20 September 2006 Changing the Profile

The top two photos are from the "DMZ", where thou shalt not go without a hard hat. They show what was formerly the Botany lab and first floor hallway. The next picture shows a good cross-section of the soil gradient as they excavated for the new addition. Someone appears to have had some fun making donuts in the dirt! The 4th picture is a size reference comparing the size of the hole to the surveyor's truck parked inside the hole. The truck is a full-size extra-cab pickup truck. Below that is a picture of the building profile from the east before construction really got started. The 6th shot shows how they removed the stone from the northeastern face of the building. Last is a photo taken after the stone was removed, indicating where the elevator shaft will eventually be located.