Norfolk Pictures

[urbanlife]

oddly enough, that is the best angle for downtown Portsmouth. It makes it look like a denser city from that point. Also the Trader stands out much more than I was expecting it too. I have kind of gotten use to a city that has a much larger downtown than Norfolk, that I sometimes forget that Norfolk has alot of room still to grow and a long way still to go before it can really become a larger player in the city market of this country.

[skylinefan]

oddly enough, that is the best angle for downtown Portsmouth. It makes it look like a denser city from that point. Also the Trader stands out much more than I was expecting it too. I have kind of gotten use to a city that has a much larger downtown than Norfolk, that I sometimes forget that Norfolk has alot of room still to grow and a long way still to go before it can really become a larger player in the city market of this country.

That is somewhat true Norfolk's Downtown has room to grow eastward. I disagree with the idea that Norfolk has a long way to go before it is considered part of the major league of cities. I think that Norfolk needs to do a better marketing job especially on the east coast. How many places have the largest Naval Base in the World, the second busiest port on the east coast, and second to none attractions both within the city and nearby. It is way past time for Norfolk to take its rightful place among America's top tier cities.

Edited October 19, 2006 by skylinefan

[hroads01]

Picture taken on 18 Oct 06 from the Portsmouth side of the Elizabeth river.

[okinawatyphoon]

Beautiful shot there. Do you have any recent ones with the new Trader Tower in it? I'd guess that you have a good location there for it.

[hroads01]

Beautiful shot there. Do you have any recent ones with the new Trader Tower in it? I'd guess that you have a good location there for it.

Yes I do. You cannot see a full view of the Trader Tower but I have a small portion of it rising above the World Trade Center bldg.

[urbanvb]

very nice shot there

[okinawatyphoon]

Wow. That second one is amazing.

[vaceltic]

We should start calling Norfolk the crystal city after a shot like that

[hroads01]

Here are some shots of Trader Tower and the Cruise Ship Terminal from the Portsmouth side of the Elizabeth river.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o214/sl...ortsOct0628.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o214/sl...ortsOct0627.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o214/sl...ortsOct0632.jpg

[hroads01]

My last photos were kind of small. Hopefully the pic below is larger.

Edited October 21, 2006 by hroads01

[urbanlife]

that is starting to be my favorite angle of Norfolk's skyline over the traditional shot from Portsmouth. It seems almost denser from this angle, plus the Granby will be much taller from this perspective.

I like these changes.

[erdogs]

Wow, Trader only looks like 17 floors from that angle.

[wrldcoupe4]

It's such a wide building too...

[okinawatyphoon]

Wow, Trader only looks like 17 floors from that angle.

yeah that's because it is farther in the distance than 150 West Main. I like this angle too, and Harbor Heights will fill it in nicely too.

[Chesapeake Pirate]

The Harbor Heights mixed use building will soon start to appear on the left side of this angle.

I wonder if Granby Tower will appear even further left of will rise above Harbor Heights from this angle?

[vdogg]

The Harbor Heights mixed use building will soon start to appear on the left side of this angle.

I wonder if Granby Tower will appear even further left of will rise above Harbor Heights from this angle?

I can't see AT&T from that angle, so you most likely won't see Granby either.

[Chesapeake Pirate]

This shot also illustrates what I have always thought was a questionable decision to isolate the Dominion Tower on the waterfront side of Waterside Drive, away from the rest of the business district. Here it sticks out to the right all by itself.

[urbanlife]

I can't see AT&T from that angle, so you most likely won't see Granby either.

you could in a wide shot. or simply stitch tow photos together, very easy to imagine. Although you do bring up a good point, Granby will really feel far from the rest of downtown, which is both good and bad. Bad cause it would feel like it was out on its own, good cause it would make you realize how big downtown really was.

I wonder if there would be a good angle of downtown somewhere close to the Chrylser Museum that would bring Granby at the front of the picture with downtown as a back drop.

This shot also illustrates what I have always thought was a questionable decision to isolate the Dominion Tower on the waterfront side of Waterside Drive, away from the rest of the business district. Here it sticks out to the right all by itself.

Also another reason why I support the tearing down of the Sheraton and turning that area into a sort of WFC in NYC idea. But then again, that might be a bad idea too, maybe not any more, but if it happened back in the 90's it would of had the same effect that the RenCenter had in Detroit. But nowadays, something better needs to happen there, too much wasted land on that old hotel.

Actually I was just looking at the zoning map for norfolk, and while it is kind of confusing the way it is laid out, I did take from it that where the Sheraton is now could house a 270 ft building on the east side of the lot and a 160ft building on the west side, with a 50 ft building connecting the two. That would be a positive change to that parcel.

Edited October 22, 2006 by urbanlife

[mistermetaj]

you could in a wide shot. or simply stitch tow photos together, very easy to imagine. Although you do bring up a good point, Granby will really feel far from the rest of downtown, which is both good and bad. Bad cause it would feel like it was out on its own, good cause it would make you realize how big downtown really was.

I wonder if there would be a good angle of downtown somewhere close to the Chrylser Museum that would bring Granby at the front of the picture with downtown as a back drop.

Also another reason why I support the tearing down of the Sheraton and turning that area into a sort of WFC in NYC idea. But then again, that might be a bad idea too, maybe not any more, but if it happened back in the 90's it would of had the same effect that the RenCenter had in Detroit. But nowadays, something better needs to happen there, too much wasted land on that old hotel.

Actually I was just looking at the zoning map for norfolk, and while it is kind of confusing the way it is laid out, I did take from it that where the Sheraton is now could house a 270 ft building on the east side of the lot and a 160ft building on the west side, with a 50 ft building connecting the two. That would be a positive change to that parcel.

I say rip down the sheraton and make it green space. It could be another towne point park or something. Lets start moving the bigger buildings inland and not have such a coast heavy downtown with a lack of intercity height.

[okinawatyphoon]

I say rip down the sheraton and make it green space. It could be another towne point park or something. Lets start moving the bigger buildings inland and not have such a coast heavy downtown with a lack of intercity height.

That's Granby, Hoffler, and Brambleton Tower's job!

[gosscj]

We have not had any new pictures in a long time... somebody please keep those of us out of the area up to date!

[Norfanatic]

Thanks fellows for the many great posts. I'll keep this one updated as construction continues.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o10/Tho...k_panoramic.jpg

Edited November 2, 2006 by Norfanatic

[vdogg]

Thanks fellows for the many great posts. I'll keep this one updated as construction continues.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o10/Tho...k_panoramic.jpg

What an awesome vantage point! Do you live in the Hague?

[Norfanatic]

Yea vdogg I do live at the Hague. I'll up grade my photo bucket account so I can post larger pictures. From this vantage point, you can even see the Westin at TC. I'll post some more photos this evening.

[urbanlife]

I can't wait for the area near the Hague to get redeveloped.