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Last Call

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Eric

There was a bar here once. It went by the name of Shenanigans. At some point in the past five years or so it closed. Sitting a busy part of the city more than a few more entrepreneurs tried to make a … Continue reading →

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Syracuse Inner Harbor Rebirth

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Eric

More action is taking place in the section of Syracuse known as the Inner Harbor. You may recall that this part of town used to be known as Oil City and in the late fall I documented some of the … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Wrecking Co. – See ya!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Eric

This is probably the last of the coverage as it relates to the Cleveland Wrecking Company. A few days ago a pair of heavy haul trailers were onsite to move the remaining excavators to a new job. It was nice … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Wrecking Company – Part 2

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Eric

Part 2 My normal drive to work carries me right past the Bristol-Myers Squibb “Site Transformation” on a daily basis. Each morning I am teased with rows of waiting scrap trucks and giant buildings becoming smaller and smaller with each … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Wrecking – Bristol-Myers Squibb

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Eric

Part 1 This weekend I spent some time truck hunting with DDD regular Dan. One of the locations we scouted was the ongoing demo project at the Bristol-Myers Squibb complex in East Syracuse, NY. Despite being a sunny Saturday afternoon … Continue reading →

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On the Job – Hitachi EX750

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Eric

The television in my childhood home was a Hitachi. I never really thought much about it but once I learned that Hitachi also made heavy equipment the TV became much cooler in my eyes. More than once I tried to … Continue reading →

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On the Job – John Deere 225D LC

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Eric

Demolition is underway of penicillin contaminated buildings at the Bristol-Myers Squibb plant in East Syracuse, NY. Apparently once a building has been used to manufacture penicillin it is forever contaminated and therefore unsuitable for future medical research or manufacturing. The main demolition contractor appears to be Cleveland Wrecking Company. … Continue reading →

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The Wait is Over – Komatsu PC600LC

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Eric

After months of waiting I finally caught the Komatsu long reach in action. The jaws on the end of this machine tear through the concrete and steel of this building with ease. Notice how the cab tilts back to make … Continue reading →

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Continuing Coverage – Komatsu PC600LC

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Eric

Remember that Komatsu PC600LC from September? You probably don’t but I don’t blame you. After all, it was over two months ago. If you need a refresher click here. I’ve been stalking this machine almost from day one in an … Continue reading →

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