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A SunDay Drive DT SA-01/13/08

i am going to address the fact of why i didn't post these pics into other threads already started that have info and construction pics on some of these buildings. my reason is that i took these pics as on a quick little drive thru dt which like most things in my life, was on a whim. luckily, i had my camera with me so i thought that maybe it would be a nice little update for y'all and a nice little view of DT SA on this beautiful sunday morning/early noon.

here is just the preview of all the pics i took... which i will upload the rest tomorrow after i get home from work. i don't get many chances to scout out the new projects online or in the field as much as i use to because i have been traveling to Philly, LA and i am moving in march to San Fran... so all has been so busy!!! so when i share my photos with you guys please remember that i only do it because i would enjoy you guys sharing the same with me... so if you have a smartass comment to make like trae or complex did in the other thread that i posted about the tesoro crane, just refrain from it, please. i am sarcastic and funny crazy and goofy, but i am not an asshole or would ever want someone to feel like what they offered wasn't good enough.

Thanks GUYS,

Matt Williams
matttwentyeight@yahoo.com
myspace.com/woink_woink
832 338 5330

NOW onto the SHOW

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This one below here is for KEVIN... when i upload the others he will know what i am talking about.

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Great shots and updates! As much as we bash the Grand Hyatt, the design is not half bad. The upper floors look sleek with the glass, especially from the side-angled view in your third pic.

I have the same song as you...

Hide And Seek - Imogen Heap: (Tiesto Remix).

I am sorry, but I can never dislike another Tiesto fan, even though they may call me out in their thread, but its okay I over it...

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Originally Posted by Mopacs (Post 3281113)

Great shots and updates! As much as we bash the Grand Hyatt, the design is not half bad. The upper floors look sleek with the glass, especially from the side-angled view in your third pic.

And too, notice how the colored squares make the Hyatt look like it's made of rectangles instead of a billion squares. That's one of the things I'm most excited about, and I also think it makes it look a little taller too.

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Looks really tall from that view :yes:

The color of the glass looks just like The Tower in FW (which isn't a bad thing because The Tower is one beautiful building). In fact the whole glass area of the Hyatt looks like The Tower because of the color and the metal frames.

Looks like they're putting up the little "lantern" squares for the penthouse...which also looks like it's making the penthouse a tad bit taller :tup:

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This one below here is for KEVIN... when i upload the others he will know what i am talking about.
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:) Thanks bud. Some really nice shots there, good compositions. Do upload the rest please! ;) And yeah, the Grand Hyatt looks decent in these. That greenish glass is looking good.

I was also in SA this past weekend.

They are still doing site prep on the Broadway and the Marriott Courtyard is up to 6 floors (including river level).

Are there any renderings for the courtyard? Maybe some height specs as well, curious to know if it will effect the skyline. thanks

The Courtyard reminds me of a building going up in New York or Chicago. By that I mean it's this building being squeezed into two other buildings, it's quite a sight for downtown SA.

I wanna know what happened to the rest of the pics that were supposed to be on here :shrug: lol.

Such good photos, but so few. You leave us yearning for more. Why? Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeee?

i am uploading them RIGHT now guys... sorry, i have been sick the past few days... and haven't been up to cut and paste cut and paste..

there are over a 136 of them so i am going to load them by sections... i always worry i am going to type in the wrong image code or push backspace accidentally and lose all the html addresses i have input... CAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE!!! :)

Nice. Looks like the weather was perfect that day. And nice job with the train/skyline pics. Creative idea.

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What I find most interesting about this pic is how tall the Weston looks from here at almost a mile away. Yeah, I'm wierd and focus on things like that haha.

All the other pics are fantastic, and I've noticed in some that the Hyatt's glass blends in with the sky which I think looks really cool. Both Vidorras are really gonna make the area look dense and full of high-rises. Go SA!

Well done. Those hit the spot lol, keep it up and we will keep on enjoying.

Great pics! Wish the Vidorra would have kept the intial design. That would have been a great addition to the skyline. The new design is better than nothing, I guess.

Courtyard Marriott

Here you are SAguy... Only 3 pics tho... sorry!

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Kevin I tried posting it to a previous thread on the hotel, but it didn't show up... so i hope that it's cool i put it in here, too!

Cool. Thanks Matt. Believe me, I know how tedious it can be posting that many pics, so I appreciate it. :)