Photos by axelrd.com : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Hueyloo said:

This panorama looks quite strange. Pretty neat though.

James from mattress reviews

Very nice pic.

Esta foto me encanta.

Saludos

Ignacio.

Très belle photo, best of

Words cannot add to this photo. The symmetry, the sameness, the grey tones, still the city majestic. Broad Street impluvious --- makes the ordinary extra. (April 2009)

The French implies, I think --- this is not one of the beauties of our city. Wrong --- wrong. How sad to misinterpret us. We are the beauty of the city --- a city in decay --- here. Elsewhere resurgent. Even in decay--- the patina gives us nobility. Struggling civility --- inner City. Look at what we were. Judge tenderly of Us. (2009)

The Cira --- on the right. It is not a building. It is a mirror --- it becomes the sky. The concrete --- Binds the city to the earth. The Cira takes Penn's vision home. (2009)

The tour books tell all. Is the 20th century truck there by design or accident?

This photo, perhaps more than any of the others, captures the timelessnes of the city, a very old one by American standards. Smedley is one of the "little streets" of Philadelphia, lined with 19th century charm, Georgian revival, Greek revival, modern in-fill. All this is capped by 20th century post-modern. (April 2009)

The three late 20th century skyscrapers ( center L to R) are Liberty II, Liberty I and the Mellon building. The three clustered, right of center (front-back) areCity Hall-nea, mid- Originally Bell Atlantic,and far-The Comcast building under construction. It is now complete, a mirrored rectangle piercing the sky and ever-changlingly reflecting the heavens. In the forefront is the Wanamaker building distorted by the camera. The step-back building is an Art Deco masterpiece. Completing the trio is the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (April 2009)