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Yawkey Center for Cancer Care

Photo Galleries

These galleries capture the progress of Dana-Farber's Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, including milestone events and daily activities on the construction site.

  • Topping-off and beam-signing

    Yawkey Center for Cancer Care beam with an American flag on top

    Two selections of photos chronicle the traditional ceremony marking a construction milestone and the official beam-signing event, which included a speech by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

  • September 2007 to October 2009

    facade of the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care with one floor of windows in

    Stunning day and nighttime shots of the construction site as the building begins to take shape.

  • December 2006 to September 2007

    Yawkey Center for Cancer Care contruction workers

    Construction begins with the demolition of 454 Brookline Ave. and the Michael A. Redstone Laboratories and the groundwork for laying the Yawkey Center foundation.

Every Beam Tells a Story

Painting the Beams

ironworker spraypainting a name on a beam of the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care

When ironworkers painted young patients' names on the beams of the new Yawkey Center, it held special meaning for Dana-Farber families.
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Ironworkers Forge Bond with Kids

ironworkers and names spraypainted on beams of the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care

In March 2009, ABC's World News with Charles Gibson recognized the Jimmy Fund Clinic patients as its persons of the week.
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'A Beacon of Hope'

a young patient signing a steel beam to be used for the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care

In this moving video, patients reflect on what Dana-Farber means to them.
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Yawkey Walkthrough

screenshot from the virtual tour of the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care

Take a virtual tour of the entrance and main lobby of the Yawkey Center for Cancer Care in this animation.