This series of photos includes the impact
of the New Years Eve Storm and many views of work on the building
interior. Many thanks to Korwyn Peck for the photos.
Click on any bordered picture for a larger version.
January 12 to February 16, 2006
The barracks and construction gear under the full moon.
Tunneling under the road for utilities
Sewer line preparation for the Mule Barn.
Strengthening a wall in the 'Poem Room', location of the
most photographed barracks poem.
Replacing a rotted section of the floor, probably upstairs.
Strengthening the attic with shear walls.
A worker carefully removes historic materials.
Historic wall coverings (interior siding) stored and
protected in the center of the large dorm, upstairs.
Temporary work stable, storage, and wall protection,
probably in the small upstairs dorm.
Example of seismic hold-down.
Photo center: seismic hold-down; adjacent room: wall slats
bundled for protection and indexed for later re-install.
The archeology team at work
Construction and design teams discuss retaining wall and
stairs for the hill below the hospital.
Bone toothbrush unearthed.
January 9: logging wraps up,
exterior work commences. The New Years Eve storm impacts progress by
partially refilling trenches and filling the million gallon reservoir.
Work begins on the barracks exterior siding and structure.
Newer looking wood is from the work done in the 80's. The structure is
protected by a large tarp. Photos courtesy of Korwyn Peck.
Exterior views of the Immigration Station Barracks, showing
the location of the siding work.
Results of the New Years Eve Storm: water gushes out of the
retaining wall below the barracks. Photo courtesy of Korwyn Peck.
Reservoir filled (prematurely) by the New Years Eve storm.
Tree downed during the storm.
This panorama photo shows the huge pile of chips and
chopped wood that the former forest around the Immigration Station has
become. The wood pile is located just beyond the Immigration Station
grounds off the road to Fort McDowell
An extract from Google Earth shows
the area where the felled trees (above) are now stored.
The sewer trench and tarps to keep it from collapsing any more
than it has.
