The North Park Condominiums Project

This is an illustrated timeline of how the La Boheme project has evolved over the past year.

Future site of La Boheme North Park Condos, 12-27-2004

Rite Aid deserted, waiting to be demolished, 1-23-2005

Building the walkway to replace the missing sidewalk, 1-26-2005

Construction begins. View south toward tall drilling tower, 2-02-2005

Drilling tower erected, 2-02-2005

A hole knocked through the side of the vacant Rite Aid building, 2-06-2005

Close-up view of the huge drill used to make holes for pilings, 2-06-2005

Corner of Lincoln and Ohio Street, 2-17-2005

Backhoe parked at night. It had just rained. 2-17-2005

What remains of the old Rite-Aid parking lot, 2-17-2005

The wall that separates the laundromat from Rite-Aid, 2-17-2005

Rite-Aid all gone, view at night, 2-17-2005

Daytime view of the pile of rubble that was once Rite-Aid, 2-20-2005

Dump trucks rumbling south on Ohio Street, 3-04-2005

Due to a wet springtime, the upcoming parking area became a muddy mess. 3-12-2005

Foundation of underground parking lot, 3-12-2005

Looking north over the huge mounds of dirt, 3-31-2005

Contruction site entrance, Ohio Street, 3-31-2005

Laundromat and market still open during construction, 3-31-2005

View from corner of Lincoln and Ohio streets of the foundation, 6-05-2005

Ohio Street side view of foundation, 6-05-2005

View toward 30th Street from Ohio Street of continuing construction, 8-16-2005

The parking garage begins to take shape, 8-16-2005

View from south end of alley next to Washington Mutual, 8-16-2005

Sign peddling the new condos for sale, corner of Ohio and Lincoln streets, 9-30-2005

The enormous tower crane is assembled piece by piece, 10-11-2005

First floor of the building is constructed, above the parking garage, 10-25-2005

Nice, sunny day, corner of Ohio and Lincoln streets, 11-21-2005

Ohio Street side really coming together. Notice more for sale signs, 11-21-2005

The crane towers over the Ohio Street side of construction in progress, 11-21-2005

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