Charlotte Photo of the Day

[PeytonC]

[Mgelbach]

Happy St. Patrick’s day to everyone except the Duke Energy Building!

[KJHburg]

DEC is lit orange for MS Awareness week. 

[cha]

[KJHburg]

^^^ that looks like the view from the new Alliance apartments at W Morhead and S Tryon.  I think they are called Broadstone QC

[CLT_King]

[QCxpat]

Happy 1st day of Spring - 03/19/2020 

Daffodils & pansies - The Green @ 3:40 p.m.

Yellow camellias - St. Peters R.C. Rectory  @ 3:45 p.m.

Redbud Tree - The Green & St. Peter's R.C. Church @ 4:06 p.m.

The Green @ 3:50 p.m.

Cherry trees - Latta Arcade @ 4:00 p.m.

Tulip trees - First Ward Park & University of Charlotte Center City Campus @ 3:10 p.m.

Potted pansies & boxwood - N. Poplar Street @ 4:30 p.m.

Yellow roses - First Presbyterian Church @ 4:20 p.m.

First Presbyterian @ 4:20 p.m.

Cherries & pansies - Romare Bearden Park @ 4:07 p.m.

Redbud trees - St. Peters Episcopal Church & Discovery Place @ 3:00 p.m.

Cherry Trees - Fifth Third Bank / N. Tryon @ 3:20 p.m.

Tulips - Wells Fargo Plaza / S. Tryon Street @ 4:00 p.m.

Old azalea garden - W. 8th Street @ 4:45 p.m.

 

Planting a new garden - The Grand Bohemian Hotel @ 4:15 p.m.

 

 

Edited March 19, 2020 by QCxpat

[Mr. Built]

One wells Fargo center going up

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Built said:

One wells Fargo center going up

I'd love to tweet this out. How can I credit you?

[Matthew.Brendan]

Was #2 still under construction as well, or already completed? I work just above the lower band there.

[QCxpat]

Today -  Fourth Ward Park @ 2:12 p.m.

Buckeye tree sculpture by Michael Sherrill & Cherry trees at Johnson & Wales Univ. @ 2:27 p.m.

 

Redbud trees along N. Cedar Street @ 2:36 p.m.

CMPD Central Division @ 3:18 p.m.

Carolina Jessamine blooming on N. Poplar Street @ 3:49 p.m.

Edited March 21, 2020 by QCxpat

[Mr. Built]

Just add my name when u post it, 

6 hours ago, Tyree Ricardo said:

I'd love to tweet this out. How can I credit you?

Judt add my name when you post it

[Mr. Built]

Breaking news, a new building is going up in the north side of city. The ncnb building will soon be the tallest building with a whopping 40 stories! This is Peter Stanley, WNYC news

[KJHburg]

a KJ flashback Friday photo from the look at those 3 tall buildings the skyline from Left to Right 129 W Trade still standing,  112 S Tryon Tryon Plaza still standing, NCNB Plaza now BofA Plaza, Johnston Bldg still stdning next door is the white building then NC Federal now 230 S Tryon Condos, behind it Southern National Center aka BB&T new and the new Charlotte Plaza tower rising behind it, the Jefferson FU tower aka 2 Wells Fargo with its shorter additon, the 32 story Wachovia tower aka 400 South Tryon and the huge grey concrete Duke Energy tower now for sale and currently standing.     Taken from the family sedan out the window by me in the early 1980s probably 1981 or so. 

it is amazing how most of those buildings are now swallowed up in our taller bigger newer buildings.  

[CharlotteWkndBuzz]

No disrespect and I’m not suggesting removing the cemetery, but Elmwood would make one hell of a “Central Park” for CLT and would also connect the Music Factory a lot better to Uptown. 

[Mr. Built]

Guys another tower going up  :0 (hearst tower)

[videtur quam contuor]

11 hours ago, CharlotteWkndBuzz said:

No disrespect and I’m not suggesting removing the cemetery, but Elmwood would make one hell of a “Central Park” for CLT and would also connect the Music Factory a lot better to Uptown. 

Maybe twenty years ago Richard and Noah Lazes, the developers of Music Factory property, were landlocked and made a proposal to City Council to make a public street through Elmwood, street lights, some grave removals included, to function for their property. A Council member asked why they had to have a public discussion and vote on such a ludicrous issue when staff should have made clear this was absolutely wrong-headed. Nonetheless, after a few seconds of "discussion" it was rejected. The Lazes then opted for the access off Graham Street they now have which serves them well with a stoplight, signage and everything they need. I believe they paid for much of that improvement themselves.

[CharlotteWkndBuzz]

Just to be clear, bc I see the sad face and confused face lol...I do not want Elmwood cemetery to go anywhere, but rather stating that while technically still inside 277, this is the largest green space by far in Uptown. Anyone who has ever taken a stroll in here knows just how large it is and the fantastic views it has.  That’s all I was pointing out. 
 

As far as connectivity to the music factory, that was an interesting tidbit about the proposed street...didn’t know that. Even though MF isn’t that far, it doesn’t appear to be a place many people walk to from Uptown. Most Uber or park in the garage. I think the quickest way is to cut through the cemetery, but it spits you out at the abandon warehouses where there’s a homeless camp back there (Johnson St). The train track that runs parallel to MF Blvd also creates accessibility issues too. Hopefully they develop that area where the warehouses are though. They already demoed one of the buildings, could be cool if they renovate that old steel co warehouse into something. 

[JoNateNick]

At least the weather has been perfect since the shutdowns.

[PeytonC]

[SydneyCarton]

1 hour ago, PeytonC said:

The crowns of LU1 and DEC perfectly complement one another.  

[a2theb]

On 3/21/2020 at 11:14 AM, CharlotteWkndBuzz said:

As far as connectivity to the music factory, that was an interesting tidbit about the proposed street...didn’t know that. Even though MF isn’t that far, it doesn’t appear to be a place many people walk to from Uptown. Most Uber or park in the garage. I think the quickest way is to cut through the cemetery, but it spits you out at the abandon warehouses where there’s a homeless camp back there (Johnson St). The train track that runs parallel to MF Blvd also creates accessibility issues too. Hopefully they develop that area where the warehouses are though. They already demoed one of the buildings, could be cool if they renovate that old steel co warehouse into something. 

Used to make that walk when I lived off 5th a couple years ago. Always led to some interesting interactions with the characters hanging around the warehouses. 

[videtur quam contuor]

And it used to be possible to s-l-o-o-o-o-w-ly drive across the tracks on Smith street to 11th street, what is now Music Factory Blvd. That is if the train(s) did not block the street or ADM trucks did not block the street. Same for 9th street. 

[JorgiPorgi]

Charlotte’s colors shining through the dreariness.    

[Mgelbach]

Speaking of dreary, here’s the Charlotte famous Levine Deck!