Removing forms from the angled concrete columns at Vista Tower.
Vista Tower column b/w Tribune Tower.
“I was just at Vista Tower. No need to go by there again.” I said to myself as I walked in the general direction of Lakeshore East. An hour or so later…
Just that process of taking forms off the angled concrete columns had me staring for a solid 30 minutes. Throw is some signage that looks like it came straight from a European auto race, plus non-stop work seemingly 24/7 considering the progress that’s been made, and there’s a lot to see that’s new.
So yeah, as long as they (they being McHugh Construction) keep doing cool stuff here, I (and everyone else in Chicago with a camera) will keep snapping photos.
The form removal:
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- Is someone *supposed* to be in there? Or is this a hazing?
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- Column inspection?
Everything Else:
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- Spotted the #hotdogdivvy while I was there. Am I the wiener of a prize?
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- Rebar.
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- Signage.
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- The “loading dock” for a construction hoist.
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- From Lake Shore Drive.
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- Vista Tower column and Tribune Tower.
Building Up Chicago 