June 30, 2003
New worksite overview
Take a look at this latest panorama. For a comparison over time, visit the basic westerly view page.
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June 26, 2003
Fire and Falling Towers
It's Movie Day! Contributor "M.S.S." sends in two movies of recent events. Visit the movies page to view them. Fire and falling towers make great action!
Stairwell tower on Bldg 5 toppling down.
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Bldg 5 fire!
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June 25, 2003
Assorted Photos
While the workers are closing in on the finish line for Bldg 5, now is a good time to catch up on some more assorted photos.
Crews have been busy "planting" little pipes all around the open areas. The ceiling crane (or at least parts of it) is still visible inside Bldg 5. And honorable mention goes to the rectangular "process tank" structure that has kept the godzillas at bay. Each layer takes hours to remove, and each time, there is another beneath it! It looks like the toughest resistance yet met by the team. As always, you can view the slide show or examine individual pictures below.
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Tank structure that is tough, tough, tough!
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Bldg 5 is going...
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Pipes and drums.
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Bldg 5 ceiling detail.
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June 24, 2003
Dump Truck Dumped
Reader "M.S.S." wrote:
I also have a couple of pictures of the dump truck that tipped sideways while back-filling one of the Bldg.3 dig sites. They used one of the tractor trucks to right the dump truck. The dump truck ended up with a flat tire and was out of action for the day.Thanks for the story and the photos! View the slide show or examine individual pictures below:
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Dump truck tipped into hole and stuck.
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Dump truck rescued.
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Bldg 5 Update: June 21
Bldg 5 on Saturday, June 21:
June 21, 2003. Click the picture to compare with past views.
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June 23, 2003
June 23 Update
The north end of Bldg 5 is just beginning to come down. Last Friday they removed the stairwell tower from the NE corner of the building, began chewing on the facade, and generally ripped open a huge section of the east wall. View the slide show or examine individual pictures below:
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Working on a Saturday.
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Bldg 5 and environs.
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Not much left of its former self.
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Good view of inside north wall.
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Loading the truck.
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Looking SW from Lakewood & Carson.
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The stairwell tower is gone.
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Starting to chew on the Bldg 5 facade along Carson St.
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Making more progress. Not much left of the west side of Bldg 5.
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June 23 Progress Map
In the five months since the exterior panels of Bldg 3 began to be removed, much has happened. But much more work remains. Buildings 3, 8, 9, 17, and most of 5 have been removed. The map shows that only a small fraction of the buildings are done:
June 03, 2003
L-1011 Death
This L-1011 is suffering the same ignominious fate as Bldg 5! The PDF file (1.7 MB) shows the salvaging of a Lockheed L-1011 using the same type of "godzilla" machines that are currently chewing up the Douglas plant. Other than that, it really has nothing to do with the demolition or history of Douglas Long Beach. If anyone knows the author of the file, or any other details, please drop us a line so that he or she can be properly credited.
[04-Sep-2003 Update] Dave Houle (DAC Flight Test, 1970-1998) wrote in regarding the popular L-1011 photos. According to Dave, "There is a big airplane metal salvage effort underway at the former AF base at Victorville. I was there a few months ago and some L1011's were being munched. That machine does look familar. Incidentally, there is a Boeing contingent at that airport, many of them from the old DAC FT shop department."
Thanks for the info, Dave!
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