[kraggman]

Here are some pics from today. The reflection in Cira Centre is pretty cool.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e388/Swinefeld/New%20Constructon/Comcast_Feb18_08_01.jpghttp://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e388/Swinefeld/New%20Constructon/Comcast_Feb18_08_02.jpg

One CC reflected by another CC.......

:D

[donybrx]

si, si......

[skellergroup]

Does anybody know when the official target grand opening will be?

And....I guess they turned off that wacky green light in 30x floor.

[cb3cb3]

How great would this building look with twin antenae like the hancock tower in chicago! Plus it would make it over 1000 ft.

[BigDan35]

^^ Stupid comment

[slow-v6]

How great would this building look with twin antenae like the hancock tower in chicago! Plus it would make it over 1000 ft.

This building already looks Great!! They need not do anything else to it...

[Don098]

How great would this building look with twin antenae like the hancock tower in chicago! Plus it would make it over 1000 ft.

I have to disagree. Personally, I can't stand antenae; I think Chicago's ugliest towers are the Sears and Hancock towers, and everytime I see an antenae on a building I want to hack it off (i.e. the PSFS building...I know crucify me, all historical and everything but I can't stand it). The Sears and Hancock towers in Chicago are some of the ugliest building I can think of. To me, those buildings look like something a group of clueless engineers were forced to design and not an architect :shrug: But that's just my opinion.

[Dalton]

Chicago's "ugliest towers" are the Hancock and Sears? Those are fighting words!

At least the antennae on the Sears Tower and the Hancock Center are utilitarian, unlike the flagpole spires on many buildings (especially in NYC). Personally, I can't imagine the Hancock looking as good without the antennae. A tapering tower with no setbacks seems to cry out for them. (Although it would be nice if they were identical in height.) Plus, the alternative to the rooftop antennae on the Sears would likely be an ugly communications/observation tower somewhere else in the city, which would look awful. (Look up the design put forth a few years back for something called the Beitler Communications Tower across the river from the Chicago Spire site. Thank god that never happened.)

One thing I will agree with is that, with its somewhat busy setback top that seems to announce "You're going to see a flat roof soon" about 8 floors below, the Comcast Center would not be improved with either a useless spire or utilitarian antennae.

[Don098]

Chicago's "ugliest towers" are the Hancock and Sears? Those are fighting words!

At least the antennae on the Sears Tower and the Hancock Center are utilitarian, unlike the flagpole spires on many buildings (especially in NYC). Personally, I can't imagine the Hancock looking as good without the antennae. A tapering tower with no setbacks seems to cry out for them. (Although it would be nice if they were identical in height.) Plus, the alternative to the rooftop antennae on the Sears would likely be an ugly communications/observation tower somewhere else in the city, which would look awful. (Look up the design put forth a few years back for something called the Beitler Communications Tower across the river from the Chicago Spire site. Thank god that never happened.)

One thing I will agree with is that, with its somewhat busy setback top that seems to announce "You're going to see a flat roof soon" about 8 floors below, the Comcast Center would not be improved with either a useless spire or utilitarian antennae.

In my opinion, those buildings look like disasters before they even get close to the antennae. I think they look horribly unimaginative, and nothing resembles corporate America better than those! Sorry! :shrug: Although the Chicago Spire is going to look absolutely spectacular! What a gem. Back to Comcast...any idea if they're on schedule to open in May officially?

[Dalton]

In my opinion, those buildings look like disasters before they even get close to the antennae. I think they look horribly unimaginative, and nothing resembles corporate America better than those! Sorry! :shrug: Although the Chicago Spire is going to look absolutely spectacular! What a gem. Back to Comcast...any idea if they're on schedule to open in May officially?

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion. In my opinion, Philadelphia should be so lucky to have to have either of those "horribly unimaginative disasters" in its somewhat repetitive skyline, much less both! With or without antenna, Comcast Center isn't exactly a new international icon. It would, however, make a nice filler tower in NYC or Chicago.

[StatenIslander237]

How great would this building look with twin antenae like the hancock tower in chicago! Plus it would make it over 1000 ft.

Not true. If they were antennae they wouldn't change the height. Need we invoke the Sears-Petronas controversy 10+ years later? ;)

[donybrx]

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion. In my opinion, Philadelphia should be so lucky to have to have either of those "horribly unimaginative disasters" in its somewhat repetitive skyline, much less both! With or without antenna, Comcast Center isn't exactly a new international icon. It would, however, make a nice filler tower in NYC or Chicago.

Philadelphia would not be lucky to have them; wrong scale as well as inappropriate context for Philadelphia. Plus they are dated, except to say that over the years their distinguished architecture has come to befit Chicago's skyline.


"..... its somewhat repetitive skyline."

...makes no sense unless you're trying much too hard to find something wrong with Philly's skyline.

I'm sure that most Philadelphians would much prefer Philly to not be/resemble NYC or Chicago or anywhere else. What would be the point, eh?

[Don098]

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion. In my opinion, Philadelphia should be so lucky to have to have either of those "horribly unimaginative disasters" in its somewhat repetitive skyline, much less both! With or without antenna, Comcast Center isn't exactly a new international icon. It would, however, make a nice filler tower in NYC or Chicago.

Well thanks for belittling Philadelphia's skyline... If you acknowledged what this city's developmental progress has been up against (i.e. suffocating labor unions, city government's entangled, co-dependent committees and commissions, and the moratorium on buildings exceeding William Penn's hat just over 30 years ago to name a minute few) I'm not sure you'd be comparing David with Goliath. You have to start somewhere, and this great building is an enormous accomplishment that we should be proud of, especially when considering it's green certification! :D

Perhaps we can have this discussion on another forum, but let's get back to Comcast Center's progress. Anybody have updates?

[slow-v6]

Comcast Center isn't exactly a new international icon. It would, however, make a nice filler tower in NYC or Chicago.


Just like the Hancock and Arron center Hell and even the new Trump building are in Chicago.. Just nice fillers next to the Sears Tower!!

[Capsule F]

The city of Chicago would be good filler for the New York skyline.

[kraggman]

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion. In my opinion, Philadelphia should be so lucky to have to have either of those "horribly unimaginative disasters" in its somewhat repetitive skyline, much less both! With or without antenna, Comcast Center isn't exactly a new international icon. It would, however, make a nice filler tower in NYC or Chicago.

WOW !!! Harsh !!! :(

[bryson662001]

Perhaps we can have this discussion on another forum, but let's get back to Comcast Center's progress. Anybody have updates?

I have decided that Comcast will have twin masts (ala Hancock) but it will have to wait until next week. I'm just too damn busy to take care of it now. In the meantime a preview
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k50/bryson662001/IMG_1116-1.jpg

[skellergroup]

^^^^
It looks like a cheesy robot :)

[Dalton]

Just like the Hancock and Arron center Hell and even the new Trump building are in Chicago.. Just nice fillers next to the Sears Tower!!


Many if not most Chicagoans will probably end up considering the Trump Tower "filler". It doesn't have the iconic presence of the Hancock or Sears. And an icon need not be tall either. Many Chicagoans consider the Smurfit Stone building (that diamond-roofed tower at the northwest corner of Millennium Park) an icon of the Chicago skyline. In advertising shorthand or stylized representations of the Chicago skyline, frequently the only recognizable buildings are the Sears, Hancock and Smurfit Stone, with the rest of the skyline being non-descript filler.

Anyway, this whole argument started over someone calling these two Chicago structural expressionist icons "horrible disasters", which is certainly harsher than my claiming that the Comcast Center, while a nice design and important new tower for Philadelphia, is not exactly something that the world will instantly recognize as Philadelphia's finest. Hey, at least I agreed that Comcast would look awful with a spire or antenna....

[Dalton]

The city of Chicago would be good filler for the New York skyline.

Oh, come on. New York's skyline isn't that bad. Once the WTC is rebuilt, it will regain much of its former glory, rising again to be the world's third best skyline - after Hong Kong and Chicago.

[BigDan35]

Many if not most Chicagoans will probably end up considering the Trump Tower "filler". It doesn't have the iconic presence of the Hancock or Sears. And an icon need not be tall either. Many Chicagoans consider the Smurfit Stone building (that diamond-roofed tower at the northwest corner of Millennium Park) an icon of the Chicago skyline. In advertising shorthand or stylized representations of the Chicago skyline, frequently the only recognizable buildings are the Sears, Hancock and Smurfit Stone, with the rest of the skyline being non-descript filler.

Anyway, this whole argument started over someone calling these two Chicago structural expressionist icons "horrible disasters", which is certainly harsher than my claiming that the Comcast Center, while a nice design and important new tower for Philadelphia, is not exactly something that the world will instantly recognize as Philadelphia's finest. Hey, at least I agreed that Comcast would look awful with a spire or antenna....

Just like a little immature kid. Someone says something you don't like so you try and one-up them. Grow up.

[adrgtr8]

Comcast may not be an iconic building, but it complements the rest of the Philadelphia skyline well. While Waterfront Square might look more appropriate in Florida, Comcast has qualities that fit really well into the overall dynamic of the skyline. It isn't the landmark recognizable building that the Empire State Building and the Sears Tower are, and Liberty I used to be. It fills in nicely with all the other buildings around it though, and when it is eventually surpassed, it will serve as a brilliant compliment to whatever new (hopefully iconic) skyscraper takes over.

[kraggman]

^^^^
It looks like a cheesy robot :):jester:

[Dalton]

Just like a little immature kid. Someone says something you don't like so you try and one-up them. Grow up.

Why don't you read the thread more carefully and in context. You appear to have rather poor reading comprehension for a "grown-up". :haha:

Comcast would look bad with a spire or antennae (like a cheesy robot as skellergroup so aptly put it) but NOT because the Hancock and Sears Towers look "horrible" with them. They don't.

[bryson662001]

Anyway, this whole argument started over someone calling these two Chicago structural expressionist icons "horrible disasters", and you grabbed the bait like a starving dog, even though you knew it was a load of @#$%:jester: .

[Don098]

Dude...say it with me. Comcast. Center. No more Chicago. We could care less here in Philly about Chicago. Sorry the whole antennae thing struck a nerve, geez. I still think they are ugly towers, and a lot of people agree with me, including many architects. That's my opinion and lets leave it at that.

Get over it.

[Dalton]

Dude...say it with me. Comcast. Center. No more Chicago. We could care less here in Philly about Chicago. Sorry the whole antennae thing struck a nerve, geez. I still think they are ugly towers, and a lot of people agree with me, including many architects. That's my opinion and lets leave it at that.

Get over it.

Really? How much less could you care? :haha:

You gave your opinion but did not support it with a valid argument. Please provide a quote from any legitimate practicing architect who has called the Hancock Center a "horrible disaster". My opinion is that you were caught talking out of the wrong orifice. As proof, I offer the last two pages of this thread. Don't worry, it can happen to anyone.

Anyway, I agreed with you that Comcast Center looks best with the flat roof and nothing more. It's ultimately a nice, somewhat forgettable, tall filler building that would look awful calling attention to itself with two 300 foot antennas stuck on top of it. So ultimately, we have no disagreement - at least when it comes to Philadelphia. ;)

[slow-v6]

Dude...say it with me. Comcast. Center. No more Chicago. We could care less here in Philly about Chicago. Sorry the whole antennae thing struck a nerve, geez. I still think they are ugly towers, and a lot of people agree with me, including many architects. That's my opinion and lets leave it at that.

Get over it.

Amen brother..

[donybrx]

Really? How much less could you care? :haha:

You gave your opinion but did not support it with a valid argument. Please provide a quote from any legitimate practicing architect who has called the Hancock Center a "horrible disaster". My opinion is that you were caught talking out of the wrong orifice. As proof, I offer the last two pages of this thread. Don't worry, it can happen to anyone.

Anyway, I agreed with you that Comcast Center looks best with the flat roof and nothing more. It's ultimately a nice, somewhat forgettable, tall filler building that would look awful calling attention to itself with two 300 foot antennas stuck on top of it. So ultimately, we have no disagreement - at least when it comes to Philadelphia. ;)

Your mistake is in posting without being able to resist taking a swipe, making a 'dig', such as pretending to complement Comcast then '*'ing that "....it's a nice somewhat forgettable building.....". On one hand something is either forgettable or it isn't. On the other hand, practicing tact will get you out of the Comcast thread sooner and earn you fewer harsh retorts than will digs especially in non-Chicago territory....unless, of course, you have a need to be hostile or somewhat troll-ey.

After all, when you declared that NYC would again have the 3rd best skyline after Hong King and Chicago, nobody joked that poor Chicago always seems to get no higher than #2..... no matter what....

See what I mean?

[Dalton]

Your mistake is in posting without being able to resist taking a swipe, making a 'dig', such as pretending to complement Comcast then '*'ing that "....it's a nice somewhat forgettable building.....". On one hand something is either forgettable or it isn't. On the other hand, practicing tact will get you out of the Comcast thread sooner and earn you fewer harsh retorts than will digs especially in non-Chicago territory....unless, of course, you have a need to be hostile or somewhat troll-ey.

After all, when you declared that NYC would again have the 3rd best skyline after Hong King and Chicago, nobody joked that poor Chicago always seems to get no higher than #2..... no matter what....

See what I mean?

OK, OK. I'll stop getting into seemingly harmless "snowball fights" in what you kind Philadelphia folks are claiming as "Philadelphia territory". Can only lead to trouble far out of proportion to any perceived slight, apparently. And to think I was actually planning to visit Philadelphia in a few weeks! All signs are pointing against this being a good idea. Thanks to all you folks (and the national media) for the warning to stay out!

As for getting out of the Comcast thread sooner practicing "tact", I can assure you that I will never show any interest in what is going on in Philadelphia ever again.

(How's that for tact? :tup: )

[Don098]

Unlike like you, Dalton, I don't sugar-coat my shit, so who's talking from the wrong orifice? I don't care about Chicago, but I do have my dignity and I'm not going to sit back and take your cheap shots. Stop trying to take the highroad after you've already rendered yourself the roadkill. If I come back on here later today and find another virulent response from you, I'm going the administrator. Consider yourself warned. Bullies are better off in the playground to pick on people they're own size, i.e. toddlers.

COMCAST F-ING CENTER! PPPLLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE?

Sigh

NOW, Does anyone know what other companies besides Comcast will occupy this building, even what floors?

[donybrx]

OK, OK. I'll stop getting into seemingly harmless "snowball fights" in what you kind Philadelphia folks are claiming as "Philadelphia territory". Can only lead to trouble far out of proportion to any perceived slight, apparently. And to think I was actually planning to visit Philadelphia in a few weeks! All signs are pointing against this being a good idea. Thanks to all you folks (and the national media) for the warning to stay out!

As for getting out of the Comcast thread sooner practicing "tact", I can assure you that I will never show any interest in what is going on in Philadelphia ever again.

(How's that for tact? :tup: )

Since you asked.....

as a tantrum, perfect!

for tact. not so much.....

Be sure to come back when you can forgo the back-handed compliments.....

[donybrx]

Unlike like you, Dalton, I don't sugar-coat my shit, so who's talking from the wrong orifice? I don't care about Chicago, but I do have my dignity and I'm not going to sit back and take your cheap shots. Stop trying to take the highroad after you've already rendered yourself the roadkill. If I come back on here later today and find another virulent response from you, I'm going the administrator. Consider yourself warned. Bullies are better off in the playground to pick on people they're own size, i.e. toddlers.

COMCAST F-ING CENTER! PPPLLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE?

Sigh

NOW, Does anyone know what other companies besides Comcast will occupy this building, even what floors?


Don't despair......many of us have been following Comcast since way back in the early design phase when some proposals bore no resemblance to what you see today......and the bulk of whatever could have been said/discussed has been said/discussed, since this is the almost end of the road, by and large. Whatever news flashes remain will appear pronto...rest assured...

I wish I knew the answer to your tenancy question, but I don't; I'll bet most of the upper story offices go to Comcasters execs....

[Don098]

Don't despair......many of us have been following Comcast since way back in the early design phase when some proposals bore no resemblance to what you see today......and the bulk of whatever could have been said/discussed has been said/discussed, since this is the almost end of the road, by and large. Whatever news flashes remain will appear pronto...rest assured...

I wish I knew the answer to your tenancy question, but I don't; I'll bet most of the upper story offices go to Comcasters execs....

Ah, my urgency was just that this was the third time I had asked to get off the tangential arguments and back on topic because it's not fair to everyone else on the board. As far as the building goes, I'm patient.

[donybrx]

^^yep, got that....thrice!.... which is why I took a moment to offer something to you....sometimes ya gotta suck wind, as it were. Sorry for your inconvenience....and now, before the tangential corrections become tangential....

I saw the tower in person last week and could see it from my room at the Loew's day and night; fwiw I'm still not 100% on board with the crown but can't pinpoint why, as yet. The tower is absolutely wonderful lighted from within from dusk onward. It's also imposing even from as far away as the PA Tpke bridge at Bristol..........

[BigDan35]

Why don't you read the thread more carefully and in context. You appear to have rather poor reading comprehension for a "grown-up". :haha:

Comcast would look bad with a spire or antennae (like a cheesy robot as skellergroup so aptly put it) but NOT because the Hancock and Sears Towers look "horrible" with them. They don't.

My reading comprehension is just fine, I assure you. You displayed your immaturity already. Someone mentioned something about certain Chicago buildings being bland or ugly or plain. And you got all defensive so you had to start taking jabs at the whole skyline. You just proved my point. Grow up.

[BigDan35]

OK, OK. I'll stop getting into seemingly harmless "snowball fights" in what you kind Philadelphia folks are claiming as "Philadelphia territory". Can only lead to trouble far out of proportion to any perceived slight, apparently. And to think I was actually planning to visit Philadelphia in a few weeks! All signs are pointing against this being a good idea. Thanks to all you folks (and the national media) for the warning to stay out!

As for getting out of the Comcast thread sooner practicing "tact", I can assure you that I will never show any interest in what is going on in Philadelphia ever again.

(How's that for tact? :tup: )

:haha: you have got to be kidding me. If you are serious about that, then...WOW. Just wow. Do you think you are actually affecting anyone in that you won't be visiting Philly anymore? Who cares.

[tower]

real classy fellas i think we need a smoke break

[donybrx]

For anyone new to SSP and this forum, I see that there are 157 pages of stuff regarding Comcast, covering everything from soup to nuts and a handful of actual nuts. I'd recommend combing through some of the early pages and some of the late ones with some random hits in between; but also go to the remarkable pages of http://www.phillyskyline.com/ for photos of Comcast year by year and a Philadelphia adventure unlike any other.....

Whew! 157........

[kraggman]

as a born and raised Philadelphian, am very proud of our skyline. All this mudslinging about who's building is best is not the point of this forum. I thought we were all here to enjoy each others architecture. How cool is it to see an excited poster start a "proposed" thread, and then watch it grow on the forum through the eyes (cameras) of locals?? I check all these towers out almost daily via this board. I also lugged my poor wife for blocks one cold at night after the Auto Show so I could see RATR & Comcast Center in person. That's why I'm here. ;)

[Phil_North]

I wish I knew the answer to your tenancy question, but I don't; I'll bet most of the upper story offices go to Comcasters execs....

Comcast occupies about 90% of the building. I am not sure who occupies the small remaining amount or even where they are in the building. Every floor I have been on has been a Comcast floor. Donybrx, you are correct about the upper floors going to execs. I actually took a trip to one of the top floors today. It is absolutley amazing up there. It was cloudy and rainy today, but I'm told that on a clear night you can see the lights of Atlantic City. One of these days I'll take some pictures of the views. It's really an awesome building from the inside. Much more impressive than the tower itself which in my opinion isn't bad.

[Dannyboy25]

Oh, come on. New York's skyline isn't that bad. Once the WTC is rebuilt, it will regain much of its former glory, rising again to be the world's third best skyline - after Hong Kong and Chicago.

I would have to disagree there. I feel the sheer mass of buildings in NY would put it above Chicago. Chi-town will have more supertalls, but NY's skyline is just so extensive when you combine downtown and midtown Manhattan.

[SJPhillyBoy]

Plus...the Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, Bears and Blackhawks all stink.

[RadHaz75]

im fairly certain they were filling the bathtub yesterday. there was a huge stream of water (more than what i would expect from window cleaning) flowing down the northeast corner of the building like it was raining extremely hard.

[skellergroup]

Has anybody confirmed what they are doing in the area where tower 2 is/was supposed to go?

Looks like they are putting some kind of fountain?

[The A Train]

Was driving south on 95 yesterday, and approaching 676, the reflection of BAT on CC's north side was so clear and perfect, that for a minute my mind was fooled and I thought that the reflection was BAT and the real BAT was some other building that I had overlooked all of these years.

[RadHaz75]

so the blue light is part of the lighting scheme and is permanent. its going to be able to change colors and what not.

i asked one of the guys working there if it would match the corner/crown lighting and he said no which i find hard to believe at the moment.

cafeteria is very nice though.

[Born Pure Philly]

Comcast occupies about 90% of the building. I am not sure who occupies the small remaining amount or even where they are in the building. Every floor I have been on has been a Comcast floor. Donybrx, you are correct about the upper floors going to execs. I actually took a trip to one of the top floors today. It is absolutley amazing up there. It was cloudy and rainy today, but I'm told that on a clear night you can see the lights of Atlantic City. One of these days I'll take some pictures of the views. It's really an awesome building from the inside. Much more impressive than the tower itself which in my opinion isn't bad.

According to this link (http://cbs3.com/topstories/Philadelphia.Philadelphia.s.2.309707.html) CC will also be home to the regional offices of Citizens Bank. Now that article is almost a year old so things may have changed.

[adrgtr8]

according to phillyskyline, it appears the plot where the second tower would go will at least temporarily be grass.
http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/plaza.htm

[philly hardcore]

I could only lurk for so long. I love this damn building.
This building shows that studying traditional architecture (RAMSA is all about traditional architecture) can help modern buildings be better.

[MJPhilly]

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0802-26.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0802-29.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0802-24.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-01.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0802-28.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-02.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/sig.jpg (http://www.skyscrapersunset.com)

[fastdupree]

MJPhilly, that second photo at night is very nice to look at. I wonder when will we see this building light up?

[pablosan]

The Comcast Center really turned out to be a decsent looking building.

[BigDan35]

In those pictures are the corner lights running up the length of the building already lit how they are going to be? If so, that is kind of disappointing, they really don't stand out at all.

[Don098]

In those pictures are the corner lights running up the length of the building already lit how they are going to be? If so, that is kind of disappointing, they really don't stand out at all.

I wouldn't worry yet at all. If you look closely, the luminosity varies from floor to floor and if you peruse through the nocturnal pictures at phillyskyline.com, you can see how bright those corners are really going to be. There's no use cranking up to full power until this thing is finished...I can't wait! It really flushes rounds out the skyline...I can't imagine Philadelphia without the Comcast Center already!

[Plokoon11]

Very exciting, i'm anxious to see this fully lit up, in the brightest form.

[theWatusi]

I like the steam comming out of CC in that one shot. Awesome.

[MJPhilly]

Thanks for the compliments on those shots.

These photos are from Saturday. It was raining all day, then when I saw a clearing I rushed to the city to catch some of the strange light that always accompanies a storm. The effort was rewarded, and the colors of the buildings and sky changed every few minutes, until I got drenched by the approaching storm shown in the last couple shots.

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-04.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-05.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-06.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-07.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-08.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-09.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-10.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-11.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-12.jpg


http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/sig.jpg (http://www.skyscrapersunset.com)

[Swinefeld]

Sweet shots, Matt. I really like the second from the last.

[chex]

Awesome Shots Mjphilly!!!
Thanx For Sharing, Worth The Time U Spent Waiting For Strange Lightning..

[SJPhillyBoy]

MJ, Excellent, just Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the raging water.

[fastdupree]

The last photo is best!

[russbaseball]

sidewalk on the north side of the building is open now!

[Don098]

The last photo is my favorite angle of Philadelphia. That's the way I come into the city so I may be biased :shrug:

[The A Train]

What's a guy have to do to get that last one in 1280x1024?

[kraggman]

Almost surrealistic !!! Looks like CC was photoshopped in ........
Nice one's MJPhilly :tup:

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-06.jpg

[MJPhilly]

Thanks again everyone. A Train, I PMed the photo to you.

[MJPhilly]

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-13.jpg

[Plokoon11]

You know guys, in that above picture it looks like Liberty one's bigger, thats a cool illusion.

[slow-v6]

The color looks just like Liberty 1 and 2's color. very nice!! Thanks for all the updates..

[volguus zildrohar]

It has been a little while, hasn't it?

They turned on the TV tonight. Well, half of it.

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/94243712.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/phillytrax/image/94243713.jpg

[The A Train]

Last night, while walking up 17th st in a pretty intoxicated state, I looked up at Comcast Center and actually said out loud "if you only knew what was coming up right behind you."

This would not have been a big deal, except that at least 10 people saw and heard me speaking to a building.

[theWatusi]

^ :jester:

That sure is a skyscraper geek out moment.

[SJPhillyBoy]

It has been a little while, hasn't it?

Yes, it has. I know I missed you.

Boy, that world's biggest TV is COOL!!

[vanman]

This is the best new office tower in North America by far.

[TechTalkGuy]

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/comcast/images/0803-09.jpg

Wow - Philadelphia's skyline is almost complete !!

MJ certainly has that eye for post card quality shots. :cheers:

[BVictor1]

Wow - Philadelphia's skyline is almost complete !!

MJ certainly has that eye for post card quality shots. :cheers:

Skylines are never complete.

[TheOldMan]

Last night, while walking up 17th st in a pretty intoxicated state, I looked up at Comcast Center and actually said out loud "if you only knew what was coming up right behind you."

This would not have been a big deal, except that at least 10 people saw and heard me speaking to a building.

haha lol, ive done things like that before. akward at first but funny in the end...

Wow, that TV is gigantic. i wonder if it is capable of 1080p or 200000p.

Comcast, wether it stays the tallest or not, has turned out to be an incredible building. I cant wait to see the crown fully lit

[RayZ]

The west and south sides of the Comcast Center Crown were illuminated tonight.

It was sort of dimly lit. Not impressive at fist glance - but they are obviously in test mode.

[Plokoon11]

^ Good news, any pictures?

[MetroSplash]

I noticed the crown lights on around 10pm, so I ran back inside and grabbed my camera.

Sorry, no tripod, but these didn't turn out too bad.

From Love Park. You can see that the east side is off but the west side is lit.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j207/Metrosplash/DSC00659.jpg

From 17th and Market
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j207/Metrosplash/DSC00662.jpg

and from 17th and Chancellor
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j207/Metrosplash/DSC00663.jpg

[Pinoy2.0]

thanks for the pictures!

[BUILDER5000]

Was very Dim when I was driving past but figured I would share anyway

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/2347229166_925f6359f8_b.jpg

[slow-v6]

I like it kinda matches Verizon Tower..

[volguus zildrohar]

Thanks to Capsule F for the heads up.

http://www.pbase.com/image/94443591.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/94443592.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/94443593.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/94443594/original.jpg

[volguus zildrohar]

1) RayZ, I dunno. That seems like how it's going to be to me. Everything looks bright enough - that which is lit, anyway.

2) I didn't notice the lit shadowboxes around the top floors before tonight.

3) The blue light on BAT in the last photo is from the employee lounge in CC.

4) Why is "AmQuip" lit on the 10 Rit crane?

[Philly-Drew]

VZ you $*&#ing showoff! Damn those are nice pictures! Its like “they” called you up ahead of time to let you know they were getting ready to turn on the lights.

I’ll wait for my opinion until we know the lights are permanent. Right now they are obviously still testing.

[volguus zildrohar]

I was watching National Treasure and should have been doing homework when "they" sent me a text. ;)

[k2wilde]

Nice, VZ.

Only the south and west sides were lit last night while I was around. I left a little after 5am, when PennDOT did not open I95 as planned ~ 5:00. I hoped for some other shots, but those sides weren't lit anyway.

From 4am at the South Street Bridge: It was quite windy so the shots are not very sharp, even with an (albeit lightweight) tripod.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w3/k2wilde/HPIM0912.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w3/k2wilde/HPIM0906.jpg


From 30th St. Station, 5am after a stop at Geno's, Joey V. was in quite a good mood.;)
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w3/k2wilde/HPIM0924.jpg

Cheers to "they".

[Pinoy2.0]

man, y'all came out of the woodwork for this one. proud to be a part of this forum! such great participation.

[cactus22minus1]

HOT HOT HOT ...! :worship:

[The A Train]

Hopefully this is just them "playing around", because it doesn't look much like the models (or at least the speculation.) The lights up the corners look almost yellow, while the crown looks like a flourescent white (almost a little blue.) I thought the point was to make it look like there was a uniformly-lighted inner pyramid inside of the darker periferal "thingies" (sorry, I don't know the right terms.) Right now it looks like the crown was just slapped on after the fact. I hope (really hope) that this changes.

[Plokoon11]

Its about time we saw some testing, hopefully they will keep doing this everynight with better changes.

[volguus zildrohar]

I think tonight may be good for another go round. Anybody going to be in town or want to travel a bit with the likes of VZ? Respond here and I'll zap you my cell and we can make an evening of seeing the lights.

[ethereal_reality]

I like the 'crown' lllumination very much.....very sedate and sophisticated.

[PhillyRising]

I saw the crown lights lit up coming home from bowling over in Deptford last night just before midnight and I was rather underwhelmed. I was expecting something much brighter. I hope that wasn't the finished product.

[StatenIslander237]

I was watching National Treasure and should have been doing homework when "they" sent me a text. ;)

I LOOVE that movie.

[Plokoon11]

Great All lit pictures of CCT on Phillyskyline, looks great!

[dingiswayo]

24 photos (http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery/Men_of_Steel.html) of iron workers constructing the top floors of the Comcast Center courtesy of the inquirer.

[kraggman]

^^^ Ahhhh...memories !!