Final artBOX pieces put into place at media event

Courtesy of Shark Sugar

The "big drop" is complete!

Now, artBOX, the new artists' colony at Adventure Pier, is one step closer to its official opening next month.

The final shipping container, one of seven that will comprise the new co-op, was put into place vertically via crane at a media event shortly after 2 p.m. this afternoon.

The repurposed containers will be given new lives, including a sushi cafe run by Tokyo Sushi of Rio Grande, an artistic glassware store, art and displays by Shark Sugar, and museum shop by Exit Zero.

Here's the sequence, at it occurred live on dropcam...