Charlotte, NC

stepper77 · #1 Posted **May 29, 2009, 5:29 PM**

At the end of my recent trip to Tennessee, I decided to fly out of Charlotte and see the city. A friend of mine in the area was nice enough to show me around (and take the light rail with me for the first time). I was surprised at how active downtown/uptown was with people, especially late into the night. Charlotte has a lot of nice, new development going on, but, having been in Nashville, not as much in the way of historic buildings. At least what I saw in downtown. Great city though!

This one reminds me of a similar building in Honolulu

And the clouds parted...

My new favorite building

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My Trip: Nashville - Knoxville

stepper77 · #2 Posted **May 29, 2009, 5:31 PM**

I wanted to include this too...I took it from the plane as I took off.

Top Of The Park · #3 Posted **May 29, 2009, 6:29 PM**

That last panorama pic is very amazing

Kingofthehill · #4 Posted **May 29, 2009, 9:01 PM**

McCity looking good here.

It seems as if the recent boom was especially kind to Charlotte. But do people live there ?

LAsam · #5 Posted **May 29, 2009, 10:42 PM**

Looks like the marine layer was in earlier that day

Thanks for taking the time to upload all these photos to share with us! Your skills with a camera are consistently top notch.

stepper77 · #6 Posted **May 29, 2009, 11:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by LAsam

Looks like the marine layer was in earlier that day

Thanks for taking the time to upload all these photos to share with us! Your skills with a camera are consistently top notch.

Thanks! Yes, the weather was pretty crazy...at least for a guy from California. Driving from Tennessee I hit a thunderstorm that was pouring rain so hard, I could barely see out my windshield with the wipers on high. Then, as soon as I hit Charlotte, the rain shut off like a valve and the sun came out before sunset. The next morning I thought I was back in back in SF with the gray "marine layer", then it burned off to beautiful blue skies by the afternoon!

RockHillJames · #7 Posted **May 30, 2009, 4:34 AM**

Really nice stuff.

You did a LOT of walking.

This shot kicks tail. That's a perspective you don't see much:

denveraztec · #8 Posted **May 30, 2009, 4:50 PM**

Fantastic shots as always my friend! I love this city and all the new developments, they already had enough historic gems in their core and neighborhoods. They now have a spectacular skyline to go along with it.

dktshb · #9 Posted **May 30, 2009, 6:00 PM**

Very nice, thanks for sharing!

hokiehigh · #10 Posted **May 30, 2009, 6:22 PM**

Great pictures! Thanks for the tour.

kcexpress69 · #11 Posted **May 31, 2009, 12:53 AM**

Great job you did out there!! Charlotte has quite a modern skyline. I can only imagine what it will look like in about 10-15 years along with the city's population!!

JackStraw · #12 Posted **May 31, 2009, 2:59 AM**

so brand new and shiny! Like my 20 dollar silverware set I just bought from Target. Love me some Charlotte!

TXLove · #13 Posted **May 31, 2009, 9:41 AM**

So crisp and clean looking! Great photos of Charlotte!

ChrisLA · #14 Posted **May 31, 2009, 11:44 AM**

Nice clean looking city.

I heard nothing but nice things about Charlotte. A friend of mine I haven't spoken to since the last time I was in New York was considering selling his business and moving there, I know he made several visits scouting out the place. Now I wonder if he had.

Another friend in Los Angeles, I also haven't spoken to in a while said he wanted to move there as well, and was very fond of this city.

As one gets older, and even for those just starting out. Cities like these are becoming more enticing. NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago of course are exciting cities. But at the same time they are older, worned, and much more grittier, and on top of it all more expensive. So I can see how a person could like more tame, slower pace, yet not boring. Plus get more for you money, this sound good to me, many others.

Still I love LA, and would miss the excitement of living here. Again nice looking city, thanks for sharing. I'd certainly would consider it, should an opportunity arise.

ItsConanOBrien · #15 Posted **May 31, 2009, 1:01 PM**

Those are some great shots! That BOA headquarters is one of my favorite skyscrapers.

jomaled · #16 Posted **May 31, 2009, 3:26 PM**

Nice photos of buildings! I haven't been to Charlotte, I'd like to visit someday. One question though...where's everybody?

stepper77 · #17 Posted **May 31, 2009, 4:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by jomaled

Nice photos of buildings! I haven't been to Charlotte, I'd like to visit someday. One question though...where's everybody?

Thanks for all the great comments!

As a far as "where's everybody"? Don't use my pictures as a gauge. I usually avoid people in my photography and it was a Sunday morning when I was walking around the residential neighborhoods. But, there were a lot of people in downtown Saturday night, late into the night which surprised me, and again Sunday afternoon. So, when most downtowns are devoid of people on weekends, it was really impressive that Charlotte stays quite active with people.

e2ksj3 · #18 Posted **May 31, 2009, 5:41 PM**

Great job!! Those are beautiful pics of the city. I miss living in Charlotte, there was so much development going on there. I'm looking forward to see how the city grows within the next few years with the completion of the transit lines, which will include more light rail, streetcar, commuter rail, and bus rapid transit.

GSS · #19 Posted **Jun 1, 2009, 6:56 AM**

Awesome set of pictures! Some of those shots of BOA are fantastic.

cityscapes · #20 Posted **Jun 1, 2009, 8:16 AM**

Wow, first in flight and last in pedestrian activity. Nice pictures though Charlotte has nice new buildings.