Austin Skyline - September 2009
#1
Posted 18 September 2009 - 02:12 PM
Daytime photos:
From the Hyatt's swimming pool on the south shore of Lady Bird Lake
From the Mopac Pedestrian Bridge
From Zilker Park
From Lou Neff Point
From I-35
From The dog park
From Joe's Crab Shack
From West 12th Street
From the old TMI Castle (Texas Military Institute)
Dusk/evening photos:
From The Long Center's garage
From the south shore of Lady Bird lake
Fro, Joe's Crab Shack
From West 12th Street
From the ACC Garage on W. 12th Street
From Lou Neff Point
Thanks for looking.
#2
Posted 18 September 2009 - 02:42 PM
#3
Posted 18 September 2009 - 06:14 PM
#4
Posted 18 September 2009 - 06:56 PM
I agree with Monee, every time I go to Austin I realize our city is too monochrome. Some color or even variations on a color would make the city look alive. Right now it is looking like a burnt out white light Christmas tree with burnt out lights.
#5
Posted 22 September 2009 - 10:03 AM
Speaking of "burnt out lights". I've noticed recently that One Congress Plaza (the one with the blue neon lights) has been dark. Across the street at 100 Congress, they've been dark at night, too. (They're the one that usually has those three rows of "^" shaped lights. A summer or two ago, 100 Congress had a row of red, a row of white and a row of teal lights. I wish they'd bring back that scheme. 301 Congress had lights years ago but there was a fire one night on the roof years ago and those lights never came on again after that. Also San Jacinto Tower used to be lit with floodlights, but they haven't done that in years, either.
I heard some of the office buildings are staying dark or turning off their lights early to save money. I wish the city would give the building owners some sort of incentive to turn on their lights at night.
At any rate, Austin is just about at the end of its building boom. The Austonian has topped out now, as has the Four Seasons Residences, and the W Hotel is about halfway (or a little more) to the top. Those three and the new Federal Courthouse (which just broke ground) are the only major projects left.
Here's two more I took Saturday from the 17th floor of the Hyatt on the south shore.
Our boom may be coming to an end, but our skyline has really transformed in the last 5 years since Frost tower was completed. It's been an exciting time.
#6
Posted 22 September 2009 - 10:21 AM
#7
Posted 22 September 2009 - 12:03 PM
#8
Posted 23 September 2009 - 09:57 AM
Agreed. I saw a shot of Austin on TXCN a week ago, and it took me a while to realize what city it was. The change in the skyline in such a short time is incredible.
#9
Posted 23 September 2009 - 12:40 PM
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#10
Posted 23 September 2009 - 02:32 PM
#11
Posted 27 September 2009 - 01:35 AM
Bring on a couple signature towers that help really "define" FW!
#12
Posted 27 September 2009 - 06:05 PM
Bring on a couple signature towers that help really "define" FW!
I figure your heart's in the right place, but you are dead wrong if you don't think your city has signature architecture. It may not be skyscrapers, but Fort Worth has architecture known around the world - architecture recognized as internationally iconic for the 20th century. I'll let you guess what I'm referring to. I actually agree with your assessment of the amber lights - either fix 'em or nix 'em! I'd rather not Fort Worth have a skyline defined by tall, but empty buildings. (See Austin, Dallas.) And I'll put money that the average American would recognize the Dallas skyline without a hint (like, where was Kennedy killed?) And San Antonio's Hemisphere Tower - really - that's internationally iconic? And in Chicago - it's the Hancock...
#13
Posted 27 September 2009 - 07:31 PM
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