My flight was in a few hours and so I was taking it easy and mooching around downtown Portland. I had done what I had wanted to do in the morning, and now just thought I’d follow my nose and see where I ended up. At one point I happened to look to my left and I liked what I saw.
It didn’t look like the third tallest skyscraper in Portland in its reflection, and from here I had no concept that it also filled a city block. I also presumed that it was early(ish) 20th century, rather than what I have subsequently discovered a 1980s build.
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That reflection is very interesting. In the reflection it definitely looks older than 1980.
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it really does doesn’t it – I wonder if it is the contrast to the glass one it is reflected in that makes us think that?
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I’m guessing that it was intentionally designed to look like early 1900s architecture and I’m betting it’s similarity to New York’s two early very tall building was intentional. They do have a nice shape and they are still two of the most popular sites in New York.
https://teepee12.com/2025/01/26/mid-winter-reflections-on-the-square/
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I didn’t realise they were so careful in the 1980s – my recollection is it was a brash period with the new romantics!
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There are always architects who want to reproduce the best of the past. Boston is better about preserving old architecture than New York, but the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building have been maintained and improved. Anytime anyone suggested replacing them got knocked on the head and dragged away.
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and some towns are better at holding onto history than others too!
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Yes. NY is really bad about it, possibly because Manhattan land is insanely expensive. The entire island is tiny.
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Must have been a large set of legos that they used to make the building! 😉 My geometry is underfoot today. https://fakeflamenco.com/2025/01/25/view-from-above-puerto-rican-geometry/
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hee hee – be even more impressive if it was lego!
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Great catch, Becky!
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thank you 🙂
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Great reflection picture. I like the shape of the tower, not so keen on the peach and blue effect.
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yeah I think that is where the 80s shows!
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It certainly looks more 1920s in style, especially in the reflection. Glass skyscrapers are excellent for reflected photos, sometimes easier to actually capture a building than trying from another angle.
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I don’t even recall the 80s looking back to the 20s. Intriguing isn’t it
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One of the few virtues of glass box skyscrapers is that they do offer some great reflections. Here’s mine today, on a much smaller scale: https://grahamsisland.com/2025/01/25/wire-tensioner/
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I agree about it being one of the few virtues. Far too many sky scrapers around and the glass ones are so bad for birds 😦
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Reflections like that are one of my favorite things about skyscrapers, probably one of the few. 😉
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I agree!
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Time is going so quickly! Just a few more days.
https://sketchingwords.com/2025/01/25/geometric-january-still-brrr/
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I know, after a slow start the month has suddenly started to disappear
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Beautiful photograph dear BeckyB, I love reflections in photography. Especially I loved your composition with the trees… Thank you, have a nice flight and travel, Love, nia
Square – Geometry /January 25, 2025 / Miniature in Geometry
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thank you so much Nia, you are I think the first one to comment on the trees. I think they add so much to it
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I like to look for this sort of reflection in cities, they can make buildings look much more interesting as I think yours has here 🙂
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They really do – think I would have ignored both buildings otherwise!
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A very different construction today…here is the link:- https://davidoakes-images.com/2025/01/25/geometric-utility-shapes/
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intriguing . . .
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