[Spartan]

[JayGee]

Spartan, on Apr 10 2009, 08:58 PM, said:

Sweet.

[aussie luke]

That's an amazing pic Spartan!

The 5th St Trio:

[krazeeboi]

Spartan, you absolutely outdid yourself on that one. AWESOME shot!

[JRNYP2C]

Spartan, on Apr 10 2009, 07:58 PM, said:

Impressive!! Gotta love Charlotte's weather in the spring!!

[eastsider]

Updated view from Central Ave.

[citylife]

I don't know where to post this, so i'll just post it here. These shots taken by Michael Davis recently of Charlotte are nothing short of amazing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/perspectiveph...57616646633568/

This post has been edited by citylife: 13 April 2009 - 08:41 AM

[monsoon]

I usually don't care much for crown photos, but this one is pretty good. This was posted by forumer Lexy elsewhere on Urbanplanet as part of a photo tour of his visit to CLT. It's worth viewing at full resolution.

[Atlside]

Great mid-1980s photos of Chralotte from Flickr

[Eastman]

I would say 1987, the Juke Box building, AKA First Union, is about a third of the way up, and the site is cleared for City Fair, which later became the site for the Hearst Tower. Cool photos.

[southslider]

From that first 1987 shot showing Kenilworth and Stonewall before Belk was added to I-277, it's interesting to think how many times that one intersection has been re-built and reconfigured within the last 60 years:
1) when Old Independence was first built and fed directly into Stonewall (circa 1950),
2) I-277 that used to end at and feed Kenilworth (as seen in the 1987 aerial photo),
3) directional ramps from Belk Expressway (being built in photo) to Kenilworth, Stonewall and Old Independence, and
4) the latest Charlottetowne Avenue re-build for Metropolitan.

Any other examples of frequent and multiple reconfigurations?

[swampfox43]

In the second aerial (showing the airplane engine), you can clearly see the road we use to call "dead man's curve" as it swoops over South Blvd near Simpson's Lighting. Impressive views, especially when you compare them to today.

[Atlside]

Eastman, on Apr 14 2009, 06:35 AM, said:

I would say 1987, the Juke Box building, AKA First Union, is about a third of the way up, and the site is cleared for City Fair, which later became the site for the Hearst Tower. Cool photos.

That does look as if it's One First Union under construction.

This post has been edited by Atlside: 14 April 2009 - 10:38 PM

[southslider]

"Dead man's curve" would be the turn South Boulevard (or Caldwell) made to Carson Boulevard as part of Old Independence, or what is today Charlottetowne-Stonewall-Caldwell-South-Carson.

Here's a neat website about Old Independence:
http://www.gribblenation.com/ncpics/charlo...dblvd/1950.html

[Eastman]

southslider, on Apr 15 2009, 09:45 AM, said:

"Dead man's curve" would be the turn South Boulevard (or Caldwell) made to Carson Boulevard as part of Old Independence, or what is today Charlottetowne-Stonewall-Caldwell-South-Carson.

Here's a neat website about Old Independence:
http://www.gribblenation.com/ncpics/charlo...dblvd/1950.html

For those that are new the Jerry's restaurant in that photo became Athen's which was recently torn down for CPCC growth.

[Bikeguy]

...and for another old point of reference, Griffith Park ( the Original Home of the Hornets..) is in the upper right hand corner.

http://www.gribblenation.com/ncpics/charlo...-South_Blvd.jpg

[GRDadof3]

Spartan, on Apr 10 2009, 08:58 PM, said:

Wow! Awesome pic Spartan! Looks like an Armegeddon movie or something.

[JayGee]

Yesterday. . . April 18, 2009

[InitialD]

JayGee, on Apr 19 2009, 02:36 PM, said:

Yesterday. . . April 18, 2009

Nice. I'm interested in seeing how they do the handle.

[JayGee]

InitialD, on Apr 19 2009, 04:46 PM, said:

Nice. I'm interested in seeing how they do the handle.

I think this is going to be one of the most photographed buildings in Charlotte history.

I can't wait till it's finished with finished lighting. I think the time exposures are going to be very cool.