By Kathy Jordan, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO Thursday, April 5, 2012 The hanging flume, of which 7 of its 13 miles clings to a red-rock wall along the San Miguel River in the San Miguel and Dolores Rivers canyons, might leave viewers wondering why and when this wooden structure was built. …However, except…
Slideshow: Workers rappel down LeVeque to examine exterior – Columbus – Business First.
By Steve Wartenberg, The Columbus Dispatch Friday April 6, 2012 5:17 AM Whenever she tells people that she makes a living climbing up and down buildings, doing inspections, Kelly Streeter gets one of three responses. “Some people ask if I’m scared, others say there’s no way they would ever do that, and some people say…
Hanging Flume reconstruction begins Wednesday By Ellen Metrick, Editor Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:29 PM CDT Workers on reconnaissance, rappelling from Hwy. 141, above the San Miguel River, to mark the 48 feet of the Hanging Flume to be reconstructed in a grand event next week. “You might call it historic reenactment, except that…
Jon Marcus, a writer for Product Lifecycle Stories, has just written an article on the preservation of one of the most famous sports venues in the world, Boston’s Fenway Park. Jon tells an interesting story about recent preservation efforts at the stadium, and relates that at one time the iconic ballpark was threatened with demolition.…
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Yesterday, February 27, Mark Hinkel brought Geoff Smith of Robert Silman Associates and Evan Kopelson of Vertical Access to the top of one of the three remaining smokestacks at the former Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse in Jersey City. Mark owns a 200′ Bronto lift, one of the few in the country and the only…
Driving along the San Miguel River near the historic town of Uravan in western Colorado, one has to study the cliffs to find remnants of a 10 mile long structure built 120 years ago. Constructed by the Montrose Placer Mining Company between 1889 and 1891, the Hanging Flume ended its service life in 1903 and…
In May 2011, we reported that the New Jersey Legislature was considering a statewide facade inspection program, bills S-2771/A-3895. The bills passed the Legislature last December, but were recently vetoed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. One reason cited by opponents of the legislation is that it would have given jurisdiction for the facade inspections…
Berta de Miguel Alcalá, architect and rope technician who works out of Vertical Access’ New York City office was highlighted in an article published on January 15th in El País, the popular daily national newspaper in Spain. The article is about Spanish professionals living and working in the United States. The photograph of Berta shows her…
