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l12
Block E
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Re: Manhattanization

Postby l12 » May 4th, 2014, 12:36 pm

Miami has more very tall buildings perhaps, but outside of the downtown coastline it is flat as a pancake. I will take Minneapolis's sustained medium density neighborhoods over that any day.

Not to mention, so much of the housing there is empty most of the year, just a way for global wealthy to claim Florida residency and pay no income tax (also cannot have home taken away by courts, the reason OJ moved there).

twincitizen
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Re: The Skyline

Postby twincitizen » August 25th, 2014, 5:58 pm

I never really understood the dislike/criticism of Riverwest Condos until I took this photo a couple weeks ago:

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Riverwest blocking the whole skyline by twincitizen, on Flickr

That is really unfortunate.

Minneboy
US Bank Plaza
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Re: The Skyline

Postby Minneboy » August 25th, 2014, 8:01 pm

Too bad it's not 50 stories higher... LOL

xandrex
Wells Fargo Center
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Re: The Skyline

Postby xandrex » August 25th, 2014, 11:24 pm

RiverWest definitely isn't the prettiest building. However, I had some friends who just moved in there and their downtown skyline view is spectacular.

grant1simons2
IDS Center
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Re: The Skyline

Postby grant1simons2 » August 25th, 2014, 11:30 pm

Well yeah, they block it for everyone else on the East

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Nathan
Capella Tower
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Re: The Skyline

Postby Nathan » August 26th, 2014, 7:31 am

we just need more skyline to the east!

John
Capella Tower
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Re: The Skyline

Postby John » August 26th, 2014, 10:52 am

Riverwest is the "City Center" of the riverfront ;)

xandrex
Wells Fargo Center
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Re: The Skyline

Postby xandrex » August 26th, 2014, 10:42 pm

Well yeah, they block it for everyone else on the East
I'm tucked away several blocks into the western part of the Marcy Holmes neighborhood barely above the ground and still have a pretty spectacular view of Capella and sometimes Wells Fargo (foliage withstanding). Actually admiring the view as I type this. It's more a spectacular bit of luck than anything else with the perfect align of a vista, but that's neither here nor there. :mrgreen:

I suppose RiverWest often simply blends into the background for me. I don't want any more of similar type buildings, but when I'm walking along Main and taking in the skyline, the building barely registers.

fehler
Rice Park
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Re: The Skyline

Postby fehler » July 8th, 2021, 1:32 pm

I was walking around the Mill District, and dammit if I didn't even notice RiverWest anymore. It's been absorbed into the fabric.


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