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Old 07-20-2012, 09:28 PM
 
Location: Washington, DC area
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Spent some time in Indy. Took lots of photos, but only have the panos edited right now. Impressed with the changes in Indy in just the past few years.









Just for fun, here is an older shot of Indy from a similar angle

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Old 07-20-2012, 10:00 PM
 
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Nice photos kcmo, hard to believe how much smaller the RCA Dome was compared to Lucas Oil.
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Old 07-21-2012, 05:52 AM
 
Location: Fishers, IN
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Very nice! I've always thought the JW Marriott was a great addition to the city's skyline.
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Old 07-21-2012, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Central Indiana/Indy metro area
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Very nice! I've always thought the JW Marriott was a great addition to the city's skyline.

Ugh. The JW Marriott looks hideous and out-of-place, at least in these photos from this angle. It looks like a giant flask.
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Old 07-22-2012, 12:49 AM
 
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Ugh. The JW Marriott looks hideous and out-of-place, at least in these photos from this angle. It looks like a giant flask.
It looks strange because Indy was stuck on that post-modern thing for a bit longer than most cities. Just about every highrise post-AUL was built in that style in earth tones. In the next boom, hopefully some more blue and green tinted glass will be added to the skyline. It will look better then.
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Old 07-22-2012, 07:40 AM
 
Location: Central Indiana/Indy metro area
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It looks strange because Indy was stuck on that post-modern thing for a bit longer than most cities. Just about every highrise post-AUL was built in that style in earth tones. In the next boom, hopefully some more blue and green tinted glass will be added to the skyline. It will look better then.
I don't think it is the color that makes it look bad from that angle. It is the fact it is so wide that it looks like a giant movie screen.
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Old 07-22-2012, 03:43 PM
 
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I don't think it is the color that makes it look bad from that angle. It is the fact it is so wide that it looks like a giant movie screen.
You're right...funny camera perspective (JW is in the foreground and looks bigger than it is, but it's hard to tell) combined with the fact that the JW kind of sits off to the side all by its lonesome.
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Old 07-22-2012, 09:40 PM
 
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It looks strange because Indy was stuck on that post-modern thing for a bit longer than most cities. Just about every highrise post-AUL was built in that style in earth tones. In the next boom, hopefully some more blue and green tinted glass will be added to the skyline. It will look better then.
Interesting you bring this up. The 'earth tones' you see in a lot of the buildings in the downtown skyline photos are actually made of Indiana Limestone. It is a very popular material that was used for many famous landmarks. It's one of the best materials to use for preserving historic landmarks which is why it so popular. A little known fact is that a lot of the material originated from the limestone quarries in the Bedford,IN area (just SW of Indy)which is also home of the famous "Empire Quarry" (the cradle birthplace of the ESB) the stones you now see on (and inside) NYC's Empire State Building (Basically, an Indiana native skyscraper who lives in NYC). When you see ESB you see a piece of Indiana in the Manhattan skyline. When you see the AUL it's a piece of Indiana. Indiana limestone when used right could make for great famous landmarks. I think we are fortunate to have this type building material in our very own backyard.

Source: Indiana Limestone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Too many to list but here are just some of the famous Indiana limestone landmarks that can be found in many places around the country.

Many many post 1871 Great Chicago Fire buildings you see in the it's skyline today
Empire State Building (also used in many other NYC buildings)

Used in 35 of the 50 state capitals around the country
The Pentagon
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
The new Yankee Stadium
Rockefeller Center (NYC)
Carew Tower (Cincy's 2nd tallest)
University of Chicago
Michigan State University
Hotel Pennsylvania (NYC)

The famous Biltmore chateau (Asheville,NC) the home (now a museum) was used in many movies


You can see a huge chunk of where this stone was quarried for the Empire State Building known as Empire Quarry in this link.
Empire Quarry | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Old 07-22-2012, 09:55 PM
 
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It looks strange because Indy was stuck on that post-modern thing for a bit longer than most cities. Just about every highrise post-AUL was built in that style in earth tones. In the next boom, hopefully some more blue and green tinted glass will be added to the skyline. It will look better then.
Interesting you bring this up. The 'earth tones' you see in a lot of the buildings downtown are actually made of Indiana Limestone. It is a very popular material that was used for many famous landmarks. It's one of the best materials to use for preserving historic landmarks which is why it so popular. A little known fact is that a lot of the material originated from the limestone quarries in Bedford,IN area which is also home of the famous "Empire Quarry" the stones you now see on NYC's Empire State Building (Basically, an Indiana native skyscraper who lives in NYC). When you see ESB you see a piece of Indiana in the Manhattan skyline. When you see the AUL it's a piece of Indiana. Indiana limestone when used right could make more famous landmarks. I think we are fortunate to have this type building material in our very own backyard.

Source: Indiana Limestone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Too many to list but here are just some of the famous Indiana limestone landmarks that can be found in many places around the country.

Many many post 1871 Great Chicago Fire buildings you see in the it's skyline today (Tribune Tower etc especially buildings along Michigan Avenue)
Empire State Building (also used in many other NYC buildings)

Used in 35 of the 50 state capitals around the country
The Pentagon
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
The new Yankee Stadium
Rockefeller Center (NYC)
Carew Tower (Cincy's 2nd tallest)
Terminal Tower (Cleveland)
Book- Cadillac (Detroit)
University of Chicago
Michigan State University
Hotel Pennsylvania (NYC)

The famous Biltmore chateau (Asheville,NC) the home (now a museum) was used in many movies


You can see a huge chunk of where this stone was quarried for the Empire State Building known as Empire Quarry in this link.
Empire Quarry | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Old 07-23-2012, 11:07 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC area
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I like the JW. It fills out the skyline and adds a modern flavor from certain angles while the core of the city keeps its original skyline. It's a massively wide building though and overpowering from over near the zoo.

BTW, we stayed at that hotel. Nice hotel.

What's with all the Marriotts all next to each other anyway?
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