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Old Posted Apr 29, 2007, 2:28 AM
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Old Posted Apr 29, 2007, 2:49 AM
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Mmmmm, belly dancers.

Mike the next time your up in Sac, hit up Kasbah...


http://www.kasbahlounge.com/entertainment.html


Serving food until 3:00 a.m.

No word on when the bellies retire for the evening...

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Old Posted Apr 29, 2007, 2:56 AM
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i drove by the festival thing earlier, it looked cool. i thought it was some gay oriented gathering, though.
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Old Posted Apr 30, 2007, 6:55 AM
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i drove by the festival thing earlier, it looked cool. i thought it was some gay oriented gathering, though.


I thought so too at first but then I realized the balloon arch wasn't the full rainbow, only orange and white, plus some other color.
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omg that is the same reason why i stopped thinking it was a gay thing!
because of the lack of the rest of the colors. how funny.
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Old Posted Apr 30, 2007, 11:56 PM
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who has noticed this... to me both the CalSTRS
and Gateway Towers are very similar in shape with the curved side and flat side.
Man, this city sure getting it’s fare share of twin buildings these days.



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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 12:04 AM
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who has noticed this... to me both the CalSTRS
and Gateway Towers are very similar in shape with the curved side and flat side.
Man, this city sure getting it’s fare share of twin buildings these days.



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...and buildings with rounded sides...


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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 12:16 AM
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^don't forget esquire plaza as well (my favorite highrise in Sacramento).
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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 1:07 AM
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I'm with you aufbau...Esquire is my favorite as well
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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 1:51 AM
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You're all gonna disagree with me; but, my favorite is the current US Bank Tower.
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^mine too. WF a close second.
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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 4:00 AM
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neuhickman79, which city is this photo from? It doe's look simular to the Fed. Court bldg.



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That is so odd...I got that from google images. Now that I look at it closer, I realize it's not our Fed Courthouse. I looked it up and that is actually a pic of the Jacksonville, FL courthouse.
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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 4:39 AM
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I gotta agree with neuhickman and brandon on this one. The current US Bank tower is my favorite. You have to love its modern art-deco flavor which I think the architects (Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz) pulled off without it looking forced or cheap.

I think WF center is the most overrated. It just looks a bit plain IMO. I think the size or layout of the widows lacks something I can't lay my finger on. If I had a wrecking ball for a day I would definitely go after Capitol Square. Heck with all the windows falling out of it, the building was built so on the cheap by the state it will probably fall over by itself. The least appreciated building definitely has to be the Cal/EPA building. I love the cool glass fingernail on the top. Just wish there was some cool lighting effect on top.

Since all is quite on the front lets hear from everyone..
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Honestly, mine would have to be Aura, if it ever gets built. I can't wait to see it complementing 621, both with their razor-blade top edges. Plus, Aura's glass will look stunning all times of the day, especially in the evening when the orange and reds hit it like the Renaissance Tower. Add to that the night-time illumination and I'm drooling. For the time being, however, my fav is the Renaissance Tower because it looks so different when viewed from various angles and its colors really stand out when the sun sets.
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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 5:19 AM
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Took this over the weekend coming home from the bay.



My fav would be the current US Bank tower, it lights up nice at night and
looks good from all sides. I really enjoy the Renaissance Tower when the light
outside is dark and low light reflects off it. The Emerald tower is just
beautiful too... I just wish it was taller as originally planned. The EPA bugs me
cause the north side is just sad, not detail or interesting features like the front has.
Oh yeah, and the Esquire always makes me proud
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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 5:28 AM
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The Emerald tower is just
beautiful too... I just wish it was taller as originally planned.
Excuse my ignorance , but how tall was it originally planned to be?
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If I remember right, they cut off around ten floors.
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Old Posted May 1, 2007, 5:31 AM
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Funny I actually like the north side of EPA better with the all glass facade. I love the view coming into downtown on 160.

My personal favs are Esquire and the Federal Courthouse. I go back and forth on which I like better, but they are both impressive architecturally. So much fine detail in each. And if you've never been to the to the 15th or 16th floor of the Fed, you're really missing out.

I think Renn Tower is third for me with it's all glass facade and the colors it picks up in the sky. Never understood the hatred some Sacramentan's have for this building.
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