Charlotte Photo of the Day

[NCMike1990]

Here's another one, Dec 2001 vs. Apr 2019

A bunch of old pics of uptown from this link.

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[CarolinaDaydreamin]

1 hour ago, NCMike1990 said:

Here's another one, Dec 2001 vs. Apr 2019

A bunch of old pics of uptown from this link.

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LOL $5 parking. How quaint. 

[KJHburg]

Charlotte from Southend not the best sun angle.  Today. 

 

Also if you are interested in seeing how a hurricane affects the beach like at Hilton Head just check out our resorts webcam.  Dorian has arrived worst later today but by dawn's morning light it will be over.  https://www.cocosonthebeach.com/beach-cam

Edited September 4, 2019 by KJHburg

[hinsp0]

This area changed a little this decade...

[KJHburg]

Couple more photos of our fine city today.  

[Crucial_Infra]

High layered hurricane sunsets are the best 

[Matthew.Brendan]

[tozmervo]

No one needs to ask how I got the photo

[King of the Queen City]

Just in case you ever wanted a skyline photo with the Carvana Tower... 

[KJHburg]

still entertaining Hurricane Dorian evacuees from the Lowcountry.  Took them to the Greek festival in Dilworth.   Great food great times.  

[SydneyCarton]

I always enjoyed going to that.  Yiasou!

[videtur quam contuor]

In about 1980 the festival was far smaller than it became shortly afterward.  At the entrance  one year there was a firepit and a Greek man turning a spit with a goat on it. Authentic, I think so. A bit frightening for the children, maybe.

By far the largest number of Greek immigrants to Piedmont Carolina came from Evrytania. It was then one of the poorest regions of a poor country. Steep hillsides, fit for goat herding and smallholdings. A hard life if ever there was one. This paints as positive a picture of the land as possible from our current perspective:

https://www.greecetravel.com/evrytania/

[Calling Temeteron]

[NCMike1990]

June 2001 vs Jan 2019.

Now the rail trail just needs to be extended over.

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[KJHburg]

Today as my Charleston evacuees have left back to business.  Uptown downtown midtown. 

[Nick2]

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[XRZ.ME]

Tried eight ＋sand today. Great place for brunch. Should attract more people to southern part of south end.


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[origin.clt]

Yesterday's evening skyline from the 36R approach

[King of the Queen City]

[KJHburg]

Great photos above and I see a very tall 9 story Jonas Federal building peaking over the stadium bowl. 

[eastsider]

[SgtCampsalot]

^Makes it look like a lovely plaza not surrounded by high traffic streets!

[Nick2]

2 hours ago, SgtCampsalot said:

^Makes it look like a lovely plaza not surrounded by high traffic streets!

But it is a lovely plaza even with the high traffic intersection.

[ertley]

I won't disagree that the plaza itself may be pleasant, but I think its appearance from the actual street intersection is both cluttered while looking like a gaping hole. The element I hate most is the terrible clock tower--almost every time a new clock tower is built anywhere, IMO they range somewhere from cheap to ridiculous in appearance--but the styling of this clock and the other courtyard features is dated, bad '90s. There's just too much 'stuff.'

My personal wish is that they'd build a narrow, but relatively tall, corner building here--narrow to preserve the majority of the actual central area, and tall to both make such a building viable with sufficient lease-able floor space, as well as making a dramatic appearance at the corner. I realize there's a parking garage underneath that might make such construction impossible, but in my Perfect Charlotte, this corner would have a radical overhaul...  

Edited September 10, 2019 by ertley

[SydneyCarton]

13 hours ago, eastsider said:

I’ve always loved that plaza.

[KJHburg]

Love this view of the skyline from Southend looks pretty dense to me.  Today.