg

here is its next-door neighbor

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6ecfaabf_b.jpg

Pedestrian

Oct 9, 2019 10:43 PM

Quote:

Brookfield expects to start construction on the first new buildings in the (Pier 70) project before the end of 2019 and have five buildings under construction by mid-2020. Delivery of the first phase is estimated near the end of 2021.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranc...92RCsifQ%3D%3D

timbad

Oct 14, 2019 8:54 AM

some sort of concrete enclosure/addition going up behind the corner office building, and looks like its neighbor has an added deck or something on the back

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0286f9a7_b.jpg

couple 'before' shots. this is the stub of 22nd St

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2ffb8da7_b.jpg

and some of the current structures

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...da9ff2e2_b.jpg

bayarealocal

Oct 14, 2019 2:23 PM

[QUOTE=timbad;8716451]some sort of concrete enclosure/addition going up behind the corner office building, and looks like its neighbor has an added deck or something on the back

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0286f9a7_b.jpg

I'm a Bay Area local that now lives and works in the Dogpatch area. I've been a reader of this forum for a long time and have loved tracking all of the projects. Thx for the many posts Timbad!

In terms of the picture above, the corner building is actually slated to be a Restoration Hardware store and it will have a restaurant attached to it. The concrete podium will have a deck on top, and there will also be a roof deck for the building.

The land in front and to the left in the picture is slated to become a parking lot.

timbad

Oct 18, 2019 6:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bayarealocal (Post 8716568)

...

In terms of the picture above, the corner building is actually slated to be a Restoration Hardware store and it will have a restaurant attached to it. The concrete podium will have a deck on top, and there will also be a roof deck for the building. ...

thanks for the info!

courtesy of a link 1977 provided in the Mission Bay thread, here is one of many great aerial views from Droneshot on flickr of Pier 70

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c648dfbd_b.jpg DJI_0962-HDR.jpg by Droneshot, on Flickr

edit: I'll throw this one in here too, but I definitely recommend flipping through all the pics on flickr. this shows the relationship of Pier 70 to the Power Plant parcels next door, another megaproject of almost the same scale as Pier 70. the extent of the ripples that Mission Bay has sent out that have helped spur all of this development in Showplace Square, Potrero Flats, Dogpatch, the Power Plant, Pier 70, Crane Cove Park, Mission Rock, and even arguably SW SOMA, is staggering.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2709963d_b.jpg DJI_0959-HDR.jpg by Droneshot, on Flickr

timbad

Nov 3, 2019 10:21 PM

a better shot of the future Restoration Hardware building, with scaffolding down

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c8205724_b.jpg

on the SE wing you can still see some before/after contrast

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...375d27cc_b.jpg

DIESELPOLO

Nov 4, 2019 5:52 AM

Rh wow

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbad (Post 8737763)

This is going to be one heck of palace for grey, oversized furniture, and I for one am excited for what I expect to be an epic cafe to take instagram-ready photos in.

Pedestrian

Dec 11, 2019 5:40 PM

Quote:

Brookfield crafts largest mass timber office building on the West Coast in S.F.
By Blanca Torres – Reporter, San Francisco Business Times
Dec 10, 2019, 6:06pm EST

San Francisco could soon be home to the biggest office building made of wood on the West Coast.

Brookfield Properties plans to use mass timber to construct a 310,000-square-foot, six-story building at the corner of 20th and Maryland streets in Pier 70, a $3.5 billion mega project along the city's southern waterfront.

Mass timber is a type of fortified wood that is used to build taller buildings than conventional wood. Some developers have started using mass timber instead of concrete or steel for high-rises, but use of the material is still rare.

“By applying emerging technologies and innovative designs to the structures we’re building here, we are reinforcing that Pier 70 will be a thriving place for creative industries in San Francisco,” said Cutter MacLeod, Brookfield Properties senior manager of development, in a statement Tuesday . . . .

Brookfield expects to start construction next spring on the new buildings, including the mass timber office building, which is still going through the city’s approval process. Development costs for the building were not disclosed.

Construction will take about two years . . . .

The design incorporates cross-laminated timber floor slabs, glue-laminated timber columns and beams, steel lateral seismic framing, and metal cladding.

Those materials have been popular for some time in Europe and Canada, but are still relatively new to the U.S. building industry. WoodWorks, a trade organization, says there are 664 multifamily, commercial or institutional projects in the design process or built with mass timber in the United States.

New York developer Lotus Equity Group plans to build a 500,000-square-foot commercial building using mass timber in Newark, New Jersey.

Washington and Oregon already allow up to 14-story buildings using mass timber. California is looking at increasing height limits above 85 feet, which is the height of Brookfield’s building.

Mass timber can cost more than steel, but there are some advantages. Mass timber buildings weigh less than concrete or steel buildings, allowing developers to spend less on the foundation. Also, the material is produced ahead of time in a factory, which can shave off four to six months in construction time compared with a concrete building of similar size.

Mass timber also comes with a fire resistant layer that traditional wood constructions don’t have. That makes mass timber less susceptible to construction fires, which have ravaged several under-construction apartment buildings in the Bay Area . . . .

https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/ser...085919/enhance

https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/ser...085920/enhance

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranc...SJ9#g/464756/5

fimiak

Dec 11, 2019 6:59 PM

Hey I really love the design of that waterfront in the picture above. The piers and steps repetition looks really great. The right angles are actually a welcome change to the usual curvy roads, curvy dividers, and curvy art omnipresent along the Embarcadero further north.

Pedestrian

Dec 19, 2019 11:54 PM

Quote:

Google search could lead to the largest office lease ever in San Francisco
By Blanca Torres – Reporter, San Francisco Business Times
56 minutes ago

Tech giant Google is in talks to lease up to 1.75 million square feet, the entire office component of Brookfield Properties’ Pier 70 mega project, according to sources familiar with the discussions. No deal has been finalized, but it would be the largest direct office lease in San Francisco history if it comes to fruition.

Mountain View-based Google already leases or owns about 1.9 million square feet of office space in San Francisco, making it the second largest office tenant after Salesforce. The company did not respond to requests for comment.

The $3.5 billion Pier 70 offers calls for a total of 2,150 homes and 2.27 million square feet of commercial space on 28 acres of former industrial land on the city’s southern waterfront in Dogpatch . . . .

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranc...xmK08ifQ%3D%3D

timbad

Jan 18, 2020 8:37 PM

Power Plant site

not sure if this is the best place for this, but since it's next-door and contiguous with Pier 70: socketsite update on potential Planning approval of the Power Plant site soon

Quote:

The massive development is now slated to be built in six phases over the course of 16 years, “depending on market conditions,” and would yield a total of 2,600 residential units along with 1.8 million square feet of commercial space, including ... a 240,000-square-foot, 250-room waterfront hotel, along with 25,000 square feet of entertainment/assembly space, 50,000 square feet of community space and off-street parking for around 2,700 cars (and 1,900 bikes).

In addition, the development would yield nearly 7 acres of new publicly accessible open space, including a 1.2-acre “Power Station Park,” a 0.6-acre “Stack Plaza” and a 3-acre waterfront park connected to the neighboring Pier 70 Shoreline Park and Bay Trail.

BobbyMucho

Feb 10, 2020 8:16 PM

Pier 70 is a slow-moving beast so I thought I'd share some renderings I found on Handel's site for Parcel K (20th & Illinois) to help keep the pulse up.

Across from the Restoration Hardware office which is currently being renovated:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9w01kjmiv9...000a.jpg?raw=1

Same intersection, looking back, towards the southwest (Irish Hill down at the end of the alley):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2g5c19f3at...001a.jpg?raw=1

View north with the Restoration Hardware in the background, down Illinois to the left:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xg6otvq5uf...002a.jpg?raw=1

View across Illinois, eastward:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8narha7xas...003a.jpg?raw=1

More info on Handel's site here.

timbad

Feb 11, 2020 4:52 AM

^ thanks, very nice. I dig it :tup:

timbad

May 5, 2020 9:20 AM

getting ready to pour sidewalks around Restoration Hardware building

north down Illinois

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b22d298f_b.jpg

east down 20th

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...43b1f37b_b.jpg

south up Illinois

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4b64de69_b.jpg

mahanakorn

May 9, 2020 3:11 PM

Overhead electric wires?

Thanks as always for the many pics. Any sign that the overhead wires will go underground before the sidewalks and streets are rebuilt/repaved?

timbad

May 10, 2020 8:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mahanakorn (Post 8917003)

...Any sign that the overhead wires will go underground before the sidewalks and streets are rebuilt/repaved?

it is disappointing to me that it does not appear that the utility lines will be undergrounded here the way they have been in Mission Bay just to the north. I hope I'm wrong - such lines are a bit of a pet peeve of mine, and it seems to me there was/is an opportunity to do it at least along Illinois where such a long stretch is seeing development or other construction activity. (this may be what you were thinking as well?)

(on the other hand, I do understand it is apparently a fairly expensive undertaking for something that is mainly an aesthetic issue.)

mahanakorn

May 13, 2020 1:40 PM

[QUOTE=timbad;8917669] a pet peeve of mine, and it seems to me there was/is an opportunity

A pet peeve of mine, too, Timbad. A missed opportunity indeed, since the streets are already dug up. They can still pleasantly surprise us.

viewguysf

May 13, 2020 6:33 PM

[QUOTE=mahanakorn;8920815]

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbad (Post 8917669)

a pet peeve of mine, and it seems to me there was/is an opportunity

A pet peeve of mine, too, Timbad. A missed opportunity indeed, since the streets are already dug up. They can still pleasantly surprise us.

No one has any money now, including PG&E.

timbad

May 26, 2020 12:59 AM

a look at Restoration Hardware from the north

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1fd06e6e_b.jpg

and I'm not sure, but they may actually be undergrounding lines on 20th St at least:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...446028b0_b.jpg

timbad

Jun 15, 2020 5:23 PM

the eastern end of Restoration Hardware, which had been left in its (ahem) pre-restoration state longer than the rest of the building, has now also been completed

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8087ed72_b.jpg

timbad

Jun 26, 2020 4:46 PM

sidewalk finally coming along on 20th (though not on Illinois, where it looks like they've temporarily gone backward a bit, pulling out some of the forms they had placed earlier. not in pic)

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bbd5ec1f_b.jpg

timbad

Aug 31, 2020 8:09 AM

20th St is completely torn up at the moment

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bbc45c4b_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f03bddaa_b.jpg

but we did finally get a new sidewalk along Illinois

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0ec58078_b.jpg

Restoration Hardware building

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e0d746d1_b.jpg

with its rear addition, which now sports a metal upper portion

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...42fc3195_b.jpg

timbad

Sep 20, 2020 11:48 PM

20th St

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...571a1731_b.jpg

timbad

Oct 5, 2020 10:10 PM

Restoration Hardware building, in relation to newly-opened Crane Cove Park

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3f4f861f_b.jpg

and as seen from the latter, showing the status of the addition to the back:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6961de82_b.jpg

20th St coming along

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2afc98f2_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a50a0ac9_b.jpg

SLO	Oct 6, 2020 6:01 AM

Nicely detailed classical architecture.

timbad

Jan 15, 2021 4:06 AM

20th St turned out quite nice I think

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5673b289_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c0816313_b.jpg

even the little sidewalk section on Illinois looks like it's getting high-quality base for the fencing

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f8abd0e4_b.jpg

and here the work at the back of the Restoration Hardware building continues

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...74709f10_b.jpg

timbad

Feb 13, 2021 7:36 PM

the back of Restoration Hardware, progressing...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...98f68360_b.jpg

and a few more shots of 20th St. it's not too visible in these shots, but the sidewalk on the south side has gotten a little landscaping.

looking west toward Illinois St. one other thing of note is that, originally, the south (left) sidewalk dropped steeply, to below the level of the roadway, beginning about at the corner of the building on the left, so that it ran parallel to the ground floor. they have now split it (note the fence), raising the section closest to the street up to street-level for ease of movement.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...557aa806_b.jpg

there is a fence on the east end closing off the area beyond, but the street makeover does continue at least some ways into that area:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...61fa2df8_b.jpg

a little sidestreet still awaiting its final treatment. 'Union Iron Works' still painted on the restored building across 20th St here

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6a989fd8_b.jpg

another shot looking toward Illinois St

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3e2b1697_b.jpg

I was looking back through the main run-down thread, and back in late 2018, I think, there was an article quoted that said four buildings were getting underway at Pier 70, kind of fast-tracked. I don't think it was referring to the buildings here, my impression was it meant new construction. anyone know if that just evaporated, or if I just misinterpreted? it's kind of hard to see what's going on down there.

timbad

Feb 13, 2021 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbad (Post 9190255)

...

looking west toward Illinois St. one other thing of note is that, originally, the south (left) sidewalk dropped steeply, to below the level of the roadway, beginning about at the corner of the building on the left, so that it ran parallel to the ground floor. they have now split it (note the fence), raising the section closest to the street up to street-level for ease of movement.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...557aa806_b.jpg

actually, that's not quite right: looking at this old pic from 2012, I am reminded that the building was pretty much fenced off on that side, and there was no sidewalk to speak of. the sloping sidewalk I was mentioning was a fairly recent - ultimately interim - addition, probably from when the building was renovated a few years ago.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b2ae60ce_h.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbad (Post 9190255)

there is a fence on the east end closing off the area beyond, but the street makeover does continue at least some ways into that area:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...61fa2df8_b.jpg

from the same 2012 pic above, I think we can see that some of the buildings there have been demolished as well

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbad (Post 9190255)

a little sidestreet still awaiting its final treatment. 'Union Iron Works' still painted on the restored building across 20th St here

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6a989fd8_b.jpg

that entranceway (below where it says 'IRON WORKS') in 2013 before the building renovation:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c298c046_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1ae755cf_b.jpg

Quote:

Originally Posted by timbad (Post 9190255)

another shot looking toward Illinois St

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whitty

Feb 14, 2021 12:31 AM

What an awesome time capsule, Timbad! Thank you as always

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