A VERY Warm Monday in Midtown Atlanta: 1/7/2008

[sabino86]

I'm back, and with a vengeance

Here we go...

Midtown form 17th and Northside Drive


Downtown from 17th and Bishop Streets


Midtown from same location


Atlantic Station


Millennium Arch STILL under construction


Lookee here...


It's The Atlantic!


TWELVE Atlantic Station


Another View of the Arch


The Atlantic again


The LAST HOLE in Atlantic Station


BB&T Tower base


Dueling cranes


Side View of The Atlantic


201 17th and Wachovia buildings


Another view of the hole


Urbanity and Suburbia collide...


The Atlantic from 16th Street


14th and State Streets


14th Street looking east


Widening of the Downtown Connector


14th Street Bridge...


Traffic moving unusually fast on the Connector


The Atlantic Center complex


14th Street reconstruction


One Atlantic Center. Rules.


Um, yeah...


1180 Peachtree


W Conversion @ Colony Square


The Mayfair Condos


Phase II of 12th and Midtown


This jackass could not drive


999 Peachtree


Peachtree Street lookin' good


Urbanity in Midtown


Sewer construction at 10th and Piedmont


Piedmont Park while driving


Downtown from Piedmont Park


Midtown from Piedmont Park


7th-10th Street Cluster coming into its own


Nice contrast


Clutter on Williams Street


Construction of the 17th Street exit on the Connector


Going home...

[mayhem]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing

[MarketsWork]

[QUOTE=sabino86;32661]Nice contrast


Excellent work, sabino86 -- and thanks. I got a real charge out of this photo...

[Andrea]

Sabino, excellent photos, thank you!!

I cannot help but notice, however, that the streets are utterly devoid of people. Despite all our efforts to provide sidewalks, streetscapes, trees, parks, retail, etc., there's nary a soul in sight. It gives our city an almost post-apocalyptic look. Where’d everyone go?

[sprtsluvr8]

Originally Posted by Andrea

Sabino, excellent photos, thank you!!

I cannot help but notice, however, that the streets are utterly devoid of people. Despite all our efforts to provide sidewalks, streetscapes, trees, parks, retail, etc., there's nary a soul in sight. It gives our city an almost post-apocalyptic look. Where’d everyone go?

Sometimes the photographer will try to avoid getting random folks in the photos, because the purpose is to photograph buildings and construction.
And also a couple of the areas pictured are not big pedestrian centers, but then again Atlanta isn't traditionally a big pedestrian city either. Could any of these be part of the reason we don't see people?

[Andrea]

Originally Posted by sprtsluvr8

Sometimes the photographer will try to avoid getting random folks in the photos, because the purpose is to photograph buildings and construction.
And also a couple of the areas pictured are not big pedestrian centers, but then again Atlanta isn't traditionally a big pedestrian city either. Could any of these be part of the reason we don't see people?

Heh. Well, I certainly don't expect to see anyone strolling down the connector, but I would have thought we'd have a few pedestrians out and about in places like Peachtree in the heart of midtown, on 14th Street, at 10th and Piedmont, in Piedmont Park or Atlantic Station. Especially on such a beautiful day.

But perhaps you are right that we're simply not a big pedestrian city. I tend to think of Atlanta in the 1970s and 80s, when there were throngs of people walking about. I guess I need to crawl out of my time capsule.

[wxjay]

Originally Posted by sabino86

Widening of the Downtown Connector

I believe that this is part of the 14th Street Bridge Project, not actual widening of the connector. At least, that is what I read online.

[(four 0 four)]

Nice photos...thanks for the tour!

[atl2phx]

great pics sabino - thanks for sharing!

this one is a beauty - nice composition (and minimal powerlines )

[gttx]

Originally Posted by wxjay

I believe that this is part of the 14th Street Bridge Project, not actual widening of the connector. At least, that is what I read online.

It's actually....both

[sabino86]

Originally Posted by sprtsluvr8

Sometimes the photographer will try to avoid getting random folks in the photos, because the purpose is to photograph buildings and construction.
And also a couple of the areas pictured are not big pedestrian centers, but then again Atlanta isn't traditionally a big pedestrian city either. Could any of these be part of the reason we don't see people?

That was the intention, otherwise I would have added some eye candy if you know what I mean.

[Stratosphere 2020]

Originally Posted by Andrea

Sabino, excellent photos, thank you!!

I cannot help but notice, however, that the streets are utterly devoid of people. Despite all our efforts to provide sidewalks, streetscapes, trees, parks, retail, etc., there's nary a soul in sight. It gives our city an almost post-apocalyptic look. Where’d everyone go?

I agree, looks like something hit Atlanta and the city is a ghost town all of a sudden.

Great picture, Atlanta is a beauty.