One crew worked at Bainbridge's The Monty, while the other was at That 70s Building [a.k.a. The Gallery at Bethesda]. Both teams assembled towering cranes at their respective sites.
Here is an exclusive photo gallery:
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| Beyond Jiffy Shoppes and Chef Tony's on St. Elmo, the Bainbridge crane begins to take shape |
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| Flagmen stop traffic as workers prepare to raise the crane's cab up to its gravity-defying perch |
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| There it goes! Up... |
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| ...up... |
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| ...up! The Eagle has landed |
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| Meet Crane #2, assisting construction of That 70s Building between Del Ray and Auburn Avenues |
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| Auburn Avenue was completely shut down for assembly of the Miller and Long crane. Note the vintage WHFS radio transmitting tower atop Triangle Towers |
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| A classic Freightliner truck stands by as the crew prepares to hoist a counterweight up to the crane arm |
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| We have liftoff of the counterweight |
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| Counterweight on its way up... |
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| ...way up... |
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| ...waaaaay up... |
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| Almost there... |
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| Success! Now to secure it in place... |
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| Counterweights securely in place |
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| View of assembled Miller & Long crane from ...Miller & Long! |
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