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[timmay143]

Thought I'd give this thread some new life.  Was in the Vanderbilt area today.  Here is the new Children's Hospital expansion crane.






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Edited by timmay143, 25 April 2011 - 06:12 PM.

[timmay143]

More crane pictures in the Nashville Picture thread.

Noticed today, I've been gone a few days this week, that another crane is up near the children's hospital.  It has a blue base with a white boom.  It isn't like the other crane, but one with the long horizontal boom.  Not sure of the terminology.  Let me google.  Alright this is what I found.  Both are tower cranes.  The one with the long horizontal boom is called a hammer head tower crane while the other with the canted boom is called a luffing jibb crane.

Also, I've seen one over the past week, week and a half I've been in town over at Belmont.  Today I saw another one.  They are also both luffing jib cranes.  Not sure if the are mobile or towers though.

Belmont cranes.



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Another picture taken last week of the Vanderbilt crane.



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Edited by timmay143, 05 May 2011 - 11:06 AM.

[timmay143]

This is the blue tower crane I was talking about.  It actually is by the Veterans Hospital.  Anyone know what's going on over there?



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I have a BUNCH more pictures I will try to get up today!

[MTSUBlueraider86]

Nice work Tim! You always have some good shots from around the city.

BR

[timmay143]

Ok the blue crane at the VA hospital is for a parking garage expansion and the construction at Belmont is for the new Law School building.

VA parking garage expansion.



Adding two more levels.  Expected to be done by December.














The Randall and Sadie Baskin Center is a 71, 000 sqft building.  It has a five level parking garage underground for 500 spaces.  Expected to be open by Fall 2012 (Fall 2011 classes start for the first students).

http://forum.belmont...ves/014215.html

https://my.belmont.e...-this-week.html

http://www.belmont.e...eport3-2011.pdf



Construction at Parthenon and Avoca.  Not sure what this is.  It looks like a nice English tutor home sat here before according to Google street view.

Edited by timmay143, 17 May 2011 - 12:14 PM.

[timmay143]

Construction/demolition at Broadway for ? with Rhythm in the background.

Edited by timmay143, 17 May 2011 - 12:46 AM.

[smeagolsfree]

A couple of things of note:

New dorm @ Belmont going up along with the Law school there.

New hotel on Division in Midtown is under construction as well.

University school to make addition on 21st Ave. Dean @ the forum meet brought this to our attention.

I am sure there will be more on the way. I don't get out to do a lot of research because I work all the time.

Oh yea. New tower crane in Franklin just off Caruthers  and  65

[timmay143]

Tower crane in CS.  Sorry, taken from iPhone on the off ramp.  I've got a bunch more pictures to upload too, .



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Edited by timmay143, 13 July 2011 - 03:09 PM.

[smeagolsfree]

Just in case some of you are out of town, here is a list of cranes in the area.

4 tower cranes @ Omni
2 track cranes @ Belmont Law School
2 track cranes @ New Belmont Dorms
2 tower cranes @ Vandy
Convention Center site has a lot of smaller cranes
Last I looked there were a couple of tower cranes in Franklin

More on the way

[smeagolsfree]

Tower crane base up at Note 16

[timmay143]

There is also a crane (mobile but pretty large) at LP Field for the stadium renovations.

[Volanova]

timmay143, on 05 April 2012 - 07:02 PM, said:

There is also a crane (mobile but pretty large) at LP Field for the stadium renovations.

What all do they have planned there?  I keep hearing about turning storage space into entertainment venues... what's that all about?

[smeagolsfree]

Try 2 cranes up at LP plus a crane base @  Note 16

[James Owen]

Volanova, on 06 April 2012 - 07:34 AM, said:

What all do they have planned there?  I keep hearing about turning storage space into entertainment venues... what's that all about?

The renovation down at LP Field involves the installation of new HD video scoreboards, LED ribbon boards, new sound system, and 12 new elevators to the upper decks.

Construction progress video:
http://www.titansonl...f3-a7ea49475253

Photos:
http://www.titansonl...90-ac354284d212

Edited by James Owen, 06 April 2012 - 01:51 PM.

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