scaffolding erected around cook county hospital's recently scrubbed facade for repair and replacement of damaged terra cotta

with cook county hospital's facade - comprised mainly of ornamental terra cotta - now scrubbed clean, scaffolding is being erected to being the arduous task of repairing and replacing the massive facade's damaged elements. in addition to addressing the building's existing terra cotta, the restoration will involve the replacement of most original windows, brick tuck-pointing, repair and/or replacement of the terra cotta lamp posts, and so on.

the following images show scaffolding as its being erected, beginning at the west end of the facade. below the images are multiple links to previous entries documenting the restoration of chicago's cook county hospital. 

previous coverage on the hospital's restoration progress:

SIZABLE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS DOCUMENTING CONSTRUCTION OF COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL RECENTLY UNEARTHED

COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL'S FACADE CLEANED, REPAIR OF ITS TERRA COTTA ORNAMENT TO FOLLOW

LATEST IMAGES OF CHICAGO'S HISTORIC COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL FACADE RESTORATION

RESTORATION WORK ON COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL'S FACADE FINALLY UNDERWAY

RECOLLECTIONS "SALVAGING" THE COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL'S POWER HOUSE TEN YEARS AGO

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