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[ricky_davis_fan_21]

JayGee, on Apr 19 2009, 06:18 PM, said:

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.

Great shot, I think that you need to post the night pix of nascar tower, thats the first time i'd seen the Nascar Symbol lit up! Keep shooting, I love you work as always.

[JayGee]

It looks like that is some type of scaffolding up there. You couldn't get me up there for all the money in the world! Must be a nice view though.

[JayGee]

nibletodell, on Apr 19 2009, 07:26 PM, said:

Great shot, I think that you need to post the night pix of nascar tower, thats the first time i'd seen the Nascar Symbol lit up! Keep shooting, I love you work as always.

Thanks very much. I'll post a couple over in that thread.

Jim
(Brooklynite for awhile; E. 26th St. and Ave. U)

[RiverwoodCLT]

From your view it looks ok. Just don't look down.

[InitialD]

JayGee, on Apr 19 2009, 07:27 PM, said:

It looks like that is some type of scaffolding up there. You couldn't get me up there for all the money in the world! Must be a nice view though.

Has anybody else though "That would hurt to get hit by a giant sheet of ice sliding off the top of this building?"

[JayGee]

InitialD, on Apr 20 2009, 12:39 AM, said:

Has anybody else though "That would hurt to get hit by a giant sheet of ice sliding off the top of this building?"

Not until now, I think.

[ricky_davis_fan_21]

Actually I have thought about this, hearing horror stories about ice falling off of hearst tower actually gets me a bit paranoid.

[atlrvr]

NYC closed down the station exit at 59th and Lexington when ice kept falling off the Bloomberg Tower into the stairwell, so it is a legitimate concern. However, I think this tower will have enough of a "lip" to prevent the limited amount of ice ever to form in Charlotte.

[InitialD]

nibletodell, on Apr 20 2009, 05:08 PM, said:

Actually I have thought about this, hearing horror stories about ice falling off of hearst tower actually gets me a bit paranoid.

I had heard an urban legend that a car was totaled when a huge sheet of ice fell from the Hearst tower.

[JayGee]

InitialD, on Apr 20 2009, 08:29 PM, said:

I had heard an urban legend that a car was totaled when a huge sheet of ice fell from the Hearst tower.

Urban legend or not, if a huge sheet of ice fell from any tower, it would most certainly total a car!

[InitialD]

[ricky_davis_fan_21]

InitialD, on Apr 25 2009, 11:43 PM, said:

I might be jumping the gun a little bit when I say this but, I'd like to call this thing Topped Out!! Renderings put the handle at most 5 or so feet higher than the rest.Great picture, absolutely stunning.

Edited by nibletodell, 26 April 2009 - 05:09 AM.

[JayGee]

nibletodell, on Apr 26 2009, 07:08 AM, said:

I might be jumping the gun a little bit when I say this but, I'd like to call this thing Topped Out!! Renderings put the handle at most 5 or so feet higher than the rest.Great picture, absolutely stunning.

I agree, I think those four columns on the top are part of the handle.

[eastsider]

Edited by eastsider, 26 April 2009 - 09:24 AM.

[JayGee]

Nice shots Eastsider

Looks like they are setting cooling towers this morning. There's a guy taking video up there. I put a close-up of the top in the other thread.

Edited by JayGee, 26 April 2009 - 10:06 AM.

[norm21499]

A pic that I took with my cell phone uptown. Sorry that the quality isn't the best.

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[Charlotteman]

nibletodell, on Apr 26 2009, 06:08 AM, said:

I might be jumping the gun a little bit when I say this but, I'd like to call this thing Topped Out!! Renderings put the handle at most 5 or so feet higher than the rest.Great picture, absolutely stunning.

C'mon folks applause is due; initialD has a huge winner here. This photograph is stunning. One of the best pics I've ever seen on UP. Bravo!

For the longest time I was the first one to poo poo this tower. But I've definitely started to warm up to it.

Edited by Charlotteman, 26 April 2009 - 09:41 PM.

[JayGee]

Charlotteman, on Apr 26 2009, 11:38 PM, said:

C'mon folks applause is due; initialD has a huge winner here. This photograph is stunning. One of the best pics I've ever seen on UP. Bravo!

For the longest time I was the first one to poo poo this tower. But I've definitely started to warm up to it.

[eastsider]

[aceboogie]

These pictures are absolutely gorgeous! I can't believe this actually my city I am looking at. Even though I am not a fan of NASCAR, having the hall of fame, with other things going on, is making Charlotte a truly unique city and an up and coming city of the future.