Dinosaur digs into former OHSU School of Dentistry

By Kristyna Wentz-Graff February 16, 2018 Portland, Ore.

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Demolition of the old School of Dentistry building

A concrete pulverizer painted to look like a dinosaur takes giant bites out of the former OHSU School of Dentistry building on Marquam Hill, February 3, 2018. The tool was painted specifically for the OHSU demo project because of the construction site's close proximity to OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Demolition of the old School of Dentistry building

The former OHSU School of Dentistry building on Marquam Hill, August 17, 2017. A two-year demolition project is under way to remove the 1956 building. The building has sat vacant since the School of Dentistry moved into the Skourtes Tower on the South Waterfront in 2014. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Demolition of the old School of Dentistry building

Interior demolition at the OHSU School of Dentistry building on Marquam Hill, August 17, 2017. A two-year demolition project is under way to remove the 1956 building. The building has sat vacant since the School of Dentistry moved into the Skourtes Tower on the South Waterfront in 2014. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Demolition of the old School of Dentistry building

A support system is installed to support the hillside as demolition continues at the OHSU School of Dentistry building on Marquam Hill, August 17, 2017. A two-year demolition project is under way to remove the 1956 building. The building has sat vacant since the School of Dentistry moved into the Skourtes Tower on the South Waterfront in 2014. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Demolition of the old School of Dentistry building

A large chalkboard in a lecture hall, of the former OHSU School of Dentistry building on Marquam Hill, August 17, 2017. A two-year demolition project is under way to remove the 1956 building. The building has sat vacant since the School of Dentistry moved into the Skourtes Tower on the South Waterfront in 2014. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Demolition of the old School of Dentistry building

Construction of old School of Dentistry building

Dental school construction, 1954. (OHSU)

Construction of old School of Dentistry building

Dental school construction, 1955. (OHSU)

Construction of old School of Dentistry building

Dental school dedication,1956. (OHSU)

Gavin Cook

Twelve-year-old Gavin Cook created a dinosaur design for a concrete pulverizer, while Marsh Burns of Troutdale painted the piece of construction equipment which is being used in the demolition of the former School of Dentistry on the OHSU Marquam Hill campus. (Photos courtesy Northwest Demolition & Dismantling)

Marsh Burns and Gavin Cook

Twelve-year-old Gavin Cook (right) created a dinosaur design for a concrete pulverizer, while Marsh Burns of Troutdale painted the piece of construction equipment which is being used in the demolition of the former School of Dentistry on the OHSU Marquam Hill campus. (Photos courtesy Northwest Demolition & Dismantling)