Posted June 19, 200618 yr Okay, here are some photos -- some okay, some so-so -- from a trip last week to Fort Meyers. Got some hazy skyline shots of Cleveland going down to FL. Coming back, I got a cool one of the little boot shaped part of Ohio that sticks out of Meigs County (it always amuses me on maps, and I recognized it instantly). Also what looks like a nuke power plant on the Ohio River. We then flew up past either Athens, Zanesville, or Newark, maybe? I'm guessing that mystery shot is Zanesville, but I'm sure someone will recognize it. We also skirted Akron, including the blimp hanger (which I'm going to Wednesday for the new blimp launching, can't wait!) and downtown. I got some nice shots of the Cleveland Clinic, UH, and University Circle, but was on the wrong side of the plane for downtown Cleveland, shucks! Here goes ... enjoy!
June 19, 200618 yr ^ Yay Rivage! I was ready for it after the "boot shaped part of Ohio" comment, but then I knew you'd have caught it already when I saw that you'd replied here, RiverViewer. Anyway, cool shots! Aerials are always great.
June 19, 200618 yr Yeah, the mystery shot is Zanesville, the Y-bridge is right at the center, among other clues! Great stuff!
June 19, 200618 yr ^ Yay Rivage! I was ready for it after the "boot shaped part of Ohio" comment, but then I knew you'd have caught it already when I saw that you'd replied here, RiverViewer. Anyway, cool shots! Aerials are always great. Looks flater than we projected it as, back in January.
June 20, 200618 yr Well, I only count 12, but what do I know?! :-D MayDay graciously offered to host the rest ... here they are: The I-77/I-480 intersection Cleveland Clinic area ... note the tall elevator towers, part of the new Heart Center Clinic again, with UH and University Circle University Hospitals and surroundings More UH University Circle Lake Erie shoreline east of downtown Cleveland The Gold Coast Ugly National City Bank building near W. 150th
June 20, 200618 yr Yeah, that's what I suspected. The opening sequence of The Simpsons is largely responsible for people automatically equating those cooling towers with nuclear plants. Many coal plants have them and some nuclear plants do not. Also by putting Homer at the controls the show did more to damage the image of nuclear power than anything short of a full meltdown would have.
June 21, 200618 yr That is most definitely Zanesville. You can see the Y-Bridge at the confluence of the rivers! Edit Sorry Ink, I missed your quote.
June 22, 200618 yr Yeah, that's what I suspected. The opening sequence of The Simpsons is largely responsible for people automatically equating those cooling towers with nuclear plants. Many coal plants have them and some nuclear plants do not. Also by putting Homer at the controls the show did more to damage the image of nuclear power than anything short of a full meltdown would have. I was aware that cooling towers did not necessarily mean nuclear plants, I was just throwing out a guess there. Obviously, a bad guess! :-D
June 24, 200618 yr Great ariel shots. I can see my old town house in the 2nd to last Akron ariel (third from the bottom).
October 5, 200618 yr Here's one more, I like this wide angle shot. Took it on a Chicago-Cleveland flight last Friday, Sept. 29th, about 2:30 p.m.
October 5, 200618 yr Nice! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 6, 200618 yr The motto of Cleveland as the "Forest City" is quite evident and the haze adds contrast in the first photo. Nice...
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