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    Exterior of the office tower with the Hall of Fame taking shape in the lower right of the image. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    With the uptown skyline in the background, the steel frame of the NASCAR Hall of Fame is starting to take shape in uptown Charlotte. Despite the wind and cold, steelworkers bolted girders into uprights, tying the structure together along with floor decking. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    With the monolith of the Westin Hotel in the background, workers install the stainless steel skin of the "ribbon" that will encircle the NASCAR Hall of Fame. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    Workers install the forms that make up the backbone of the "ribbon" that will encircle the NASCAR Hall of Fame. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    Workers are building forms for walls that will form the entrance plaza on the east side of the office tower. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    The steel frame of the NASCAR Hall of Fame is starting to take shape in uptown Charlotte. Despite the wind and cold, steelworkers bolted girders into uprights, tying the structure together. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    With the bulk of the Wachovia headquarters in the background, the steel frame of the NASCAR Hall of Fame is starting to take shape in uptown Charlotte. Despite the wind and cold, steelworkers bolted girders into uprights, tying the structure together. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    The steel frame of the NASCAR Hall of Fame is starting to take shape in uptown Charlotte. Despite the wind and cold, steelworkers bolted girders into uprights, tying the structure together along with floor decking. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    Despite the wind and cold, steelworkers bolted girders into uprights, tying the structure together along with floor decking. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    Just inside the Hall of Fame after passing through the walkway over Brevard Street from the Charlotte Convention Center. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    View from the walkway connecting the Hall of Fame with the Charlotte Convention Center, looking south. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    With the bulk of the Wachovia headquarters in the background, the steel frame of the NASCAR Hall of Fame is starting to take shape in uptown Charlotte. Despite the wind and cold, steelworkers bolted girders into uprights, tying the structure together. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    High above uptown, the NASCAR logo adorns the top of the office tower. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    A detail of the stainless steel skin of the "ribbon" that will encircle the NASCAR Hall of Fame. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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    Clouds frame and reflect from a corner of the NASCAR office tower. GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotteobserver.com
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