Southern Photos of the Day

[gs3]

SBC's USS Shreveport photo reminds me of this Norfolk harbor photo I snapped a couple of weeks ago.

Congrats on the USS Shreveport! An honor to have a ship named after your city.

[RestedTraveler]

The interchange of the Florida Turnpike (AKA "Main Street FLA"), Florida Toll Road 429 (AKA "The Western Greenway"), and State Road 50 (AKA "Colonial Drive") in Orlando:

It's nice to see one of these stacks somewhere other than South Florida, for a change.

[monsoon]

Folks, please post your own photos in this thread.

[goodbye]

The interchange of the Florida Turnpike (AKA "Main Street FLA"), Florida Toll Road 429 (AKA "The Western Greenway"), and State Road 50 (AKA "Colonial Drive") in Orlando:

It's nice to see one of these stacks somewhere other than South Florida, for a change.

I see you're back in your old stomping grounds, RT. Having fun in the FLA heat?

[RestedTraveler]

I see you're back in your old stomping grounds, RT. Having fun in the FLA heat?

You know it. The humidity is oppressive though.

[dimebag1980]

How about a little urban grit?

A jumble of old buildings just outside of downtown Shreveport. In this photo are numerous dilapidated buildings, many of which are literally falling apart. There is an old rail depot in the foreground (railroad tracks are to the rear and not visible in this photo) and an old parking garage in the background with vines growing up and down it. The taller building in the far background has had some huge cracks which have been repaired.

In this photo you can clearly see the huge cracks which have been repaired on this building...

Edited June 27, 2006 by SBCmetroguy

[goodbye]

It is very sad to see so many old buildings left to fall apart.

Here is another example of a way to reclaim the old and create an urban haven at the same time. This is the Wyche Pavilion in downtown Greenville, which was also once a vacant and dilapidated old cotton mill. It has since hosted luncheons with the President of the United States present. Pretty nice turnaround, right?

[gs3]

One of the shops in downtown Boone, North Carolina (college town):

[dimebag1980]

One of the shops in downtown Boone, North Carolina (college town):

Holy hippies, Batman, that's one flamboyant building!

[goodbye]

These were taken today in beautiful Falls Park on the Reedy, in charming downtown Greenville, South Carolina:

[ironchapman]

Check out this shot of mine from Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park. I found a bird walking around in these little ponds and rapids set up on one side of the park.

One of the last pictures I took before my camera temporarily malfunctioned (it's working fine now, though).

Here is another shot of the same bird I took moments before the above shot.

Like I said, my camera malfunctioned soon after these shots were taken, but it is working smoothly now.

Edited June 28, 2006 by ironchapman

[NCB]

^Wow, those are both some fantastic photos, IC! Great job!

Here's one of my photos from Washington D.C.(it's Southern...technically)

D.C. has some of the most tame squirrels I have ever seen. I used some zoom, but I was really only about 3 feet away from this guy when I took the picture. It's not urban, but plenty of those will come soon.

[dimebag1980]

^Wow, those are both some fantastic photos, IC! Great job!

Here's one of my photos from Washington D.C.(it's Southern...technically)

D.C. has some of the most tame squirrels I have ever seen. I used some zoom, but I was really only about 3 feet away from this guy when I took the picture. It's not urban, but plenty of those will come soon.

Wow, Nate, cool shot!

[Charlotteman]

Thanks for the awesome pics of Greenville! WOW!!!

[RestedTraveler]

A thunderstorm that encroached on Downtown Orlando and Lake Eola Park just this evening:

[dimebag1980]

A thunderstorm that encroached on Downtown Orlando and Lake Eola Park just this evening:

This photo is awesome for many reasons, but the main one (in my opinion) is the gorgeous buildings. To be quite honest, aside from Disney, I've never seen any photos of Orlando's skyline. Amazing. I really do want to visit that area sometime. Growing up poor, I never got to go to Disney. Boy the things I have to make up for in my life.

Thanks for posting that, RT.

[Jerseyman4]

Uptown Charlotte along South Blvd at I-277/US 74

Edited June 28, 2006 by Jerseyman4

[gs3]

Virginia Beach, VA: The beach and boardwalk.

[krazeeboi]

Nice pic gsupstate. Myrtle's skyline is more impressive though.

[RestedTraveler]

Great photos, Jerseyman4 and gsupstate!

Thanks, Brian! You should check out some of the photos on the Orlando Weekly Update thread. I can't even begin to approach some of those gems. The skyline in Orlando has seen a bit of a boom since I moved away back in 2001. I'm heading downtown again today after work if the weather is looking cooperative.

[rusthebuss]

Nice pic gsupstate. Myrtle's skyline is more impressive though.

Vabeach is building a CBD as well and thats only a small portion of the skyline!

[wrldcoupe4]

Pictures from various times this past year In Richmond... I think this is St. Paul's Church--a stone's throw from the State Capitol.

This is just north of the capitol building

[RestedTraveler]

^^ Beautiful!

[krazeeboi]

Absolutely.

[dimebag1980]

^^ Wow, that is a gorgeous photo of Richmond. Actually the first one is nice as well with all the detailing at the crown of the columns, but that second picture is absolutely stunning.