Skyscrapers of old under construction

BrandonJXN · #1 Posted **Jun 8, 2008, 8:51 PM**

I made a thread a few months ago that was pretty awesome and for whatever reason, it was deleated. No one told me why. In any event, time to restart this.

Here are some from LA:

Wells Fargo Plaza

Cal Plaza 1

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City National Plaza

200 Figueroa

611 Place

Department of Water and Power

Bank of America Plaza

AON Center

Gas Company Tower

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550 S. Hope Street

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Two California Plaza

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Figueroa @ Wilshire & 777 Tower

plinko

US Bank Tower

BrandonJXN · #2 Posted **Jun 10, 2008, 3:54 AM**

Here are some more pics:

Maina City (Chicago)

Woolworth Building (NYC)

Chrysler Building (NYC)

MetLife Building (NYC)

City Hall (Toronto)

United Nations

WTC

One Atlantic Center

City Hall (LA)

Key Tower

JPMorgan Chase Tower

Petronas Towers

Taipei 101

Chrysler Building

CN Tower

Space Needle

Eiffel Tower

Turning Torso

Swiss Re

Burj Al Arab

Bank of China

Trump World Tower

WFC

Columbia Center

Austin55 · #3 Posted **Jun 10, 2008, 4:59 AM**

Actually a rendering,posted in this thread http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=3499526#post3499526

In the background you can see republic tower,energy plaza and 1400 pacific all UC,and the recently completed San Jacinto tower on the left

JDRCRASH · #4 Posted **Jun 11, 2008, 6:57 AM**

Good thread, Threehundred. Man, those construction photos of L.A. in the 60's, 70's and 80's are awesome!

jcchii · #5 Posted **Jun 15, 2008, 4:20 AM**

cooooooooooooool

HowardL · #6 Posted **Jun 15, 2008, 6:13 PM**

Brillliant idea for a thread. Those LA shots and the Space Needle are well fantastic.

BrandonJXN · #7 Posted **Jun 15, 2008, 10:07 PM**

The Tansamerica Pyramid

cbotnyse · #8 Posted **Jun 15, 2008, 11:24 PM**

Sears Tower

JHC

ethereal_reality · #9 Posted **Jun 16, 2008, 3:06 PM**

^^^ That JHC pic has always been my favorite hands down.
Thanks for posting it cbotnyse.

MolsonExport · #10 Posted **Jun 16, 2008, 3:33 PM**

Expo Habitat (Montreal) under construction

http://www.westland.net/expo67/map-docs/buildingexpo.htm

King weatherman3 · #11 Posted **Jun 29, 2008, 4:29 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbotnyse

Sears Tower

JHC

WOW i like it that builidng,

Patrick · #12 Posted **Jul 6, 2008, 8:29 PM**

900 North Michigan

graupner · #13 Posted **Jul 6, 2008, 10:04 PM**

Montreal booming in the 1960s : Place Ville-Marie ( Royal Bank of Canada Headquarters) and CIBC Tower ( CIBC Headquarters ) under construction.

The US Pavilion under construction at the 1967 World Fair

The Olympic Stadium

Victoria Square

Desjardins Credit Union Headquarters

zepplin100 · #14 Posted **Aug 31, 2008, 3:34 AM**

this thread is awesome - thanks for pics

Skyscraper100 · #15 Posted **Sep 1, 2008, 7:12 AM**

Skyscraper100 · #16 Posted **Sep 1, 2008, 7:14 AM**

Empire State U/C

Chrysler Building U/C

Flatiron Building U/C

NYC4Life · #17 Posted **Sep 1, 2008, 10:02 AM**

Nothing like seeing NYC Landmarks under construction, miss the twins.

BrandonJXN · #18 Posted **Nov 10, 2008, 9:02 PM**

Bump

Don098 · #19 Posted **Nov 10, 2008, 9:48 PM**

Great, great thread!

BrandonJXN · #20 Posted **Nov 10, 2008, 10:48 PM**

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