SAN ANTONIO | Urban Core Development Thread - Page 37

verbl · #**721** Posted **Jan 26, 2008, 4:11 AM**

Oh yeah illegal lane change much???

matttwentyeight · #**722** Posted **Jan 26, 2008, 6:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by verbl

^^^^Sweet shot!!! Our skyline looks real long lol I love those pics thx a lot.

GH is looking good fellas

it totally does look long, doesn't it?!?!!!

verbl · #**723** Posted **Jan 26, 2008, 8:50 AM**

^^^ Yeah for sure dude. Kinda weird

KevinFromTexas · #**724** Posted **Jan 26, 2008, 5:38 PM**

Great pics.

Christianmx · #**725** Posted **Jan 27, 2008, 3:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by Wattleigh

I've seen that sclupture in a bunch of the DT San Antonio pix over the years. Is there any background on it, history, etc...? I kinda like it.

It was donated to the city by the government of Mexico. It was made by Mexican sculptor Sebastian who seems to have one of his creations in about every city in Mexico... I'm not a big fan of his work personally. This one seems a little out of place considering the surroundings IMO.

kornbread · #**726** Posted **Jan 27, 2008, 6:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by Christianmx

It was donated to the city by the government of Mexico. It was made by Mexican sculptor Sebastian who seems to have one of his creations in about every city in Mexico... I'm not a big fan of his work personally. This one seems a little out of place considering the surroundings IMO.

It was not donated by the Mexican Governament.

Link from earlier post
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...3/ai_113053666

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Q. Who commissioned you to create the sculpture and why?

A. I was commissioned at the request of the Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs of San Antonio to design the sculpture because I have made numerous urban monumental sculptures for Japan, Canada, and Latin America. I made the sculpture in Mexico, and it was shipped to San Antonio in six pieces. Subsequently, the Torch of Friendship was presented to the City of San Antonio as a gift from the Association.

sakyle04 · #**727** Posted **Jan 28, 2008, 1:12 PM**

The second shot (with the long skyline) is nice. What we need to hope for now is a multi-dimensional skyline, something where buildings pop from behind buildings - like iin the first shot.

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Originally Posted by ydoc14

Both taken by Photogrl2007 @ Flickr

Look what's peeking over Hotel Contessa

Christianmx · #**728** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 12:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by kornbread

It was not donated by the Mexican Governament.

Link from earlier post
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...3/ai_113053666

I have a friend who works at the Mexican consulate in San Antonio and she told me this... just wait until I get a hold of her!!!

J.Dskyhigh · #**729** Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 8:48 PM**

That last pic. does make our skyline look big but it sad that its not.

If you drive on the highway around Downtown ,you pass through it quick. Hopefully the expansion of the river on the northside of downtown will expand some buildings that way. Enlarge the cities downtown area.

ydoc14 · #**730** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 5:59 AM**

Both taken by duncanmm @ Flickr

Not really related to skyscrapers...but it looks like the Red Roof Inn got a paint job. MUCH BETTER imo...way better than it's former white and red self. Now the other side of 37 will have some color before you get to Vidorra haha.

verbl · #**731** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 6:50 AM**

Great pic of river center. I think GH is looking like a great addition to our city.

sakyle04 · #**732** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 6:56 AM**

Great photo.

Imagine what this might look like in a few more years if the RiverCenter people do in fact develop their existing parking garage in to a luxury hotel.

It would put another 300-400 footer there and really work on the density of the area (which already feels pretty dense, 3-4 stories, on street level)....

verbl · #**733** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 11:26 AM**

^^^Dude that is gonna be a great day, do you guys know what that yellow landing pad looking thing on top of the GH is???? I have not seen that yet.

verbl · #**734** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 11:29 AM**

When you say the parking garage are you talking about the one in front of the marriot or it might be on the side of it it ha been a while. ( across from the denny's?) lol I sound like a noob

ydoc14 · #**735** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 3:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by verbl

^^^Dude that is gonna be a great day, do you guys know what that yellow landing pad looking thing on top of the GH is???? I have not seen that yet.

They're enclosing those parts because they're actually the top rooms of the penthouse condos.

JACKinBeantown · #**736** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 3:53 PM**

Behind the blue roof?

sakyle04 · #**737** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 7:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by verbl

When you say the parking garage are you talking about the one in front of the marriot or it might be on the side of it it ha been a while. ( across from the denny's?) lol I sound like a noob

from what i understand, they would take the vacant lot on the NE corner and make it a parking garage and put the hotel where the current Rivercenter Comedy Club garage is (bordering Commerce Street). hope that makes sense.

(the existing parking garage on the north side of the property would remain unchanged.)

sakyle04 · #**738** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 8:29 PM**

http://www.mysanantonio.com/business...o.35e79a8.html

There is the article that talks all about it... I'll try to post the diagram.

sakyle04 · #**739** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 8:32 PM**

See? If only....

Dom"n"Converse · #**740** Posted **Jan 31, 2008, 10:08 PM**

Good luck with that; so long as we have nothing but old people on the Historic and Design Review Comission they'll fight everything new, unless it's tan or light brown.