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- - By jrw159 (*****) Date 05-28-2009 13:10
Here is the first completed fabric panel for the Rosa Parks Bus Terminal in Detroit, Michigan.

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Parent - - By jwright650 (*****) Date 05-28-2009 13:10
Where?...no pics?...LOL, I know, you have to post first, then attach the pics.....just messing witcha.
Parent - - By rick harnish (***) Date 05-29-2009 02:28
Sweet work, John!
Parent - - By jrw159 (*****) Date 05-29-2009 12:11
Thanks Rick, we are all pretty proud. I will post more pics as they come to me.

jrw159
Parent - By pipe hand (*) Date 05-29-2009 13:22
looks great next time I get home I will check it out thanks for the pics.
Parent - - By jrw159 (*****) Date 06-24-2009 15:45
OK here are the next set of pics for this project.

jrw159 :-)
Parent - - By jwright650 (*****) Date 06-24-2009 16:59 Edited 06-24-2009 19:19
We did something similar with all that fabric stretched over a steel frame.......

http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=33780



here is another site with a couple of pics of that project
http://www.thehrcc.com/go/hrcc-webroot
Parent - By jrw159 (*****) Date 06-24-2009 20:40
John,
  That is a good looking structure. It looks like it might be a Bird-Air structure. They are are our largest competitor.

jrw159
Parent - By BryonLewis (****) Date 06-24-2009 17:39
We all know Rosa Parks' name but what about the bus driver's name.  If he wasn't an azzhole, like many back in those days, then the terminal might have to be named after Kwame Kirkpatrick.  Maybe not... :-)
Parent - By Joseph P. Kane (****) Date 06-24-2009 18:31
So, let me guess.  the purpose of the inverted cone is to funnel the rainwater down and splash all the African Americans and Illegal Aliens with nice clean Detroit rain water.   Was this some major DIS by the architect?!?!
Parent - By BryonLewis (****) Date 05-29-2009 13:08
Coming along well.  I like it.  You should be proud to have worked on such an architecturally significant structure.  That is one aspect that turned me on the inspection, is being able to work on something that will stand forever.  To sit back and say, "you know that whatever over there, I did that."  Although Rosa's name is on it, I'm sure the engineer's name too, its those machine operators, welders, fitters, and erectors that made it happen with John making sure that it doesn't fall down because some welder left the NUBBIN too long on his FCAW stinger.

Anyways, good show brother.  I think Rosa would be proud and even sit in the back of the bus just to get a better look at the structure as the bus left the station.  LOL

I'm fairly incoherent this morning, I was up until 2 last night surfin' for jobs, and my 12 year old got me sick.  Maybe later I will have to edit this post because as I'm writing it my chest is on fire and I can't concentrate.
Parent - - By mightymoe (**) Date 05-29-2009 20:57
Do they load the people from the top?
Parent - By 250pipeliner (**) Date 05-29-2009 21:38
the "nubbin", HA! i saw that too.
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