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Final Touches on the Foundation
It doesn’t look much going is on in front, but the Psychic Temple crew is keeping busy behind and underneath the boards. The final pieces of rebar are being welded in preparation for the final foundation pour, which will hopefully take place this week. Pipes are also being welded for water, power, gas, Internet, and…
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Rebar and I-Beams
Blue Sparks. Red Sparks. And more…
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Face Lifts
While work continues in its basement and on the foundation, the Psychic Temple is getting some facework done. I’ll miss that pink door, which complements the trashcan and cords so nicely. The Edison Theatre across the street is undergoing some action as well… Check out the new verbiage on the marquee.
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Long Beach: Work in Progress in two weeks!
Here’s a reminder that interTrend’s sister company Imprint will be presenting the Long Beach: Work in Progress conference on Friday, April 26. It will take place at the long-vacant Edison Theatre, almost right across the street from the Psychic Temple. To quote the sharable image above, the goal is to examine and grow the unexamined…
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From the floorboards up
From the floorboards up.
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Foundation to flooring
With foundation poured in the basement, weight-bearing pillars and beams are being installed. As a result, the flooring can be redone on the first floor. It’s a sketchy place to maneuver, but wouldn’t it be a great scene for a fight in a Jackie Chan movie?
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Forecast: Sprinking, Pouring
On a gloomy morning, a cement truck parked alongside the Pyschic Temple to pour foundation. A pipe ran from the truck, through a pump, and down a pipe that was fed through a hole in the sidewalk where prism glass was once located. The first portions to be filled were the underpinning. And then trench…
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Up and Down
With the foundation shored up, construction is accelerating. Temporary stairs from the ground floor to the basement (above) have been erected to replace the demolished old ones (below). Also in the basement, a shaft is being dug out and prepared for the future elevator. More to come…
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Foundation Being Formed
Yesterday, the Psychic Temple’s foundation was being prepared for pouring. Lots of digging around, adding of rebar, and reinforcing to build upward. Views from the basement. Plans being made, floor being dug up and cleared out. View from the ground floor. The holes may be filled by now!
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Internal Affairs
From the exterior, Psychic Temple doesn’t look much different than it did weeks ago. But the building is being transformed starting with the interior. And underneath. The foundation has been shored up and new restraining walls have been erected in the basement. Most notably on the ground floor, the entries (the side-by-side doorways below) have…
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