Downtown Orlando Project Discussion

[spenser1058]

16 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

I won't miss it's unattractive appearance, but it's been a part of downtown for so long.

It was like an old neighbor who you just got used to seeing even though it wasn't much to look at.

Memories, etc.

*breaks out into a rousing rendition of "The Way We Were".... like buttah*

[alex]

Interesting tidbit on NPR this morning about the hurricane and its implication on downtown Miami: Apparently, construction cranes are meant to withstand 140 mph winds. With Irma coming through, the city is urging residents of towers surrounding the construction sites to evacuate because of the potential damage a rampant crane could do. So, this weekend, be thankful for our stumpy high-rises?

[Jernigan]

Heard that  too but thought their crane count was actually around 40 - double the 20 she mentioned.  

[JFW657]

They put the cranes in "weather vane" mode. They aren't locked into any one position, which allows them to turn whichever direction the wind is blowing like a wind direction indicator.

 

[dcluley98]

On 9/7/2017 at 0:28 PM, JFW657 said:

They put the cranes in "weather vane" mode. They aren't locked into any one position, which allows them to turn whichever direction the wind is blowing like a wind direction indicator.

 

What a crane in "weather vane" mode might look like!

Edited September 9, 2017 by dcluley98

[Jernigan]

Miami 

[spenser1058]

Wow.

[dcluley98]

2 hours ago, Jernigan said:

Miami 

Are they supposed to do that? 

[codypet]

Does anyone know where that was?  Was it the Brightline station?

[aent]

Apparently a second one broke as well.

[dcluley98]

Woooh Doggy, Ride it out! 

 

[bulldogger]

I heard that 3 cranes went down in Miami.

[jrs2]

nightmare scenario.  Sandy took down the crane in Manhattan a few years back...man oh man...

[codypet]

The Seacoast building seems to have lost windows on the upper stories during the storm.

[bqknight]

25 minutes ago, codypet said:

The Seacoast building seems to have lost windows on the upper stories during the storm.

That street looked to have got it bad. Must have created some sort of wind tunnel between them. I walked down there the day after and there was glass everywhere and many of the awnings down. 

[Jernigan]

Seacoast or Seaside?

[bqknight]

22 minutes ago, Jernigan said:

Seacoast or Seaside?

Seaside...I had to look it up, had no idea they were different. The awnings on The Plaza on that street were torn off and the Chase sign was hanging. Glass everywhere. 

[dcluley98]

Window blown out on Plaza. That would not have been fun. Also tree uprooted and strewn across Magnolia on Monday.

 

[codypet]

Where are the roots to that thing?  Was it so constrained that it couldn't grow?

[popsiclebrandon]

There were at least 3 trees like that on Magnolia. Their root system is so confined it will keep happening to more trees in storms like this.

The Gym Downtown had their windows blown out too.

[bqknight]

13 hours ago, popsiclebrandon said:

There were at least 3 trees like that on Magnolia. Their root system is so confined it will keep happening to more trees in storms like this.

The Gym Downtown had their windows blown out too.

So did Oudom Thai and Gaviota Peruvian in the sanctuary building. Looks like their awning came undone and crashed into the windows. 

[nite owℓ]

If I understand this correctly, I think this is happening because those trees were planted in compacted soil. The city also advocates root barriers so that the roots don't spread out and damage sidewalks, streets & underground utilities. I've noticed the planning board agendas now require structural soil to be used during tree planting (which would allow the roots to grow into the soil more freely under the sidewalks etc while providing a strong enough base for pavers, sidewalks, etc).

[AndyPok1]

@dcluley98 HA!  I spent like 5 minutes searching for what window created all the glass to no success. 

Here's a few of the pics I took.  Pine Street got it the worst, Casey's got lucky.

 

[codypet]

Oh no where's the O?

[spenser1058]

14 minutes ago, codypet said:

Oh no where's the O?

In the bowl of CheeriOs?