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#1951 John T Roberts

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Posted 13 July 2017 - 12:22 PM

After I took this shot, a couple from Florida stopped to ask me what building that was and when it was built.  I told them and they told me that this was their second trip to Fort Worth and they really liked the city.



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Posted 04 September 2017 - 06:31 PM

The annual Courthouse pic.

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Posted 17 September 2017 - 03:37 PM

September 16, 2017 Skyline Photo from the Amon Carter Museum

 

37099427536_a40e6b5054_h.jpgskyline-09-16-17 by jtrobert, on Flickr



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Posted 17 September 2017 - 06:57 PM

You will need to update the banner soon. Frost will have a bit of time in the limelight before 900 Commerce starts to rise.

Whats the furthest back photo you have from that angle? It would be interesting to compare over the years.



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Posted 17 September 2017 - 07:32 PM

Austin, I was going to wait until Frost appeared finished from a distance.

 

In digital form, my photographs from the Amon Carter Museum start in 2002.  I'm sure I still have some old prints from earlier than that.  I also went back and looked for some from other nearby points.  I actually have a scanned photo that was taken from the UNTHSC in 2000.



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Posted 10 November 2017 - 06:31 AM

I had to share this picture I saw on twitter. I think Fort Worth looks so cool in this picture. https://twitter.com/...848823807553536



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Posted 10 November 2017 - 09:06 AM

That is a nice photo of the city.



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Posted 10 November 2017 - 10:27 AM

Looking SW along 121?  NW along 287?  Looks like it's an angled highway judging by the street grid.


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Posted 10 November 2017 - 02:32 PM

Looking SW along 121?  NW along 287?  Looks like it's an angled highway judging by the street grid.

I think so. If it were not for DT looking west that hwy looks to me like Jacksboro. It looks like it was taken with a drone ? 



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Posted 10 November 2017 - 03:10 PM

You think so.... which?  Read my post, I suggest two directions/highways.


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Posted 10 November 2017 - 03:24 PM

I know John (the photographer) he's really talented and a cool guy. Works at the Omni and often posts great drone pics.

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Posted 11 November 2017 - 03:24 PM

Looking SW along 121?


It definitely is. The cross street about 1/3 of the way from the bottom is Hickory Dr. The yellow "Largest Inventory" billboard on the right side is visible in the Google Street View of the service road.

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Posted 11 November 2017 - 03:48 PM

I was going to reply on the location yesterday afternoon, but I didn't get to it.  JBB has nailed it.



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Posted 11 November 2017 - 06:35 PM

That is a beautiful shot.  That's a great quality pic to come from a camera on a drone.



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Posted 27 November 2017 - 10:18 AM

I have already posted this photograph on Architecture in Fort Worth's Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages, but I thought I would post it here on the forum.  I took this picture on Friday when the lighting conditions and the sky were just perfect.  It is a shot of two buildings that have been maligned here on the forum.  The subject matter is the Fort Worth City Hall (1971) by Edward Durell Stone and the AT&T Building (1926-1971) by Komatsu Associates.

 

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Posted 27 November 2017 - 02:24 PM

That is a real Alien vs. Predator situation there - whoever wins, we lose.

 

Seriously though, I prefer City Hall over the AT&T building. City Hall at least feels like it's trying to make some kind of coherent statement, even if it's not a particularly good one.


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Posted 27 November 2017 - 02:55 PM

.... It is a shot of two buildings that have been maligned here on the forum.  The subject matter is the Fort Worth City Hall (1971) by Edward Durell Stone and the AT&T Building (1926-1971) by Komatsu Associates.

 

Neither of these buildings is among my favorites, however you photo captured what qualities either has - linear perspectives.  Paired with one another,  the brilliant blue sky and the beautiful live oak provide a softening to the buildings so that the angular ATT and the low-to-ground/street make these buildings surprisingly tolerable.

 

I see and appreciate your ability to capture something that ordinarily is overlooked. 

 

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Posted 19 March 2018 - 09:15 PM

Recent skyline from 4th St bridge over the TRE tracks.

 

26039206937_2ed2f34376_b.jpgFort Worth by Micro55, on Flickr



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Posted 19 March 2018 - 09:58 PM

Very nice.  We've had some really beautiful sunsets recently.



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Posted 25 March 2018 - 09:52 PM

Chase Bank Building taken this evening in the company of Austin55.

27149648028_476fa36523_h.jpgchase by jtrobert, on Flickr

 

Here's 3rd Street, a few feet away.

27149673978_c7b333fe5d_h.jpg3rd-throck by jtrobert, on Flickr



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Posted 26 March 2018 - 11:46 AM

"Where is the parking garage?" :swg:



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Posted 01 April 2018 - 07:42 AM

I have added Mt. Zion Baptist Church on the main site, but I thought I would post the photograph of the building here.  It's located at 1101 Evans Ave., and it was built between 1919 and 1921.  A small education building was built to the rear of the church in 1960.

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Posted 10 April 2018 - 11:38 AM

Chase Bank Building taken this evening in the company of Austin55.
27149648028_476fa36523_h.jpgchase by jtrobert, on Flickr
 
Here's 3rd Street, a few feet away.
27149673978_c7b333fe5d_h.jpg3rd-throck by jtrobert, on Flickr


4th Street, a.k.a.: "Schwarz Row"

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Posted 10 April 2018 - 12:30 PM

 

Chase Bank Building taken this evening in the company of Austin55.
27149648028_476fa36523_h.jpgchase by jtrobert, on Flickr
 
Here's 3rd Street, a few feet away.
27149673978_c7b333fe5d_h.jpg3rd-throck by jtrobert, on Flickr


4th Street, a.k.a.: "Schwarz Row"

 

 

"Schwarz Row," I like it



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Posted 16 May 2018 - 05:55 AM

NBC5  shows a very nice downtown view of Fort Worth. No Frost building but still nice. https://twitter.com/...713712605114368



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Posted 16 May 2018 - 08:08 AM

That background image on the big screen behind the anchors is from their Tower Cam on top of the Stayton at Museum Way.  That camera can be zoomed in or out, or turned another direction.  It is the same camera that I have linked to on their main website.  Often it does show the Frost Tower, maybe just not on the newscasts.



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Posted 16 May 2018 - 10:13 AM

Nothing against the news anchors. But I wish they and that newsdesk were out of the picture. lol  I am just in love with all the colors in the sky 7th street bridge in green, downtown looking stately. Very nice. 



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Posted 17 May 2018 - 07:24 AM

"Schwarz Row," I like it


I don't get it.  :huh:


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Posted 17 May 2018 - 07:32 AM

I believe David M. Schwarz is the architect responsible for many of the buildings.

 

He's a favorite of the Bass family. Just downtown he designed Bass Hall, Sundance Square, the Tarrant County Family Law Center, both The Cassidy and The Commerce buildings, and the Sanger Lofts.

 

He's also the architect for the Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame and Dickies Arena.



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Posted 17 May 2018 - 09:06 AM

Every Building on that photo was designed by him.

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Posted 17 May 2018 - 12:59 PM

 

 

Chase Bank Building taken this evening in the company of Austin55.
27149648028_476fa36523_h.jpgchase by jtrobert, on Flickr
 
Here's 3rd Street, a few feet away.
27149673978_c7b333fe5d_h.jpg3rd-throck by jtrobert, on Flickr


4th Street, a.k.a.: "Schwarz Row"

 

 

"Schwarz Row," I like it

 

 

 

Every Building on that photo was designed by him.

 

 It is an impressive lineup of buildings that make 3rd Street handsome (kudos to the garage treatment); but the idea that Schwarz would be the lead architect for the rumored "the tallest tower" on the Edison Block would not be my first choice.

 

The architect that Bass should seriously considered for that job ought to be Bennett Benner Partners+, the architect of record for 640 Taylor (Frost Tower).  I would trust BBP+ to design something that will be, simultaneously, truly spectacular and truly Fort Worth.



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Posted 17 May 2018 - 01:18 PM

BBP was the Architect of Record for the Commerce, Westbrook, and Cassidy/Trust Buildings.  David Schwarz was the design architect on those same buildings.  If you would like more explanation on what those terms mean, please just ask and I will explain them.



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Posted 17 May 2018 - 01:31 PM

Ok, thanks.

 

I have a difficult time believing that Schwarz is comfortable going higher than 80 meters.  Whereas, the new tallest ought to be in the range of 215- 245 meters at least.  I'm purely speculating, but Schwarz seems to have nothing approaching the higher range in its portfolio.



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Posted 17 May 2018 - 01:59 PM

FWIW Johhny Campbell told the downtown neighborhood association it would be 20-30 . 



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Posted 17 May 2018 - 02:30 PM

FWIW Johhny Campbell told the downtown neighborhood association it would be 20-30 . 

 

Which means that Burnet Plaza's newly acclaimed stature as "longest & tallest" is not at risk.
 

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Posted 07 September 2018 - 07:55 PM

Annual Courthouse Pic 2018

Been meaning to get an overcast shot... I guess this is the closest to what I was looking for.

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Posted 07 September 2018 - 08:16 PM

This is a nice view.  I like it.



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Posted 30 September 2018 - 07:26 PM

When Pier 1 was under construction, one of my favorite places to take skyline photos was across the river on the levee.  This is now at the edge of Left Bank.  Since the skies cleared this afternoon, I went out and took a few shots.  This is one that I took today, September 30, 2018.

 

43209585150_5cc8da691d_h.jpgskyline-leftbank-2018 by jtrobert, on Flickr



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Posted 30 September 2018 - 07:53 PM

When Pier 1 was under construction, one of my favorite places to take skyline photos was across the river on the levee.  This is now at the edge of Left Bank.  Since the skies cleared this afternoon, I went out and took a few shots.  This is one that I took today, September 30, 2018.

 

43209585150_5cc8da691d_h.jpgskyline-leftbank-2018 by jtrobert, on Flickr

Beautiful shot, John.  I was in Fort Worth this weekend for a family event.  I stayed at the new Hamptons Inn downtown (really nice, btw).  I got up early this incredibly beautiful morning and walked around downtown.  So many great things happening.  I was stopped, even at an early hour, by a DowntownFW Inc ambassador.  He was super friendly,  And offered up the history of the area I was in (near the Flatiron building) and recommended other sights to explore.  As I've mentioned, I live in downtown Austin.  Sunday morning after a big Saturday night, one would be stepping over the trash, vomit, and drunks at an early hour following the night of revelry.  Last night in downtown Fort Worth was electric.  Lots of celebrating going on (TCU, Texas A&M, other stuff).  Very different.  I commented to the ambassador how clean everything was.  We had a nice chat.  You folks live in a special place.  I hope you realize that.  Again, John, nice capture. 



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Posted 30 September 2018 - 08:29 PM

Thank you, Ramjet.  The river levee is a great place to take pictures.  I also went up to the Amon Carter and caught a few there, as well.  I think Fort Worth is a special place, but since you replied to my Austin thread, you can see that I paid your city a visit recently.

 

I like the new Hampton Inn and I was impressed when I walked through the hotel right after it opened. 



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Posted 30 September 2018 - 09:08 PM

Here's another one that I took at the Amon Carter Museum today.

 

44974245612_dd1521887e_h.jpgslyline-09-30-18 by jtrobert, on Flickr



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Posted 30 September 2018 - 09:59 PM

Here's another one that I took at the Amon Carter Museum today.

 

44974245612_dd1521887e_h.jpgslyline-09-30-18 by jtrobert, on Flickr

That is photographic art.  If you don't mind, my new screensaver.  Again, the day was spectacular.  You captured it well.  Do you mind if I ask what equipment you use? I have a Fuji XT-1 with a fish eye I do local shots with.



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Posted 30 September 2018 - 10:24 PM

No, I don't mind at all.  I have a Nikon D7000 with a 17-70 mm zoom that I generally keep on my camera.  I have a 70-300 mm zoom for longer shots.



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Posted 01 October 2018 - 01:59 PM

At some point, I ought to go back to the Amon Carter with my camera and re-record / photograph the skyline.

 

When I recorded footage of the skyline last year, I only had an 18-55mm lens (not quite long enough), and I didn't get the focus right.


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Posted 04 October 2018 - 09:04 PM

 

When Pier 1 was under construction, one of my favorite places to take skyline photos was across the river on the levee.  This is now at the edge of Left Bank.  Since the skies cleared this afternoon, I went out and took a few shots.  This is one that I took today, September 30, 2018.

 

43209585150_5cc8da691d_h.jpgskyline-leftbank-2018 by jtrobert, on Flickr

Beautiful shot, John.  I was in Fort Worth this weekend for a family event.  I stayed at the new Hamptons Inn downtown (really nice, btw).  I got up early this incredibly beautiful morning and walked around downtown.  So many great things happening.......Last night in downtown Fort Worth was electric..... I commented to the ambassador how clean everything was..... You folks live in a special place.  I hope you realize that......

 

 Well, it is safe say that most if not all of us realize what a special place Fort Worth is.  But that being understood, it is baffling to me, for one, that with all the asset and quality of Downtown, why it remains virtually off the radar of developers who are flush with money and seeking to build yet are not builidng in Fort Worth. 

 

How is Fort Worth such a risk for developers? 

 

Are the shadows too long in the region?



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Posted 05 October 2018 - 10:42 AM

 

Are the shadows too long in the region?

 

 

Curious what you mean by that?

 

The longer I'm in Austin and experiencing the deleterious effects of hyper growth and out-of-control development, the less I'm inclined to favor that scenario for Fort Worth.  While a few more downtown towers and a bit more density and population in the core would be nice, to me, Fort Worth has a serenity and order to it that is more peaceful and livable than is in the capital these days.  Perhaps its just a matter of taste in lifestyles.  Just be careful what you wish for.



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Posted 05 October 2018 - 10:54 AM

 

 

Are the shadows too long in the region?

 

 

Curious what you mean by that?

 

The longer I'm in Austin and experiencing the deleterious effects of hyper growth and out-of-control development, the less I'm inclined to favor that scenario for Fort Worth.  While a few more downtown towers and a bit more density and population in the core would be nice, to me, Fort Worth has a serenity and order to it that is more peaceful and livable than is in the capital these days.  Perhaps its just a matter of taste in lifestyles.  Just be careful what you wish for.

 

 The reference "Are the shadows too long in the region" was to imply that developers might see Fort Worth in the shadow of Dallas.  Fort Worth is in disadvantageous situation in that it is view more as one of a number of sub-markets in a region with one unilateral center instead of a region with bilateral centers. Perhaps it is less of a risk for developers to invest in a single center than to spread the risk over two.

 

I do hope and believe that the effects of any degree of growth can be mitigated by establishing proper standards.



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Posted 05 October 2018 - 11:03 AM

 

The reference "Are the shadows too long in the region" was to imply that developers might see Fort Worth in the shadow of Dallas.  Fort Worth is in disadvantageous situation in that it is view more as one of a number of sub-markets in a region with one unilateral center instead of a region with bilateral centers.

 

Perhaps it is less of a risk for developers to invest in a single center than to spread the risk over two.

 

 

Ah, interesting.  I thought you meant the long shadow of local power brokers such as the Bass family.  I've gotten the impression on this forum that some believe that, while the Basses and friends have done tremendous good for Fort Worth over the years, they might have scared off potential development that might compete with their investments.  Perhaps that's a misperception on my part of some member's thoughts.  (We may be drifting from the subject of this thread.  Sorry.)



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Posted 05 October 2018 - 11:21 AM

And a bit of that too.  It has been theorized by,  but hard to actually prove, some out of town prospective developers that Fort Worth resembles more as a fiefdom than an open market.  One could come to that conclusion when 1/4 of Downtown is owned by one entity.

 

I will also post this in the Downtown Office  Occupancy Thread.



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Posted 14 October 2018 - 05:00 PM

I found out about this location on Social Media.  There is a spot in a park in River Oaks that has about a 200 degree view of Downtown, the Near Southside, and the West Side.  A couple of weeks ago, I was taking some shots in the park using a slow shutter speed, and I decided to drive up there to take a look at the view.  I did not have my longest lens with me, so I had to use what I had.  However, I forgot about the shutter speed and if you take any photos with a telephoto lens, you have to speed up the shutter to compensate for camera movement magnified by the telephoto lens.  To make a long story short, my shots were blurry.  Too much for me to fix in Photoshop.  Today, I tried to beat the weather and try it again with all of my equipment.  Today, the visibility wasn't perfect and I set up a panorama shot to go from Downtown all the way out to the mid rise buildings on I-30 west of town.  After looking at the pictures, I decided that the buildings in Ridglea really didn't add much to the photo, so I cropped it at the Dickies Arena.  Most of the arena is behind a tree.  I thought I would post the photo here.

 

31449946798_61d70946e2_h.jpglawtherdrive3 by jtrobert, on Flickr

 

Here's just a shot of the skyline:

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