en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/267746 Comments by JamesWillamor http://cltblog.com/3000#IDComment19601977 The photos are from 1987, because 1 First Union (1 Wellschovia) was about 1/3 complete. Link to the original post on UP: <a href="http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/index.php?s=&amp;showtopic=40265&amp;view=findpost&amp;p=1061184" target="_blank">http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/index.php?s=&am...</a> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:52:06 +0000 http://cltblog.com/3000#IDComment19601977 http://cltblog.com/2008/04/limited-edition-charlotte-barbie-dolls/#IDComment19598943 I remember seeing it posted on <a href="http://www.city-data.com" target="_blank">http://www.city-data.com</a> a few weeks ago. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:29:05 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2008/04/limited-edition-charlotte-barbie-dolls/#IDComment19598943 http://cltblog.com/2956#IDComment19487092 Very interesting perspective since you were able to take photos from inside the Duke Energy building. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:15:27 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2956#IDComment19487092 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/charlotte-clean-and-green-prepares-the-queen-city-for-earth-day/#IDComment19249798 I love the streetcar tracks in the photo at the top of the entry. I&#039;m glad they had the vision to go ahead an put them in the road now when they resurfaced it instead of having to tear it up again in a few years when the streetcar line gets built. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:34:26 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/charlotte-clean-and-green-prepares-the-queen-city-for-earth-day/#IDComment19249798 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/i-love-charlotte-by-dj-complete/#IDComment19139785 I find it funny because it is almost self depreciating, though not as obvious as this Cleveland tourism mocumentary: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY</a> (Credit to Meck for finding it, please don&#039;t yell at me for stealing it!)</a> Also, I found the rap song about the Carolina Panthers circa 2003-2004: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jD-7U0Fls0" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jD-7U0Fls0</a>" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jD-7U0Fls0</a></a> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:16:58 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/i-love-charlotte-by-dj-complete/#IDComment19139785 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/charlotte-tax-day-tea-party/#IDComment19139016 I&#039;m sorry that you didn&#039;t stick around long enough to see that we also posted a story on Drinking Liberally&#039;s anti-tea party: <a href="http://cltblog.com/2009/04/drinking-liberally-in-charlotte/" target="_blank">http://cltblog.com/2009/04/drinking-liberally-in-...</a> Just because journalists report on an event doesn&#039;t mean they or their news agency support the event. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:08:26 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/charlotte-tax-day-tea-party/#IDComment19139016 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/i-love-charlotte-by-dj-complete/#IDComment19059690 I think it is funny. He took the popular Asher Roth song &quot;I Love College&quot; and remixed it for laughs.I don&#039;t really think he was trying to be serious. Anybody else remember that rap about the Panthers from a while back? I think it was the year they went to the Superbowl. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:02:58 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/i-love-charlotte-by-dj-complete/#IDComment19059690 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/dugg-dugg-the-newest-addition-to-noda’s-art-scene/#IDComment18786726 Looking forward to seeing Sharazad Improv @ Dugg Dugg Fri. 8PM ($5). Loving seeing the space used for performance as well as displaying great art. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:55:10 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/dugg-dugg-the-newest-addition-to-noda’s-art-scene/#IDComment18786726 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/whitewater-center-attracts-brains-and-brawn/#IDComment18379921 An upcoming event at the USNWC - World Kayak Hometown Throwdown - Saturday, April 11th 2:00pm. Spectators welcome. Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:01:39 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/04/whitewater-center-attracts-brains-and-brawn/#IDComment18379921 http://blog.cltblog.com/2009/04/james-willamor-writes-clt-blog-blog-blog-post/#IDComment17987299 No blog can be taken seriously without having at least one lolcat. Thank you for making the CLTblog blog complete. Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:59:54 +0000 http://blog.cltblog.com/2009/04/james-willamor-writes-clt-blog-blog-blog-post/#IDComment17987299 http://blog.cltblog.com/2009/03/making-some-changes-to-clt-blogs-design/#IDComment17950810 It is this kind of behind-the-scenes expose that wins Pulitzers. Stunning! Wed, 1 Apr 2009 06:48:09 +0000 http://blog.cltblog.com/2009/03/making-some-changes-to-clt-blogs-design/#IDComment17950810 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/nc-dance-theatre-building-uptown-studio-and-office-building/#IDComment17948998 I like this. This section of North Tryon street has really been in need of some development, and will have nice street presence. It will make a nice impression on visitors arriving uptown from N. Tryon. Wed, 1 Apr 2009 05:39:10 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/nc-dance-theatre-building-uptown-studio-and-office-building/#IDComment17948998 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/sneak-peak-at-the-new-re-cyclery-retail-space/#IDComment17791700 Thanks. I love the Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens - a nice piece of glass for the price. Hopefully one day I can upgrade my camera body so I won&#039;t have to always manually focus the lens. These are okay, but I&#039;m most proud of the recent skateboarding photos. I shot those with a manual focus lens, indoors in low light, without a flash or tripod. I had to shoot over a thousand frames to get a handful that were nice. Adversity builds character, I tell myself. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:04:43 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/sneak-peak-at-the-new-re-cyclery-retail-space/#IDComment17791700 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/charlotte-turns-lights-off-for-earth-hour/#IDComment17791534 I&#039;m all for being green and energy efficient, but when hype and participation overshadow the amount of effort required and any tangible results, then it can become a bit of grandstanding. The best joke I heard about Earth Hour: &quot;I just participated in Earth Hour. Now I&#039;m going to go masturbate while thinking about what a GOOD person I am.&quot; Another example: Product [RED]. I bet the people who work in the sweatshops making these products are TI[RED]. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:57:44 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/charlotte-turns-lights-off-for-earth-hour/#IDComment17791534 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/floor-plans-reveal-details-about-unc-charlottes-center-city-building/#IDComment17707519 There is supposed to be underground parking under a portion of the 1st Ward Park. In terms of number of spaces and levels, I&#039;m not sure how much. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:01:42 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/floor-plans-reveal-details-about-unc-charlottes-center-city-building/#IDComment17707519 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/unc-charlottes-center-city-building/#IDComment17677939 Someone on Urban Planet posted some addition renderings, including floor plans. A great design. Link: <a href="http://is.gd/pbT2" target="_blank">http://is.gd/pbT2</a> Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:34:27 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/unc-charlottes-center-city-building/#IDComment17677939 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/wsoc-tv-time-warner-get-a-room/#IDComment17602561 They used to have a outfield billboard at Knights Stadium with a picture of WSOC sports guy Harold Johnson. Every game Homer the Dragon would ride his ATV out there and beat on the picture of &quot;the big guy&quot; with a plastic bat. Classic. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:07:04 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/wsoc-tv-time-warner-get-a-room/#IDComment17602561 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/wsoc-tv-time-warner-get-a-room/#IDComment17597792 I miss Bill Walker on WSOC. He was old school. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:23:50 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/wsoc-tv-time-warner-get-a-room/#IDComment17597792 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/unc-charlottes-center-city-building/#IDComment17272628 Nice! I love this building! Now we&#039;ll have this, the classic Bank of America Corp. Center by Cesar Pelli (Petronas Towers, 1IFC Hong Kong), the Bechtler Art Museum by Mario Botta (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Church of Santo Volto in Turino), and the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts &amp; Culture by Freelon. An impressive and growing collection of great design. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:37:23 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/03/unc-charlottes-center-city-building/#IDComment17272628 http://cltblog.com/2009/02/last-leg-of-i-485-is-on-faster-track/#IDComment15815375 Here&#039;s a map. Warning - it is a PDF that is over 7MB so it could take a little while to load: <a href="http://mumpo.org/PDFs/ThoroughfarePlan.pdf" target="_blank">http://mumpo.org/PDFs/ThoroughfarePlan.pdf</a> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:43:34 +0000 http://cltblog.com/2009/02/last-leg-of-i-485-is-on-faster-track/#IDComment15815375