Uploads from Diego3336, tagged buildings, with geodata

Concrete (Almost) Everywhere

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:07:29 -0800

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Downtown Sao Paulo skyline viewed from "Pedro II" subway station.

Elevated Way

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:11:18 -0800

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An Alstom A96 train leaving the Line-3's Pedro II station of Sao Paulo subway.

Morning Sun

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:01:33 -0700

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Sao Paulo East End at 6:52AM

Downtown Sao Paulo at Dusk

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 15:06:10 -0700

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Picture taken from the Pedro II Subway Station. Despite the nice view, the park down there is full of people doing crack and all sorts of things.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

[2006] Ibirapuera

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:43:43 -0700

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Sao Paulo skyline reflected on the water of Ibirapuera Park's pond. Brazil

[2006] Studying...

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:09:23 -0700

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Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

[2005] Windows Everywhere

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:24:56 -0700

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New York City, USA.

[2005] The Eldorado

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:07:15 -0700

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In front of the Central Park's Reservoir, in NYC

City Life

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:22:53 -0700

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New buildings, classic buildings, squares, buses and a lot of noise in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Vale do Anhangabaú

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:44:33 -0800

Diego3336 posted a photo:

Downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Urban Elements

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:16:45 -0800

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A Subway Station sign, the Banespa Building and a subway ventilation shaft ruining the view in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.

[2005] 5th Avenue at Night

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:48:43 -0700

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Picture taken near to the Grand Army Plaza at the intersection of 59th Street and 5th Avenue in front of the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan and opposite the southeastermost corner of Central Park in NYC - 2005

The Old Scow

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:03:05 -0700

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Picture taken from the Niagara River Parkway, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

About the Scow:

The Niagara Scow (also called "The Old Scow") is the unofficial name of the wreck of a small scow that brought two men perilously close to plunging over the Horseshoe Falls, the largest of the Niagara Falls. The wreck can still be seen, upstream of the falls.

On August 6 1918, Gustave Luffberg and Frank Harris were aboard the scow dredging up sand banks from the Niagara River upstream of the waterfall. When tugboat captain John Wallace brought the Hassayampa over to bring the scow back to shore however, it broke loose and began floating downriver rapidly towards the falls.

There are conflicting reports whether Luffberg and Harris were able to release the false bottom of the scow to dump their load of sand and silt - but regardless, the boat got caught on a rock shoal 838 yards (766 m) from the edge of the falls, leaving the two Niagara Falls Power Company employees stranded in the middle of the raging torrents of water. Later reports suggest that Luffberg had tied a rope between himself and the scow as a safety precaution lest he fall overboard while the scow was still beached, while Harris tied one between himself and a free barrel.

Since a rescue boat was out of the question, the Niagara Falls (Ontario) Fire Department tried using a grappling gun to shoot a life line out towards the barge, from atop the roof of the Toronto Power House while awaiting the arrival of the US Coast Guard from Youngstown, New York to bring a heavier grappling gun. When the US Coast Guard did arrive, they managed to send a lifeline over to the barge, and both marooned men made it safely back to shore via breeches buoy, 17 hours after they first found themselves drifting towards the falls. The hero of the day was noted riverman William "Red" Hill Sr., who tirelessly ventured out to free the tangled breeches buoy line several times throughout the night, and eventually assisted the men to safety. Hill was awarded the Carnegie Medal for his efforts. Hill and his sons would be involved in many other river rescues and recoveries in the next several decades.

At present the scow still remains in place, highly visible, caught on the shoal just out of reach of the Niagara Falls. There is now a plaque across from it on the Canadian side, explaining the history of the wreck.

Source: Wikipedia

Sao Paulo Skyline

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:56:13 -0700

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Downtown Sao Paulo skyline at dusk. Picture taken from "Pedro II" subway station.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Water Tower

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:48:06 -0700

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Water tower and metallic structures of "Gasômetro" (Portuguese for Gasometer), the Comgas (former state gas company, now private) complex located in the Brás district of Sao Paulo.

The complex was built in 1890 and decommissioned in 1972. After a restoration process in the last decade, the complex now serves as the company's operational HQ and museum.

Viaduto Santa Ifigênia

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:24:12 -0800

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Santa Ifigênia (or Efigênia) viaduct in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil.

[PANORAMA] Vale do Anhangabaú

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:12:50 -0800

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Sé district and the Vale do (valley of) Anhangabaú form what is called the cradle of São Paulo.

In the very beginning of its history, São Paulo comprehended solely the triangle formed by the Monastery of São Bento, the Monastery of São Francisco, and the Pátio do Colégio. Within this minute hub was the River Anhangabaú, which meant "bad spirits" in the native Tupi-Guarani language. In the 18th century, the river was canalised and buried into the ground, but the Anhangabaú valley still remained in its place. Revitalisation works in the 1980s have shaped the beautifully arranged square in the Vale do Anhangabaú (the "Anhangabaú Valley"), where nowadays one can find skateboarders and office workers hanging about.

Source: Wikitravel

Anhangabaú

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:50:56 -0800

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Downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil

Visual Mess

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:43:03 -0800

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Downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil

Vale do Anhangabaú

nobody@flickr.com (Diego3336) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:48:58 -0800

Diego3336 posted a photo:

Downtown São Paulo with some of its most famous skyscrapers.