Suburban Sore Thumbs - Page 5

Ineffable · #81 Posted **Aug 6, 2020, 2:02 AM**

Does buckhead atlanta count as a several hands of sore thumbs?

Steely Dan · #82 Posted **Aug 6, 2020, 2:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ineffable

Does buckhead atlanta count as a several hands of sore thumbs?

No.

cabasse · #83 Posted **Aug 6, 2020, 2:37 AM**

^ yeah, buckhead is becoming more urban/walkable by the year, especially the village. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

xzmattzx · #84 Posted **Aug 6, 2020, 2:38 AM**

How about a rural sore thumb?

The Tower at Carnegie Abbey
Portsmouth, RI

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.6170...2!8i6656?hl=en

It even has a clock at the top!

MolsonExport · #85 Posted **Aug 6, 2020, 3:04 AM**

Desert Sore (Soar?) Thumb

wukipeedy-A

Double L · #86 Posted **Aug 6, 2020, 8:31 AM**

The Anadarko Towers are actually in a very nice suburb north of Houston. The Woodlands, Texas was built in a dense pine tree forest and preserves the forests in between the roads and the development. Currently having a population of 100,000 they started building a downtown "town center" in order to have a place for commercial development in 1993. The first Anadarko Tower, which is on the right, was built in the early 2000s. The second Anadarko tower, on the left, was built just a few years ago. They were built on The Woodlands Waterway, which is like the San Antonio Riverwalk. They stand at around 400 feet each. The one on the right is the taller one. They are the world headquarters of the Fortune 500 company Anadarko Petroleum.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/bus...photo-17219916

https://communityimpact.com/houston/...-for-13-years/

plinko · #87 Posted **Aug 7, 2020, 5:45 AM**

Actually I think the tallest building between LA and SF (and possibly still the worlds tallest moving building) is the MST at Space Launch Complrx 6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstac...enterprise.jpg

ThePhun1 · #88 Posted **Aug 8, 2020, 8:19 AM**

There's a big tall (The Endeavor Tower) in Seabrook near Houston that's surrounded by nothing but suburbia and marinas.

0214685226 · #89 Posted **Aug 8, 2020, 2:34 PM**

There's about 50 tower cranes in that Mecca picture!

TWAK · #90 Posted **Aug 8, 2020, 5:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by homebucket

The Oracle HQ in Redwood City is pretty sore thumb-ish. More like sore hand?

There wasn't a single NIMBY to stop this, yet they stop all the good stuff?

BnaBreaker · #91 Posted **Aug 8, 2020, 5:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by TWAK

There wasn't a single NIMBY to stop this, yet they stop all the good stuff?

But LOOK, it's a FOUNTAIN!!!

bnk · #92 Posted **Aug 8, 2020, 6:31 PM**

I got a new laptop and lost the ability to post pics because of my new driver, microsoft edge. I had no problems with internet explorer. Any Ideas how to fix this?

Anyway if someone could post Two Pierce Place in Itasca Il would be a stand alone.

Double L · #93 Posted **Aug 8, 2020, 7:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by ThePhun1

There's a big tall (The Endeavor Tower) in Seabrook near Houston that's surrounded by nothing but suburbia and marinas.

Well that Endeavor tower is a residential skyscraper on a lake.

0214685226 · #94 Posted **Aug 8, 2020, 8:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by TWAK

There wasn't a single NIMBY to stop this, yet they stop all the good stuff?

Devil's Advocate post: Redwood City is a pretty small city on the peninsula, along the bay, halfway between SF and SJ. Aesthetically it doesn't look too terrible and it's disconnected from NIMBY residential districts. I don't see the objection NIMBYs would pose here.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Or...2!4d-122.26242

SIGSEGV · #95 Posted **Aug 9, 2020, 5:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by bnk

I got a new laptop and lost the ability to post pics because of my new driver, microsoft edge. I had no problems with internet explorer. Any Ideas how to fix this?

Anyway if someone could post Two Pierce Place in Itasca Il would be a stand alone.

I'm surprised that Edge is having problems, but you can always try Chrome or Firefox...

Anyway, here's a streetview for the eyesore in Itasca:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.9842...7i16384!8i8192

dave8721 · #96 Posted **Aug 9, 2020, 5:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by plinko

Actually I think the tallest building between LA and SF (and possibly still the worlds tallest moving building) is the MST at Space Launch Complrx 6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

https://mk0spaceflightnoa02a.kinstac...enterprise.jpg

The Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral in much the same way. 526 feet tall.

https://www.space.com/24372-nasa-veh...tours-end.html

Metro-One · #97 Posted **Aug 9, 2020, 2:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Desert Sore (Soar?) Thumb

wukipeedy-A

It’s like Las Vegas... except replace fun with submission.

The feeling of guilt is the same...

SIGSEGV · #98 Posted **Aug 9, 2020, 5:48 PM**

Please tell me they didn't demolish a bunch of the old city for that monstrosity...

MolsonExport · #99 Posted **Aug 9, 2020, 7:00 PM**

This was destroyed to build the clocktower of all clocktowers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajyad_Fortress

Echostatic · #**100** Posted **Aug 10, 2020, 5:05 AM**

Austin has the Pinnacle Tower, which sits up on an enormous hill and still has the highest roof in the city.

It's still our fourth tallest suburban building.

https://www.statesman.com/storyimage...-191209884.jpg

From the parking lot

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2321...=en&authuser=0

Poking up in the suburbs

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2341...=en&authuser=0

Down in the valley

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2338...=en&authuser=0

Well and truly a sore thumb, visible from miles and miles away

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2164...=en&authuser=0