Jones_ Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Nice job getting some shots before the wildfire smoke drifted in! The sky looks a lot different today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 a couple of skyline shots from various angles today. 3rd photo is unique condo or apartment tower not sure the name or even what street I was on LOL. It is just west of downtown maybe Martin Street. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin6882 Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 That's Bloomsbury Estates - originally there were supposed to be two of them. The recession killed the second one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_ Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Corner of Boylan and Hargett. The final nail in the second one's coffin was the widening of the railroad right of way which required obtaining enough of this property to make the setback impossible to maintain. I imagine that one day a second building of some sort will materialize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 Downtown Raleigh today my friend was in town and he is a pro. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 and later in the day a little rainy. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwnTwnRaleighGuy Posted June 24, 2017 Report Share Posted June 24, 2017 And windy it would appear... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RALNATIVE Posted June 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 I was out at Dix park around dusk and there was a huge rainbow that ended right on top of PNC tower. It was a stunning view. Didn't have my camera or phone with me, or I would have captured a shot and posted it here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunted Posted July 19, 2017 Report Share Posted July 19, 2017 Photo was taken next to the Bloomsbury Estates overlooking the future Union Station. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Not the best day for photos but it is was it is. Today downtown. Stopped at one of the best places on the edge of downtown. Man is that Reeses peanut butter cup donut great! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_ Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Pivot about a half step left in your Krispy Kreme shot and you'll see my car camped out on Boundary St. Thanks for the pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MireLanski Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Pivot half a step to the right and you'd see one of my cars parked on Peace Street. I live in the townhomes behind the KK sign. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 I was actually sent up from Charlotte to spy on Raleigh UPers LOL just posing a tourist 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InitialD Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_ Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 6 hours ago, MireLanski said: Pivot half a step to the right and you'd see one of my cars parked on Peace Street. I live in the townhomes behind the KK sign. Ah, ok...I was trying to remember who was on here that lived there...I remember the construction delay conversation we had back then and was wondering...was it worth the wait? I felt bad for you back then. Hope it's all going well now. I walk past there daily from Boundary to my office in the Archdale (I'm too cheap to pay $10 a month for a parking space in a State lot, lol) and it's much nicer to walk past civilization instead of a motor fleet parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InitialD Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Anybody else a bit disappointed in how Union station looks from this angle? I know the back side, but still it could look a lot better: Photo via https://www.facebook.com/OakCityHustle/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_ Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 It's like architects can only see the "front" of a building anymore. The AIA headquarters on Peace infuriates me every time I walk past it because it straight up ignores that Peace St is even there. Same brown pressed metal sheets as looks like are on the back on Union. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPK Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 7 hours ago, Jones_ said: It's like architects can only see the "front" of a building anymore. The AIA headquarters on Peace infuriates me every time I walk past it because it straight up ignores that Peace St is even there. Same brown pressed metal sheets as looks like are on the back on Union. I used to live across from that thing and had to drive past it every day. That building is the worst thing ever in terms of embracing pedestrian connectivity, considering it's the AIA headquarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InitialD Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 14 hours ago, DPK said: I used to live across from that thing and had to drive past it every day. That building is the worst thing ever in terms of embracing pedestrian connectivity, considering it's the AIA headquarters. It's got that "shipping container chic" look going, just like the brown metal (it looks metallic?) on the backside of Union Station. Also on the backside of the Dillon apartments, which can be seen very well from the Dillon webcam (https://app.oxblue.com/open/clancytheys/thedillon ). I know it's the backside, but it's still very visible from many areas so I wish they'd used brick all the way around. I guess that new "shipping container brown" is the new EIFS stucco. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones_ Posted September 28, 2017 Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 (edited) Frank Lloyd Wright was very much about getting away from the City. His designs, while pretty cool and have lots of fans, are firmly entrenched in suburban style existence. To this day, anything modernist seems like it carries on that idea, and the AIA hq is exhibit A. Edited September 28, 2017 by Jones_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KJHburg Posted July 9, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Couple skyline shots of downtown Raleigh from today from various places. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RALNATIVE Posted July 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/9/2019 at 5:37 PM, KJHburg said: Couple skyline shots of downtown Raleigh from today from various places. Even though I wished that Charter Square North were taller, it has made a bigger impact on the skyline than I expected from that angle in the first photo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KJHburg Posted August 8, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 Good morning Raleigh. Today. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KJHburg Posted August 9, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Miscellaneous downtown Raleigh photos today including the newly renovated Moore Square park. Downtown Raleigh has a great mix of high rises, low rise blocks, midrises etc. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
po-boy Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 I really like the view of Skyhouse, PNC, and Red Hat from the new Moore Square. Would be great to get some more towers to fill it out and layer the view more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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