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[grilled_cheese]

It still should have seated about 5k more.

[markhollin]

Public Square looking east from Public Square Garage:
 

[VSRJ]

21 hours ago, grilled_cheese said:

It still should have seated about 5k more.

I think it's fine as is. It can sell out for a big act, yet it's not so large that smaller acts look like they're playing an empty venue.

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Clark Lupton:
 

[titanhog]

^^Just crazy.  A little over 10 years ago, this urban city canyon didn't exist at all.

[donNdonelson2]

Houston skyline as seen from the northwest side of the city.  Photo is from Saturday 7-21-2018. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Houston

Edited July 22, 2018 by donNdonelson2
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[Andrew_3289]

JW Marriott Pool 

[markhollin]

Courtesy of NashLapse:


 

[Rockatansky]

On 7/15/2018 at 7:26 PM, titanhog said:

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At least one of those is mine.

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Ken Herron:

 

[markhollin]

Looking SW from Cambria Suites amenities deck several months ago:

[memphian]

I like the colors!

Edited July 25, 2018 by memphian

[markhollin]

TBT:  Nashville Convention Center and Fifth 3rd Bank Tower under construction, 1985.

 

[Pdt2f]

28 minutes ago, markhollin said:

TBT:  Nashville Convention Center and Fifth 3rd Bank Tower under construction, 1985.

 

 

Interesting seeing the concurrent construction of what would become one of downtown’s best looking buildings and one of the worst. 

[jmtunafish]

13 hours ago, markhollin said:

TBT:  Nashville Convention Center and Fifth 3rd Bank Tower under construction, 1985.

 

For some reason I thought the Batman building was built before the R2D2 building.  Anyway, seeing that Cain-Sloan sign makes me sad.  Nashville had some wonderful, locally owned department stores (Cain-Sloan, Castner Knott, Harvey's).

[nashvylle]

Can anyone explain people's fascination with L&C Tower? I know it was the tallest building in the south when built, but I have always found it extremely ugly, but people seem to love it

[wmaddbb2018]

59 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

Can anyone explain people's fascination with L&C Tower? I know it was the tallest building in the south when built, but I have always found it extremely ugly, but people seem to love it

The L&C Tower to me is like one of your first girlfriend's as a teenager.  Like the L&C tower, she probably wasn’t the best looking or coolest, but she will always have a place in your heart for her history and past. 

Edited July 27, 2018 by wreynol4

[arkitekte]

36 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

Can anyone explain people's fascination with L&C Tower? I know it was the tallest building in the south when built, but I have always found it extremely ugly, but people seem to love it

I'm by no means fascinated by it, but it does have some nice, subtle details. It also has some low key mixtures of Art Moderne  (street entrance) and the International Style (primary facades, vertical banding and fenestration patterns).  

 

[UTgrad09]

56 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

Can anyone explain people's fascination with L&C Tower? I know it was the tallest building in the south when built, but I have always found it extremely ugly, but people seem to love it

I'm not going to tell you that something is wrong with you if you don't like it. Everyone has their own tastes and opinions. I'm fine with that.

Speaking for me, personally, the primary attraction I have to the building is related to its history. I won't compare it to a girlfriend, but I can understand the analogy. There is a sentimental attachment for sure.  It is an important tower in our city's history.

 

As for how attractive it is...I can see your point. I don't really agree, because I think it provides an excellent contrast to the more modern buildings in our skyline.  It's really a unique building, given it's tall, very slender shape. I'm also a fan of the building materials. 

 

Perhaps this is a bad comparison -- worse than the first girlfriend -- but a restaurant specialty, such as a blackberry cobbler. It may not be the best item on the menu, but it's that one thing you have to have before you leave. It just makes things....right.

[BnaBreaker]

There is no other building like it in the world that I know of.

[donNdonelson2]

For my 1000th post, a beautiful monument in Galveston, TX. Back to TN this time tomorrow evening.

[BnaBreaker]

56 minutes ago, donNdonelson2 said:

For my 1000th post, a beautiful monument in Galveston, TX. Back to TN this time tomorrow evening.

Ya know what would have looked even better in it's place?   A pile of lazily painted old telephone poles.

[nashvylle]

10 hours ago, UTgrad09 said:

I'm not going to tell you that something is wrong with you if you don't like it. Everyone has their own tastes and opinions. I'm fine with that.

Speaking for me, personally, the primary attraction I have to the building is related to its history. I won't compare it to a girlfriend, but I can understand the analogy. There is a sentimental attachment for sure.  It is an important tower in our city's history.

 

As for how attractive it is...I can see your point. I don't really agree, because I think it provides an excellent contrast to the more modern buildings in our skyline.  It's really a unique building, given it's tall, very slender shape. I'm also a fan of the building materials. 

 

Perhaps this is a bad comparison -- worse than the first girlfriend -- but a restaurant specialty, such as a blackberry cobbler. It may not be the best item on the menu, but it's that one thing you have to have before you leave. It just makes things....right.

Understood.

If Nashville Yards had similar L&C Tower as their tall boy for the project, I think a lot of people would be disappointed. 

But I get the history aspect / first girlfriend analogies. I have a love / hate relationship with Nissan Stadium, but 70% of it is because of memories as a child and feeling like "Nashville was on the map". However, if the Titans came out with renderings of a new stadium and it was a copy of Nissan, I would be mad.

9 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

For my 1000th post, a beautiful monument in Galveston, TX. Back to TN this time tomorrow evening.

 

Does anyone know the cost of this structure in today's dollars?

[markhollin]

[PillowTalk4]

Regarding the L&C Tower, I'd like to add that realistically the L&C Tower is Nashville's Empire State Bldg.  Now, I'm not remotely comparing it to the Empire State Building, I'm just saying that the building still holds its place very well in the Nashville skyline regardless of what has gone up around it.  And, prior to the Batman Bldg, the L&C Towers was the iconic building of the Nashville skyline. 

Is it the best looking building in Nashville?  No.  Does it still deserve to be standing and admired?  Absolutely.  I think to really appreciate the  L&C Tower you have to walk up to it and embrace the beauty of its lines and materials.  Stand on the opposite corner from its entrance and look at how it  addresses you.  That's when you realize that it stands with a level of elegance and sophistication that sets it apart from virtually every tower in downtown Nashville.