Tag: City Hall

The Falcon Is Back At Gloucester’s City Hall

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Bruce Slifer submits-

Hello Joey , Glad the falcon is back and seems to be happy with the restoration of City Hall !

The place wouldn’t be the same without her/him !

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Photos From The Gloucester Archives, City Hall Courtesy Ron Gilson

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Sara Dunlap Archive Volunteer co-director

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George Thurston, Volunteer Microfilm expert searcher

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Liesa Logsdon From Spring City TN, (visitor searching genealogy)and Stephanie Buck Historian Cape Ann Museum and Archives Volunteer

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Patricia Wright from Spring City TN and Shirley Thompson from Brownsburg IN (visitors searching genealogy)

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Jane Meade and Joan Gilson Archives Volunteers

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City Hall Restoration Update From Maggie Rosa

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Maggie Rosa writes-

So what’s going on behind the green shrouding at City Hall?

Certainly not just a paint job.

I’m attaching photos that were taken by the project’s architect Doug Manley this morning (06-18-12). There are also many more photos that can be viewed on  Gallery:http://capeannphotography.zenfolio.com/p772949276 – these photos were taken by David Stotzer (Cape Ann Photography) who volunteered to be the official photographer of the project (for which we are very grateful).

According to Jeremy Campbell of Campbell Construction Group work on removing the paint from the lower two sections of the main tower is two-thirds done.

The work on the ventilator towers is going well and as of now no major unforeseen issues have arisen.

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This shot was taken by me last week showing the green shrouding.

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This photo is of one of the small (ventilator) tower 06-18-12.

Note the construction worker at the top of the tower with the spire of Holy Family church in the background and the post office visible through the shrouding.

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Ventilator tower 06-18-12.

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Main tower 06-18-12

This shows the main tower at the bell level.

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Ventilator Tower 06-18-12

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Work on Main Tower 06-18-12

Gloucester At Dawn- 4:44AM 5/27/12 The Schooner Thomas E Lannon City Hall and Gloucester Draggers In The Still Of Dawn

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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City Hall scaffolding progression photos

Posted on by Matthew Green

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: the people putting up this scaffolding have to be of a special breed to be able to work at those heights. Like in the photo in the slideshow where there’s a guy holding a wooden beam, laying his own floor to walk on, with no netting around him yet… My respects!  Be careful, be safe, and may God watch over you!

-Fr. Matthew Green

City Hall standing proud despite scaffolding

Posted on by Matthew Green
City Hall at night

The scaffolding doesn’t exactly add to the aesthetic value, but it doesn’t totally hide the imposing elegance of the building either.  I really look forward to seeing the results of this important restoration!

City Hall restoration work

Posted on by Matthew Green

As promised in the newspapers a few weeks ago, it looks like the scaffolding is just about complete and restoration work about to begin on our beautiful and historic City Hall in Gloucester. Here are some photos I took on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

It takes a special kind of person to be able to work on top of scaffolding like that.  My knees would be turning to jelly.  May the people up there stay safe, and may their work go smoothly!