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[Buckeye Native 001]

Christ, there's some crazy development going on down there! Absolutely stunning, as usual KC! :tup:

[ChrisLA]

My heart skipped a beat, and I was grasping for air. Wow these are fantastic, some of the best of your series of cities. :tup:

[mSeattle]

Sweet San Diego!

[OhioGuy]

What a sweet city! Colorful architecture, good density, perfect climate... very little to dislike IMO. :)

[rdm]

i love san diego. hehe, it's the epitome of sim city. midrises and beautiful low rises :-P

[jcchii]

the ballpark area is looking great.

and cool red trains..................................

[Goody]

nice, better then I was expectiing

[ColDayMan]

Wonderful!

[john3eblover]

awesome as always!

[Tanster]

wow san deigo looks like a cool place

[fflint]

Excellent photos of a wonderfully dense, lively California center city.

[Charles Hatfield]

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Boy, I would love to see the same angle from about 5 years ago. Every building over 5 floors in this photo is new, except for the Marriot, which had an extensive exterior remodel.

[Wooster]

that area around the ballpark is amazing. well done san diego!

[oliveurban]

Wow. Love all the new development popping up around Petco Park.

[LMich]

I like how they squeezed the ballpark into the neighborhood. This has become more common in stadiums, but SD looks to have done it nearly flawlessly.

I also like the following of the rapid transit line through the city. lol

SD looks to be building some impressive density into their core, and it really does look like a SimCity.

[Upward]

Wow! Amazing photos are the expectation in your threads, but this one really stands out. I enjoyed this more than any other aerial tour you've done.

This is my favorite photo of the series, because we really don't get to see many views of the skyline from this direction:
http://photos.imageevent.com/kcphotos/sandiego/sandiego_5452.jpg

The typical views from across the harbor (either from Coronado or from one of the "islands" in the other direction) show only a part of the skyline, because the buildings are definitely not laid out in a line as they appear to be in most of those types of shots. This view shows the depth that exists in the skyline.

[texasboy]

I need to get down there.

[STLtrent]

Can't believe I haven't heard a 'Stay Classy' joke yet.

Beautiful Shots. I just love Petco Park, or whatever they're calling it now. These pictures just confirm what I've always believed, that San Diego one of my favorite cities. Just awesome.

[vjhe]

One of America's finest without a doubt. It was my first California city to visit and so far my favorite.

[boden]

One of those cities that is much larger than I generally think. Beautiful shots as always.

[glowrock]

I'll be down there next weekend, I'm definitely looking forward to going back to my favorite city! (Denver's my #2, Boston's my #3, go figure! :))

I'm actually staying at the Hotel Solamar, which can be seen in the middle of the far right of the photo Charles Hatfield quoted... ;) It looks much different down there even from when I was out there the last time, which was New Year's weekend of 2005/2006...

Aaron (Glowrock)

[Boris]

..................

Great shots. That city is awesome.

[northbay]

you always have great shots in your threads but this is jaw-dropping. amazing pics!!!

[J Church]

That shot from inside the ballpark with all the cranes is really modern Sandy Eggo in a nutshell, isn't it.

[cactuspunk]

Awesome pics of one of my top favorite cities in the world!!!

[ltsmotorsport]

These really were special. The random MTA train shots were great.

[goldstar133]

This has to be one of the best looking cities on earth along with Seattle :)

[Stratosphere 2020]

Very attractive city, I like the mix of architecture, very lively and colorful. Great pics as usual.

[DJM19]

These are the best photos of a whales vagina ever

[BnaBreaker]

What a gorgeous city.

[Lakelander]

Great pics, as usual.

[bmfarley]

These really were special. The random MTA train shots were great.
It's actually MTS... Metropolitan Transit System.

Awesome pics....

[James Bond Agent 007]

Damn that's some sweet stuff.

The Padres should charge admission to the people who live in the upper floors of those condos. :cool:

[sandiego_urban]

Wow! Amazing! :tup:

[KCtoBrooklyn]

Great photos!

I don't think I've seen any pics of San Diego for several years. It really has exploded.

[JJC50]

amazing shots. thanks for posting!

[Vidiot]

California the beautiful.. <3

[Fusey]

It's incredible how fast downtown San Diego has changed in less than five years. Great pics as always, KC!

[Derek]

Damn that's some sweet stuff.

The Padres should charge admission to the people who live in the upper floors of those condos. :cool:

haha those guys pay enough!! 2 mil plus!;) excellent photos!!! i gotta get me a plane and give you some compitition:cool:

[Top Of The Park]

...and what fantastic photos!

[Scraperman]

Great pics of one of America's up-and-coming "place-to-be" cities!

[dcmcgov]

drool....

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awesome shots of the finest city.

Great pics of one of America's up-and-coming "place-to-be" cities!

"Up and coming" would better describe a place like Las Vegas or Sacramento. San Diego has been a "place-to-be" city for decades. But OK.

[urban_encounter]

That city has been transfromed with all of the new growth.

It's impressive to say the least.


Great job once again KC...

[Urban Sky]

those shots were stunning! awesome awesome job on a new perspective of home. thanks!

[Urban Sky]

Boy, I would love to see the same angle from about 5 years ago. Every building over 5 floors in this photo is new, except for the Marriot, which had an extensive exterior remodel.

Not the best view, but you can see that there wasn't much there a couple years ago except for the Marriott and the beginning of Park Loft.

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[smArTaLlone]

Boy, I would love to see the same angle from about 5 years ago. Every building over 5 floors in this photo is new, except for the Marriot, which had an extensive exterior remodel.


I can believe it! It literally looks like a different city since I was last there.

Another KC winner!

[KevinFromTexas]

Amazing. I love all the greenery around downtown. very nice.

[Sacto]

Awesome!

[IconRPCV]

My building isnt even starting to be built in this photo, everything has changed a ton, definetly for the better.

[SteveD]

yeah, it's been several years since I've been there and I hardly recognize it! I always enjoy visiting San Diego. Great metro. Excellent photo thread, as usual, KC! :tup:

[KCgridlock]

Thanks everybody!

[Mayfd24]

^Enjoyed KC! It's photos like these that help me get over the unfortunate distance from the CBD to SAN

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[sandiegodweller]

9th and J


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[Urban Sky]

nice shots from before...

[204]

Wow! Looks like home....

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Exporting the 'Vancouver style' (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...ry/RealEstate/)

CCDC officials came up from San Diego to tour Yaletown and Downtown South tower/townhouse combos, and were equally taken by Bosa's Portico project. According to Mr. Amanat, "the Americans were very impressed with what was happening in Vancouver — they told us: 'This is what we want.'" Accordingly, Bosa was awarded one of the first contracts, on a street with another Vancouver connection — the Arthur Erickson-designed San Diego Convention Centre a few blocks away. Opening earlier this decade, what is now called the Horizon was downtown San Diego's first downtown high rise residential tower in a dozen years, setting the pattern for subsequent development, including two further large projects nearby from Bosa, now under construction.

[bricky]

Interesting how San Diego's downtown is booming far more than it's cousin to the north. Great photos!

[Stanzmastertron3000]

Some nice Vancouverization going on down there.

[edluva]

Interesting how San Diego's downtown is booming far more than it's cousin to the north. Great photos!

actually, no. SD's DOWNTOWN is booming much more than LA's downtown. Big difference.

[KCgridlock]

Gotta bump before it goes away ;)

[ozone]

Great shots!! It is so freak'n urban compared to when I lived there. Some of the shots I thought I was looking at a foreign city...like some vaguely known port metropolis in New Zealand or South Afirca. Very cool.
I think San Diego is without a doubt America's best warm weather coastal city.

[mello]

actually, no. SD's DOWNTOWN is booming much more than LA's downtown. Big difference.


I don't get it? Anyway this has been a pretty legendary thread. Lets just hope San Diego can get some office towers going. The residential boom is kind of starting to take a breather for a moment. Lots of unsold units on the market right now. :(

[TXLove]

WOW!!!! really need to get down there to visit

[IconRPCV]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures. Many are becoming initiated to the beauty of SD through your skills.

[russbaseball]

amazing shots.. petco park looks great i cant wait to check it out..

[mello]

^^ Yeah it really is a must see russ. Personally I think it is really the only true "modern" new park that has been built. All other parks try to look "throwback and traditional" Petco does not. It doesn't have any of the brick with reds and greens all over the place.

Yes it does have brick with the Western Metal Supply building but that was its own building that was moved to be integrated into the park. So there is no "new brick" built in to the ballpark itself. The outside uses giant stone tiles and stucco.

It truely is a ballpark for the 21st century and not some copycat throwback to the old days.

Plus all of the new highrises encircling the park make it feel very modern no other ballpark has highrises so close to it as Petco. There are atleast 6/7 towers that have views directly into the park, so you can watch the game from balconies or roof top decks!!

[IconRPCV]

I live next to PETCO Park and I can attest to the fact that it is a lovely piece of architecture that has blended into, and helped jump start, the ressurection of the surrounding East Village.

[kevN_wk]

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The_Cincinnati_Kid]

Great shots as always. I am drooling over all that residential construction around the ballpark!

[sergio3485]

Beautiful pics!!!!

I love living in San Digeo back in '97. It's really beautiful up there.

[denveraztec]

Delicious photos! Good to see the Petco park area really coming together.

[thesunsetdist]

you allways have good pics.:banana:

[Renton]

San Diego was beautiful back in the 80's when i was stationed there and i see it looks better than ever. Great job with the new Architecture. The baseball stadium looks great. For anyone who hasn't been there, make a trip. Its Socal at its best.

[kpexpress]

^^ Yeah it really is a must see russ. Personally I think it is really the only true "modern" new park that has been built. All other parks try to look "throwback and traditional" Petco does not. It doesn't have any of the brick with reds and greens all over the place.

Yes it does have brick with the Western Metal Supply building but that was its own building that was moved to be integrated into the park. So there is no "new brick" built in to the ballpark itself. The outside uses giant stone tiles and stucco.

It truely is a ballpark for the 21st century and not some copycat throwback to the old days.

Plus all of the new highrises encircling the park make it feel very modern no other ballpark has highrises so close to it as Petco. There are atleast 6/7 towers that have views directly into the park, so you can watch the game from balconies or roof top decks!!

Petco Park is, in a way, a throw back type of ballpark. It takes its design cue from Mayan ruins. Does that count?

[ady26]

One of my favourites cities in the USA!

[edluva]

forgot about this thread. SD has never been my favorite city overall but it's certainly my top pick for a sunbelter now that it's begun to outgrow its lazy navy-town feel

[ChrisLA]

:previous:
Has it really?

To me its still too lazy and white bread for my taste. The mexican food is about the blandest I've tasted anywhere, which is kind of surprising since its on the border. Although its a nice city, beautiful but it get boring to me after about two days.

[destroybananas]

Great pics. I'll be there in two weeks and I can't wait :)

[SLO]

Although the urban scene in SD is growing, the San Diego lifestyle isnt about being urban like LA.....its a kinder gentler more laid back LA.