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Originally Posted by the Genral
I'm sure the residents of the Independent don't mind the substation where it is. They are almost guaranteed an unobstructed view to the south for the long term, but that fence just looks like a poor choice for a cover up. You can see something similar albeit less colorful surrounding junkyards and other eyesores. My choice woud have been something in stone, like a fortress. I'm starting to think the powerline towers shoud be painted dark green or brown. If I'm not mistaken, it looks like 3 of the trees on the pool deck of the condos in front of the Google tower look dead. Four significant buildings going up within 4 blocks of each other, whew...amazing!
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That power substation could be covered by some large tarp structures, which could be done in an art form themselves - kinda like a combination of Christo & Austin Cool.
Saw a tram station in Las Vegas that had a very large structure overhead like that with a very substantial framework similar to the poles in the Austin power substation. However, its "tarp" covering was just plain white. The substation could be covered with a free form colorful version which might become a very nice addition to the Austin waterfront skyline instead of the present eyesore.
