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Isn't it beautiful? This was an unexpected part of the project, but it made total sense: replace the potentially faulty Federal Pacific (just google) breaker box with a new one that would be smaller and project less.
In addition to the new box, the electrician upgraded our breakers from 15 to 20 amps. Sweet! This means that we can now run the microwave and the toaster at the same time! Life is good.
The Breakers was built as the Newport summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, grandson of "The Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt who established the family fortune. It was designed by preeminent American architect Richard Morris Hunt, who built many of the family's lavish mansions, and completed it in only two years in 1895 at the then-astronomical cost of more than $7 million (approximately $150 million in today's dollars adjusted for inflation).
Breakers fans have a photo taken with the team after the game. iinet ANBL, SkyCity Breakers vs Melbourne Tigers, North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Thursday 19th January 2012. Photo: Anthony Au-Yeung / photosport.co.nz
27 May 09. The wind was blowing quite hard when I had a chance to go out today. It also started to rain, so it was a short walk.
Burger King NZ Breakers Awards Evening, Spencer on Byron Hotel, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. Thursday 5th May 2011. Photo: Anthony Au-Yeung / photosport.co.nz