San Diego Botanical Gardens
It all begins with an idea. The Botanical Gardens building was built for the 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition on the 1,400-acre City Park. Over the last 108 years the Botanical Gardens Building has gone through many changes and repairs, but time has taken its toll on this historic building.
EC Constructors is returning this building to its original 1915 grandeur. We are working through all the years of neglect and decay caused by mother nature.
Follow along as we tackle the structural and architectural re-construction of an Iconic building.
These historic photos will take you back in time.
Original 1915 Building
Original Building
Constructing the steel Trusses
Lily Pond
Site 1914 during construction
Lilly Pond
Damage to truss and wood structure
Damage to Truss
Rusted Truss
Removed Damage Truss
Truss Base Production
New Truss Base Plate Repair
Repaired Truss, Base, and Plates
Repaired Truss
Scaffolding and Containment for Blasting Steel. Ready for protection coating.
Containment West end of building
West End October 2023
Lattice being added
South Elevation with Lattice on West end
Interior curb forming & plumbing
