Dinosaurs never die - they just migrate from project to project
Someone told me that the 4 deck cranes were literal antiques - over 100
years old. Though I have not been able to confirm this - it seems that they
are rather easy to assemble and disassemble and thus good candidates for
migrating from one construction project to another. If they are antiques,
then I am certain that they have some wonderful stories to tell.
And after all is said and done, its disassembly and clean-up time. The
deck cranes were aptly named dinosaurs by Philip Cotter, one of the
gifted iron workers on the project - complete with teeth.
Philip wanted all to know his dinosaur and painted this name on the girder.
Here are
views of the last dinosaur standing on November 4, 2004 and Janurary 28, 2005
and from the Pearman bridge on January 8, 2005
and the name plate (January 28) painted by Philip, an iron worker with
a humorous and artistic talent.
and the disassembly
Here, not only is Freyssinet cleaning up but you can clearly see the
"Last Dinosaur Standing" and teeth
