Charlotte Photo of the Day

[C4252]

From the I-77 Express Lanes onto the Brookshire Frwy. Beautiful Sunday. 

[j-man]

On 7/31/2020 at 12:45 PM, Matthew.Brendan said:

Decades to build a light rail light and modest expansion with true commuter rail no where in sight.

Sure Charlotte will continue to grow, especially once the great migration from the coast really starts, but we are way behind on infrastructure as is, let alone what another million+ people will look like.

What great migration from the coast??

[PeytonC]

While walking thru Uptown recently, I wanted to check out the BLM mural along Tryon. It was impressive for sure. While there, I noticed this young black father with his sons, strolling along in quiet conversation. It reminded me that no matter our struggles or experience, we can all agree that we all should be respectful to those we may not fully understand.  I imagine what that conversation with his boys was like.

[Norm2]

2 hours ago, j-man said:

What great migration from the coast??

Probably referring to the rising sea level.

[southslider]

31 minutes ago, norm21499 said:

Probably referring to the rising sea level.

Broke: replacing 277 with a river

Woke: replacing 277 with an intracoastal waterway

[j-man]

2 hours ago, norm21499 said:

Probably referring to the rising sea level.

Well Charlotte is like 150 + miles inland so rising sea level won’t make many, if any people in our lifetime move all the way to Charlotte. Lol imo 

[Matthew.Brendan]

New developments in Miami include pumps to deal with the flooding as is, here today. Also the "not in my lifetime" attitude is largely what allows the predicament we are in (of nearly complete unpreparedness) to continue. If you look back at the last 10, 20, 30 years the same thing is said time and time again "Things are changing faster than our models predicted." There are over 21 million people in the state of Florida, with the vast majority on the coast line. Fun fact, Florida has almost twice as much coastline as California. To keep things in perspective. Move up the coast a bit, to Savannah, Charleston, and countless small coastal towns. When people start to move inland, if you think Atlanta and Charlotte won't be top destinations in the southeast well, I dunno what else to say. Of course, that's just like, my opinion man.

[DH17]

Overseen at an undisclosed, heavily guarded safe-house in Uptown: the James K Polk building sign has new life and will live out the rest of its days in the peace and tranquility of protective custody. We can all take solace that it is now far away from the destruction and chaotic hot-zone from which it barely escaped with its life.

[Matthew.Brendan]

^^^ nice find. I wonder if they also have the 1929 capstone that was at the top of the building. It was clearly removed before demolition began.

[j-man]

3 hours ago, Matthew.Brendan said:

New developments in Miami include pumps to deal with the flooding as is, here today. Also the "not in my lifetime" attitude is largely what allows the predicament we are in (of nearly complete unpreparedness) to continue. If you look back at the last 10, 20, 30 years the same thing is said time and time again "Things are changing faster than our models predicted." There are over 21 million people in the state of Florida, with the vast majority on the coast line. Fun fact, Florida has almost twice as much coastline as California. To keep things in perspective. Move up the coast a bit, to Savannah, Charleston, and countless small coastal towns. When people start to move inland, if you think Atlanta and Charlotte won't be top destinations in the southeast well, I dunno what else to say. Of course, that's just like, my opinion man.

I’m guess this was directed to me indirectly, but I agree with your point that Charlotte and Atlanta will be top destination, because look at the reality, they’ve been top moving destinations for decades and not due to rising sea levels.  But My main point was  “in our lifetime” I don’t see anything of that sudden magnitude, that would be considered another “great migration” becuase a great migration is a huge number of people leaving one area to extremely populate another. Like how millions of people, mostly Blacks left the South to work in the industrial industry in the North in the mid 1900s. And the seas are rising at the rate of inches every few years  so again, it’s not like people are literally running for their lives on feet. That’s my opinion. 

[Hushpuppy321]

16 hours ago, j-man said:

What great migration from the coast??

There’s been some discussion on here and in recently published articles detailing a possible withdrawal of some major companies from larger cities (East & West Coasts), more expensive cities and cities heavily impacted by the Pandemic to smaller Cities like Charlotte, Nashville, etc. that have lower costs of living and some better measure of ability to social distance.

[hinsp0]

 

Humid out there today.  Bonus shot of English crime golden wearing shoes (in southpark of course).

[j-man]

18 hours ago, Hushpuppy321 said:

There’s been some discussion on here and in recently published articles detailing a possible withdrawal of some major companies from larger cities (East & West Coasts), more expensive cities and cities heavily impacted by the Pandemic to smaller Cities like Charlotte, Nashville, etc. that have lower costs of living and some better measure of ability to social distance.

Yeah but that’s not due to sea level rising ... and that was my whole point I disagreed with him about. 

[Nick2]

1 hour ago, j-man said:

Yeah but that’s not due to sea level rising ... and that was my whole point I disagreed with him about. 

Over the next few decades, the seas will rise. How much they will is still under debate and uncertain. However the high tides will be compounded by an overall increase in levels. A 2 inch rise could result in an additional foot of high tide. Ask Charleston that regularly floods the historic district these days during standard high tide.

These facts coupled with coastal erosion and stronger/more frequent tropical activity will cause the cost of living on the coast to skyrocket. They're already seeing it with massive hurricane insursnce increases over the last couple of decades. And with the sea level rising, it's "infecting" the freshwater that is pulled from in wells to provide water to the coastal communities.

It doesn't matter if Miami has pumps or even dikes to save them from rising levels, their drinking water is already in severe danger of contamination.

[j-man]

1 hour ago, Nick2 said:

Over the next few decades, the seas will rise. How much they will is still under debate and uncertain. However the high tides will be compounded by an overall increase in levels. A 2 inch rise could result in an additional foot of high tide. Ask Charleston that regularly floods the historic district these days during standard high tide.

These facts coupled with coastal erosion and stronger/more frequent tropical activity will cause the cost of living on the coast to skyrocket. They're already seeing it with massive hurricane insursnce increases over the last couple of decades. And with the sea level rising, it's "infecting" the freshwater that is pulled from in wells to provide water to the coastal communities.

It doesn't matter if Miami has pumps or even dikes to save them from rising levels, their drinking water is already in severe danger of contamination.

Im originally from the Charleston area so none of what you’re saying is news to me. I don’t knew what you’re trying to prove but all I said was that I wouldn’t consider a gradual slow moving of people over the course of decades on to be considered a great migration, and especially because of sea levels rising. Sure have some people moved, but Its for sure not just because of sea level rising. Great migrations are when people drastically move to an area in a short amount of time not decades on down. And that’s my whole point. 

[KJHburg]

drive by and walk by photos from the west side and the south end side today.   always great weather after  a tropical system passes us by.  

[hinsp0]

From my perch on Morehead.

[KJHburg]

from the KJ vault of forgotten photos the skyline shot from around 1981 or so from the back of my parents Plymouth Fury sedan coming up the 4 lane I-77 and I see a historical structure no longer with us.  Can you spot the Hotel Charlotte?  hint it was where the Carillon office building stands today.  Even back then south Tryon was where the towers were.  This skyline is still there just swallowed up with taller larger buildings for the most part.  

[KJHburg]

from my south end perch today.   Looking into heart of southend and the gold district and of course uptown and the stonewall corridor. 

2nd photo will get some height with the new apartment complexes there with Grubb and Spectrums projects. 

[KJHburg]

from First Ward Park and other spots.    this park is maturing in sense of plantings and there are more flowering plants and bees buzzing around.  

[JoNateNick]

City Lights has been renovated and is now called SkyBar by David Burke. I was invited to the grand opening and got some pretty good views of Uptown from there. If you zoom in on the left side you can see all the towers coming up in Southend. 

[PeytonC]

[Mgelbach]

Did anyone catch the rainbow yesterday?!

Also, a bonus pic from my camping trip this weekend in Grayson Highlands 

[videtur quam contuor]

My grandparents (b 1869-1879) had this experience ALL the time. Rural life and no electric lighting. None of my four grandparents ever drove an automobile.

[JoNateNick]

The only perk of the air going out today was to gain rooftop access to take these pictures