AUCKLAND: Photos Thread (Part 1)

[atkinson1]

I rekon.

[drflower]

Originally Posted by atkinson1

I used to post pictures every day, and I hardly do any more, so I thought I'd post this "never-seen-before" relic taken on the 19/10/03. Whowowowoo.

Great pic, but how did you take it? Looks like you're only halfway up the sky tower or something

[atkinson1]

Yeah it was taken from the window of the glass elevator as I was going down. I had planned to take it like that so I could get a 'canyon' look of Victoria Street.

[atkinson1]

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[sam_L]

Some interesting angles there Tom, are they taken from somewhere on the North Shore?

Some more randoms...
This was one of my least favourite buildings in Auckland before it's makeover - now it's one of my favourites.


This building i have a strange attraction to. I think it's just different...


Threesome...


Scene One very much taking shape:

[flyin_higher]

I agree Sam_L, the AXA bldg look very swish these days, after the refurbishment a few years back- just love that glass!

[atkinson1]

This was one of my least favourite buildings in Auckland before it's makeover - now it's one of my favourites.

It was an AXA-dent LOL. That joke never gets old. Anyway, yeah looks flash now.

[flyin_higher]

hahaahha, no, no it doesn't indeed!

[sam_L]

I'm in stitches.

[atkinson1]

here are some pics I took today from closer to home so I didn't have to go over the bridge:

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[sam_L]

Britomart is still empty as ever.... one of Auckland's finest new pieces of architecture though.


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And one of West Plaza just for luck

That was some very fast clicking Atkinson1. Yes, I did see the same van crossing the main span 3x! Nice zoom shots. Try some from Northcote point just under the bridge. Thats a great spot there.

Sam_L. Holy shit! Those shots of Britomart almost bring one to tears. As Justme once stated ''its the quietest central station Ive ever seen''. Just makes you want to rip your clothes off and streak down the platform with your arms stretched out, weaving in and out of those supporting pillars yelling ''Hello, hello, hello.....''!
No doubt Britomart will come of age one day,..one day, one day, one day.....

[flyin_higher]

Top pics guys, but yeah, like Bruce said, real sad about the underutilisation of Britomart- Such a brillliant piece of urban architecture, but where are the trains and passengers....one day indeed, lol!

[atkinson1]

Just makes you want to rip your clothes off and streak down the platform with your arms stretched out, weaving in and out of those supporting pillars yelling ''Hello, hello, hello.....''!

Been there, done that.

Honestly bros, there is never anyone in Britomart. You know why? Because the trains don't go anywhere that people want to go.

That was some very fast clicking Atkinson1. Yes, I did see the same van crossing the main span 3x!

I'm pretty quick on the old van-stalking. Your favourite hot drink was in it. I have been to the harbour bridge place before and don't like it as much. However, there's a nice little spot next to the motorway just before the bridge where you can get shots like this:

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Originally Posted by atkinson1

Been there, done that.

Honestly bros, there is never anyone in Britomart. You know why? Because the trains don't go anywhere that people want to go.

Imagine how long you would have to wait if you wanted to commit suicide by laying on the tracks! You would either give up and go home or fall asleep.

I'm pretty quick on the old van-stalking. Your favourite hot drink was in it. I have been to the harbour bridge place before and don't like it as much. However, there's a nice little spot next to the motorway just before the bridge where you can get shots like this:

Thats right I remember. At the end of the tunnel under the old tollplaza.

I'm still waiting for that van to arrive and those beers are getting nicely chilled in the meantime.

[atkinson1]

At the end of the tunnel under the old tollplaza.

It's just a little bit up from that. You go past the traffic cop headquarters (near the tunnel entrance) and under the harbour bridge and there's a little boat shed place.

[sam_L]

Originally Posted by BruceAlmighty

Sam_L. Holy shit! Those shots of Britomart almost bring one to tears. As Justme once stated ''its the quietest central station Ive ever seen''. Just makes you want to rip your clothes off and streak down the platform with your arms stretched out, weaving in and out of those supporting pillars yelling ''Hello, hello, hello.....''!
No doubt Britomart will come of age one day,..one day, one day, one day.....

It was completely airy walking through the station, especially through that room in the second photo. I spent over 5 mins in that space, and the only other person i saw there was myself in all the mirrored surfaces that seem to be everywhere.... i think the architects were thinking the mirrors would make it feel like there's double the amount of people there actually is.

I think after new trains, new suburban stations, and an extra route or two there should be one or two more people lingering around.

[atkinson1]

Auckland needs an underground subway route too. I'm sick of catching the buses. Honestly I could write an essay about my bus experiences today. Anyway yeah there's never anyone in Brito, that's why so many music videos are filmed there. It's just a big empty sound stage, already kitted out in flash music video-set materials and trains in the background that would otherwise be CGI.

Originally Posted by atkinson1

Auckland needs an underground subway route too. I'm sick of catching the buses. Honestly I could write an essay about my bus experiences today. Anyway yeah there's never anyone in Brito, that's why so many music videos are filmed there. It's just a big empty sound stage, already kitted out in flash music video-set materials and trains in the background that would otherwise be CGI.

Whats the prognosis with the up and coming local elections. Pro Road John Banks vs Pro PT Christine Fletcher right?
When John Banks came in I thought ''atlast someones going to take action''. However with the opening of Britomart and the painfully obvious under utilisation of the train infrastructure I am pulling further and further away towards a higher investment in PT. Especially with the bill for the Eastern hwy at 3-4 billion! With that money you could have the best train system money can buy. Let Transit complete the motorway network and focus on getting the rail system up and running. Most of the required road improvements in Auckland can be done at a minimum of cost. Widening an existing road by 3-6 metres is much cheaper than focusing on single routes at costs of 10s of millions per km (which still leave the general road system waiting for work).
Whats the general feeling in Auckland about this? Road or rail?

[atkinson1]

I think the general feeling is roads, but I don't know.

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