The new Sacramento Bridge Center
is open for business!

First Game: September 12

Our opening day was a rousing success.  It is only fitting that Albert Chow, without whose tireless dedication this club would not exist, should win the first game.  Many others are to be commended as well for their assistance — Jim Bowman, Joy O'Dell, Ali Topcu, Hans Burgdorf, and others including a couple of computer guys.  Also, we must thank profusely all the donors who put up a lot of cash to help make this thing possible.

There still is work to do.  Television results monitors are to be installed, and a coat rack as well.  Also, there are minor issues regarding air-conditioning and storage.  We'll get there.

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Jim Bowman introduces the new facility

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The game is almost underway — all 28½ tables!

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The feeding trough already is quite popular

July 21

Construction is nearly finished!.  About all that remains is the requisite red tape (inspections and permits).

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Just inside the front door A wall of whiteboards

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The big room from the back end

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The classroom is glass-enclosed

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Great lighting fixtures

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There is plenty of room in the kitchen and serving area

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Two sinks, two dishwashers Two refrigerators, microwave, and oven

July 5

The carpeting has been laid.  The walls are finished, and the white boards have been installed.

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Refrigerators and dishwashers await installation

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The classroom can hold up to five tables

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The kitchen will feature quartz counter-tops

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A big TV near the front door will display scores and rankings.  The plan is to mount a pair of other monitors on a center post, showing results from separate sections individually.

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The computer center

June 22

The ceiling is finished.  The south wall (on the right) also is finished, awaiting installation of the white boards.

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The grey post on the left is nicely finished

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The storeroom will keep its existing cabinets

June 7

Good things have been happening at the new facility.  Most of the legal hurdles are behind us.

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The outer walls are mostly finished.  That middle section will be a long whiteboard.

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The kitchen area, and the 8-foot door to the classroom.

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The classroom-expansion area The entrance area will have porcelain flooring

April 26

The electrical work is nearly finished.  Newer building codes require a much more complicated setup than was previously the case.

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The lights are on Cabinets in the storeroom

April 19

The wall on the left is being double-insulated against sound leakage.  All walls will feature sound-retardant materials.

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28 feet of whiteboard go between the red lines Most of the ceiling lighting is up

March 29

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All the walls are down that are coming down

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The kitchen ceiling is somewhat lower Sheet rock is going up on the far wall

In order to raise the kitchen ceiling, a lot of water pipes would have to be relocated, at considerable expense; so that is not going to happen.

The south wall adjoins a legal office.  Materials are being doubled up on it to provide extra sound-proofing.  We wouldn't want the lawyers to complain about our noise!

March 23

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With most of the walls down, the room is much larger

March 21

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View from the front door View from the back
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All the little office rooms will disappear
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All the ceiling tiles will be replaced.  New insulation will be added to the old stuff
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Existing shelving must be torn out

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These fixtures also will be replaced


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