Saturday, March 22, 2014

And now, 14 photos of the big-ass cranes on Avenue A

Well, what a day! The Spring Social Season began with not one but two cranes anchored on Avenue A between East Sixth Street and East Fifth Street… there to lift (or whatevs) a new transformer into the Con Ed substation …

Here are 14 various views of all this…

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Via EVG regular peter radley…













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Via Tin Can On 5th…



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Via EVG regular Grant Shaffer…



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Via Senior EVG Crane Photographer Bobby Williams…








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Via EVG…





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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 22, 2014 at 10:08 PM

    "Bay Crane"? As in (Michael) Bay Crane?
    Where da damn transformer at, Bitch?!

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  2. DrBOPMarch 22, 2014 at 11:42 PM

    The 6th,7th and last pic remind me of Bread and Circuses puppetry....





    .....on acid!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 23, 2014 at 10:40 AM

    It is some huge crane, that's for sure. Glad it's not windy!!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 23, 2014 at 2:03 PM

    (the b/w photo): the overlord demands your attention!

    I-)

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  5. AnonymousMarch 23, 2014 at 7:11 PM

    Wow that is impressive! Considering all this to bring the new transformer in, it was amazing how quietly the old transformer was removed without the large equipment and road blocks....
    Coned brought in a group of transformer dismantlers from Iowa and they were very friendly and professional, I spoke with them several times when they were on break. We hardly even knew they were next door working as they removed the old transformer back in January.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 23, 2014 at 8:53 PM

    @Anon 7:11? Quiet? Really? I live next door, too, and the chainsawing has been driving me nuts for months. Is that from something different they're doing? Also--I could live without their yelling at each other beginning at about 7 every morning. It really feels hostile, as though it's designed to rouse any of us who might still be sleeping.

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