SAN ANTONIO | Urban Core Development Thread - Page 49

sakyle04 · #**961** Posted **May 11, 2008, 2:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by oldmanshirt

Shoot, with the Vidorra topped out, and the Vistana almost topped out, and nothing else breaking ground, downtown SA might be without cranes for awhile

don't forget that the courtyard is really getting close to top out as well. saw it tonight and was surprised by its height.

cmon, somebody announce something!!!

ydoc14 · #**962** Posted **May 11, 2008, 2:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by oldmanshirt

Shoot, with the Vidorra topped out, and the Vistana almost topped out, and nothing else breaking ground, downtown SA might be without cranes for awhile

Well we've still got the Marriott Courtyard and Embassy Suites (not u/c yet I don't think) and hopefully Vidorra II

oldmanshirt · #**963** Posted **May 11, 2008, 3:59 AM**

I dunno, you'd think that if Vidorra II was a go, something would've happened by now. . .

bgrn198 · #**964** Posted **May 11, 2008, 5:42 AM**

I wonder why they build the Vidorra where they did on the other side of I37 north of the Alamodome. Is that area going to be the new Uptown of San Antonio?

texboy · #**965** Posted **May 12, 2008, 1:12 PM**

Just like the east side of 35 in Austin...its in the beginning phases of a "rebirth". Vidorra II should begin construction within the next year....the plan the entire time was that once Vidorra I was 80% sold, Vidorra II would begin construction....I would imagine they are comin up to that 80 pretty quick here.

The Model · #**966** Posted **May 13, 2008, 1:47 AM**

Hello,
I love this forum,
Born and Raised in SA, would love to see more skyscrapers for my city.
Wanted to say Hi, look forward to future topics.:)

oldmanshirt · #**967** Posted **May 13, 2008, 1:53 AM**

Welcome to the Forum! I've only been here about a month (though I've been lurking for a lot longer). Its a great place to learn about and discuss skyscrapers and urban development.

The Model · #**968** Posted **May 13, 2008, 1:53 AM**

[IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\Owner.TheModel\My Documents\San Antonio\april 08 needs editing\IMG_0200.JPG[/IMG]

Current Vidorra Update
Enjoy

jaga185 · #**969** Posted **May 13, 2008, 1:54 AM**

Welcome Model, looking forward to your contributions to topics!

The Model · #**970** Posted **May 13, 2008, 1:56 AM**

How do you upload photos
I got one of vidorra to share

ydoc14 · #**971** Posted **May 13, 2008, 2:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by The Model

How do you upload photos
I got one of vidorra to share

The image must be in the form of a url, and can't be directly uploaded from your computer. Try www.imageshack.us to upload the picture onto their server, then copy and paste the image's url from Image Shack into the image button on here.

ydoc14 · #**972** Posted **May 21, 2008, 3:07 AM**

Taken by aiphanes @ Flickr (Aiphanes)

Dom"n"Converse · #**973** Posted **May 21, 2008, 2:40 PM**

I like how the antennas are the tallest structures in our downtown.

Paul in S.A TX · #**974** Posted **May 21, 2008, 6:20 PM**

They are over 1,200 feet I think.

KevinFromTexas · #**975** Posted **May 21, 2008, 7:06 PM**

Actually, the towers that are downtown are about 600 feet tall. If you go up in the Tower of the Americas, you're just about level with their tops.

Go to the FCC's website below, you can search for tv and radio towers with the advanced search form. The site lists their heights and locations. The heights are in meters, so you have to convert them.
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrS...tionSearch.jsp

Going by that, the tallest tv or radio tower inside San Antonio's city limits is 968.83 feet tall. There probably are taller tv and radio towers, but they might be outside of San Antonio's city limits.

verbl · #**976** Posted **May 21, 2008, 10:41 PM**

^^^ when they stop broadcasting analog signals will those towers go down and be replace with something else?

Wattleigh · #**977** Posted **May 21, 2008, 10:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by verbl

^^^ when they stop broadcasting analog signals will those towers go down and be replace with something else?

I don't think so. The main studios still need to send the signal to their larger towers outside of town. I think for SA, that would be around Elmendorf. Those larger towers should already have the components installed to broadcast the HDTV signal so it should be relatively seamless when the transition occurs.

KevinFromTexas · #**978** Posted **May 22, 2008, 1:30 AM**

Nah, those towers won't be removed. They'll just have new transmitters added. At least one or two of Austin's tv stations already broadcasts in HD and they've already got HD transmitters on their towers. I seem to remember a note about HD tv on one of the tower's page.

KeepSanAntonioLame · #**979** Posted **May 22, 2008, 1:49 AM**

http://downtownsanantonio.org/rivernorth.html

here's some interesting info about the "River North" development. I don't know how much of this will come to be now that the city has taken over, but it's still interesting.

ydoc14 · #**980** Posted **May 22, 2008, 4:23 AM**

^^^ Come on dude, just because San Antonio doesn't have 700'+ buildings doesn't mean it's lame. There are many cities w/ 700'+ buildings in this country that would love to have the vibrancy and life that SA's downtown has, heck there's even cities in this state that would. Your user name, in all honesty, is ridiculous.