The Big Day came—and so did the Big Crane. The Terrace Room got its roof and Res Web’s photojournalists got the pictures.
The Day Before—and the photojournalist Gerry Mahoney asks, “Are we building an ark?” Well, it does look like it might rain . . .
Ah ha! Not an ark at all . . .
Photo by Philip Monteleoni
Ready to receive the new roof as the sun sets on the day
Photo by Ellen Ottstadt
The next day begins . . .
It began in the early morning: Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane. No! It’s the Super Crane!
Photo by Edward Kasinec
The crowd awaits . . .
Photo by Carolyn Reiss
Photojournalist Harry Bloomfeld takes over
With the frame in place, now comes the “filler”
Ready on the grid
That section’s done . . .
Philip Monteleoni helps out as the first section is completed. . .
What next?
And Harry Bloomfeld picks it up from there . . .
Steady as she goes . . .
The beginning of the end . . . of the beginning