A YIMBY reader sent over some drone shots from a late-April flyover of the Halsted Street Viaduct reconstruction. There are also glimpses of casino work, and the very beginnings of caisson activity at Halsted Pointe. Huge thank you to Patrick for dropping these images on us. Not many folks get this perspective of the city.
Image provided by Patrick Williams
Casino construction in the background; fog obscures the hotel tower. Image provided by Patrick Williams
Caisson rigs on site for Halsted Pointe. Image provided by Patrick Williams
Image provided by Patrick Williams
Image provided by Patrick Williams
Image provided by Patrick Williams
Over on the east bank at Chicago Avenue, the bridge house is gone, but the old bridge machinery — the mechanical guts that raised and lowered the span — remains in place. On a previous visit, we noticed protective plywood in use to keep the mechanics safe during demolition. It appears it’s being preserved.
Photo by Daniel Schell
Crews continue demolition on the east end of the Chicago Avenue Bridge over the river. Photo by Daniel Schell
Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail
Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates
Like YIMBY on Facebook
Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews
I’m still wondering why this is even still a viaduct. I was always under the impression that rail spur use had basically been discontinued, as the only thing it served was Blommers and that is also defunct.