Campus Construction Update spent a few minutes on March 28 watching the obliteration of the houses in which we had worked until last fall: 141 and 145 Nichols St., the former home of the Bates Communications Office.<\/p>\n
On that sunny morning we were part of a small group that included, at various times, passing staff and students, the treasurer of Bates, BCO colleagues, Consigli Construction staff including Superintendent Stacey Harris, and Chris Streifel, the Facility Services project manager overseeing the creation of the Bates science building<\/a> that will occupy the demolition site.<\/p>\n The buildings came down fast, and our timing was not ideal. We pretty much missed the ruination of 145, where the college\u2019s digital communications and design experts once were stationed. But we did arrive in time to watch a Gendron & Gendron Inc. excavator tamp the building\u2019s remains into the cellar hole. Someone sprayed water over the debris to settle the dust as the excavator punched down the wood, siding, and wallboard.<\/p>\n The demolition of 145 Nichols St., March 28, 2019. (Jay Burns\/Bates College).<\/em><\/span>
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