Author Topic: Show me something cool in your city. (Evilbore vacations on the cheap) (Read 2516 times)

ToxicAdam · « **on:** August 15, 2009, 11:57:54 PM »

This is the Mansfield Reformatory. An old state prison that has been used in movies like Shawshank Redemption, Tango and Cash and countless other music videos. Now its used for tours and Halloween gimmicks.

Wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansfield_Reformatory

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2009, 12:41:49 AM »

Cool building. I've always appreciated how even the most utilitarian buildings back in the day were built with style.

Akala · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2009, 12:45:19 AM »

This is a good idea. I think I'll have to wait until tomorrow when less drunk though.

Agent Whiskers · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2009, 12:47:49 AM »

tiesto · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2009, 12:49:51 AM »

Well, this is the closest city to me:

etiolate · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2009, 06:30:06 AM »

Aight

Old Sacramento, from the Delta King, to the shop streets, Railroad Museum and River.

Capitol Building

Dorothea Puente house where she buried seven bodies

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

CrystalGemini · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2009, 06:47:46 AM »

GSA Federal Building

Awesome building. Very inspiring for innovation in sustainability.

Indepth description of the building:
http://www.morphopedia.com/uploads/SFB_PRESSKIT_AllDocs.pdf

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2009, 11:55:37 AM »

Quote from: Kosma on August 16, 2009, 06:08:55 AM

Have you been there ToxicA?

Yes, I worked a fund raiser there before. Pretty cool/creepy place. What gets you is how small and cramped everything is. It was built around 1900, so people werre a bit smaller back then and architecture reflects it.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2009, 12:07:15 PM »

The glass box in the Sears (now known as the Willis) Tower. Great way to kill a couple hours! Well, besides the huge lines to get in. Sure, it's the most popular thing in the city, but it's worth it on a clear day.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2009, 02:31:49 PM »

that scares the shit out of me.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2009, 02:36:51 PM »

The Halifax Grain Elevator

:-|

muckhole · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2009, 02:37:55 PM »

Quote from: Father_Mike on August 16, 2009, 02:31:49 PM

that scares the shit out of me.

Me too. Heights are my kryptonite. But only high heights, not like being on a house roof or an apartment balcony.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:04:47 PM »

There's Apple if you like overhyped things.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #13 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:15:55 PM »

Quote from: muckhole on August 16, 2009, 02:37:55 PM

Quote from: Father_Mike on August 16, 2009, 02:31:49 PM
that scares the shit out of me.

Me too. Heights are my kryptonite. But only high heights, not like being on a house roof or an apartment balcony.

About six stories up is when it starts to hit me.

lennedsay · « **Reply #14 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:31:04 PM »

Union Station:

Missouri Botanical Gardens during Dale Chihuly's exhibit:

(I think both of these pieces are permanent exhibits now.)

Bevo Mill (German Restaurant):

Kiener Plaza with the Courthouse & Arch behind:

I have some amazing sunrise & sunset pictures from this view I took for class, but it's all film. :'(

spoiler (click to show/hide)

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etiolate · « **Reply #15 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:48:19 PM »

yet another motherfucker wearing my shoes

lennedsay · « **Reply #16 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:52:04 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on August 16, 2009, 04:48:19 PM

yet another motherfucker wearing my shoes

Yea, I'm sure you see a lot of that since they've been around forever. Seriously, I was in 3rd grade and my ideal future boyfriend wore Sambas.

Edit: Oh... you mean the espadrilles...

BlackMage · « **Reply #17 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:56:48 PM »

that last pic is totally gay

I NEVER WANT TO VISIT ST. LOUIS NEVER NEVER :'(

lennedsay · « **Reply #18 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:57:22 PM »

Jealous?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #19 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:57:40 PM »

Quote from: BlackMage on August 16, 2009, 04:56:48 PM

that last pic is totally gay

etiolate · « **Reply #20 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:57:48 PM »

No, I meant the Sambas.

I obliviously bought the universal 20something sneakers.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #21 on:** August 16, 2009, 05:01:11 PM »

The box is awesome. Wayyyy better than the shitty CN Tower glass floor.

lennedsay · « **Reply #22 on:** August 16, 2009, 05:01:27 PM »

BM, that was totally going to be you, but you declassified yourself as my cabana boy. So I had to find a new cabana boy. One that wears Sambas.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #23 on:** August 16, 2009, 05:06:57 PM »

Are you looking for a backup cabana boy?

lennedsay · « **Reply #24 on:** August 16, 2009, 05:17:25 PM »

Can there ever be too many?

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #25 on:** August 16, 2009, 05:24:16 PM »

Yes. Joel is one too many.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #26 on:** August 16, 2009, 05:58:26 PM »

Quote from: Malek on August 16, 2009, 05:24:16 PM

Yes. Joel is one too many.

Hey, if it weren't for me, none of you could be her cabana boy!

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #27 on:** August 16, 2009, 06:30:46 PM »

apparently our city hall is one of the biggest in the country

Powerslave · « **Reply #28 on:** August 16, 2009, 06:46:13 PM »

Quote from: Mamacint on August 16, 2009, 12:41:49 AM

Cool building. I've always appreciated how even the most utilitarian buildings back in the day were built with style.

On the outside, yes.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #29 on:** August 16, 2009, 06:55:05 PM »

Powerslave · « **Reply #30 on:** August 16, 2009, 07:03:21 PM »

lol is that cheebs

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #31 on:** August 16, 2009, 07:05:20 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #32 on:** August 16, 2009, 08:16:39 PM »

Behold the wonders of a $60 haircut

Barry Egan · « **Reply #33 on:** August 16, 2009, 08:18:57 PM »

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #34 on:** August 16, 2009, 09:53:02 PM »

Downtown Seattle Public Library:

BlackMage · « **Reply #35 on:** August 17, 2009, 01:15:22 AM »

Quote from: distantmantra on August 16, 2009, 09:53:02 PM

Downtown Seattle Public Library:
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show us a shirtless matt hasselbeck!!

Barry Egan · « **Reply #36 on:** August 17, 2009, 01:22:36 AM »

Just because it serves as a nice contrast to Seattle's library --

The Memorial Killam Library, Halifax

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #37 on:** August 17, 2009, 02:53:05 AM »

Got this via twitter - it's my current desktop. It's the view from Mori Tower in Roppongi, Tokyo. You can spot an abandoned roller-coaster on one of the roofs!

tiesto · « **Reply #38 on:** August 17, 2009, 09:57:32 AM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on August 16, 2009, 06:30:46 PM

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apparently our city hall is one of the biggest in the country

Man, Buffalo has some great architecture, shame they let most of it go to pot.

Yeti · « **Reply #39 on:** August 17, 2009, 11:24:05 AM »

TEEEPO · « **Reply #40 on:** August 17, 2009, 01:20:48 PM »

lennedsay · « **Reply #41 on:** August 17, 2009, 08:59:15 PM »

Quote from: Yeti on August 17, 2009, 11:24:05 AM

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Is this in Orlando/Kissimmee? If so, I bought 3 pairs of shoes next door in 2004 and still own them. Couldn't find those shoes anywhere, and they were in a huge bin there for $20/pair.

Bildi · « **Reply #42 on:** August 17, 2009, 09:26:13 PM »

The town where I currently live has nothing cool, but where I used to live in Cairns, Australia there's lots cool things around it. Only have a few pics on the work computer.

Yeti · « **Reply #43 on:** August 18, 2009, 02:03:56 AM »

Quote from: lennedsay on August 17, 2009, 08:59:15 PM

Quote from: Yeti on August 17, 2009, 11:24:05 AM
http://www.agilitynut.com/09/3/wizard3.jpg

Is this in Orlando/Kissimmee? If so, I bought 3 pairs of shoes next door in 2004 and still own them. Couldn't find those shoes anywhere, and they were in a huge bin there for $20/pair.

Yeah it is, it's within biking distance of where I live. I've never been in there, but it always facinates me. The other day I saw a van with a painting of that wizard/shop as an advertisement on it driving around.

CrystalGemini · « **Reply #44 on:** August 18, 2009, 04:26:08 AM »

Quote from: Bildi on August 17, 2009, 09:26:13 PM

The town where I currently live has nothing cool, but where I used to live in Cairns, Australia there's lots cool things around it. Only have a few pics on the work computer.

Nowonder you don't have a cell phone. Holy crap...I wouldn't want a cell phone if I lived there either.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #45 on:** August 18, 2009, 05:04:53 AM »

I visited Cairns back in 1989. I have cousins who are sugar cane farmers just outside the town of Ingham.

bork · « **Reply #46 on:** August 18, 2009, 05:10:46 AM »

I'm (back) in Atlanta. Here's some photos of the Centennial Olympic Park, the GA Aquarium (largest in the world, IIRC) and Stone Mountain. These aren't mine. Couldn't find any good pics of the World of Coca Cola museum.

Here's where I lived from 2005-2008, Kanazawa, Japan. The last shot is of KZ Station from the street, which was only possible because there was a parade that day and they closed off the main road downtown.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #47 on:** August 18, 2009, 05:20:17 AM »

I love the design of Kanazawa Station.

Ellrick · « **Reply #48 on:** August 18, 2009, 11:42:43 AM »

That is cool, 2.99 is a great price for towels.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #49 on:** August 18, 2009, 11:47:59 AM »

Fuck the towels, I want to know how to get my beard to do that

tehjaybo · « **Reply #50 on:** August 19, 2009, 12:39:50 PM »

The only thing halfway cool near me is the first ever KFC, which is about 10 minutes away from me in Corbin, KY.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #51 on:** August 19, 2009, 12:43:24 PM »

Kentucky

tehjaybo · « **Reply #52 on:** August 19, 2009, 12:44:13 PM »

Quote from: Chipopo on August 19, 2009, 12:43:24 PM

Kentucky

$:-\$

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #53 on:** August 21, 2009, 05:38:03 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on August 17, 2009, 02:53:05 AM

Got this via twitter - it's my current desktop. It's the view from Mori Tower in Roppongi, Tokyo. You can spot an abandoned roller-coaster on one of the roofs!

Just read about that abandoned roller coaster.

Quote

In 2005, Don Quijote began building a 'half-pipe' roller coaster on the roof of its eight story Roppongi store. Roppongi is a heavily populated area in the core of Tokyo, and many residents and businesses were upset with the idea of having a roller coaster in their neighborhood because of the spectacle, noise and crowds it will likely create. The project was completed in 2006 but due to increasing pressure from concerned groups in the area it has never been operated. As of 2009, the structure still exists. Don Quijote has not announced what future plans they have for it.

News:

Author Topic: Show me something cool in your city. (Evilbore vacations on the cheap) (Read 2516 times)