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Photo: Parking dome gets helmet

Photo by Steven Dahlman

March 29, 2010 – (Above) Scaffolding went up last week above and around the glass enclosure housing parking cashiers at Marina City. The scaffolds will protect the dome as work on Marina City’s massive exterior concrete moves to the inner sides of both towers. Photo by Steven Dahlman.

(Below) Meanwhile, work continued on the west side of the west tower last Tuesday. Photo by Mike Chunko. (Click on images to view larger versions.)

Photo by Mike Chunko

 Related story: Concrete restoration resumes at Marina City

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