THE Orlando Photo Thread

[nite owℓ]

On 4/7/2023 at 8:46 PM, F-L-A said:

I have a novel idea; put a building there, not an ugly mural. 

Sometimes in NY they just build a one story building on a lot like this which could serve as a convenience store, deli, etc. If I had to guess, the owners probably couldn't justify constructing a multistory building on site and come out on top financially. Spenser's favorite feature of the old proposal was the slide to get from the top level to ground floor. 🛝

Hell, even a little food truck park could work. Put a food truck along each wall, throw down some picnic tables in the middle to make a little courtyard and landscape/hardscape around the perimeter would still be more useful than what it served all these years.

Some people have no vision.

[JFW657]

13 minutes ago, nite owℓ said:

Hell, even a little food truck park could work. Put a food truck along each wall, throw down some picnic tables in the middle to make a little courtyard and landscape/hardscape around the perimeter would still be more useful than what it served all these years.

Some people have no vision.

That's a good idea, and I'm just guessing here, but there could be some other reasons why it hasn't been done already.

I'm thinking maybe the rent the property owners would need to charge just to cover the expenses involved with getting the lot prepared, property management fees, liability insurance, etc, etc, are such that small enterprises like that just wouldn't be financially viable.

Again, I'm just guessing.   

[jrs2]

On 4/7/2023 at 12:18 PM, JFW657 said:

So the new mural is finished....

Not a fan. 

 

did you notice in the upper right hand corner, God's hand holding up The Sun/Florida Orange in the sky?  That was pretty good.

You're probably correct in your assessment of it looking like a brochure. But I have to credit the artist(s) with the imagery. They got the windows down on the Sunrail locomotive and the N/S Bldg, and the MCO FAA Tower looks like it otherwise should.  As least they're not generic representations.  They even have the Mars rocket design down ...

Here's a unique angle...

 

[JFW657]

17 minutes ago, jrs2 said:

did you notice in the upper right hand corner, God's hand holding up The Sun/Florida Orange in the sky?  That was pretty good.

You're probably correct in your assessment of it looking like a brochure. But I have to credit the artist(s) with the imagery. They got the windows down on the Sunrail locomotive and the N/S Bldg, and the MCO FAA Tower looks like it otherwise should.  As least they're not generic representations.  They even have the Mars rocket design down ...

Here's a unique angle...

I didn't interpret the hand holding the orange as belonging to God.

Looks to me like a person's hand holding an orange with the sky as a backdrop.

But whatever floats one's boat, I guess. 

[codypet]

47 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

I didn't interpret the hand holding the orange as belonging to God.

Looks to me like a person's hand holding an orange with the sky as a backdrop.

But whatever floats one's boat, I guess. 

I also noticed God's hand holding the ice cream cone.

[JFW657]

36 minutes ago, codypet said:

I also noticed God's hand holding the ice cream cone.

I'm guessing that the hand on the basketball down in the corner probably belongs to Satan.   

[jrs2]

speaking of ice cream cones, that place on Park Ave near fairbanks sells custard...to die for...

[orlandocity87]

I was thinking it was a bionic hand to represent our simulation/training/motion capture industry at UCF / Research Park.

[jrs2]

1 hour ago, orlandocity87 said:

I was thinking it was a bionic hand to represent our simulation/training/motion capture industry at UCF / Research Park.

it did have a Tron vibe to it

[jrs2]

[Jernigan]

[codypet]

They're reopening the lobby too.

That said, that'll never not be Dynetech to me.  Even if Dynetech never made it in there.

[JFW657]

I think the bank's name is a good fit for that building.

It just looks kind of.... Ocean-y.    

[Tim3167]

Made a visit to Lake Eola yesterday and it really struck me what a nice cluster the Vue/courthouse/First FA (what do we call this thing) is really developing into. I appreciate when the skyline develops into layers of buildings from certain views.

[JFW657]

2 hours ago, Tim3167 said:

Made a visit to Lake Eola yesterday and it really struck me what a nice cluster the Vue/courthouse/First FA (what do we call this thing) is really developing into. I appreciate when the skyline develops into layers of buildings from certain views.

 

[jrs2]

@JFW657

 

[F-L-A]

The way the light reflects off of it looks like it might be interesting, but other than that, I kinda hate it. To me it just looks like it's been primed and is still awaiting an actual coat of paint. 

[RedStar25]

43 minutes ago, F-L-A said:

The way the light reflects off of it looks like it might be interesting, but other than that, I kinda hate it. To me it just looks like it's been primed and is still awaiting an actual coat of paint. 

It looks great lit up at night, but during the day it looks horrible. 

[prahaboheme]

Definitely a downgrade from the teal.  It looks like unfinished plaster.

An upgrade would have been something like copper that ages to a green patina.  It would have complemented City Hall nicely. 

Edited May 12, 2023 by prahaboheme

[JFW657]

I dunno.

I'll have to see it in person before I can pass any judgement on it.

And how it holds up over time. How dirty looking it gets.

I will say one thing.... inasmuch as I've never liked those pyramids anyway, if this new white paint causes them to kind of blend in with the sky and disappear, or not be as obvious, I might end up actually liking it just for that reason.  

[jrs2]

They are starting to paint the teal that bronze or gunmetal color. I'll snap a shot off of church St.  

[smonteserin]

The pyramids reflect bluish in the evening. It’s less noticeable that they are white. 

[jrs2]

[jrs2]

[jrs2]

Looks like the repainting of the window trim has begun...from the top down