Project Thread/New Construction/Photo du jour/Const. CAMs

[dmillsphoto]

1 hour ago, bhibbs said:

was working from my phone....didnt know random cell phone photos deserved credit

I was kidding. 

[markhollin]

Looking SE from the 45th floor of 505 Church Street Tower:

 

[Nashtitans]

[titanhog]

Just messin' around with the old Adventure Science Center live cam during a thunderstorm around 4:15 this morning.

 

 

Edited May 19, 2017 by titanhog

[markhollin]

Looking north from Division Street Connector:

 

[MidTenn1]

Edit; Fixed it. I hope.

 

 

Edited May 19, 2017 by PHofKS

[TNinVB]

Pic from Skycam this morning. So I'm guessing the glass curtain wall will extend a few feet past the current height? 

[BnaBreaker]

An interior shot of a space ship that landed in my back yard today:

Sci Fi by thejuiceman, on Flickr

[titanhog]

^^Don't let them probe you...and keep the tin foil hat on.

[Pyramid Scheme]

Did they show you the crystal Temple of Doom that orbits Saturn?

[markhollin]

Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008:

 

[MidTenn1]

505CST from a couple of weeks ago. The sunspot effect was added.

[chris holman]

[markhollin]

Looking southward above First Tennessee Ballpark (from Music City Aerial):

[markhollin]

 Looking south from above Bicentennial Mall in late March (Ken Heron):

 

[Andrew_3289]

[PillowTalk4]

Saw these pic's online.  Not sure if they've been posted here before, but thought they would be of interest.  

As I was looking at them, I realized how much I've seen Nashville change in my lifetime.  Not as much as I would have liked.  At times it was very slow, then there would be moderate activity and no activity.  I don't recall any period being like it is now.  Where there are buildings popping up overnight.  I hope it continues as I hope to see the skyline stretch from the East Bank to mid-town with the only separation being I-40.  I just hope Nashville will stop getting in its way with unnecessary restrictions.

These pictures are from approximately 1958 to 1962.

 

West End just beyond Centennial Park

[CenterHill]

3 hours ago, PillowTalk4 said:

 

West End just beyond Centennial Park

In that bottom photo of West End, are those the street car rails you can see in the center lane?  

 

[MLBrumby]

Good question, but I believe that is a slightly raised median. I recall many "wide" highways that had become urban streets around Atlanta that had those remaining medians well into the 1980s. Highway 41 at the Chattahoochee had them until very recently. 

[MidTenn1]

505CST beauty shots before and after the Theater last night....

 

 

[markhollin]

War Memorial Building looking SW from Capitol:
 

[bigeasy]

Wonder if they could spell PREDS or something with the lights on that building....just saying....

 

 

 

(someone make that happen)

[Vrtigo]

505 last Saturday, from the front door of the Hermitage Hotel:

[PillowTalk4]

46 minutes ago, bigeasy said:

Wonder if they could spell PREDS or something with the lights on that building....just saying....

 

 

 

(someone make that happen)

I was wondering if they did that on the Tennessee Tower.  I remember in the 70's and 80's during TSU's and Vandy's homecomings National Life would spell out TSU and Vandy on each side of the building.  It was pretty cool to see.  Since I no longer live in Nashville I don't know if the State of TN has ever initiated any words on the tower for special events, etc.  I've not seen any when I've been in town during either TSU's or Vandy's homecoming weeks.  I know National Life also used to do a Christmas Tree, and Happy 4th for July 4th.  I believe they also did a pumpkin for Halloween.

[PillowTalk4]

20 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

Good question, but I believe that is a slightly raised median. I recall many "wide" highways that had become urban streets around Atlanta that had those remaining medians well into the 1980s. Highway 41 at the Chattahoochee had them until very recently. 

It was indeed a slightly raised median with groves in it to deter cars from riding on it.  But you could still make turns over it because it wasn't designed to inhibit turning.  I hated driving over it.  I believe it was removed in stages.  If I recall the area shown in the picture (from 25th/West End up to 31st) is where it stayed the longest.  If I recall it was removed during the late 80's to create a turn lane.