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Explore our History1980–1983 Many of the Aquarium's features are obvious in this aerial view including the Sea Otter (top center), Kelp Forest and Monterey Bay exhibits.  "This project has everything, all types of conditions. You've got men working down in 65-foot holes setting casing, carpenters, steelworkers, concrete, dozers and cranes, guy hanging off scaffolding or over the ocean and even divers drilling under water. ... It can be dangerous, but it sure does make it fun." —Construction Crew Worker Going Up!Fall 1982
With foundation work complete, the Aquarium building is rising fast. The precast concrete deck is laid, extending the building over the water. With the entire first level in place, construction begins on the second floor. In the center of the building, Kelp Forest and Monterey Bay Habitats exhibit walls disappear as the building rises around them. Construction of the seawater system is underway.Not Your Usual Construction ProjectA project the scope and complexity of the Aquarium requires a diverse and talented construction crew—from late night sprayers to underwater divers.
A new sport: wet-concrete-shoeing. It may be easier than snowshoeing, but it's far messier when you fall down. Work on the Great Tide Pool had to wait for the lowest of low tides, which occur in the winter and spring. |
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