Old Coke by dtraleigh, on Flickr taken on October 11th, 2007.
Click for larger. Taken on February 13th, 2010.
I had taken a picture of this Coca-Cola ad on one of the walls along Lane Street back in 2007. I now have the touched up version. Which do you prefer?
While not necessarily the best photos that have appeared on the blog, these three make for great desktop wallpaper. I’ve used them myself and now want to share them. I’ve included multiple versions of the most common screen resolutions used by readers of RalCon, gathered by the power of analytics, as well as the original version if anyone would like to play with it. Enjoy!
You are free to do what you want with the images at a personal level. Please respect my Creative Commons license (non-commercial, attribution) if using them on the web. Thanks. Click on the photo for a larger preview.
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I’m sure lots of people were enjoying the winter weather we had this weekend, especially the kids that are staying home from school this week. For those that watched the local news each and every minute up until the storm, I’m also sure it is a big relief that the apocalypse did not happen.
For more media of snow and Raleigh over the past few days, click below to re-live it all.
Photos on Flickr tagged with Raleigh and snow.
Videos on Vimeo tagged with Raleigh and snow.
Pictures on Twitter on snow in Raleigh.
Video wasn’t my strongest skill but I did take some over the years. Enjoy these three videos that have made appearances on the blog.
The Shimmer Wall (under construction) from Leo Suarez on Vimeo.
This video was taken on June 14th, 2008. It shows just a small piece of the then new shimmer wall on the still under construction Raleigh Convention Center.
Snow in Downtown Raleigh from Leo Suarez on Vimeo.
This video was taken on January 20th, 2009. Between 2 and 4 inches of snow fell in downtown Raleigh that day.
Raleigh Pillow Fight from Leo Suarez on Vimeo.
This video was taken on April 4th, 2009. Just watch it and make plans to participate this year.
Yes, this is true. The RalCon blog turns three today and in order to celebrate, a theme of three will take over for the next few days. I’d invite all readers out for a beer but maybe I’ll save that move for when DTRaleigh hits a larger milestone.
Anyway, it all started as a hobby and I’m still keeping it going. I was the guy that hated English classes in school and now I write in my free time. What are the odds? I had hoped to have a special announcement for this day but it’s not quite ready yet. Everyone will have to wait.
For now, enjoy a blast from the past and look at the blog archived on October 15th, 2007. (via archive.org)
Is it just me or are there always birds at this Moore Square bus stop on Wilmington Street?
One year and a few weeks ago from now, the crown of RBC Plaza was lit up. There was good discussion on the blog that day so jump back in time and re-live it. Digging through my photo archives, I found lots of pictures of the tower under construction. Here is a small collection showing the tower grow from nothing to 500+ feet high.
View of the construction site from Fayetteville Street on October 19th, 2006.
The tall red crane is being put together on January 20, 2007.
The lower floors for parking are under construction on June 26th, 2007.
The building starts to make a dent in the skyline, showing its blue glass on December 12th, 2007.
RBC Plaza has now topped out and more glass follows its way to the top on April 12th, 2008.
The crown is being put together on April 27th, 2008.
RBC Plaza now towers at the top of the Raleigh skyline.
I thought this was pretty cool. Something fun for your Friday afternoon.
