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Halsey Knapp operates a crane from high above the city. This summer he's working on the construction of 667 Congress St. -- an upcoming apartment building at the site of the former Joe's Smoke Shop. Longfellow Square is pictured top right; Avon Street is to the left.
The crane looms above Parkside trees. Sacred Heart Church is at right.
Mitch McNaughton, an ironworker on the jobsite at 667 Congress St., offers hand signals as he hand-guides a steel beam that is being lowered from high above by crane operator Halsey Knapp.
A view of Back Cove and the western mountains is just part of the view from Halsey Knapp's perch 160 feet above the ground.
The crane operated by Halsey Knapp looms over 667 Congress St.
Halsey Knapp gently lowers steel I-beams toward construction workers on the fifth floor from a perch about 80 feet above in a crane.
An air freshener swings in a crossbreeze within the cockpit of the crane.
Halsey Knapp
Halsey Knapp gently lowers steel I-beams toward construction workers on the fifth floor from a perch about 80 feet above in a crane.