Photos from June and August, 2007. Photos by Korwyn Peck. |
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August 15: Site construction is virtually complete.
The next stage is development and installation of interpretive materials. |
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Installed perimeter fence, gate pilasters and gate, bollard
lights, repaired road. |
Restoration of historic foot path. |
Restoration of old paths, new cap and columns on and in the
reservoir which now collects rain for irrigation. Unrestored POW mess hall
is next to the reservoir. |
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New hospital trail with brick inlaid to show original brick
trails. |
Restoration of hospital asphalt foot path and replication
of historic light pole. |
Installed perimeter fence, cut trees that had grown among
the former employee cottages, repaired bollards in left background |
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New stairs and elevated walkways to meet safety needs. |
New bollard light, paths for physically challenged, and
irrigation pump. |
Irrigation controller (left) new paths, new road, new
shuttle bus stop. |
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Front porch entry floor rebuilt to allow easier wheelchair
access. |
New stairs to hospital, new light pole. New retaining wall
meshes with the old one. |
Old immigration mess hall slab has been patched, and the
monument and benches removed. Since the monument only dated from the 80's
it has been moved to a new vantage point near the hospital. |
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New guardrails attached to historic walls in front of the
hospital. |
The old road is patched or replaced, landscape has been
planted. A fresh coat of paint encapsulates the historic, lead-based
paint. |
Planter rings added to palm trees, orange mesh material
protects new plants from the island's deer herd. |
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New exit and walkway from the barracks on the second floor.
Fence has been repaired and vegetation cleared. |
New fencing has been integrated with the repaired, historic
fence. |
Reconstructed fence from Perimeter Road, at dusk. |
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Original administration building foundations and new. Wharf
lanterns, to be installed later, will replicate the historic version. |
New flashing, new roof, historic chimney. |
The recreation of the administration building footprint
will allow visitors to walk from the wharf, on a simulated route through
the building and up to the barracks, similar to the path followed by the
immigrants. |
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New stair from the remnants of the administration building
to the barracks. The footprint of the administration building was
replicated by the stairs and flat grassy and stone areas in the
background. |
Exterior stairs to the barracks were reconstructed. The end
wall finish was dismantled, retrofitted with seismic framing and hardware,
and restored. New fire hydrant and support for the building's sprinklers
is in the foreground. |
Stairs were reconstruction to accommodate a new,
state-of-the-art wheelchair lift. |
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June 11: Nighttime at the Immigration Station |
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Dusk at the flagpole |
Dusk at the wharf |
Freedom Bell |
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'Crossroads' at Immigration |
Just before 'lights out' at the barracks. Notice the new
stairs on the right and the old POW mess hall on the left. |
Lighting for the flagpole and palm tree (The light in the
foreground is at the spot of the fallen palm.) |
