A few other city photo blogs have posted photos of cars today. So in that sprite I am posting a photo I took at the BMW Zentrum. Because Greenville is the headquarters for BMW North America they built an automotive museum. In addition they have a very large manufacturing plant in Greenville where they build the Z4 Roadster and X5 SUV. 
In fact I drive a BMW Roadster when I am not walking to work. My car is shown in the photo on the left. My wife and I are discussing our next car purchase. At present we have it narrowed down to a Mercedes Benz or a Hybrid. However Eric, at the Paris Daily Photo site , posted a photo of a Smart Car today. This lead me to do some research and I have found a concept Mercedes-Benz bionic (some call it the Mercedes smart car). Do you think I can talk my wife into a Mercedes Smart Car? Could you talk you spouse into a Mercedes Smart Car?
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February, 2006
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It is not often I find a business which flys a pirate flag. But sure enough City Collision Repair flys a pirate flag as shown in this photo. This photo has not be photo shopped. They really do fly the pirate flag. Interestingly I could not find a Yellow Page listing for them however in another photo their phone number is shown as 271-9297. Also, click here for a Google map showing roughly their location so you can drive by and see the flag.
It was rainy today so we rode the trolley which runs between the Hyatt and the new baseball stadium. It is a temporary service until the stadium opens. At that time the trolley will be used to shuttle between parking garages and the stadium. As the sign says “Downtown Baseball 2006 Be There!”. I am attempting to take panning shots of passing vehicles. However, I am not having much luck with it yet. In this photo the shutter speed was fast enough that there was no blur of the background even though I was moving the camera as the trolley passed by me. I will have to try a slower shutter speed.
This photo shows construction of a staircase giving public access to the Reedy River. The land on which the staircase is built was part of three different law suites over eminent domain. Each of the cases returned verdicts in favor of the landowners who lost their land. The total of the three law suites was $5.4 million. See the following Greenville News articles for additional detail. Jury reaches decision in eminent domain case City told to pay $2.6 million for lot it took by Reedy River
The cold weather returns tomorrow however today it was great. The lady next the river was one of several people who were wearing their shorts today. Notice the construction in the background. This construction is part of three different law suites over eminent domain. I will post more about that tomorrow.
These photos show some very reasonably priced homes downtown. Notice the BB&T building the background. The price range, for housing downtown, varies from reasonable to outrages. These photos were posted to show the range of prices for housing. As time progresses other photos will be posted showing homes and condos in the higher price ranges. In my opinion Greenville is doing a good job of attracting housing projects at all price levels. Click here for a Google map showing the location of this photo.
Daffodil blooms cover the hillside at the Governor’s School for the Arts. I enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine today when I went for a walk today. It has been cold these last few days however the flowers are blooming and the cherry trees are starting to bloom. Click here for a Google map showing the location of this photo.
