Even before the formal ceremony, work began across the street, setting up the construction staging area in front of the Ford building (the first photo). Unfortunately, the residents of that building will be looking at a disturbed “front yard” for months and years. After the public attention of the ground breaking, the real work began. The north wing of the current Moore building will be stripped to its structural frame and the new building built around it. The attached photos illustrate work beginning on June 7, the Monday after the ceremony, as trees were cleared for the work. The photos also show the boarding of between window spaces, in preparation for the demolition, and then preparation for new infrastructure to be laid on the west side of the building.
For those who enjoy wrecking balls, the next stage will involve some demolition.