In honor of this 2007 Labor Day holiday, I thought it would be appropriate to document the workhorse of the infill construction site: the tower crane. Currently, there are 10 tower cranes in the Downtown Denver area.

This is the most number of cranes in Downtown Denver since the mid-1980s. By the start of the Democratic National Convention in August 2008, we’ll have probably lost a few that are currently in place, but we’ll have certainly gained many others by then, including 1515 Wynkoop, Denver Justice Center, 1900 16th Street, 1800 Larimer, Two Tabor Center, Embassy Suites, CityHouse, Four Seasons, and probably several more. In all, I predict about 18-20 cranes looming above Downtown Denver when the Dems are here next Fall.

Without further ado, here’s a photo census of the tower cranes in Downtown Denver, Labor Day 2007:

Spire:

 

Sugar3:

 

RiverClay:

 

Zi Lofts:

 

1400 Wewatta:

 

One Lincoln Park:

 

1200 Elati:

 

2120 Market:

 

816 Acoma:

 

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