The Great Midwestern Photo Thread

cityfan · September 9th, 2007, 07:48 AM

Ok kids, here's another chance to let your city shine. Post photos that you think are the best representations of your city, whether a skyline shot, street shot, whatever.

NLouisianaJay · September 10th, 2007, 03:12 AM

for milwaukee its something by MilwaukeeMark...

Cincinnatus · September 10th, 2007, 04:41 AM

Even though it's blurry and an old photo, this is one of my favorite ...

DTO Luv · September 10th, 2007, 09:14 AM

This is one I took. Best photo? Debatable. Best angle? I think so.

[IMG]http://i9.************/6fq0dcm.jpg[/IMG]

cityfan · September 10th, 2007, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cincinnatus

Even though it's blurry and an old photo, this is one of my favorite ...

Is that a rendering of Paul Brown stadium? Hah, it doesn't look real.

cityfan · September 10th, 2007, 06:09 PM

Indy's skyline appears the densest when you look at it from the Northeast.

MilwaukeeMark · September 11th, 2007, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by NLouisianaJay

for milwaukee its something by MilwaukeeMark...

lol.

How about this one? Definitely one of my favorites...
image hosted on flickr

Cincinnatus · September 11th, 2007, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cityfan

Is that a rendering of Paul Brown stadium? Hah, it doesn't look real.

lol ... Yeah, it's real ... You'll notice Cinergy Ballpark to your right and PBS is UC.

Skyking2 · September 11th, 2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Cincinnatus

lol ... Yeah, it's real ... You'll notice Cinergy Ballpark to your right and PBS is UC.

Are you sure? That Cinergy Ballpark you refer to looks strangely familiar...like Riverfront Stadium, maybe?!! I am not 100% positive, but I'd be surprised if that is Cinergy. It looks just like Riverfront, with that unmistakeable "cookie-cutter" shape stadiums of that era had...ie. Three Rivers, Busch, Fulton County (Braves) Stadium, Qualcomm (formerly Jack Murphy), the Kingdome (roofed version)...I'm sure I'm missing some.

Cincinnatus · September 11th, 2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyking2

Are you sure? That Cinergy Ballpark you refer to looks strangely familiar...like Riverfront Stadium, maybe?!! I am not 100% positive, but I'd be surprised if that is Cinergy. It looks just like Riverfront, with that unmistakeable "cookie-cutter" shape stadiums of that era had...ie. Three Rivers, Busch, Fulton County (Braves) Stadium, Qualcomm (formerly Jack Murphy), the Kingdome (roofed version)...I'm sure I'm missing some.

lol ... that's because it was Riverfront Stadium. Guys .... check out this site called; google, it's your best friend.

Skyking2 · September 11th, 2007, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Cincinnatus

lol ... that's because it was Riverfront Stadium. Guys .... check out this site called; google, it's your best friend.

Wow, thanks a bunch! Never heard of it before...

Why, then, did you refer to Riverfront as Cinergy?
By the way, I think Cincy did a kick-ass job developing the riverfront with the new stadiums. Beautiful, really.

mobyhead · September 11th, 2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cityfan

Indy's skyline appears the densest when you look at it from the Northeast.

That's a great shot. Used to walk that strip all the time. Never considered the view though.

Cincinnatus · September 11th, 2007, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyking2

Why, then, did you refer to Riverfront as Cinergy?

... Because it was Cinergy Field at the time the photo was taken.

Unionstation13 · September 11th, 2007, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mobyhead

That's a great shot. Used to walk that strip all the time. Never considered the view though.

that stretch has some really cool old industrial buildings that would make fantastic condos or art galleries.
Seems like a waste.
The view is great, very gritty.

IndiexInxIndy · September 11th, 2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Unionstation13

that stretch has some really cool old industrial buildings that would make fantastic condos or art galleries.
Seems like a waste.
The view is great, very gritty.

I once had a lovely pic from the NW, i found it like on one of the new condo sites. I believe it was for 333 Mass Ave.

Not only does our skyline have a nitty, gritty sorta industrial look from there. But it also looks very European even Egyptesque (i.e. The Murat & Riley Towers)

ColDayMan · September 12th, 2007, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mobyhead

That's a great shot.

Thanks

.

cityfan · September 12th, 2007, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ColDayMan

Thanks

.

Did you really take that photo? If so, awesome. I just found it in a google search.

pig · September 12th, 2007, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ColDayMan

Thanks

.

I like that shot a lot. I've also always liked Indy from the riverfront. Especially now with LOS reaching its height. White River Parkway between New York and Michigan always gives a great view of the city. I can't find a pic right now (had a recent hd crash and things are scattered), but I was pretty happy when I saw that NBC had a crew out there for skyline shots during Thursday night's game.

NaptownBoy · September 12th, 2007, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by pig

I like that shot a lot. I've also always liked Indy from the riverfront. Especially now with LOS reaching its height. White River Parkway between New York and Michigan always gives a great view of the city. I can't find a pic right now (had a recent hd crash and things are scattered), but I was pretty happy when I saw that NBC had a crew out there for skyline shots during Thursday night's game.

Skyline shots in smaller cities like Indy can very dramatically from angle to angle. You can see why this

is more flattering than this

Was this the angle you were talking about? scroll>>>>>

STLgasm · September 12th, 2007, 02:28 PM

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September 9th, 2007, 07:48 AM	#1
cityfan Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 552 Likes (Received): 0	The Great Midwestern Photo Thread Ok kids, here's another chance to let your city shine. Post photos that you think are the best representations of your city, whether a skyline shot, street shot, whatever. __________________ Insecurity and the Midwest, what would they do without each other? Indianapolis: Fastest growing metro (over 1,000,000) in the Midwest. Growth rate of 7.04% between 2000 and 2005. http://www.census.gov/population/www...bsa-01-fmt.csv Last edited by i_am_hydrogen; September 14th, 2007 at 02:47 AM.

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Cincinnatus JUNCTA JUVANT Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 847 Likes (Received): 0	Even though it's blurry and an old photo, this is one of my favorite ... __________________ Indianapolis > Nashville

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DTO Luv Fiercly Omahan Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Omaha Posts: 397 Likes (Received): 0	This is one I took. Best photo? Debatable. Best angle? I think so. [IMG]http://i9.************/6fq0dcm.jpg[/IMG] __________________ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=483289

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cityfan Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 552 Likes (Received): 0	Indy's skyline appears the densest when you look at it from the Northeast. __________________ Insecurity and the Midwest, what would they do without each other? Indianapolis: Fastest growing metro (over 1,000,000) in the Midwest. Growth rate of 7.04% between 2000 and 2005. http://www.census.gov/population/www...bsa-01-fmt.csv

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