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That's pretty amazing.
I love how it looks like SLU is part of downtown.
I love how it looks like SLU is part of downtown.
you would never know STL had buildings after looking at the dArt St.Louis thread.
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It even looks like the Park East is no further west than Jefferson! Nice pic.
Along these lines, my fiancee had a friend come in from Columbus a few weeks back. We went up to the moonrise roof at twilight. She had never been to St Louis and when she saw the view...basically a string of density from Barnes to downtown she exclaimed, "whoa, I had no idea St Louis was so huge!"
I was pretty struck myself having been my first time seeing that view from the west.
I was pretty struck myself having been my first time seeing that view from the west.
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That's a great picture. Here is another one I love, although I can only give the Flickr URL, since it is by a professional, Joel Marion.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelmarion ... otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelmarion ... otostream/
While I think this is a great picture, it's all about perspective. There are lots of empty spaces and lots between Lacledes Landing and Clayton.
A straight up aerial view of this same area would reveal tons of parking lots (downtown) and plenty of empty space.
Not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but when the title of the post is "Density" and then shows a cropped swath of the City all the way to Clayton it's not quite as fun to look at.
It is a nice pic though
A straight up aerial view of this same area would reveal tons of parking lots (downtown) and plenty of empty space.
Not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but when the title of the post is "Density" and then shows a cropped swath of the City all the way to Clayton it's not quite as fun to look at.
It is a nice pic though
I think the shot is fantastic, and if anything it should remind us that St. Louis still (miraculously) has a remarkably dense urban core that would be the envy of many cities. This single shot reinforces that we need to protect and enhance our built environment, because it truly is our most important competitive advantage over other cities in this day in age.
