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Now, officially finished (Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.) The last details are the rotating deck cannon and the lifeboats. I've wanted to build a Confederate sidewheel steamer since I built the Ironclad USS Cairo a couple of years back, and when I found the reference material, I knew it was time. The only problem is it still needs a companion vessel to spar with!
Commerce Court is a cluster of four office buildings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the financial district on King Street and Bay Street. The main tenant is the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
The first building, now known as Commerce Court North, was built in 1930 as the headquarters of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, a precursor bank to the current main tenant. Designed by the firm Pearson and Darling, the 34-storey tower was the tallest building in the British Empire/Commonwealth until 1962. At the time of its construction, the building was one of the most opulent corporate headquarters in Canada.
In 1972, three other buildings were erected, thus creating the Commerce Court complex: Commerce Court West designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (the tallest building in the complex, at 57 storeys, and the tallest building in Canada from 1972–1976), Commerce Court East (13 storeys), and Commerce Court South (5 storeys). In 1994, Zeidler Partnership Architects was commissioned to renovate the Commerce Court urban plaza, the banking area at the base of Commerce Court West, and the below-grade retail area.
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Launceston is a city that prides itself on restrained 19th century architecture. But then in the 1970s developers got the upper hand and ugly was in. Thank goodness heritage laws have since been introduced to protect our treasures, but we are still left with eyesores like this.
But honestly? They are a photographer's dream in settings like this.
Toronto's Allen Lambert Galleria has been described as the "crystal cathedral of commerce". It is an atrium designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, connecting Bay Street with Sam Pollock Square. The six story high pedestrian "avenue" is created by eight freestanding supports that reach up in parabolic arcs, evoking a forest canopy or a tree-lined street.
Built in 1930 as the headquarters of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The 34-storey Art Deco tower was the tallest in the British Commonwealth until 1932. Designed by the Canadian firm Pearson and Darling with the American bank specialists York and Sawyer as consulting architects.
I didn't have the best light and had to use a lot of Shadow/Highlight here. This is definitely one I will reshoot when/if I ever get back to Toronto.
CSXT ES44AH ‘Chessie System’ heritage unit No. 1973 represents the year 1973, when the Chessie System was formed by merging the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Western Maryland Railway.
I've always been fascinated by the steam coming out of these towers in the winter. A still photograph really doesn't do this phenomenon justice. But the light was right and I was in town.
Springfield, Illinois
February 2007
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In the midst of the vast ocean landscape, this busy island seems to stand out.
A picture of one of Hong Kong's islands, taken from the top of the International Commerce Centre or ICC building.
Also, starting with this batch of pictures, I have begun to edit on a new laptop or notebook computer. In line with this, I would like to apologize in advance for any perceived negative changes or differences to the look and feel of my photos.
The only purpose of this tower is to display advertising billboards to the cars on the A59 in Duisburg.
International containers bound for export via Pacific Northwest ports snake along the banks of the mighty Missouri River as this run-through BNSF stacker navigates the former Northern Pacific mainline through Lombard Canyon, now operated by the Montana Rail Link. Pictures really don't do this canyon justice; the rocky lines and rugged features of the area are truly captivating, especially from an elevated vantage point.
GTW 4917 is in South Memphis, north of Brooks Road on the old Grenada Sub, working at (I think) the Vanguard Soap facility.
Commerce Township, Michigan...drive-in is long gone, sign remains (saw the original Ghostbusters here with my family when it first came out)