Boise: 8th & Main Tower/Zions Bank Idaho HQ: 323' and 18 Floors - Page 24

StevenF · #**461** Posted **Oct 14, 2012, 4:14 PM**

You guys in Boise sure seem pretty happy about a crane.

BoiseAirport · #**462** Posted **Oct 14, 2012, 7:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by StevenF

You guys in Boise sure seem pretty happy about a crane.

You bet! Though I have a hunch it's more to do with the fact that we're finally getting a new tallest, and it's a very pretty building to boot.

Evo5Boise · #**463** Posted **Oct 15, 2012, 12:05 AM**

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You bet! Though I have a hunch it's more to do with the fact that we're finally getting a new tallest, and it's a very pretty building to boot.

And that it is rising out of what some considered a cursed lot!

Hawk · #**464** Posted **Oct 15, 2012, 12:10 AM**

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And that it is rising out of what some considered a cursed lot!

I'm guessing that Indian Purification ritual actually worked

Sawtooth · #**465** Posted **Oct 15, 2012, 1:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by StevenF

You guys in Boise sure seem pretty happy about a crane.

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Originally Posted by BoiseAirport

You bet! Though I have a hunch it's more to do with the fact that we're finally getting a new tallest, and it's a very pretty building to boot.

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Originally Posted by Evo5Boise

And that it is rising out of what some considered a cursed lot!

Yup. This is significant after all of the years of bad luck at that corner and there are a lot of areas downtown in which the views of the crane are pretty sexy as it stands tall above our sexy downtown.

Cottonwood · #**466** Posted **Oct 15, 2012, 2:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by StevenF

You guys in Boise sure seem pretty happy about a crane.

The happiness is similar to the glee folks in a nearby city projected when they had crane(s) in the air.

Boisebro · #**467** Posted **Oct 16, 2012, 12:02 AM**

FYI -- the core jumped up a floor today.

Basco · #**468** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 7:04 PM**

TreasureValley: Did you ever hear back from anyone on the image crawler? I looked into it a bit and it looks like there are tons of software downloads one can get for free that will capture the images. I think that is a great idea and it would be a welcome addition to the site. Perhaps one could even do the same thing for the JUMP site.

TreasureValley · #**469** Posted **Oct 18, 2012, 9:02 PM**

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TreasureValley: Did you ever hear back from anyone on the image crawler? I looked into it a bit and it looks like there are tons of software downloads one can get for free that will capture the images. I think that is a great idea and it would be a welcome addition to the site. Perhaps one could even do the same thing for the JUMP site.

I didn't. I looked into it all a little bit myself, but I never really could figure any of it out. I'm not very good with the computer stuff. If you or someone else could figure it out, I think that would be awesome. I'm not sure if I'm technically capable enough myself though.
In the mean time I've taken it upon myself to download the images a couple of times a day. I have 40 or so images. Although the webcam for me is still showing the site as it was Tuesday morning! I wonder if they had problems with the rain storm.

And yeah! That'd be a great thing for JUMP too. Or any future buildings really. It'd be cool to see them as they're built.

Architecture Buff · #**470** Posted **Oct 20, 2012, 12:57 AM**

Friday pics of Zion Bank elevator core rising on Oct 19, 2012.

el conquistador · #**471** Posted **Oct 20, 2012, 1:24 AM**

Is the port-a-john going all the way up?

Hawk · #**472** Posted **Oct 21, 2012, 2:34 AM**

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Is the port-a-john going all the way up?

Well if that's the case: Don't look up during high winds because there might be a surprise coming down on top of you.

Architecture Buff · #**473** Posted **Oct 23, 2012, 4:30 PM**

Basco and Treasure Valley

The Broad Museum in Los Angeles next to the Disney Concert Hall, and across the street from the MOCA ( Museum Of Contemporary Art ) has a web camera that has a time lapse movie.
Check out the web site below. Grand Ave in downtown Los Angeles has some of the best buildings in the city.

http://broadartfoundation.org/construction_webcam.html

Sawtooth · #**474** Posted **Oct 24, 2012, 5:24 AM**

boisecynic · #**475** Posted **Oct 24, 2012, 3:43 PM**

Thx for the pic sawtooth. Has anyone noticed you can see the crane when on Warm Springs Ave. in the area west of the M&W? That means the building, when complete, will really dominate the view heading into town on Warm Spings.

Boisebro · #**476** Posted **Oct 24, 2012, 6:24 PM**

sadly, the web cam hasn't been working since last tuesday.

the latest image is from when it rained last week.

i wonder if anyone there knows? i know many people who were visiting the cam regularly to watch the progress.

kidboise · #**477** Posted **Oct 24, 2012, 11:19 PM**

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i know many people who were visiting the cam regularly to watch the progress.

I was among them.

Since I'm finishing school in Moscow, I'm won't be returning to Boise until December. I was loving a way to view progress live. It would be really great if they got it working again.

Boisebro · #**478** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 1:59 AM**

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I was among them.

Since I'm finishing school in Moscow, I'm won't be returning to Boise until December. I was loving a way to view progress live. It would be really great if they got it working again.

hmmm... interesting.

i post about the webcam not working, and suddenly... it works!

i must have some strange power to make things happen simply by posting about them!!

ya know, the new convention center hasn't been built yet, and i'm quite certain Santiago Calatrava Valls is just begging to design it...

Architecture Buff · #**479** Posted **Oct 25, 2012, 8:16 PM**

Thursday Oct 25, 2012

You can see snow on the mountains!

Architecture Buff · #**480** Posted **Oct 26, 2012, 8:35 PM**

Elevator shaft reaches 5th floor of 18.

Web Cam pic from Grove Hotel Friday afternoon Oct 26, 2012.