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Show Your Roll: The Place Picture Thread

Old 03-05-06, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by efarrar
I tend to disagree, with the summer part. When the christmas lights are up on a clear winter night, you could crap your pants in awe at the wonderfulness. I will pay someone to give me a fisheye/perspective shot of that next christmas.
It is an awesome street especially on a foggy night.
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View from under the belvedire bridge (i.e. the foot bridge to belles Isle)


polo on belles isle


more polo on belles isle
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Old 03-05-06, 09:38 PM
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ummmm wow....

i wish i had a better cam to shoot the hood
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Downtown: Where the action is


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I'll start off by apologizing for the **** ton of pictures.

My ride starts off here:



This is where I enter the "riverbed":


The first homeless camp I see:


Looking down towards the port:


This is a strange little area in the middle of suburban long beach where a few people have built stables in their back yards:


One of the many graffitti covered underpasses:


Where the "river" goes from concrete to rock:


...you might be a redneck.


Another homeless camp:


For any monster garage fans:


and finally:


I took a bunch more pictures, but a lot of them were either really blurry (maybe next time I should stop my bike before taking pictures) or they came out like this:

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Originally Posted by FridgeRobot
View from under the belvedire bridge (i.e. the foot bridge to belles Isle)
Nice. Man, I can't wait to get back to city livin'.
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Old 03-07-06, 06:56 PM
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Old 03-07-06, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by absntr

Two mornings ago, rode around the skatepark, it was funny since I didn't have my deck with me:


Boy, does that ever bring back memories. I used to hang out there a bit, I lived about 4 blocks away. Sometimes I miss the northside.

Most times I don't.
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Originally Posted by sivat
I'll start off by apologizing for the **** ton of pictures.

My ride starts off here:



This is where I enter the "riverbed":


The first homeless camp I see:


Looking down towards the port:


This is a strange little area in the middle of suburban long beach where a few people have built stables in their back yards:


One of the many graffitti covered underpasses:


Where the "river" goes from concrete to rock:


...you might be a redneck.


Another homeless camp:


For any monster garage fans:


and finally:


I took a bunch more pictures, but a lot of them were either really blurry (maybe next time I should stop my bike before taking pictures) or they came out like this:

I HATE the bike path
and I am guessing you live in the Country Club area?
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Old 03-09-06, 12:57 AM
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Yeah, I do. I actually like the path. Sure, its ghetto, but its pretty smooth and theres always stuff to see. The day I took the pictures a homeless guy jumped off of the anaheim overpass. Fun stuff. I grew up in the el dorado park area, and the san gabriel riverbed is far worse.
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Originally Posted by treechunk
Boy, does that ever bring back memories. I used to hang out there a bit, I lived about 4 blocks away. Sometimes I miss the northside.

Most times I don't.
is that the park around gurnee(i think that's the spelling)? one of my friends lived right by the park and checked it out on one of my road trips...if that's the same one.
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Originally Posted by brunop
not to diss yer town bro, but i'd hate to live there.
thats kind of crazy that someone would be so put off by a clean, less sprawled town. dont get me wrong i aint judging...just kind of crazy to think about. i think your town looks nice.
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Two more from yesterday's ride back from the Dr.



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Old 03-17-06, 08:40 AM
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This thread has been sinking. Time to give it a another yank from Norman, Oklahoma.


Weekday morning at my bike rack.


One of my regular ride "companions." When you weigh 20,000 tons, you don't have to share the road.


No bike racks, please. This is Main Street, U.S.A.
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Old 03-17-06, 09:37 AM
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Yes, there seem to be a lot of new faces around, so this is a great thread on which to introduce yourself.
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Old 05-21-06, 08:24 AM
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Old 05-21-06, 10:34 AM
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I *heart* this thread







And one of my favorites:

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Old 05-21-06, 10:46 AM
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i might grab the gal pal's camera and add some stuff to this thread later.
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Originally Posted by treechunk
Boy, does that ever bring back memories. I used to hang out there a bit, I lived about 4 blocks away. Sometimes I miss the northside.

Most times I don't.
Really? I live in the med. district (near you) and don't like the area at all.
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Old 05-21-06, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by nicomachus
how about grazing? that guy looks pretty hungry
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Originally Posted by No_Minkah
I *heart* this thread

And one of my favorites:

I WENT THERE! It was so cool riding through the train yard, for serious.
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Old 05-22-06, 01:28 AM
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Here are some pics of Toronto, Canada

Last months CM



Silhouette of the city during sunrise



Me on a century ride in the outskirts of the city



Pics from the ride of silence last week



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Old 05-22-06, 05:23 AM
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this thread is great.
I should have some good shots up tomorrow, but the competition is steep.
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Old 05-22-06, 05:41 AM
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Helsinki Finland


15km outside of Helsinki


Warehouses burning in the heart of Helsinki + me (100meters from the parlamenthouse):



Pics from a Hellsinki Street Surf Alleycat:
https://www.trailikalkkuna.com/galler...2006/index.htm

Pics from Helsinki-Borgaux road/boat trip:
https://www.trailikalkkuna.com/galler...2006/index.htm

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Old 05-22-06, 07:25 AM
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from my town's website (gobo, wakayama, japan), here are some historic (c.1947) and current (c.2001) pics for comparison that might be interesting to some. i will put some of my own pics up when i have a chance.

larger pics of the panoramas are here: https://www.city.gobo.wakayama.jp/012...hoto-index.htm







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