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Title: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: Plenum n Heather on July 01, 2013, 02:53:21 PM

Whilst it's easy to get jaded from the spectacular views I regularly get to see here in NYC, sometimes you look out the window and say, wth?!!

80-story crane is across the street from me right now; to put this into perspective, I am on the 50th floor. Just looking at this thing from up here is veritigo-inducing. These are the best shots I can get from this angle.

(http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq33/Phantom_Isle/80storeycrane1_zps105a75a2.jpg) (http://s431.photobucket.com/user/Phantom_Isle/media/80storeycrane1_zps105a75a2.jpg.html)

(http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq33/Phantom_Isle/80storeycrane2_zps01b61a30.jpg) (http://s431.photobucket.com/user/Phantom_Isle/media/80storeycrane2_zps01b61a30.jpg.html)

Put into context ...

North view

(http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq33/Phantom_Isle/IMG_20130701_094106_583_zps67481133.jpg) (http://s431.photobucket.com/user/Phantom_Isle/media/IMG_20130701_094106_583_zps67481133.jpg.html)


East view

(http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq33/Phantom_Isle/IMG_20130701_094127_602_zps23f2d6e8.jpg) (http://s431.photobucket.com/user/Phantom_Isle/media/IMG_20130701_094127_602_zps23f2d6e8.jpg.html)


South view

(http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq33/Phantom_Isle/IMG_20130701_094119_228_zpsd521c3c3.jpg) (http://s431.photobucket.com/user/Phantom_Isle/media/IMG_20130701_094119_228_zpsd521c3c3.jpg.html)

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: Nadz1lla on July 01, 2013, 05:01:53 PM

 PDT_039

WOW!

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: gwEm on July 01, 2013, 05:24:11 PM

spectacular  8)

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: PhilKing on July 01, 2013, 05:55:20 PM

Are you in the Rockafeller center?

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: Plenum n Heather on July 01, 2013, 05:58:51 PM

Quote from: PhilKing on July 01, 2013, 05:55:20 PM

Are you in the Rockafeller center?

Museum Tower, above the MOMA.

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: PhilKing on July 01, 2013, 06:08:54 PM

I was close, mistook the church for St Patrick's!

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: Ian Price on July 01, 2013, 09:00:44 PM

Very good. Only a mentalist would work up there though.  :D

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: Telerocker on July 02, 2013, 12:19:55 AM

Impressive!

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: 38thBeatle on July 02, 2013, 07:18:48 AM

I moan about my journey to work. At least I have only go up one floor. I can't imagine climbing that thing-well I can but I don't want to.

Title: Re: 80-story crane across the street! (pics inside)
Post by: blue on July 02, 2013, 11:36:51 AM

That's pretty awesome.  The tallest building near me is about 4 stories!  My uncle works at building skyscr@pers in New York though, you might be looking over at his site :)