Charlotte Off Topic

[DMann]

This from Mary NEwsom:

 

http://nakedcityblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-kind-of-problem-city-is.html

[navigator319]

Testing forum iOS app

Edited September 25, 2014 by navigator319

[grodney]

The giant head sculpture at Whitehall (near Arrowood and 485) does the ice bucket challenge:

 

 

 

 

 

(The head no longer spins in sections -- it just spits water out its mouth.)

Edited September 29, 2014 by grodney

[ah59396]

If anyone has a great idea to help improve Charlotte, you can potentially win a portion of $5 million!

 

http://knightcities.org/

[Miesian Corners]

Does anyone know what the hell is going on with the house at the corner of Providence and Wendover?

[Madison Parkitect]

Does anyone know what the hell is going on with the house at the corner of Providence and Wendover?

The one that they're moving? I think they're moving it.

[teeg]

The one that they're moving? I think they're moving it.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/10/04/5220086/house-to-be-moved-tonight-on-wendover.html

 

It's a little too early for me to run over to see if they actually got it done.  

[MilZ]

http://gizmodo.com/forget-driverless-cars-this-tiny-design-tweak-can-make-1643033634?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Not Charlotte, but certainly an article that many here can appreciate *cough* South Blvd *hack*

[tozmervo]

Anybody want an old Xerox 3030 plotter copier?

Edited October 14, 2014 by tozmervo

[Matthew.Brendan]

If only I had a legitimate use for such a beast...

[DMann]

I took a walk this morning from downtown to Eas Boulevard.  Walking allows a much more detailed examination of one's surroundings than either driving or the train.  I can recall when The Block on Church was being developed it was in a sea of abandond warehouses and empty lots.  Now it is surrounded and the area feels great.  Walking back I couldn't help but imagine the impending changes that the Portman and Crescent impact will make on viewing the city from the south end.  That, plus the strain it will put on developing the North Tryon corridor from Trade to 11th st.

 

Perhaps someone will reconvince RISD to actually relocate there!

[kateinuptown]

Whoever billed Gone Girl as the date movie of the season is an IDIOT. It's basically two hours of "why women are untrustworthy psychos." You know - the perfect atmosphere for developing a bond! SMDH

[ah59396]

Whoever billed Gone Girl as the date movie of the season is an IDIOT. It's basically two hours of "why women are untrustworthy psychos." You know - the perfect atmosphere for developing a bond! SMDH

 

 

haha yes, this is totally accurate

[grodney]

If I asked this before, I forgot the answer.  What are these things just west of Intermezzo?  There's one on the other side of Central as well.  They look like old closed-off tunnel openings to me, but they're not very tall.

 

[kermit]

NM. I yield to RDF's eloquence.

Edited October 24, 2014 by kermit

[Guest]

If I asked this before, I forgot the answer. What are these things just west of Intermezzo? There's one on the other side of Central as well. They look like old closed-off tunnel openings to me, but they're not very tall.

They are indeed tunnels for school kids to cross under the busy road. But they became dangerous, because homeless were camping out so they were closed.

[southslider]

^Entrances for the 10th St pedestrian tunnel. Stonewall St used to have them, too. These streets carried more traffic before I-277 was built.

[Matthew.Brendan]

Too bad they won't be redeveloped any time soon

[cltbwimob]

I found an interesting video on CNN money regarding Chinese manufacturers placing production facilities in the US. The video spotlights two Greater Charlotte facilities-the new Keer spinning plant in Lancaster County and the Sun Fibers plant in Chester County.

http://money.cnn.com/video/news/economy/2014/10/23/we-the-economy-made-by-china-in-america.cnnmoney/index.html?iid=MKT_Taboola

Edited October 25, 2014 by cltbwimob

[allthingsplanes]

Does anyone know anything about the Courtyard by Marriott hotel that is under construction at the corner of WT Harris and Statesville Rd?  It's only partway complete and there's clearly been no work on it for months.  Did the developer go under?

[grodney]

I've heard the story about uptown being "uptown" due to a PR stunt tied to it being on a high point of terrain (764 feet, in fact) etc etc, and the Wikipedia page for Tryon Street even says (erroneously) that Trade & Tryon is the highest spot in Meck county: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tryon_Street

 

But I got to wondering: What point is closest to Trade & Tryon and also at a higher elevation?  I don't have a good way to find this, but through trial & error I found a concrete plaza (apparently at ground level) outside the Jack S Brayboy Gym at Johnson C Smith.  That plaza is a couple feet higher in elevation, and is 1.34 miles from Trade & Tryon.  (If that plaza is artificially elevated, you can go a little more northwest and find a spot (on Dixon between Solomon and Campus) at the same elevation that is 1.52 miles from center city.)

 

That beats 1.82 miles at Parkwood and Parson, and also 1.89 miles at Lucerna and Franklin (at which point there is a big radio tower of some kind).

 

Can you find a spot closer than 1.34 miles to uptown that has a higher elevation than 764 feet?

 

In googling for an answer, I found Brad Panavich's search for the highest point in Meck County, which is semi-interesting and has some historical Charlotte stuff:

http://wxbrad.com/the-highest-point-in-charlotte-is-a-cul-de-sac/

[CLTProductions]

With the excitement of all the new projects discussed today I looked through various cities construction projects.

Austin & Atlanta are the only city outside of NYC (31), Miami (52!!!) and Chicago (25) that has built more buildings than Charlotte over 200ft since 2000. They both have 16 to our 15. However they both do not have 4 towers planned like we do

 

Go Charlotte!

 

Edit: I lied Austin has a few major buildings going up including a 50 story, 1000 room hotel (!!!!)

Edited October 29, 2014 by Jayvee

[HopHead]

With the excitement of all the new projects discussed today I looked through various cities construction projects.

Austin & Atlanta are the only city outside of NYC (31), Miami (52!!!) and Chicago (25) that has built more buildings than Charlotte over 200ft since 2000. They both have 16 to our 15. However they both do not have 4 towers planned like we do

 

Go Charlotte!

 

Austin, for a city its size, is just absolutely crazy right now. It's like a mini-Dubai.

[NCMike1990]

Has anyone seen this awesome video yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr-wRO5Znsc

 

I wasn't aware of anything like this taking place. When they jump from the plane look at how big Charlotte looks from way up there. Very impressive and a nice view.

Edited October 29, 2014 by NCMike1990

[Matthew.Brendan]

Best bar to watch Game 7 tonight?