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A neat thing I saw today…

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A bridge moving! On a crane!

Day 200 - Thursday, July 19th 2012

Moving a Bridge!

*Still* attaching the crane to the bridge...

The bridge was a part of the reconstruction of the Hamilton Canal District. The Hamilton Canal District is a new neighborhood that’s being created in Lowell out of old abandoned mills and vacant lots. This particular area use to look like this:

Day 134 - Saturday, May 15th 2010

And then it looked like this:

Public Matters: Hamilton Canal District Tour

And now it looks like this, and people live there:

Appleton Mills

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Author: Marianne

Hi my name is Marianne Gries, welcome to Art is the Handmaid of Human Good. I am a thirtysomething amateur. Amateur what? Cook, photographer, knitter, home-economist, yogi and writer. Professional non-profit director. Bike commuter, beer fan, fritterer, lover of all things Lowell!

2 thoughts on “A neat thing I saw today…

  1. Where did they drop the bridge? Isn’t the transformation on Jackson Street amazing?

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