Santa Monica Close-up

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DAY ONE: (TOP) Pile drivers from John S Meek Company Inc. 'Shore' (make a road) a crane into Pacific Park on Monday, May 5, 2008. (ABOVE) Dan Light, customer service representative form Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc., Jim Quaintance, Maintenance Manager of Pacific Park and Jeff Sicat, Pacific Park Maintenance Supervisor, unload the new Ferris Wheel from a semi-truck on Monday, May 5, 2008.

Update on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 02:54PM by

Fabian Lewkowicz

DAY 2

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The Pacific Park maintenance crew remove the gondolas and begin to dismantle the Pacific Wheel on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

Update on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 09:37PM by

Fabian Lewkowicz

DAY 3

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Dan Light, customer service representative form Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc., works on dismantling the Pacific Wheel on Wednesday, May 7, 2008.

Update on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 08:48PM by

Fabian Lewkowicz

DAY 4

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(ABOVE) Dana Wyatt, (right) Director of Operations & Security at Pacific Park and Jeff Sicat, Pacific Park Maintenance Supervisor, (left) remove a "Sweep Bar" from the Pacific Wheel on Thursday, May 8, 2008. The Pacific Park maintenance team removed all the sweep-bars from the wheel on Thursday. They are moving at a fast pace for the grand reopening celebration on Thursday, May 22.

Update on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 05:37PM by

Fabian Lewkowicz

DAY 5

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The Pacific Park maintenance crew removes the hubs from Pacific Wheel's A-frame on Friday, May 9, 2008.

Update on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 07:40AM by

Fabian Lewkowicz

DAY 6

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(top) Dan Light, customer service representative form Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc., works on Pacific Wheel's new axle hub on Saturday, May 10, 2008. (above) The Pacific Park maintenance team sands and gets ready to paint the old motor mounts which will be used for the new wheel.

Update on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 07:28PM by

Fabian Lewkowicz

DAY 7

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The absents of the Pacific Wheel is evident at Pacific Park on Sunday, May 11, 2008.

Update on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 11:03PM by

Fabian Lewkowicz

DAY 8

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The Pacific Park maintenance team remove the last of the sweep-bars, the axle and hubs from the Pacific Wheel on Monday, May 12, 2008 and begin to bring in the new Ferris Wheel.