Saturday, February 19, 2011

"It's incredible to be standing out here and see how much has gotten done in a short amount of time," said Jeannine Stuewe, one of the first viewers on the site.

Saturday morning was the first chance for viewers to come out and see the production with hundreds of volunteers making it happen.

"At first I was saying, 'Man, I wonder how fast this is going to go?' And then, now that I'm back here today, I see how fast it's going. I was actually shocked," said Stephen G. Scheu, volunteer carpenter.

The quiet neighborhood has been busy with trucks moving material in and out and transporting folks to and from their locations.

"It's pretty crazy 'cause it's a quiet neighborhood, kind of out here away from the city. There's a lot of people in and out and last night there were trucks coming in and out the whole night," said Craig Penner, who lives near the site.

On the third day of construction, viewers saw the walls up and plenty of movement to get the roof on top of the house by Sunday.

Viewers must park at the southwest parking lot of Mel Hambelton Ford on 119th and Kellogg. Shuttles will take viewers to the site from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily until the reveal on Thursday.