Buckeye Native 001
Jul 24, 2011, 10:40 PM
Part Two of the "Better Late Than Never" Series. These come from when I got my Canon Powershot S5 in September 2008. It was, not surprisingly, hot for Phoenix that day, so I bought a two gallon jug of water before venturing out.
We'd had a nasty storm the previous weekend, so the first couple of photos from the Encanto Park and Phoenix College areas show the branches and leaves that still had yet to be removed.
Unsurprisingly, given the heat, there weren't too many people out. To Phoenix's credit, there's been a lot of development taking place since these pictures were taken (Cityscape, light rail line opening, Maricopa County Court Tower), and I realize I need to get back down there sometime and catch the developments (preferably when its not too hot).
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Starting in Midtown, right across the street from where I used to work (Park Central). The "punchcard" building:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/5826894713_b32aaf9b00_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5826894713/)
Down toward Encanto Park. Midtown high-rises in the distance.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/5827446054_7feba2c23c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827446054/)
House in Encanto Park
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3459/5826895141_a5ce61c3c2_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5826895141/)
From the top of Phoenix College's football stadium, looking south down 15th Avenue. Capitol Complex buildings off in the distance.
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Phoenix is a gold mine for fans of mid-20th century architecture. As a stadium geek, I relish the fact that the "Madhouse on McDowell" still stands, but the building itself is in serious need of some TLC. There's some great Paul Cozar murals on the inside. The Estrella Mountains are in the distance.
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Downtown Phoenix from Phoenix College's football stadium
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Some Midtown towers
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Historic house in Encanto Park, but the name escapes me at the moment (any help from Phoenicians?)
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Heading down toward the Capitol Complex. Chase Tower (Arizona's tallest) looms in the distance
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I think this might be part of the Roosevelt Historic District?
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5827447382_964f5ea1cb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827447382/)
State Capitol. The 9-story building behind the dome is the "official" state capitol and houses the Governor's office. The historic capitol building houses a couple museums. The state House of Representatives and Senate buildings are bookends to the historic capitol
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State seal mosaic in the historic capitol building, which was ridiculously hard to capture
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2417/5826896687_702f698cf4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5826896687/)
Decorative elements on the front facade of the historic capitol building
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The rotating white statue atop the dome is called "Winged Victory"
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The "Sweat Box," aka the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse, designed by Richard Meier and opened in 2002. Further proof that out-of-town "starchitects" have no idea how to design a building in a desert climate.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/5827448108_14f62b5f01_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827448108/)
The Orpheum Theater underwent significant renovations in 1996-97 and is connected to the third Phoenix City Hall building (opened in 1994)
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Somewhere downtown
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I think this is Adams Street?
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Phoenix's original city hall (at one point called the City/County Building, it may still have that name?).
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Cityscape under construction, Collier Center in the distance
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Luhrs Tower, one of my favorite buildings Downtown.
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Close-up of the City/County Building
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Cityscape was designed by an architect from Seattle. The plazas lack shade. I'm glad it was built, but at the same time, its further proof that out-of-town architects have no idea how to accommodate for Phoenix's notorious summer heat
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/5826898283_1d2308cd09_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5826898283/)
Canyon shot from Central/Washington
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Peeking through the construction fence at Cityscape under construction. US Airways Center and Chase Field in the distance
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Looking north on Central. Westward Ho in the distance. It was white when I first moved to Phoenix, so I have no idea who thought it would be a good idea to paint it gray?
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Looking east on Adams. Newly constructed Phoenix Convention Center in the distance
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No comment.
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Renaissance Square
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Hotel San Carlos on Central
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I was aiming for a "Kingofthehill"-type shot of people
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5182/5827450474_cf963a5a7e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827450474/)
Random alleyway
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5827450580_417bdc55c8_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827450580/)
Chase Tower's security officers are pricks.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/5827450770_57b98d420d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827450770/)
But I have yet to be harassed by them for taking pictures of their precious building
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Another of the Hotel San Carlos on Central with 44 Monroe in the background
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Looking south on Central
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FreeportMcMoran building under construction
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/5827451642_7278e33ea3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827451642/)
Now a retirement community, and no, this is not the hotel the camera panned into in the 1960 version of Psycho. That was the Hotel Adams.
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Part of the ASU Downtown Campus, with the Westward Ho and the Viad Tower looming in the distance
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Another of Chase, reflecting the then-under construction FreeportMcMoran building and the infamous Sheraton
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Truth be told, I was ecstatic to find anyone milling about in the heat
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I don't reckon its open?
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Neither were these
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I don't remember the reason for taking this picture
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Apparently management changed the name to "Hotel San Arlo"?
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Hark! A person. Wearing jeans in 100+F temperature? For shame!
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Sheriff Arpaio has his offices in the Wells Fargo Building. Hardly a day goes by without at least one protester outside the building.
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More of ASU Downtown. Had I made the right choice by staying in Phoenix to pursue a masters in criminal justice, I would've been attending classes at the Downtown Campus.
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Some of these buildings were renovated, and some of them were newly constructed, IIRC?
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Its ugliness is hypnotic. Apparently the inside's nice, but I have to go inside
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More ASU Downtown under construction. An Arizona Center tower in the distance. Arizona Center was to Downtown Phoenix in 1990 what Cityscape is to Downtown Phoenix today. Here's hoping Cityscape is a little more successful.
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Goofy shit northeast of Downtown. Not sure what this neighborhood is called?
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More ASU Downtown construction
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The following photos were taken in November 2008, but I figured they'd be a good way to close out this Phoenix photo tour. Skyline shots and other random items from atop South Mountain
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Sky Harbor Airport in the foreground, Camelback Mountain in the background
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The Valley of the Sun, in all its sprawling glory
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Zooming in on Downtown Phoenix
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As this photo shows, Downtown Phoenix has a height limit of 500 feet south of Roosevelt for a reason. That's a Southwest 737 on approach to Sky Harbor from the west. Then again, when the airport first opened in 1927, it was out in the middle of nowhere.
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Thanks for taking a look. Next up, DonB, my brother and I went to Tucson the day after Christmas in 2008 to check out Tucson. We found a fish head lying in the middle of the street.
We'd had a nasty storm the previous weekend, so the first couple of photos from the Encanto Park and Phoenix College areas show the branches and leaves that still had yet to be removed.
Unsurprisingly, given the heat, there weren't too many people out. To Phoenix's credit, there's been a lot of development taking place since these pictures were taken (Cityscape, light rail line opening, Maricopa County Court Tower), and I realize I need to get back down there sometime and catch the developments (preferably when its not too hot).
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Starting in Midtown, right across the street from where I used to work (Park Central). The "punchcard" building:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2213/5826894713_b32aaf9b00_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5826894713/)
Down toward Encanto Park. Midtown high-rises in the distance.
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House in Encanto Park
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From the top of Phoenix College's football stadium, looking south down 15th Avenue. Capitol Complex buildings off in the distance.
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Phoenix is a gold mine for fans of mid-20th century architecture. As a stadium geek, I relish the fact that the "Madhouse on McDowell" still stands, but the building itself is in serious need of some TLC. There's some great Paul Cozar murals on the inside. The Estrella Mountains are in the distance.
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Downtown Phoenix from Phoenix College's football stadium
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Some Midtown towers
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Historic house in Encanto Park, but the name escapes me at the moment (any help from Phoenicians?)
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Heading down toward the Capitol Complex. Chase Tower (Arizona's tallest) looms in the distance
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I think this might be part of the Roosevelt Historic District?
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State Capitol. The 9-story building behind the dome is the "official" state capitol and houses the Governor's office. The historic capitol building houses a couple museums. The state House of Representatives and Senate buildings are bookends to the historic capitol
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State seal mosaic in the historic capitol building, which was ridiculously hard to capture
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Decorative elements on the front facade of the historic capitol building
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The rotating white statue atop the dome is called "Winged Victory"
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The "Sweat Box," aka the Sandra Day O'Connor Federal Courthouse, designed by Richard Meier and opened in 2002. Further proof that out-of-town "starchitects" have no idea how to design a building in a desert climate.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/5827448108_14f62b5f01_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827448108/)
The Orpheum Theater underwent significant renovations in 1996-97 and is connected to the third Phoenix City Hall building (opened in 1994)
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Somewhere downtown
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I think this is Adams Street?
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Phoenix's original city hall (at one point called the City/County Building, it may still have that name?).
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Cityscape under construction, Collier Center in the distance
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Luhrs Tower, one of my favorite buildings Downtown.
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Close-up of the City/County Building
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Cityscape was designed by an architect from Seattle. The plazas lack shade. I'm glad it was built, but at the same time, its further proof that out-of-town architects have no idea how to accommodate for Phoenix's notorious summer heat
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Canyon shot from Central/Washington
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Peeking through the construction fence at Cityscape under construction. US Airways Center and Chase Field in the distance
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Looking north on Central. Westward Ho in the distance. It was white when I first moved to Phoenix, so I have no idea who thought it would be a good idea to paint it gray?
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Looking east on Adams. Newly constructed Phoenix Convention Center in the distance
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No comment.
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Renaissance Square
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Hotel San Carlos on Central
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I was aiming for a "Kingofthehill"-type shot of people
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Random alleyway
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Chase Tower's security officers are pricks.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2617/5827450770_57b98d420d_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827450770/)
But I have yet to be harassed by them for taking pictures of their precious building
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Another of the Hotel San Carlos on Central with 44 Monroe in the background
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Looking south on Central
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FreeportMcMoran building under construction
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/5827451642_7278e33ea3_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827451642/)
Now a retirement community, and no, this is not the hotel the camera panned into in the 1960 version of Psycho. That was the Hotel Adams.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/5827451906_ce852cae4a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/buckeyenative001/5827451906/)
Part of the ASU Downtown Campus, with the Westward Ho and the Viad Tower looming in the distance
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Another of Chase, reflecting the then-under construction FreeportMcMoran building and the infamous Sheraton
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Truth be told, I was ecstatic to find anyone milling about in the heat
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I don't reckon its open?
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Neither were these
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I don't remember the reason for taking this picture
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Apparently management changed the name to "Hotel San Arlo"?
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Hark! A person. Wearing jeans in 100+F temperature? For shame!
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Sheriff Arpaio has his offices in the Wells Fargo Building. Hardly a day goes by without at least one protester outside the building.
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More of ASU Downtown. Had I made the right choice by staying in Phoenix to pursue a masters in criminal justice, I would've been attending classes at the Downtown Campus.
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Some of these buildings were renovated, and some of them were newly constructed, IIRC?
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Its ugliness is hypnotic. Apparently the inside's nice, but I have to go inside
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More ASU Downtown under construction. An Arizona Center tower in the distance. Arizona Center was to Downtown Phoenix in 1990 what Cityscape is to Downtown Phoenix today. Here's hoping Cityscape is a little more successful.
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Goofy shit northeast of Downtown. Not sure what this neighborhood is called?
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More ASU Downtown construction
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The following photos were taken in November 2008, but I figured they'd be a good way to close out this Phoenix photo tour. Skyline shots and other random items from atop South Mountain
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Sky Harbor Airport in the foreground, Camelback Mountain in the background
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The Valley of the Sun, in all its sprawling glory
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Zooming in on Downtown Phoenix
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As this photo shows, Downtown Phoenix has a height limit of 500 feet south of Roosevelt for a reason. That's a Southwest 737 on approach to Sky Harbor from the west. Then again, when the airport first opened in 1927, it was out in the middle of nowhere.
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Thanks for taking a look. Next up, DonB, my brother and I went to Tucson the day after Christmas in 2008 to check out Tucson. We found a fish head lying in the middle of the street.
