[DSC]

Looking out the window for the flying pigs and showers of beer.

Indeed! They still do not seem to have a street closure permit from the City so ....

 

[harry_fine]

Crane is starting to come down. Remarkable how it removes it's own sections. From what I can tell, they build a collar (it's red) around the crane sections, it slides, and supports the load normally held by each section temporarily as they slide the section out. Then the crane, with the temporary collar forming part of the structure, lowers the old white section. Then the temporary collar slides down to the next section. At least that' show it looks.

 

[Miscreant]

Wow. Pics much appreciated. This might warrant a UT meet n' greet, in fact.

 

[yyzer]

Crane is starting to come down. Remarkable how it removes it's own sections. From what I can tell, they build a collar around the crane sections, it slides, and supports the load normally held by each section temporarily as they slide the section out. Then the crane, with the temporary collar forming part of the structure, lowers the section. Then the temporary collar slides down to the next section. At least that' show it looks.

Impossible! The crane can never come down!

 

[harry_fine]

 

[harry_fine]

In the picture I posted, you can see a white section sliding out while the temporary red collar takes the load.

 

[JamesKoole]

Truly the end of an era. Any longer and we'd be arguing for historical status for that thing and suggesting maybe it should stay up there. I wonder if there are any issues for the crane owner having it just sitting up there fairly unused for such a long period.

 

[kotsy]

Gonna miss that crane.

I don't like the Toronto of 2016

 

[someMidTowner]

Front page story! http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2016/05/long-awaited-crane-removal-underway-l-tower

Oh yea, and this:

 

[ptbotrmpfn]

When the thing is no longer there I'll believe in progress. Moving a whole metre or two is hardly exciting.mbut I'll give to it being some sort of effort to rid the eye soar.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Gonna miss that crane.

I don't like the Toronto of 2016

Deary me, the crane has literally been up long enough for some of us to develop nostalgia.

On the brighter side, so many pictures of the skyline will be immensely improved by the absence of this crane.

 

[maestro]

It's not like the building will be without a crane. You have the derrick now and, in ten years, the building maintenance unit crane will be installed.

 

[P23]

It's not like the building will be without a crane. You have the derrick now and, in ten years, the building maintenance unit crane will be installed.

A series of gradually smaller cranes will be used until the last one can be carried into the elevator by a worker.

 

[uwaterloo2010]

What's the point of the derrick when the collar can bring the whole crane down section by section. Or is this the plan?

 

[interchange42]

A series of gradually smaller cranes will be used until the last one can be carried into the elevator by a worker.

While that's often the case, in this case, that's not how it's planned to happen. After this derrick installs the building maintenance unit, the BMU will be strong enough to lower the disassembled derrick to the ground piece by piece.

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