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[RockyMount]

Does anyone have some pictures of the film studio being built in Ledbetter Heights?  I'm wondering how much progress they have made so far.

[SBCmetroguy]

I wish I did. I don't even know where this construction is occurring. I thought I knew, but every time I go over where I thought it was being built, I see nothing... nothing at all. So I don't know.

[richyb83]

taken by my brother last week from the 20th floor of the Horseshoe casino hotel

[SBCmetroguy]

richyb83, on Nov 24 2008, 12:28 AM, said:

taken by my brother last week from the 20th floor of the Horseshoe casino hotel

Thanks for sharing, Richy. I hope he enjoyed his stay. I stayed on the 21st floor of that hotel once, but my view was of Bossier City. And while Bossier City is home to me and always has been, it's still not the view one would want. I am envious of that sweet Shreveport view. Too bad for gold-plated windows, however, as they give photos of the Shreveport skyline a sort-of smoggy look.

[richyb83]

No prob Brian; always glad to contribute Didn't get to talk to my brother for very long; it was a business trip with the state; but I know he was really impressed with the way SBC is developed along their riverfronts! Now if only BR would follow!

Here is another of his pics; not sure how many are post worthy?? Liked this shot with the high-rise casino hotels and new Convention Center hotel in the background


Looking at the 1st downtown pic above; I like the older linear buildings in front of the high-rise towers! Is that the Red River District?? That smoggy look is typical in BR; the dirty south; no gold-plated windows necessary

Edited by richyb83, 25 November 2008 - 01:00 AM.

[SBCmetroguy]

richyb83, on Nov 25 2008, 12:57 AM, said:

No prob Brian; always glad to contribute Didn't get to talk to my brother for very long; it was a business trip with the state; but I know he was really impressed with the way SBC is developed along their riverfronts! Now if only BR would follow!

Here is another of his pics; not sure how many are post worthy?? Liked this shot with the high-rise casino hotels and new Convention Center hotel in the background


Looking at the 1st downtown pic above; I like the older linear buildings in front of the high-rise towers! Is that the Red River District?? That smoggy look is typical in BR; the dirty south; no gold-plated windows necessary

Actually yes and no. That stretch of buildings is actually Commerce Street, which the Red River District kind of spills out onto. It was originally intended to incorporate all that into the district. Unfortunately the district was a bit of a flop. But the true RRD is confined totally to the 'plaza' area underneath the Texas Street Bridge, and on the bottom floor of the Eldorado Casino parking deck.

I do like the way our riverfronts are developed to an extent, but there are some things I'd have done different and there are still some things yet to be done. But it was inevitable that the riverfront area would develop the way it has done, since the two cities are joined by the river, like Little Rock/North Little Rock.

[richyb83]

Went ahead and finally added another of my brother's old Horseshoe pics; I really dig the large mural
*pardon the smoky glare thru the window

[SBCmetroguy]

richyb83, on May 14 2009, 10:02 PM, said:

Went ahead and finally added another of my brother's old Horseshoe pics; I really dig the large mural
*pardon the smoky glare thru the window

Here's a close-up shot I took of that mural 2 years ago ... best viewed large.

[richyb83]

Great shot! Such clarity! Very impressive mural!

BTW Brian..what's that small dome of on the bottom??

[SBCmetroguy]

richyb83, on May 15 2009, 03:22 PM, said:

Great shot! Such clarity! Very impressive mural!

BTW Brian..what's that small dome of on the bottom??

Thanks. Sometimes I hate that I gave up photography, but as is the nature of my obsessions, they wax and wane.

That dome you asked me about is the IMAX theater at Sci-Port. It's a domed IMAX which is unusual because it's more like an OmniMax, but it's actually an IMAX.

[mandib77]

Hi. I have been researching the Bossier City Tornado of Dec.3,1978 and I cant find this book anywhere! Also, it will not let us view your pics? Would you mind getting in touch with me and maybe we could email back and forth. If you dont mind that is. I also grew up in meadowview/swan lake. I was 1 at the time of the tornado. I am sure we crossed paths a time or two as everybody in the "hood" knew one another Thanks so much for sharing this! I have searched and not had much luck at all. Thanks again!

[SBCmetroguy]

Mandib - I see you posted this tornado question months ago, and I apologize but I haven't been around here much over the past few years as opposed to the first 3 or so years I was here! I do have this book in my possession, somewhere inside my house. For the longest time I kept it on my coffee table as a conversation piece. I purchased it off an old friend, a carpenter who did work for the home building company I used to work for. I was shocked that he would sell it to me, because I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world. It's far too sentimental to me. But since it does appear that there are no other copies in existence, as far as I've seen, I would be willing to make color copies of the entire book (it's a thin paperback, not a lot of pages) and email it to you. You could then take it somewhere like Walgreen's and print it on a good photo paper stock and then comb bind it or put it in a binder. I'm more than willing to help you out, especially as a fellow old-schooler from the SL.