Introduction
The CN Tower, of Toronto Canada, was considered the "7th Engineering Wonder of the New World". Over 1537 workers toiled around the clock for 5 years in the early 1970s to bring this engineering marvel to completion. There were no precedents nor "rule books" about how to design & build the (then) tallest free-standing structure in the world (1815 feet). Many ground breaking architectural engineering advancements were made, primarily by Canadians. Yet, for the next 40 years, these people were generally ignored, forgotten and swept under the rug. The long term focus of this historical project is to bring due recognition to all the people who built the tower and to rebuild a proper "modern, high quality" visual history of the tower's construction timeline.
Unlike today's large engineering or architectural projects which are documented openly to the public via social media, newspapers, magazines and TV documentaries, the CN Tower was generally built in isolation from the media and the Canadian public. This ongoing project will rewind time to 1972 and present its history as if there were DSLR-quality colour cameras & weekly social media coverage available in that era.
The home page for this project is www.PastAndFutureHistory.com
Please also visit the corresponding 100+ slide presentation that goes into greater depth about how the CN Tower was constructed and the people + companies that had built it (flic.kr/s/aHsjD8oW1G).
Introduction
The CN Tower, of Toronto Canada, was considered the "7th Engineering Wonder of the New World". Over 1537 workers toiled around the clock for 5 years in the early 1970s to bring this engineering marvel to completion. There were no precedents nor "rule books" about how to design & build the (then) tallest free-standing structure in the world (1815 feet). Many ground breaking architectural engineering advancements were made, primarily by Canadians. Yet, for the next 40 years, these people were generally ignored, forgotten and swept under the rug. The long term focus of this historical project is to bring due recognition to all the people who built the tower and to rebuild a proper "modern, high quality" visual history of the tower's construction timeline.
Unlike today's large engineering or architectural projects which are documented openly to the public via social media, newspapers, magazines and TV documentaries, the CN Tower was generally built in isolation from the media and the Canadian public. This ongoing project will rewind time to 1972 and present its history as if there were DSLR-quality colour cameras & weekly social media coverage available in that era.
The home page for this project is www.PastAndFutureHistory.com
Please also visit the corresponding 100+ slide presentation that goes into greater depth about how the CN Tower was constructed and the people + companies that had built it (flic.kr/s/aHsjD8oW1G).