Photos De Jour - Grand Rapids and West Michigan Area

[GRDadof3]

Here's a good one I got from the 17th floor of Bridgewater:

(not my best pano )

[Nitro]

That's Jackie Daniels from the Grand Raggidy. She works in my office building. I'll have to tell her she's famous.

[torgo]

Here's a good one I got from the 17th floor of Bridgewater:

(not my best pano )

You Riverhouse folks are gonna have quite the view!

[Rizzo]

Nitro, tell her Rizzo says its the best composed pic he's seen in a great while. I feel like painting something like this

Edited February 27, 2006 by Rizzo

[JP9]

just imagine how much better that view would be with JW, Lyon & Ottawa, a tower at fulton and Market, The big riverfront project all finished...

[GRCentro]

My hard-drive kicked the bucket this weekend and with it a few hundred photos for which I wasn't smart enough to create back-up copies. Sad story. I guess it's about time to replenish the archives...

In the meantime, here's one of the few I did have backed-up. Look at all that green!

[Paris Texas]

Here's a good one I got from the 17th floor of Bridgewater:

(not my best pano )

How'dja get up there? Guess I better be careful what I say, eh? Nice shots.

[GRDadof3]

How'dja get up there? Guess I better be careful what I say, eh? Nice shots.

It's part of the tour the salespeople give when you go visit the sales center at River House. I know, I was wondering if I would bump into you.

[sparky05]

Hey all - I've been lurking for a while here and thought I might try to post a few of my photos. Here's three - taken yesterday - of the JW Marriott site...

[GRDadof3]

Hey all - I've been lurking for a while here and thought I might try to post a few of my photos. Here's three - taken yesterday - of the JW Marriott site...

Love it sparky! Glad to see more pics here.

[MJLO]

i'm going to take a picture of a cactus so I can feel included, not really GR but oh well.

[sparky05]

A few more photos, taken just a little bit ago:

JW Marriott site - Steel being put into place:

Cranes!

And the GRAM site:

[wolverine]

I love that last picture. Construction with the backdrop of some tall buildings.

[sparky05]

One of my favorites, taken from the 9th floor of St. Mary's Hospital:

[GRCentro]

Great photo Sparky! I love it. Keep 'em coming.

[GRCentro]

St. George Greek Orthodox Church

[GRDadof3]

For those of you who don't get out to the South side of town, here's how the Metro Health campus is progressing. Not a bad looking design.

[GR1]

For those of you who don't get out to the South side of town, here's how the Metro Health campus is progressing. Not a bad looking design.

I've had pictures of this on my camera for weeks to put up here, I just never got around to it. I work near there and have been very surprised how fast they've moved recently. Did they stop construction for a while?

[torgo]

A year two ago the frame just sat there for a looong time...I forget why. The building looks pretty nice...too bad its way out at M6

Edited March 3, 2006 by andy112129

[GRDadof3]

A year two ago the frame just sat there for a looong time...I forget why. The building looks pretty nice...too bad its way out at M6

They put up steel before the prices went up, and then had to issue a bond to pay for the rest of construction. Sat for a while during that period, but then got their bonds issued last summer. It's amazing from how far away you can see it. You're right, too bad it's not downtown.

[snoogit]

St. George Greek Orthodox Church

thats some uhh, friendly looking barbed wire there

[wolverine]

Nice composition Centro.

I like the Metro Health Campus. Not a whole lot of depth of facade, but it sure has a "monumental" feel to it. Impressive.

[GRDadof3]

Just getting a good sunset reflection the Grand Plaza:

..and lo and behold, look who happens by

I was bummed that the carriage threw it out of focus.

[Paris Texas]

Still, what a great contradiction.

Nice shots.

[tringr]

Just getting a good sunset reflection the Grand Plaza:

I was bummed that the carriage threw it out of focus.

Great shot. Actually, the out of focus aspect only highlights the contrast of old and new. The Blur of Progress and the old-style technology.