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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Who Stole Downtown Dallas

Saw a really cool and somewhat eerie effect with the weather, downtown Dallas and some low clouds while I was driving into work yesterday morning. It looked like someone had simply spirited downtown Dallas away. The shots are from Eastbound I-30 heading towards Dallas and from the feeder from Eastbound I-30 to Northbound I-35E.

When I first noticed the low cloud I could still see the top of Bank of America Plaza peeking out of the clouds [right in the center of the picture]:

Downtown Dallas From I-30 020112

Just a little further along the road even that was no longer visible and there was simply no downtown Dallas. Take a look at the image taken from Google Maps Street View to see what the skyline normally looks like from there:

Downtown Dallas From I-30 020112

Downtown Dallas From I-30 020112 G/Maps

Driving on a little further and heading round to I-35E you could just make out Reunion Tower but the rest of the downtown skyline was still hidden and at that point downtown is pretty darn close. Again there is a grab from Google Maps for comparison:

Downtown Dallas From I-30 020112

Downtown Dallas From I-30 020112 G/Maps

1 comment:

  1. Lived that one myself along with you on that same day... I had just moved into Prosper Texas that very day before. That was so bizzare.

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