Southeast City Aerials - Page 3

Nate871 · December 18th, 2006, 11:47 PM

Some more traditional aerials of New Orleans:

Downtown

French Quarter

jmancuso · December 19th, 2006, 01:37 AM

durham = wow

Sean in New Orleans · December 19th, 2006, 01:55 AM

I am impressed with Durham, as well...love the industrial look. Nate...those are some fabulous shots over the Quarter...truly rare shots that anyone would expect to see from a North American city.

satalac · December 19th, 2006, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickydavisfan21

Actually the 3rd densest CBD in North America is this city, can anyone tell me what it is?

where does honolulu fit into all of this. i was blown away when i went there a couple of summers ago.

tennreb · December 19th, 2006, 03:39 AM

Vancouver

TexasStar · December 19th, 2006, 04:31 AM

Nice aerials courtesy DFWFreeways.info
http://dfwfreeways.info/default.aspx

Raleigh-NC · December 19th, 2006, 06:12 AM

How about Asheville, NC?

ScottCLT · December 19th, 2006, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmancuso

charlotte: much love for the city but that pic was not flattering.

style?

The Charlotte skyline is definitely more impressive from ground level. I see the skyline from a plane window nearly every week, and you're right, it's just not that impressive from above. Much love goes out to Charlotte from here, too. After all, it's my home. And I think it may have a better aerial presence in the next couple of years given the amount of projects.

Raleigh-NC · December 19th, 2006, 02:55 PM

Glad you guys liked the Durham aerials. The downtown area has a great wealth of historic buildings, much more than people realize from looking at the usual photos of the city. The problem isn't just the "poor" skyline - for the size of the city - but the fact that many older buildings are underutilized, if used at all. At the street level, the experience is pleasant, but a few high-rises would definitely help the city's image.

Quadrilateral · December 19th, 2006, 06:49 PM

I like Durham's old street layout; the current one has been confusing. I'm glad they're redirecting everything. It's a shame some of those great buildings in the old photographs are parking lots now. The sooner someone fills those lots up, the better.

jmancuso · December 19th, 2006, 08:31 PM

montgomery: philly called. they want their building back.

DCmetroraleigh · December 19th, 2006, 10:53 PM

Incredible Durham. Charlotte really needs to get rid of those gaps and shocking surface lots. Just appalling.

Steel Flame · December 20th, 2006, 02:04 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by skymann
Would you say Houston has the greatest density of skyscrapers outside Chicago and NYC in the USA (maybe North America because it actually looks denser than Toronto from these pics)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by krazeeboi

Nope; I'd give that honor to San Francisco:

I disagree, I would say L.A. is #3.

dromulus · December 20th, 2006, 02:37 AM

great pics of Asheville! Do you have any pics from the west? Not focusing on the skyline, but the mountain views are the most impressive looking the other way in my opinion.

rickydavisfan21 · December 20th, 2006, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steel Flame

Quote:
Originally Posted by skymann
Would you say Houston has the greatest density of skyscrapers outside Chicago and NYC in the USA (maybe North America because it actually looks denser than Toronto from these pics)?

I disagree, I would say L.A. is #3.

okay lets compare.

L.A.

vs.

Vancouver

Toronto.

Houston

San Francisco

How I Rank
1. NYC
2. Chicago
tie 3. Vancouver (gives chicago a run for its money.)
tie 3. Toronto
5. San Francisco
6. Seattle
7. LA
8. Houston
9. Dallas
10. Miami
11. Philadelphia
12. Minneapolis
13. Denver
14. Cleveland
15. Atlanta
16. Detroit
17. Charlotte
18. St. Louis
19. Tulsa
20. Oklahoma City.

I am going to get crucified by putting atlanta so low, but honestly this is about CBDs not skylines.

jmancuso · December 20th, 2006, 04:07 AM

ATL isn't dense...very scattered.

Justadude · December 20th, 2006, 04:14 AM

I never realized that Durham had been bisected so badly by the freeway. Even in an aerial, you can really see how cleanly that 6-8 lane road slices through the center of the old street grid. What a damned shame.

Ian604 · December 20th, 2006, 04:22 AM

Toronto is an easy #3 for me as far as photos are concerned. I have no idea what the real demographics are.

waccamatt · December 20th, 2006, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justadude

I never realized that Durham had been bisected so badly by the freeway. Even in an aerial, you can really see how cleanly that 6-8 lane road slices through the center of the old street grid. What a damned shame.

You think that's bad, check Charlotte out sometime, they pretty much tore down everything and built a freeway. It's awful.

ojones · December 20th, 2006, 04:42 AM

I agree with the ranking for Atlanta. The city would have to build a lot of sky scrapers to make up for the space between buildings, or demolish and rebuild which isn't always a good idea. I also agree with your ranking for Charlotte.
The city has potential with all the construction and proposals they have right now, but there are way too many parking lots in the uptown area.

December 18th, 2006, 11:47 PM	#41
Nate871 Vieux Carre Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 0	Some more traditional aerials of New Orleans: Downtown French Quarter __________________ Louisiana forum on urbanplanet.org

December 19th, 2006, 01:55 AM	#43
Sean in New Orleans Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 2,923 Likes (Received): 2	I am impressed with Durham, as well...love the industrial look. Nate...those are some fabulous shots over the Quarter...truly rare shots that anyone would expect to see from a North American city. __________________ "America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland." Tennessee Williams

December 19th, 2006, 06:12 AM	#47
Raleigh-NC Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 6,349 Likes (Received): 0	How about Asheville, NC? __________________ Raleigh MSA Raleigh MSA Images Visit this thread on my hometown (Kalamata, Greece) and this one, too. The right decision

December 19th, 2006, 02:55 PM	#49
Raleigh-NC Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 6,349 Likes (Received): 0	Glad you guys liked the Durham aerials. The downtown area has a great wealth of historic buildings, much more than people realize from looking at the usual photos of the city. The problem isn't just the "poor" skyline - for the size of the city - but the fact that many older buildings are underutilized, if used at all. At the street level, the experience is pleasant, but a few high-rises would definitely help the city's image. __________________ Raleigh MSA Raleigh MSA Images Visit this thread on my hometown (Kalamata, Greece) and this one, too. The right decision

December 20th, 2006, 04:22 AM	#58
Ian604 Captain Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 2,742 Likes (Received): 2	Toronto is an easy #3 for me as far as photos are concerned. I have no idea what the real demographics are. __________________ I had a drink the other day, opinions were like kittens I was givin' them away.

December 19th, 2006, 01:37 AM	#42
jmancuso make it so... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 6,875 Likes (Received): 20	durham = wow

December 19th, 2006, 03:39 AM	#45
tennreb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 289 Likes (Received): 5	Vancouver

December 19th, 2006, 04:31 AM	#46
TexasStar MetroPlexer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 639 Likes (Received): 7	Nice aerials courtesy DFWFreeways.info http://dfwfreeways.info/default.aspx

December 19th, 2006, 06:49 PM	#50
Quadrilateral Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 309 Likes (Received): 0	I like Durham's old street layout; the current one has been confusing. I'm glad they're redirecting everything. It's a shame some of those great buildings in the old photographs are parking lots now. The sooner someone fills those lots up, the better.

December 19th, 2006, 08:31 PM	#51
jmancuso make it so... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 6,875 Likes (Received): 20	montgomery: philly called. they want their building back.

December 19th, 2006, 10:53 PM	#52
DCmetroraleigh Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 88 Likes (Received): 0	Incredible Durham. Charlotte really needs to get rid of those gaps and shocking surface lots. Just appalling.

December 20th, 2006, 02:37 AM	#54
dromulus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Augusta, Atlanta Posts: 26 Likes (Received): 0	great pics of Asheville! Do you have any pics from the west? Not focusing on the skyline, but the mountain views are the most impressive looking the other way in my opinion.

December 20th, 2006, 04:07 AM	#56
jmancuso make it so... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 6,875 Likes (Received): 20	ATL isn't dense...very scattered.

December 20th, 2006, 04:14 AM	#57
Justadude Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,368 Likes (Received): 0	I never realized that Durham had been bisected so badly by the freeway. Even in an aerial, you can really see how cleanly that 6-8 lane road slices through the center of the old street grid. What a damned shame.

December 20th, 2006, 04:42 AM	#60
ojones Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ATL<>QC Posts: 11 Likes (Received): 0	I agree with the ranking for Atlanta. The city would have to build a lot of sky scrapers to make up for the space between buildings, or demolish and rebuild which isn't always a good idea. I also agree with your ranking for Charlotte. The city has potential with all the construction and proposals they have right now, but there are way too many parking lots in the uptown area.

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