JW Marriott - 385' - 34 Floors

[titanhog]

13 minutes ago, BnaBreaker said:

Yep, those are prominent ones too... man I remember reading through all of my grandpa's AAA guides back in the day and just being fascinated by them for some reason.  As for the Michelin guides, I don't really know how it became this way, but the Michelin guides are kind of seen as the top of the mark for restaurants, while the Mobil/Forbes star system is, as far as I know, still seen as the top of the mark for hotels... maybe it's just because they are the oldest and most stingy about doling out the five star rating?  I'm not sure.  

The problem is that with AAA, it's "diamonds"...but hotels still call it "5 Star" if they are rated 5 Diamond...which is a little deceptive.

[AronG]

Can we talk about wtf is going on in this picture in the Tennessean from the topping out ceremony?

[LA_TN]

From the Renaissance Hotel:

Broadway and I-40:

From 12th Ave S and South St:

From 5th Ave S and I-40:

Another view from the south:

[Outskirts]

Nice shots. The last one  reminds me of Minneapolis a bit.

[markhollin]

Looking north from corner of Clark Place and 9th Ave. South:

 

Looking NW from intersection of Lafayette and 6th Ave. South:

 

Looking NW from Division Street Connector:

[Pdt2f]

Benefits of having a sunroof 

[FromParkAveToTN]

Love this building, unfortunately,  it looks unfinished to me though. 

[bigeasy]

Maybe because it isn't finished??

[markhollin]

Looking NW from intersection of Lafayette and 7th Ave. South:
 

[Hey_Hey]

On 10/16/2017 at 6:00 AM, markhollin said:

 

 

 

These buildings together can be called The Dichotomy.

[fieldmarshaldj]

8 hours ago, Hey_Hey said:

These buildings together can be called The Dichotomy.

How 'bout "The Lady and the Tramp" ?

[bnacincy]

1 hour ago, fieldmarshaldj said:

How 'bout "The Lady and the Tramp" ?

The Prince and The Pauper?

 

[donNdonelson2]

The Good, the Bad AND Ugly! (To slightly beotchize the Clint Eastwood flick title)

(I did NOT type “beotchize.” Does big brother digitally wash out our mouths with soap?)

[Pdt2f]

[fieldmarshaldj]

33 minutes ago, donNdonelson2 said:

The Good, the Bad AND Ugly! (To slightly beotchize the Clint Eastwood flick title)

(I did NOT type “beotchize.” Does big brother digitally wash out our mouths with soap?)

Yup, they do. Ain't that a motherfluffer ?

[smeagolsfree]

BACK ON TOPIC!!!!!!!!

[markhollin]

Looking north along 8th Ave. South near intersection with Clark Place:

 

Looking south from parking lot on NW corner of Demonbreun and 8th Ave. South:

[TNinVB]

Looking good!! Hopefully the crown construction will begin soon.

[Vrtigo]

18 hours ago, TNinVB said:

Looking good!! Hopefully the crown construction will begin soon.

Already started.  Keep an eye on it!

[TNinVB]

4 hours ago, Vrtigo said:

Already started.  Keep an eye on it!

Haha I'm trying from all the way here in Virginia Beach. I have to rely on the ASC cam, FOX17 city view cam, and whatever pics you guys post. 

[Pdt2f]

Here is a close up (bad resokution, I know) from a picture I posted in the CBD earlier. Shows the budding crown infrastructure. 

[archilove]

I think this building is more than 385' counting the crown. If we are including the spires of the Batman Building, then we should include the crown on this one.

Edited October 30, 2017 by archilove
technical error.

[titanhog]

24 minutes ago, archilove said:

I think this building is more than 385' counting the crown. If we are including the spires of the Batman Building, then we should include the crown on this one.

Yep...well over 400.

[markhollin]

The stanchions for the crown appear to be about 16-18 feet in height.

Looking north from the 26th floor of The Westin Hotel:

 

Looking NE from intersection of Clark Place and 9th Ave. South:

 

Looking south from parking lot at NW corner of 8th Ave. South and Demonbruen:

 

Looking SW from intersection of 8th Ave. South and Demonbreun:

 

Looking  SE from intersection of 14th Ave. North and Broadway:

 

Looking SE from Broadway Viaduct in front of Union Station Hotel:

[Vrtigo]

Another angle, from this morning (look closely and you can see the big yellow claw installing one of the windows!):

And during a nice sunset last Friday:

Edited October 31, 2017 by Vrtigo