On Friday Albany City Manager Peter Troedsson told the city council about the imminent demolition of a house across from the west side of Eleanor Hackleman Park. On Saturday I went by the address, 610 Sherman St. S.E., to take a look.
If you’re wondering, as I was on a bike ride Saturday, what that huge concrete box at West Albany High School will contain or house, the answer is the school district’s new auditorium.
On a bike ride past the east end of Front Avenue on Sunday afternoon, these three machines caught my eye. Back home later on, I took a virtual detour to southern Sweden to catch a glimpse of where the things were made, and how.
HIP: A milestone for Albany’s metals industry
You can get an idea of size of the Quintus HIP, newly installed in Albany, from the people taking a look at the machine this morning. You don’t see the bottom part, which sits in a deep concrete pit.
Tags: Quintus, Stack HIP, Stack Metallurgical