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Watch Us Grow! Culinary Arts Addition Photos!

Construction on a $6.2 million addition to the Culinary Arts wing in Elston Hall began in April 2006 and it was completed for the start of the Fall 2007 semester. It includes: two new labs, a dedicated kitchen for the Casola Dining Room, a seminar room where classes will be held and discussion will take place following banquets, and a new dining room. Currently SCCC has seven culinary arts labs. The expansion project is funded equally by Schenectady County and New York State. The College felt it necessary to create more space for Culinary Arts courses based on considerable growth in the program since its inception in 1980. "Our Department thanks the sponsors for placing faith in our ability to educate students to fulfill the overwhelming job demand in Schenectady County, the Capital District and all over the world," said Toby Strianese, Professor and Chair of the Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism Department at SCCC.


Casola Dining Room before Construction has started.
June 29, 2006
Side view of casola dining room.
July 17, 2006		         Rear view of casola dining room.
August 06, 2006
Rear view of casola dining room.
August 09, 2006 		        View of construction vehicles in parking lot.
August 10, 2006
Side View of loading dock and Watch Us Grow sign.
August 16, 2006 		        View of crane used to aid in construction.
August 16, 2006
Watch Us Grow sign.
August 16, 2006 		        View of constuction and constuction vehicles.
August 16, 2006
Constuction vechicles on the move.
September 15, 2006 		        Constuction completed as of September 28, 2006.
September 28, 2006
Cement Pouring
October 10, 2006 		        Constuction completed as of October 11, 2006.
October 11, 2006
Construction as of December 7, 2006
December 7, 2006 		Working on the building in the fog on December 14, 2006.
December 14, 2006
Side of building with scaffolding taken on January 23, 2007.
January 23, 2007 		Side of building with scaffolding removed taken on February 26, 2007.
February 26, 2007
Side of building with scaffolding taken on March 09, 2007.
March 9, 2007 		Side of building on March 16, 2007
March 16, 2007
An almost completed building. May 2, 2007
May 2, 2007 		Front view of Casola bulding under construction. May 11, 2007
May 11, 2007
Workers are pouring cement today
May 18, 2007 		Closer view of building
May 30, 2007
View of building on June 20, 2007
June 20, 2007 		Completed on the outside and finishing the inside
August 15, 2007
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