Excellent pictures! I am making a guess that the West crane will keep coming down these next few days and will be actually dismantled this Saturday/Sunday. When that is finished the cladding will be able to achieve 2/3rds wrap by the end of June, assuming their focus isn't shifted elsewhere.
It seems that the cranes have been helping to assemble a few pieces of the crown, particularly the middle pieces. I wonder if the remaining crane will have the reach to install the West middle piece (the view from Jerry), or if they will have some other system to lift it with.
I can see SF tower from my window from a closer vantage point than Jerry, but I have a tree blocking it (especially now that the leaves have filled in)..not very good for picture taking.
I can see SF tower from my window from a closer vantage point than Jerry, but I have a tree blocking it (especially now that the leaves have filled in)..not very good for picture taking.
Excellent pictures! I am making a guess that the West crane will keep coming down these next few days and will be actually dismantled this Saturday/Sunday. When that is finished the cladding will be able to achieve 2/3rds wrap by the end of June, assuming their focus isn't shifted elsewhere.
It seems that the cranes have been helping to assemble a few pieces of the crown, particularly the middle pieces. I wonder if the remaining crane will have the reach to install the West middle piece (the view from Jerry), or if they will have some other system to lift it with.
I can see SF tower from my window from a closer vantage point than Jerry, but I have a tree blocking it (especially now that the leaves have filled in)..not very good for picture taking.
It looks like they're using some of the pieces of the other crane to lift the crane up above the tower. I'd assume that's the only way they can complete the crane. Wonder how much taller they can make it without reinforcements though.
It looks like they're using some of the pieces of the other crane to lift the crane up above the tower. I'd assume that's the only way they can complete the crane. Wonder how much taller they can make it without reinforcements though.
Let's hope they thought that through very well! We've already had a very bad crane accident here and this one would be infinitely worse.
Where were the last two taken at? I love how the skyscrapers loom over in the background, like the giant buildings they are, except you have tiny homes for context.
Where were the last two taken at? I love how the skyscrapers loom over in the background, like the giant buildings they are, except you have tiny homes for context.
It looks like the park north of Ghirardelli Square
View of Salesforce 06/07/2017 From the Civic Center
This is the view from my bed on the 27th floor of the Essex Fox Plaza. Forty six years ago the view was quite different! I used to see the four towers of the San Francisco bay bridge.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/VvEoEm]
__________________
(Essex) Fox Plaza 52nd year resident in 2023 - (the building everyone loves to hate :------>))
Where were the last two taken at? I love how the skyscrapers loom over in the background, like the giant buildings they are, except you have tiny homes for context.
The pic with Coit Tower was taken near Pier 39. You can see the parking garage in the foreground. The pic with the Pyramid was taken from the pier at Aquatic Park.
to Pedestrian: Hey it looks great ! Just fine taken as is. Grey skies totally make the 3 towers look darker and (sleeker?). The white awnings on Salesforce disappear completely from the angle you took the photo.
Bank of America tower just ruined that picture (after the Coit tower pic). Salesforce seems to be a much better dance partner in that picture than does BofA. Yeah BofA is a tall building and is part of the city's hallmark, but I wouldn't miss it if somehow a meteor obliterated it and happened not to destroy anything else around it and there would be no loss of life of course and ... well maybe 345 California, too, while we're at it. Ha ! Just wishful thinking
This has turned out wonderfully. This may be my favorite of the Pelli type towers (plenty have been posted throughout this thread as everyone knows). WAAAYYY better than the one in Santiago!
I will admit, this was my favorite pic when the poll was out for the three proposals way back when.
Bank of America tower just ruined that picture (after the Coit tower pic). Salesforce seems to be a much better dance partner in that picture than does BofA. Yeah BofA is a tall building and is part of the city's hallmark, but I wouldn't miss it if somehow a meteor obliterated it and happened not to destroy anything else around it and there would be no loss of life of course and ... well maybe 345 California, too, while we're at it. Ha ! Just wishful thinking
For me, the former BofA building holds up better than most buildings of its time.
Prev
I would be satisfied just looking out my window.
Linear Mode
