May 29, 2003
Bldg 5 Panorama - May 28
Bldg 5 panorama taken May 28, 2003.
Bldg 5. 28 May 2003. Available in 875 and 1751 pixel width versions. Compare this to the 22 May image.
May 28, 2003
Gravity Lessons Movie
More gravity lessons, courtesy of Sevenson v. Bldg 5.
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Bldg 5 Update - May 28
The east section of Bldg 5 continues to fall.
View the slide show or examine individual pictures below:
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The first day on the job is a biggie for the orange machine.
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More of Bldg 5 is missing.
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May 27, 2003
Bldg 5 Roof Collapse : Movie
Here is a view of some Bldg 5 roof collapsing from street level (no, it's not a Pepsi ad!):
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Bldg 5 Panorama - May 22
22 May 2003. Available in 1000 and 2001 pixel width versions. Compare this to the 15 May image.
Bldg 5 Roof : Photos
The east section of Bldg 5 started to come down on May 22.
View the slide show or examine individual pictures below:
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Bldg 5 with Bldg 801 and Bldg 800 in the background.
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The roof starting to come down on Bldg 5.
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Tearing away at Bldg 5
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Two excavators at work on Bldg 5.
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Excavator in front of Bldg 5.
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Site of former Bldg 17 looking NNW.
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May 21, 2003
MDC History Link
No new photos were uploaded today, but you may be interested in the Douglas and McDonnell history page on the Boeing web site. It has a nice chronology, from the very beginnings up to the merger with Boeing.
May 20, 2003
North End of Bldg 5
Brisk work going on at the north end of Bldg 5. The little annex is gone. By now it is a familiar refrain: "It was just there a couple of days ago". Compare these two photos, taken a few days apart.
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At the corner of Lakewood and Carson, looking southwest. Site of former gas station is in foreground.
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Sidewalk is added, but Bldg 5 north extension is gone.
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May 19, 2003
May 19 Update
Office furniture is still being removed from Bldg 5! Those photos and more in todays update!
View the slide show or examine individual pictures below:
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East side of Bldg 5.
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Piles of dirt covered with plastic. Bldg 4 in the background.
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Workers in front of Bldg 5.
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Looking south through the side of Bldg 5.
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Clear view of the offices built inside Bldg 5. Site of Bldg 17 is in foreground.
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Looking south. Bldg 5 skeleton, pedestrian bridge, bus stop, and tower in the distance.
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North section of Bldg 5.
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At the corner of Lakewood and Carson, looking southwest. Site of former gas station is in foreground.
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Drilling and removing desks, south of Bldg 5.
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May 15, 2003
May 15 Update
The main work appears to be concentrated on Bldg 5, along with digging holes and covering piles of dirt with plastic sheeting. Come back next week for new snapshots to bring out the details. Here are two new wide-screen images to keep you up to date until then:
Bldg 5 [15 May 2003]:
Compare this to the 12 May image. Also available in big and HUGE versions!
Former site of Bldgs 3, 8, and 9 [15 May 2003]:
Compare this to the 02 May image. Also available in really big, ENORMOUS, and QTVR versions!
May 14, 2003
East Side of Bldg 5 Disappearing
Wow! The east side of Bldg 5 is disappearing fast! It's hard to believe the change in just two days. Especially after considering that they take the 3x5-foot panels off one at a time with bolt cutters. A quick snapshot before it's all gone:
Click the picture for a bit bigger image.
May 12, 2003
Former Bldg 17 Site
There is a big empty spot where Bldg 17 stood a few days ago. Here is a mini-panorama:
Former site of Bldg 17, 12 May 2003:
Click the picture to scroll around in a bigger image.
Also available in Extra Large and QuickTime VR versions.
May 09, 2003
Pulling Off Bldg 5 Doors
New Movie starring Building 5: "Pulling Off the Doors". Also available in a QuickTime Version for those computers so equipped.
May 08, 2003
Panorama May 02
Here's a panorama looking west on 02 May 2003:
Click the picture to scroll around in a bigger image.
Craving more detail? Try this HUGE version.
But for the best experience (if you have a high-speed connection),
view the panorama in QuickTime VR.
Bldg 17 Walls Fall
Walls of Building 17 came down today. See pictures below.
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Gutting Bldg 17.
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Bldg 17 roof and north wall gone.
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Bldg 17 east wall still standing.
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Looking inside Bldg 17 just before the wall came down.
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Northeast corner of Bldg 17.
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Bldg 17 east wall, looking south.
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Looking through a doorway into an empty building. Rubble pile visible in distance.
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Piece of dug-up bomb shelter?
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Site of former Bldg 8.
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Chewing through east wall of Bldg 17.
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