Photos De Jour - Grand Rapids and West Michigan Area

[Rizzo]

Thems fightin' words.

[Allison Slater]

Much of it has to do with historical significance, being the first government-funded art project in the country. (right?)

The other part is since it's on such a large scale and was one of the first publically displayed art projects in the city, it's become an icon of grand rapids. That sculpture, when you see a picture of that, that means Grand Rapids. And Grapids would not be the same without it. (LOL I just typed Grapids without realising it)

The environment around it also creates a nice canvas for the sculpture. If you walk around it, from each angle it almost becomes an entirely new sculpture.

Compare various angles:

http://www.tsukigawa.net/details.php?image_id=747

http://www.tsukigawa.net/details.php?image_id=742

http://www.tsukigawa.net/details.php?image_id=745

http://www.tsukigawa.net/details.php?image_id=750

http://www.tsukigawa.net/details.php?image_id=748

http://www.tsukigawa.net/details.php?image_id=743

There's many other angles as well, but were difficult to capture in a photo.

[GR1]

And Grapids would not be the same without it. (LOL I just typed Grapids without realising it)

You must have also typed

[Allison Slater]

Actually I've taken a lot of influence from Canadian/British English.. where -ise is used instead of -ize. Also cheque, and colour rather than color. My best fried lives in Vancouver so it's hard not to pick this stuff up. What I WON'T pick up from him is his taste in architecture. He actually LIKES concrete bunkers, and has a strong dislike for glass buildings. o_O

[michaelskis]

When I stayed in Grand Rapids I talked with someone at the hotel about this piece of art and we seemed to agree that it was overrated and on too many things. In the gift shop there was all sorts of keychains and postcards with this thing on it. I don't get what is so amazing about it.

Could be worse

[suydam]

Could be worse

[Grand Rapidian]

Or even worse

Haha, where is that?!?

[AlexPKeaton]

Isn't that from Detroit?

-nb

[michaelskis]

Here are a few from Cherry and Lake area...

[Grand Rapidian]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k161/hcf...04Image0023.jpg

All sweet looking besides the trash can...

Edited August 30, 2006 by Grand Rapidian

[Veloise]

Or even worse

http://info.detnews.com/history/story/inde...egory=locations

Joe Louis Fist is at the end of the page.

When I stayed in Grand Rapids I talked with someone at the hotel about this piece of art and we seemed to agree that it was overrated and on too many things. In the gift shop there was all sorts of keychains and postcards with this thing on it. I don't get what is so amazing about it.

Also sold at Fred's.

I would really enjoy having a S&P shaker set of/with the Calder (and City Hall?). I would also like one of the Spirit of Detroit.

Now the JL Fist, I'll pass.

[likes the S&S Monument in DT Detroit]

[GRDadof3]

Marriott and riverfront from the blue ped bridge

[dtown]

great pic grdad, the marriot is getting pretty tall.

[6th Gen local]

Marriott and riverfront from the blue ped bridge

Very Nice GRDad!

Now a special request, can you make it bigger so I can use it as a desktop?

edit: Duh, I clicked on it and found the hi res image, amazing pano!

Edited September 4, 2006 by 6th Gen local

[Jasoncw]

Is it just me or are the windows on the marriot crooked in that picture? It doesn't look like they line up.

[GRDadof3]

Is it just me or are the windows on the marriot crooked in that picture? It doesn't look like they line up.

It's 4 pictures stitched together, so one of the the lines ran right down the Marriott. You can really see it in the full size version.

[sparky05]

Why is he swimming so hard?

[Nitro]

Why is he swimming so hard?

Wow, nice brown!! I need to get out and do some fishing. I didn't get in the river at all this weekend due to a broken toe.

[sparky05]

I never realized how big those fish are in the river, or how high those guys can jump. Pretty impressive!

[snoogit]

I love that log, its the only thing that looks natural in the Grand anymore

[AlexPKeaton]

So, did the fish make it?

-nb

[sparky05]

So, did the fish make it?

-nb

That one? no. I caught him at the apex of his push. I only saw one make it, and it was a lot smaller than that one. The problem that the big ones have is that they get off center, exposing their side to the water. bye bye hydrodynamic shape...

[GRDadof3]

Walkabout on a beautiful September day:

Guys installing the big "CIVIC" over the atrium

Linguistic humor. Love it!

I was going to go in and say my name was Matt.

So I went in a door of the Ledyard Bldg off of Ottawa I've never been in:

Beautiful woodwork

And my last from today (nice penthouse):

[jbr12]

Here's a picture from Celebration on the Grand last night:

See more pictures here:

My Flickr Page

[wolverine]

Man, this thread is just candy to my eyes. Beautiful photos everyone!