I just spent a few nights in a hotel in the early stages of a huge an expansion project. I was on the 6th floor with a perfect view of the entire construction site. It was somehow… dunno, relaxing to watch. Well, until 6am when I became painfully aware of their work schedule.
From a distance, sometimes construction can be cool. But walking past and around construction sites, especially when you’re just trying to get to work, is a huge pain in the ass.
@IWUJackson I remember this toy we had as kids… All these plastic beams to create buildings, and it came with a special lever for you to put at the bottom. When you were bored with your building, you smashed the lever to explode it.
I lived across from a highrise going up for a year - and then I moved into it. It was fun to watch everything happening, though they did work until midnight sometimes and that was loud
The remarkable photograph above, which was recently posted on Reddit, was taken by photographer Peter B. Kaplan in 1978(?) atop the World Trade Center. It was suitably titled, “Moon Over Manhattan.”
Notes on New York has the details about the photo:
In 1979, photographer Peter B. Kaplan spent 12 days shooting the crew as they installed a new piece of the communications antenna to the top of the World Trade Center’s North Tower. The antenna was added to the North Tower in 1978 and extended some 360 feet into the sky. So when he captured these guys hoisting the antenna into place, they were all about 1,728 feet off the ground
As for the identity of the daredevil butt-baring worker, Matthew Newton discovered it was one Richard Riley, a 49-year member of Ironworkers Union Local 40, who died in 2011. Here’s what one reader wrote about him:
“that guy mooning manhattan was a friend of mine that i met in Miami through other great friends. his name was Dickie Riley, one of the funniest and greatest i have ever met. he worked on The World Trade Center during its construction as a Union Steel Worker, and he was also involved in the demolition work many years later after the 9-11 attacks. unfortunately Dickie passed away about two years ago, suffering from illnesses related to working in such toxic conditions at ground zero. he was a hell of a guy, one who i will miss dearly.”
Watched one for months literally next door as an apt building went up. That build was seriously crappy too. Heaven help them in a tornado. I’d give the dump I live in a better chance - foundation problems and all. I live in cement and steel, the people living there live in stick build with pressed wood and spray on insulation. Noisy as all get out while they were building it. Now noisy due to what idiots do on porches thinking there is a sound proof, invisible wall between them and everyone else.
On the other hand a certain 3 year old I know had to stand there and watch the big trucks, the construction crew and gawk at the construction equipment each and every time he was at my apt.
I don’t enjoy construction sites as much as I did when I was 10. And that my wife won’;t let me buy an earth mover just makes it all the mover frustrating.
Less so now that I receive fewer cat calls than in the past.
/giphy boy do i
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On a more serious note, I do work in construction, so visiting jobsites is normal.
I’m pretty sure the goat is to blame for the broken pic in my post …
I work supplying construction equipment parts, so I love watching stuff get built.
I love James May’s series The Reassembler, but that’s the limit for me.
I just spent a few nights in a hotel in the early stages of a huge an expansion project. I was on the 6th floor with a perfect view of the entire construction site. It was somehow… dunno, relaxing to watch. Well, until 6am when I became painfully aware of their work schedule.
From a distance, sometimes construction can be cool. But walking past and around construction sites, especially when you’re just trying to get to work, is a huge pain in the ass.
/giphy big city problems
I can only watch during my lunch break –
@Zebra
And then the remake of photo 2, women doing the same thing
I like to watch a demolition. I used to watch construction as a kid, then I worked in it. Now I just want to blow stuff up.
@IWUJackson I remember this toy we had as kids… All these plastic beams to create buildings, and it came with a special lever for you to put at the bottom. When you were bored with your building, you smashed the lever to explode it.
That was fun.
Edit: found it. We had the condemned warehouse.
I lived across from a highrise going up for a year - and then I moved into it. It was fun to watch everything happening, though they did work until midnight sometimes and that was loud
I’m sick of it. 12 years at my job and I have never seen a time where this place wasn’t under construction.
I was near a multistory piledriver at work once in downtown New Orleans. What an awesome sound. What an essentially simple yet powerful machine.
Love it so long as it’s never in my way. This would be infrequent.
@f00l
Wow, does no-one recognize this photo?
“Moon Over Manhattan” 1979.
Taken by an antennae repair crew working on the antenna mast at the World Trade Center.
@f00l
http://gothamist.com/2015/01/10/photo_construction_worker_moons_nyc.php
@medz cool. I’d love to watch that Amish barn-raising (sitting back with a beer).
Been watching the new Tappen Z bridge being built on and over the Hudson River near Palisades NY. It is amazing…
@somf69
Watching this video reminded me of how different it is to watch construction remotely as opposed to just driving by.
@somf69
That’s lovely.
Watched one for months literally next door as an apt building went up. That build was seriously crappy too. Heaven help them in a tornado. I’d give the dump I live in a better chance - foundation problems and all. I live in cement and steel, the people living there live in stick build with pressed wood and spray on insulation. Noisy as all get out while they were building it. Now noisy due to what idiots do on porches thinking there is a sound proof, invisible wall between them and everyone else.
On the other hand a certain 3 year old I know had to stand there and watch the big trucks, the construction crew and gawk at the construction equipment each and every time he was at my apt.
I don’t enjoy construction sites as much as I did when I was 10. And that my wife won’;t let me buy an earth mover just makes it all the mover frustrating.