Seattle Public Library -Libraries for All Capital Projects Building a New Central Library

Building a New Central Library:
Construction Photos
Garage and elevator core, Spring and Summer 2002

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View to the southeast from the corner of Spring Street and Fourth Avenue.

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Looking across Madison Street at the north side of the site.

July 2002

The tall narrow structure in the center of the image is a tower crane, which is used to efficiently move construction materials vertically and around the site. The dark, rectangular structure in front of the crane is the beginning of the elevator core.

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June 2002

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May 2002

The raised, half-circular wall in the northeast corner of the site marks the ramp of the underground parking area.
The vertical posts in the southeast corner of the site are columns that will support the next level of work on the building.

The elevator core in front of the tower crane continues to grow.

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