Skyscraper Bases

ThreeHundred · #1 Posted: **May 4, 2008, 6:40 PM**

People always marvel about how high skyscrapers are but rarely do we see pictures of the bottom of them. I have never seen the bottom of the Sears Tower. So..post pics. This should be interesting.

US Bank Tower (Los Angeles)

Bank of America Plaza (Los Angeles)

Keep it going.

M II A II R II K · #2 Posted: **May 4, 2008, 7:09 PM**

Yea you have a point. Never really thought about those bases.

feepa · #3 Posted: **May 4, 2008, 7:22 PM**

and it's really important piece to see to. The street level interaction can make or kill a building

ThreeHundred · #4 Posted: **May 4, 2008, 8:03 PM**

Figueroa @ Wilshire (Los Angeles)

Austin55 · #5 Posted: **May 4, 2008, 9:36 PM**

JHC
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image

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I wish there were more to,Ive personally seen lots from dallas but nev thought of photograhing them

ThreeHundred · #6 Posted: **May 5, 2008, 12:47 AM**

Williams Tower (Houston)

Citigroup Center (NYC)

Torre Mayor (Mexico City)

M II A II R II K · #7 Posted: **May 5, 2008, 12:53 AM**

Taken by nodomain @ Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nodomain/39590127/

JManc · #8 Posted: **May 6, 2008, 12:48 AM**

the base of the sears tower smells of really really good mexican food.

swiss re:

IBX tower (philly):

empire state building:

williams tower:

KevinFromTexas · #9 Posted: **May 6, 2008, 1:34 AM**

Frost Bank Tower.

kpexpress · #10 Posted: **May 6, 2008, 8:26 AM**

wow, i love this idea. keep the pics coming

DecoJim · #11 Posted: **May 6, 2008, 6:51 PM**

Here are the bases of a few old skyscrapers in Detroit, Michigan:

Base of the 40 story Guardian Building (1929):

I took this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/decojim...7604411477419/

I took this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/decojim...7604411477419/

Base of the 29 story Buhl Building (1926):

I took this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/decojim...7604411422241/

I took this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/decojim...7604411422241/

Base of the 47 story Penobscot Building (1928):

I took this photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/decojim...7604406674122/

I took this photo.

Part of base of the 28 story Fisher Building (1928):

I took this photo.

Base of the 23 story Dime Building (1912):

I took this photo.

If interested there are higher resolution images of the pictures that have flickr links.

JDRCRASH · #12 Posted: **May 6, 2008, 6:57 PM**

ThreeHundred · #13 Posted: **May 6, 2008, 8:04 PM**

Wells Fargo Plaza (Houston)

Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur)

The Center (Hong Kong)

First Canadian Place (Toronto)

peanut gallery · #14 Posted: **May 7, 2008, 4:31 AM**

Transamerica:

A little closer:

BofA - Unfortunately, they built it so the main entrance and plaza are on the north side of the building so it's mostly shaded. And it's surrounded by trees so I couldn't get a good overview of the entire plaza, but here it is:

The other side is much brighter, but less inviting (notice the wall that increases in height as the street and sidewalk drop away to the right):

The still-under-construction One Rincon Hill, doesn't even have landscaping yet:

The old PacBell building (aka 140 New Montgomery) is one of my favorites:

All photos by me.

Patrick · #15 Posted: **May 7, 2008, 6:04 AM**

What a great idea! Those Detroit ones are insane!

STR · #16 Posted: **May 12, 2008, 4:09 PM**

Aon Center, Chicago. The fountain and plaza are sunk one story below street level.

Sears Tower. Office entrance is on west side, on Wacker, and is the curved atrium. Tourist enterence is one the south side of the building, in the Skydeck annex. Behind the annex is an elevated plaza. There's a secondary office entrance on the east side of the tower, along with an underground parking entrance (which always has a posted guard) and 3-4 shops including a WaMu if memory serves.

John Hancock Center, looking out from lobby.

311 S Wacker. The NW corner of the lot has a small public park which is planned to have a tower built on it, which the SW corner parking lot will remain intact (bleah). There is a public lobby (blessedly air conditioned in summer) that you can cut through the site diagonally which opens into an impressive atrium with a restaurant or two in it.