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Construction
Photos
May 2002
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December 2002
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May 2003
June 2003
July 2003
August 2003
October 2003

Comparable
Photos
South West
North
Scoville Park
Lake Street
1st Floor Lobby

Lake Street View - photos of the Main Library Project
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A crane parked in a basement corner rests its grapple on the former front terrace.
5/7/02
A view of the ramp area which will lead into the parking garage.
8/20/02
A view of the ramp area leading into the parking garage level.
8/27/02
A view from across Lake Street shows progress on the second floor of the building structure.
9/6/02
A view from across Lake Street shows columns of the second floor and progress on the third floor of the building structure.
9/27/02
From across Lake Street the building structure's three story height is visible.
10/10/02
The view from across Lake Street shows the completed main roof concrete slap. The roof of the eastern portion of the building will be made from copper.
10/24/02
A view from across Lake Street. With the completion of the penthouse roof slab the building has reached its complete height.
10/31/02
First floor openings facing Lake Street have been covered with plastic to protect the interior of the building from the weather.
11/7/02
A view of the building from across Lake Street.
11/14/02
On the east side the glulam beams wrapped in green plastic stand out in the snowy landscape along Lake Street.
11/27/02
Half the glulam decking is installed on the eastern roof.
12/6/02
Third floor openings on the south along Lake Street have been covered with plastic to protect the interior of the building from the weather.
12/13/02
On the east side the glulam decking has been installed, completing the roof line.
12/19/02
A view of the building from across Lake Street.
1/31/03
Face brick work continues on the Lake Street (south) side of the building.
2/13/03
Insulation is wrapped around the east side of the building.
2/28/03
The majority of the scaffolding on the south side of the building has been removed.
3/21/03
Workers on scaffolding in the south east corner of the buidling install the stone "Oak Park Public Library" sign.
4/11/03
Stone work has been completed on the Oak Park Public Library sign and is visible now that the scaffolding in the south east corner has been removed.
4/18/03
A view of the building from across Lake Street. The copper wall cladding has not yet reached the south east corner.
5/9/03
The exterior copper wall system has been completed.
6/25/03

Building Design Drawing: Lake Street Elevation . (Click for larger image.)
More Building Design Drawings

Exterior Drawing of the New Main Library . (Click for larger image.)

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