Raleigh photos

[The_sandlapper]

Iv'e always been a fan of skylines that are spread out as opposed to dense.

I'm a big fan of the Atlanta, and Houston multiple sky line look as well.

My favorite skylines though are Chicago, and New York because they are both very dense, and spread out for miles it seems! Best of both worlds, Boston, San Fran, Seattle and Vancouver, BC have that feel as well, but of course on a smaller scale.

[49er]

I wonder if the 19 floor progress building would have looked better had it been build somewhere on the mall, between the bookends.

[Raleigh-NC]

I wonder if the 19 floor progress building would have looked better had it been build somewhere on the mall, between the bookends.

I honestly do not know. If we wanted to strengthen the skyline, then placing it somewhere along Fayetteville Street Mall would have made more sense. The parking lot directly to the North of The Hudson (seen in the second photo) would have been ideal, although I feel that NOTHING less than 20 stories should go there. On the other hand, Progress Energy's 19-story tower forms a transitional point from the core to City Market area... a place that can't possibly host high-rises for another 50 years. Not the way the city leaders plan it, anyway. As is, the new tower strengthens the density around that intersection, forming a nice cluster of high-rises (Two Progress Plaza, One Progress Plaza and 333 Corporate Center). This is evident in the following photos:

Notice how desperately DT Raleigh needs a high-rise next to The Hudson (middle of the photo):

The nicest thing about Two Progress Plaza is that it looks more attractive in real life. Its street-level feel is really nice and I can't wait to see retail & entertainment destinations on the ground floor. Although I feel that it should have been taller than 19 stories, Two Progress Plaza is, nevertheless, important to the future of DT Raleigh. Its present location should help the city attract more businesses at the south end of downtown, which is OK for me. To get the most out of it, we need to see a few high-rises appearing to both north and south of Two Progress Plaza, as well as the east wing of the current convention center. Then, we can talk about another type of linear skyline, although a much denser one. Even that stupid 'dwarf' (the 14-story convention hotel proposal) will help add density, although it will do sh*t to improve the skyline. Once the southern tip of downtown receives attention, I believe that more developers may view this as a catalyst to bringing more towers and businesses to the core. Then, let the domino effect do much of the work. Look at how Uptown Charlotte gets all these nice residential projects... one after the other.

[Justin6882]

i'll fix it in a few minutes

[raleightransplant]

Raleigh-NC,

Thanks for the photos! Do you have any knowledge about what will be included down by the Progress development at street level? I'm excited about the fact that there will be living space along with retail. Any restauants planned?

[Justin6882]

grr maybe one day I'll figure this out

[monsoon]

[Justin6882]

Haha third time is a charm right?

[PghUSA]

Nice Pics, I like the Clarion hotel nice and cylindrical!

[orulz]

Nice Pics, I like the Clarion hotel nice and cylindrical!

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Heh, the Clarion. At one point (and it was for quite a long time if I remember correctly) that hotel was the tallest building in town. It's really near to the capitol. IMO the architecture's a bit dated, but it's certainly distinctive. They updated it a bit a couple years ago, particularly the base (which is mostly a parking deck, I believe) to look a little nicer, and it made a world of difference - I don't think it's tacky anymore.

Although it's not my favorite building, I'm certainly willing to recognize that other people might like it quite a bit.

[blueize74]

I'd like to see some pics from the BB&T tower in downtown Raleigh. It would be nice to see some of the view from up there and what the deck looks like around the top.

Here are two pics of contribution from the Archdale during the small snow on January 19, 2005

[Flash]

I've been wanting to get some pics from up there.

I do have some I took from up in the Wachovia Capitol Center, however:

And, some contrast from your pics:

[blueize74]

Good pics Flash - that's a nice camera - is the panorama pic a composite or is that a lens effect?

[Flash]

That panorama is a corrected composite.

They are with my old camera too. I wish I had my 20d for those.

By the way, how were able to get your Archdale shots?

[raleightransplant]

If anyone has some new pictures of the Paramount, the Depot downtown, Dawson, etc., I would love to see it! Thanks!

[Justin6882]

Here are a few I took of the Dawson back in December...

[AndrewJS]

Here are some pictures I've taken of Nash square from my living room:

[Flash]

^I would love to live there.

[ericurbanite]

awesome you have a raleigh skyline site going up props to ya. maybe once i get my digital camera working i can get progress updates for various developments going on.

[ericurbanite]

Heres some photos I took today in raleigh, there not the greatest pics beacuse i was driving while taking them. But anyhow here they are...

Dawson on Morgan

Quorum Center

Quorum Center

The Paramount

510 Glenwood

Paramount

Paramount

Paramount

New Convention Center Site

BBAndt Building

Raleigh Skyline shot from boylan ave. going over bridge

[JunktionFET]

I'm glad downtown Raleigh is getting some new stuff. As Raleigh-NC has often said, even though the projects are small, the whole builds momentum. I'd love to see Reynolds build that signature tower soon too. I wish it were going to be more in the core (for a better skyline appearance), but the proposed location isn't too bad really.

[Flash]

Some 400 feet up from the rooftop. (My arch enemy haze made an unexpected appearance, though.) This thread is large, and may take a while to load.

Another Flash production.

NC State:

[Flash]

Three 2,000 footers

I've got 2 panos I'm working on, coming soon.

[Spartan]

Great shots! They really show the urbanity in central Raleigh.

[ericurbanite]

WOW great pics, how did you get on top or get access to the top of the building. Anyhow great pics, cant wait to see raleighs skyline expand, i think glenwood is going to look alot different in the next 10 years spreading out the skyline. Love the website you have too.