June 10, 200916 yr More great stuff. I've gotta get up to the top of the Rhodes Tower. If for no other reason than to avoid looking at the Rhodes Tower (it's right at the end of my street--ugh!).
June 11, 200916 yr Ha! I think I can actually see my house in this one. We're just barely east of Downtown. <img src="http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d61/andrew0816/Columbus/DSC_0210.jpg">
June 11, 200916 yr Downtown Columbus always failed to impress. Nice pics though, love German Village.
June 12, 200916 yr ^I didn't think downtown was that bad, it is unique from the other C's and it seems like a lot of development is coming into the downtown. However, it is not that dense or as awesome as Downtown Cleveland or Downtown Cincinnati.
June 12, 200916 yr Good stuff. Contrary to the opinions I've heard so often, I really admire the State Capitol. I know it's not all adorned with all the Beaux Arts stuff that people are used to seeing on so many state capitols, but that's because it's older than most. The design and a substantial part of the construction predates the Civil War, and we don't have very much surviving in major public works from that era.
June 14, 200916 yr What downtown Columbus lacks in awesomeness and density it more then makes up for in potential. It sickens me that such a large percentage of the city's center consists of a sea of surface lots, but my mind--and I'm certain I'm not alone in this--is rife with possibility. Ps, btw... after six months of nomadic travel since leaving Portland, Oregon, I am living and working in Columbus as of last week, and hope to be here long enough to see some of those lots built upon :wave:
June 14, 200916 yr Good stuff. Contrary to the opinions I've heard so often, I really admire the State Capitol. I know it's not all adorned with all the Beaux Arts stuff that people are used to seeing on so many state capitols, but that's because it's older than most. The design and a substantial part of the construction predates the Civil War, and we don't have very much surviving in major public works from that era. That's a good point about the Ohio State Capitol. It doesn't have a dome like many other state capitols because of when it was built, pre-Civil War. The other state capitols modeled their domes on the U.S. Capitol dome, which was built during the Civil War. Why is that important? Because many Union officers and prominent citizens travelled to Washington D.C. during the Civil War and saw the then brand new Capitol dome. Many of these officers and citizens later became important politicians and state governors after the war. When it came time to build a new state capitol building, these people remembered "what a dome should look like", and copied the U.S. Capitol dome design. Plus, it was the new style. And politicans then, just like today, are always susceptible to style. That being said, I also admire the Ohio State Capitol. Although, you can appreciate it better close up then far away. The quality of the stone work and the architectural detailing really shine up close. It almost seems like a building carved from a single giant piece of limestone. And that's just the outside! The newly restored rotunda with the marble floor and the stained glass ceiling is dazzling!
June 16, 200915 yr Beautiful shots from the Rhodes Tower. I really liked these two shots showing Gay Street some 600 feet below. The first one shows the 16-story Buckeye Bank Building that was recently renovated into a Marriott Residence Inn extended stay hotel. The buildings to the right belong to the Voyrs Law Firm, one of the largest in the city. Great urban character here. This shows the Gay Street Condo project (aka Neighborhood Launch) a few blocks east of the previous photo. Much better than the surface lots that used to be there. The new median on Gay Street also looks nicely landscaped from this angle.
June 16, 200915 yr C-bus' downtown is not for walkers or those wanting walls of tall buildings surrounding them. However, there's a good amount of interesting places here and is much better experienced on two-wheels to avoid long boring walks and pricey parking. You'll have to bring your own bike or scooter though. It's no wonder Gay St gets so much loving since it was converted to an attractive complete street and it's basically the only intact retail block we have left.
June 17, 200915 yr C-bus' downtown is not for walkers or those wanting walls of tall buildings surrounding them. However, there's a good amount of interesting places here and is much better experienced on two-wheels to avoid long boring walks and pricey parking. You'll have to bring your own bike or scooter though. Which makes it all the stranger that you'd be so against some simple aesthetic improvements to the streetscape for the sake of a more pleasant walkable experience until more of those spaces can be completely filled in: http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/05/27/copy/CAPITAL.ART_ART_05-27-09_B4_CFE02M8.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
June 17, 200915 yr Gay Street can actually be a little hard on pedallers; if you find yourself up on the sidewalk (which happens with kids in tow; we go down there during light-traffic hours, Sunday morning, etc.) you can run out of space very quick with the flowerbeds and patio fixtures. It borders on street furniture overload at points.
June 20, 200915 yr I assume you're just talking about the south sidewalk along the one block of Gay between High & Third? The rest of it isn't as patio heavy.
June 21, 200915 yr The stretch between 3rd and 4th (alongside the new condos) is pretty bottle-necked.
June 21, 200915 yr Oh, true. It is pretty tight with the flowerbeds. I guess you could always pick any other sidewalk to ride on. ;)
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