AUSTIN | Photos & Videos Thread - Page 111

KevinFromTexas · #1 Posted **Feb 23, 2020, 1:24 AM**

Lenny Tropiano‎ - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

Robert Youens‎ - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

Sigaven · #2 Posted **Feb 24, 2020, 4:13 PM**

That first pic makes me wish we could have highrises stretching all the way to Mopac instead of cutting them off at Lamar.

gabetx · #3 Posted **Feb 24, 2020, 6:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sigaven

That first pic makes me wish we could have highrises stretching all the way to Mopac instead of cutting them off at Lamar.

Maybe that may happen one day. But for now, it's better to fill in and be more dense, than to spread out.

hequals2henry · #4 Posted **Feb 27, 2020, 2:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sigaven

That first pic makes me wish we could have highrises stretching all the way to Mopac instead of cutting them off at Lamar.

The photo is super zoomed in so everything appears shorter and closer. If the skyline really stretches all the way to Mopac then our skyline would be almost the same size as Chicago.

Sigaven · #5 Posted **Feb 27, 2020, 5:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by hequals2henry

The photo is super zoomed in so everything appears shorter and closer. If the skyline really stretches all the way to Mopac then our skyline would be almost the same size as Chicago.

Exactly! The view would be incredible crossing Lamar north over the river.

Of course, if our city was that big by then, it would probably take an hour and a half to cross Lamar at 3AM sunday morning lol.

KevinFromTexas · #6 Posted **Feb 27, 2020, 7:18 PM**

We would have a long way to go to match Chicago for skyline width even if we had high rises from Mopac to South Pleasant Valley, a distance of 3 and 3/4 miles. Even if the skyline stretched from Mopac to 183 in East Austin, it would still only be 4 1/2 miles. By comparison, Chicago's lakefront skyline is 12 miles long of continuous high rises, but there are more than that because there are a few more that go all the way to Evanston, a distance of over 18 1/2 miles. By comparison, we'd need to have a continuous skyline of high rises from the Pennybacker Bridge on 360 to the east runway at ABIA. If you took into account their skyline all the way to Evanston, ours would have to stretch from the eastern shoreline of Lake Travis to the east runway of ABIA to match it. Chicago is a monster.

hequals2henry · #7 Posted **Feb 28, 2020, 4:25 AM**

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We would have a long way to go to match Chicago for skyline width even if we had high rises from Mopac to South Pleasant Valley, a distance of 3 and 3/4 miles. Even if the skyline stretched from Mopac to 183 in East Austin, it would still only be 4 1/2 miles. By comparison, Chicago's lakefront skyline is 12 miles long of continuous high rises, but there are more than that because there are a few more that go all the way to Evanston, a distance of over 18 1/2 miles. By comparison, we'd need to have a continuous skyline of high rises from the Pennybacker Bridge on 360 to the east runway at ABIA. If you took into account their skyline all the way to Evanston, ours would have to stretch from the eastern shoreline of Lake Travis to the east runway of ABIA to match it. Chicago is a monster.

Chicago's skyline would be 12 miles long to Evanston if you take into account even one row of buildings along the lake. But it's obviously not a meaningful comparison to do it that way. I think it's obvious when I say Chicago size, I meant from North Avenue Beach to Grant Park, just the downtown area.

Urbannizer · #8 Posted **Mar 4, 2020, 8:14 AM**

DSC_2989 by Alice Le, on Flickr

myBrain · #9 Posted **Mar 6, 2020, 10:04 PM**

Looks like the line hotel is getting a mural. Wish more of our blank walls (looking at you, Westin) would do the same

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Z8M9elUmU/

The ATX · #10 Posted **Mar 7, 2020, 12:55 AM**

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Looks like the line hotel is getting a mural. Wish more of our blank walls (looking at you, Westin) would do the same

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Z8M9elUmU/

I noticed that it was painted, and I was going to be happy with that. But a mural is awesome!

clubtokyo · #11 Posted **Mar 8, 2020, 5:01 AM**

I say just leave it up!

clubtokyo · #12 Posted **Mar 8, 2020, 3:23 PM**

Awesome! Glad it’s permanent!

KevinFromTexas · #13 Posted **Mar 9, 2020, 4:32 AM**

Drone video of the mural.

https://www.facebook.com/officialjda...zgwMTk2MDgwNA/\

You might have to join that page to see it.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustinDrones/

Sigaven · #14 Posted **Mar 9, 2020, 3:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Drone video of the mural.

https://www.facebook.com/officialjda...zgwMTk2MDgwNA/\

You might have to join that page to see it.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustinDrones/

Nice! That is a fantastic mural.

KevinFromTexas · #15 Posted **Mar 12, 2020, 4:44 AM**

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater

corvairkeith · #16 Posted **Mar 18, 2020, 5:40 PM**

From the Statesman, taken yesterday at 11 AM.

Sigaven · #17 Posted **Mar 18, 2020, 6:37 PM**

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From the Statesman, taken yesterday at 11 AM.

Wowzers. To think that this week was supposed to downtown's busiest of the year.

We vs us · #18 Posted **Mar 18, 2020, 6:41 PM**

That's about as post-apocalyptic as you'd want.

corvairkeith · #19 Posted **Mar 18, 2020, 11:15 PM**

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That's about as post-apocalyptic as you'd want.

From the Quincy webcam. 5:30 rush hour on Cesar Chavez.

the Genral · #20 Posted **Mar 18, 2020, 9:28 PM**

Now would be a good time to cruise around downtown before they lock us in our houses. And while we are on the subject, 823 Congress could use a nice coat of black paint.