Posted December 25, 200618 yr See the remainder of the new ones -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/seicer/sets/72157594204160955/ 1. CenterCourt 2. Taylor Education Building 3. Patterson Office Tower 4. Miller Hall (corrected by The Real at UrbanPlanet) 5. Anderson Tower 6. Between two buildings - McVey Hall and some other one. 7. Funkhouser Building 8. Engineering building 9. Main Building (rear) 10. 500's on the Main 11. Main + Rose
December 25, 200618 yr I like that first image. I have a friend who is from Lexington. Nice to see what it is like.
December 25, 200618 yr I have more cityscape images at my Flickr account from Lexington and other cities.
December 25, 200618 yr Nice shots! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 5, 200718 yr uhh...I don't see any of the pics, all the links are dead (unless its my computer). I actually wanted to check out a thread on KY, and I couldn't...damn :|
January 5, 200718 yr Whatever happened to that funky little mall off of Vine(?) carved out of an old industrial building? Had a nice eclectic mix of shops and restaurants. Seemed to be struggling a bit last time I was there (1999).
January 5, 200718 yr It has art galleries, a high end restaurant, a nice drug store and some other smaller shops. It's still there and will get a boost when the adjacent 500's on the Main project is completed.
January 7, 200718 yr Ah ha, I can see the images now!!! That 'Center Court' project looks cool...nice and urban!
January 22, 200718 yr Looks like an absolutely gorgeous day! Thanks so much for the beautiful thread!
February 1, 200718 yr New photographs from January 29 and 31, 2007 in Lexington, Kentucky. See the Lexington, KY set at my Flickr account. Enjoy! 500's on the Main CenterCourt A five-level parking structure is being constructed with Phase I of CenterCourt, a residential structure that features retail on the lower level. Downtown 500 East features office condos. Behind it is the Kentucky Power Building. While not as busy as Main Street to the south, Short Street features a diverse amount of businesses, churches and residences. Main+Rose Looking east towards the proposed Trinity Flats development. To the right is Main+Rose. Mark III Lofts South Hill New townhouses and condos are being constructed in South Hill on what was derelict warehouses and small industrial buildings. These feature a small front yard, varying setbacks, a covered garage and alley, and a common park midblock. Looking down Bolivar Street. CenterCourt is on the right, with South Hill Lofts and South Hill Station on the left. The former B&O Freight Station is straight ahead and will be demolished to make room for the Newtown Pike extension. To the right of that is a large 3-block clearing for the future Shelbourne Plaza development. To the left is CenterCourt. The now-empty church visible at center-right will be razed for a new multi-story parking structure. Rupp Arena This vast parking lot is a proposed mixed-use community, park and ampitheater along Town Branch (to the right). The creek disappears soon after and travels under Vine Street. This vast parking lot is a proposed mixed-use community, park and ampitheater along Town Branch (to the left).
February 2, 200718 yr I love these pictures of the city, but I also like your photography. I don't know if its the sky you are getting into the shots or what, but your second to last parking lot shot is actually kind of cool, and I'm not sure why I like it so much.
February 2, 200718 yr Thanks! The last batch is kind of a rush because it was so cold and windy I refused to get out of my car for most of them. I have a batch from Cinci that shows many of the new developments along the river, and along Calhoun, but I haven't uploaded them because many are just plain awful (gray skies, cold, somewhat rainy...).
February 2, 200718 yr I don't know if its the sky you are getting into the shots or what, but your second to last parking lot shot is actually kind of cool, and I'm not sure why I like it so much. The thread parent is a gifted photographer. Visit his website and you will see that the sky is an important part of some of his compositions. The pic you reference has a good composition. Note the light pole working with the the two high rises and Rupp Arena to center the photograph...it has a paired center, or two focal points. Then the space is framed by the trees and such on the right and left, with more trees on the right, which helps tell the story in the text caption. ############################################# For me it is interesting to see these pix as I used to live in South Hill, in an old apartment on top of a small factory, not far from where these are taken. The buildings on the left side of Bolivar Street used to be tobacco warehouse and a drying plant. It was quite pungent when the tobacco was being brought in and the drying operations where underway. The neighborhood itself was poor. There was a day laborers exchange across the street from me, and tramps and scrap collectors would wander the area. The church mentioned used to be an old black congregation as this part of South Hill had a small African American community. I can see why Newtown Pike Extension is not being connected to Euclid after seeing these pix. Center Court would prevent that from happening.
February 3, 200718 yr Prior to CenterCourt was industrial buildings from Upper to South Broadway, which prevented much of a logical connection from Bolivar to Euclid (Winslow Ct. and Avenue of the Champions, whatever you want to call that mess). If the two-way system goes back into effect (prior to the 1970s), then the connection from Bolivar to Euclid is seamless; otherwise, one must loop down to the Service Building and back around.
May 13, 200718 yr Well, here is some news for those who like Lexington. 1,150 unit student housing for a warehouse district Ellerslie Place infill project CenterCourt is nearing completion. Main+Rose is seeing significant progress, along with Nunn Building Lofts and the Kimball House project. The Biological Pharmaceutical Complex Building broke ground last month with construction beginning this month; it will be the largest academic building in Kentucky and one of the largest in the nation! The Student Health Facility steel work is going up quite fast, and the dual-tower Patient Tower is in the beginning stages with prep work ongoing. Here is a map of the new developments: Overlays And now this... 'NBC Nightly News' to cover downtown NBC Nightly News will be in Lexington Friday to do a segment on the city's downtown revitalization. The Lexington Downtown Development Authority received a call from Nightly News reporters who wanted to know "what was going on downtown". It was replied with, "We had a half-billion dollars in projects going on. Some are finished, some in progress." The projects, he stated, "are targeting young professionals and baby boomers." In reply, NBC News stated, "We're coming."
May 16, 200718 yr Lexington, Kentucky featured on NBC Nightly News (~20:00). 20 new downtown development projects, located close to activity centers, are catering to the baby boomers and empty nesters. (Meant to post it here)
July 18, 200717 yr Posted many new photographs of Lexington, Kentucky on my web-site article at UrbanUp. You can read more about it here and view the 100+ photographs already on the site. The site is still new and in its infancy, and much of the text was copied from articles that I wrote at other web-sites, but it's coming along! Downtown 1. Christ Church Cathedral: Constructed in 1848, this Gothic Revival church was designed by Major Thomas Lewinski. It is currently the home of the Cathedral for the Diocese of Lexington. 2. 500's on the Main: View of Phase One. Phase Two includes the signature steel and glass spire. 3. A grand office tower at Short and Mill. 4. This large structure at South Upper and Short recently had its windows replaced. 5. Park
July 18, 200717 yr Wonderful! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 7, 200817 yr Lexington, Kentucky I am finally getting around to posting new photographs. Currently working on the site -- it currently dumps all buildings under Lexington, although they should be spreading out on the individual subpages (i.e. Downtown). And some of the photo galleries are insanely large (i.e. Downtown) and I'll probably split those off. 1. Artek Lofts a. b. 2. 500's on the Main a. b. 3. Downtown a. Where Centrepointe could go. b. Cheapside c. Lexington Opera House: And to think, this was almost lost for a parking lot in the 1970s! 4. Historic District: Western Suburb More can be found at the above URL. a. b. c. d. Get rid of the overhead wire mess! e. 5. More downtown! a. Arts Place b. Simply beautiful... 6. Northside I a. b. 7. Gratz Park a. Hunt-Morgan House: Historically known as Hopemont, this grand residence was constructed by John Wesley Hunt in 1814, who was first millionaire west of the Alleghenies. Hunt's great-grandson, Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, was born in the house in 1866. He was known for his work in genetics and is the only Kentuckian to have won the Nobel Prize. b. c. The brickwork... is amazing. I need to come back for a closeup.
May 7, 200817 yr Looks like an interesting city you have there. Will have to detour from Louisville. I think 4d is the wrong pic, otherwise there's more to worry about than overhead wires. :lol:
May 9, 200817 yr Beautiful! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 16, 200816 yr Some recent images... some taken tonight. Centrepointe Centrepointe is a $250 million, 823,000 sq. ft. 35-story high-rise tower under construction in downtown. November 15, 2008 Biological Pharmaceutical Complex Building The Biological Pharmaceutical Complex Building, or BPCB, is a five-story building at the University of Kentucky along South Limestone adjacent to the Biomedical Biological Science Research Building. The $79.9 million building will allow the College of Pharmacy to relocate, and when completed in December 2009, it will be the largest academic building in Kentucky and one of the largest in the nation. November 15, 2008 Student Health Facility The Student Health Facility at the University of Kentucky opened in May 2008. November 15, 2008 Albert B. Chandler Hospital Opened in 1962, the Albert B. Chandler Hospital along Rose Street at the University of Kentucky is a component of the University of Kentucky Hospital (UK HealthCare), encompassed within the Chandler Medical Center. Ground was broken in 2007 for twin 12-story patient towers, which will be as large as an 18-story structure. November 15, 2008 Charles T. Wethington, Jr. Building The Charles T. Wethington, Jr. Building (Allied Health/Aging), opened in February 2003, is at the corner of Rose and South Limestone Streets. It houses the College of Health Sciences and other offices and laboratories. November 15, 2008 Bonus... Cincinnati, taken on November 14, 2008. Enjoy!
November 16, 200816 yr Neat shots! I haven't been in Lexington in a longlong time, and it sure has changed and continues to change. It looks like having a university facility in the urban fabric is a big plus. Were you using a filter to produce the stars, or are they a product of the lens/aperture selection? I like the effect, and I've gotten it once in a while but haven't really paid attention to how to get them. These inspire me to get out and do some night photography before the weather turns bitter cold.
November 16, 200816 yr It WAS cold last night :( I was using a 30" ~f/14 for most of the shots, so you get the "star" lighting effect. That, or you can buy a star filter that will do it for you at lower shutter speeds.
November 19, 200816 yr Cool pics. I visited Lexington a few times. Nice town, but I'm not sure I'd ever live there!
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