my Columbia, SC photo thread (continually updated)

LSyd · February 18th, 2011, 07:46 PM

between getting ready to get married and the backlog of pics from my move last summer, here's a backlog of pics dating from last summer. since i now live nearby and visit often i'll just keep updating this thread.

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Port_of_Bama · February 20th, 2011, 05:05 PM

Columbia is nice but it does not look like a city of 744K more like 300K maybe...Nice photos.

simms3 · February 20th, 2011, 05:58 PM

Having driven through Columbia many many times, it feels like a metro of 3/4 of a million people. Trust me. Thanks for the pics! I think Columbia looks kind of like Charleston in some places. Miss me some Rush's!

krazeeboi · February 22nd, 2011, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Port_of_Bama

Columbia is nice but it does not look like a city of 744K more like 300K maybe...Nice photos.

It's a municipality of about 130,000 and a metro of about 750,000. That's about the way it feels in person and its skyline and downtown reflect that, IMO.

LSyd, did you get a new camera? Great shots as always!

LSyd · July 9th, 2011, 03:48 AM

i've been swamped with work. thankfully there's still some time to take pics. and some surprise lulls to edit and post. plus the Gamecocks won their second consecutive college world series.

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Chadoh25 · July 9th, 2011, 06:16 PM

Great photos!

Absydian · July 9th, 2011, 06:49 PM

Great photos, you do a good job of capturing the character and uniqueness of the setting.

***desertpunk*** · July 10th, 2011, 12:54 AM

Superb shots as always!

LSyd · November 13th, 2011, 04:53 AM

pics from the University of South Carolina, a great urban campus integrated with downtown

and some downtown

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Chadoh25 · November 14th, 2011, 09:20 PM

Great updates!

***musiccity*** · November 15th, 2011, 02:25 AM

Columbia is a very nice city, almost moved there once.

I also love its location, 2 hours from the beach and 2 hours from the mountains.

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LSyd · December 24th, 2011, 07:44 PM

^thanks.

some pics from Veterans' Day

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waccamatt · December 26th, 2011, 05:30 AM

LSyd, your photos are always terrific.

LSyd · November 7th, 2012, 10:41 PM

some pics from july: canal side, the vista, five points, downtown, and wheeler hill

Canal Side - formerly the site of Central Correctional Institute, the prison complex was torn down except for some walls and is now a residential neighborhood with some mixed use being phased in
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the Vista - old warehouse district turned into a nightlife entertainment area. i took these pics the night before the opening of an old railroad tunnel converted into a bike path, providing a direct link to Findlay Park
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"Vista South" - aka "Innovista," where the University of South Carolina's manifest destiny will infill every lot between it and the river with housing, offices, laboratories, sports fields and the like

this building soon to be replaced with private dorms...
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this lot is part of that project
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and across the railroad flyover, there's another private dorm proposal to tear down this historic building
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future home of USC's business school
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Wheeler Hill - lots of nice new houses with great views and within walking distance to USC and downtown
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Five Points - an entertainment area next to USC

this should've been a mixed-use 4-6 story building, but the neighborhood association (good for preservation and boosting local biz) threw a fit, so we got a mixed-results drugstore chain
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Hootie and the Blowfish monument :haha::tup:

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and now, some downtown
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LSyd · Yesterday, 07:29 PM

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Bellevue, also known as Cottontown, is a neighborhood northeast of downtown that i haven't explored much...until now
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some downtown
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Brennen Building, finally preserved and renovated
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Whaley House renovated from funeral home to Children's Law Center
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Canalside project
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February 18th, 2011, 07:46 PM	#1
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,984 Likes (Received): 28	my Columbia, SC photo thread (continually updated) between getting ready to get married and the backlog of pics from my move last summer, here's a backlog of pics dating from last summer. since i now live nearby and visit often i'll just keep updating this thread. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

February 20th, 2011, 05:58 PM	#3
simms3 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Midtown Atlanta Posts: 506 Likes (Received): 0	Having driven through Columbia many many times, it feels like a metro of 3/4 of a million people. Trust me. Thanks for the pics! I think Columbia looks kind of like Charleston in some places. Miss me some Rush's! __________________ Atlanta - New Vantage Points Part 1 :: Unseen Atlanta Part 2 :: Unseen Atlanta Part 1 :: Chicago May 2011 :: The First Coast of the US :: Avondale Architecture :: Charlotte Part 1 :: Charlotte Part 2

July 9th, 2011, 03:48 AM	#5
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,984 Likes (Received): 28	i've been swamped with work. thankfully there's still some time to take pics. and some surprise lulls to edit and post. plus the Gamecocks won their second consecutive college world series. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

July 10th, 2011, 12:54 AM	#8
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 29,633 Likes (Received): 1360	Superb shots as always! __________________ We are floating in space...

November 13th, 2011, 04:53 AM	#9
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,984 Likes (Received): 28	pics from the University of South Carolina, a great urban campus integrated with downtown and some downtown - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

February 20th, 2011, 05:05 PM	#2
Port_of_Bama Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The city by the bay (Mobile,Al) Posts: 289 Likes (Received): 2	Columbia is nice but it does not look like a city of 744K more like 300K maybe...Nice photos.

July 9th, 2011, 06:16 PM	#6
Chadoh25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 7,567 Likes (Received): 248	Great photos!

July 9th, 2011, 06:49 PM	#7
Absydian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 6 Likes (Received): 0	Great photos, you do a good job of capturing the character and uniqueness of the setting.

November 14th, 2011, 09:20 PM	#10
Chadoh25 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 7,567 Likes (Received): 248	Great updates!

November 15th, 2011, 02:25 AM	#11
*musiccity* :) Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Posts: 14,914 Likes (Received): 679	Columbia is a very nice city, almost moved there once. I also love its location, 2 hours from the beach and 2 hours from the mountains. (roughly) __________________ Starkville - A Progressive Mississippi Town #Pray4Boston

December 24th, 2011, 07:44 PM	#12
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,984 Likes (Received): 28	^thanks. some pics from Veterans' Day - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

December 26th, 2011, 05:30 AM	#13
waccamatt Gamecocks&Skyscrapers fan Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,535 Likes (Received): 1	LSyd, your photos are always terrific. __________________ Columbia pictures SC Gay and Lesbian Pride 9 28 13

November 7th, 2012, 10:41 PM	#14
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,984 Likes (Received): 28	some pics from july: canal side, the vista, five points, downtown, and wheeler hill Canal Side - formerly the site of Central Correctional Institute, the prison complex was torn down except for some walls and is now a residential neighborhood with some mixed use being phased in 1 2 3 the Vista - old warehouse district turned into a nightlife entertainment area. i took these pics the night before the opening of an old railroad tunnel converted into a bike path, providing a direct link to Findlay Park 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Vista South" - aka "Innovista," where the University of South Carolina's manifest destiny will infill every lot between it and the river with housing, offices, laboratories, sports fields and the like this building soon to be replaced with private dorms... 11 this lot is part of that project 12 and across the railroad flyover, there's another private dorm proposal to tear down this historic building 13 future home of USC's business school 14 Wheeler Hill - lots of nice new houses with great views and within walking distance to USC and downtown 15 16 17 Five Points - an entertainment area next to USC this should've been a mixed-use 4-6 story building, but the neighborhood association (good for preservation and boosting local biz) threw a fit, so we got a mixed-results drugstore chain 18 Hootie and the Blowfish monument :haha::tup: 19 20 and now, some downtown 21 22 nice infill parking garage 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

Yesterday, 07:29 PM	#15
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,984 Likes (Received): 28	1 a couple shots from Cayce 2 3 Bellevue, also known as Cottontown, is a neighborhood northeast of downtown that i haven't explored much...until now 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 some downtown 18 19 20 Brennen Building, finally preserved and renovated 21 22 Whaley House renovated from funeral home to Children's Law Center 23 24 25 26 27 28 Canalside project 29 30 - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

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