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oneillba · 20 May 2008, 01:55 PM

Here is mine...

The Chicago skyline, at night, from eight floors up and about 16 miles northwest from the heart of the city. Thank goodness, a lot of forest area in between me and the city... Let's see your pictures, day or night. No planes in the sky. O'Hare (ORD) is quiet this time of night.

The John Handcock building on the left and the Sears Tower on the far right. You can walk from one building to the other on a good day. It is a nice walk and great way to see the great City of Chicago. Give me a P/M if you are ever visiting the city.

Ashley · 20 May 2008, 02:09 PM

Wow, that's such a pretty view Brian! I won't even bother taking a picture for this though, I have a basement bedroom so all I see is the bottom of a tree and the feet of some patio furniture, and that's only if I crane my neck up!

oneillba · 20 May 2008, 02:13 PM

Ash, it's the feet of the dogs walking by that have to get you crazy though. Hehe...

Ashley · 20 May 2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by oneillba

Ash, it's the feet of the dogs walking by that have to get you crazy though. Hehe...

Only because I desperately want a dog! There was this beautiful Rotti at the pound a few weeks ago, I would've snapped him up so fast if I had the means to do so! (Money, space, permission...

)

Lisa · 20 May 2008, 02:29 PM

Let's see.... view from the south bedroom window is of the basement steps and garage. Not too interesting. View from the east window is of our porch and the neighbor's overgrown shrubs. So much for that! I've already posted pics of my neighborhood street, I think, but here's one from a couple months ago. The trees still show a lot of the damage from the December ice storm.

oneillba · 20 May 2008, 02:34 PM

Lisa, I have seen your house from your previous posts. Very nice! Okie neighborhoods look good to me.

Ashley · 20 May 2008, 02:50 PM

Poor tree!

oneillba · 20 May 2008, 03:02 PM

Maybe too many Rotties taking a break near it. LOL.

Ashley · 20 May 2008, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by oneillba

Maybe too many Rotties taking a break near it. LOL.

Those would have to be some big Rotties!

fear · 20 May 2008, 04:57 PM

Several years ago but same view. Waianae mountain range.

Dan Pierce · 20 May 2008, 08:36 PM

Love The Windy City!

Here's a view from my back deck.
dP

Trev · 20 May 2008, 10:25 PM

oneillba · 20 May 2008, 10:45 PM

Trev, very cool. And all this time I thought your pictures on other posts were you on vacation.

Ashley · 21 May 2008, 02:16 AM

Holy crap, Trev, what an amazing view! I'd love to wake up to that every morning!

oneillba · 21 May 2008, 09:51 AM

Here is an early evening shot. Trev, your shot still looks more like a vacation though.

diversified · 21 May 2008, 09:57 AM

Trev, In your first picture at the bottom, are the yellow boats water taxis?

Trev · 21 May 2008, 10:21 AM

Thanks guys, glad you like the shots.

diversified: The little yellow boats are rentals belonging to "Tiki Village" resort.

oneillba · 21 May 2008, 10:23 AM

Trev, how do you post those large format pictures?

gaopa · 21 May 2008, 11:24 AM

Trev... that is a beautiful place... where is it?

Trev · 21 May 2008, 11:46 AM

It's a suburb called Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast in Queensland (Australia). The river in the photo leads straight to the ocean around the next corner, and the broadwater.

For the photos, I just used the 'insert image' button, and linked directly to a couple of my photos on Flickr.

diversified · 21 May 2008, 12:23 PM

Trev, Your place is near identical to the "Ocean Trails Condominiums" in Jupiter, Florida. It's been seven years since I been there. If some family issues are ever resolved, guess where I'll be. Someday, Someday, Someday.

1MAC · 21 May 2008, 07:16 PM

Our bedroom window looks out on the backyard, but is currently blocked by the trees.

Lisa · 22 May 2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MAC

Our bedroom window looks out on the backyard, but is currently blocked by the trees.

Can't tell if that's an old house or a new house?

Trev · 21 May 2008, 12:56 PM

That doesn't surprise me! Much of the city here is heavily inspired by Miami and Fort Lauderdale. There's even a "Miami" suburb just south of here. There was basically nothing here in the 60's, most of it is new, and modelled after other beach-front cities.

Gold Coast skyline:

Our apartment complex:

Ashley · 21 May 2008, 01:10 PM

Trev, all I can say is WOW

toph · 21 May 2008, 08:03 PM

nice photos guys but Trev wins!

East Bay Rider · 22 May 2008, 11:22 AM

My bedroom is a loft with a couple of skylights. Look up into the sky and you'll see the same thing I do when I look out my bedroom window.

Coastal1 · 23 May 2008, 02:18 AM

Trev, you have an awesome place. Enjoy it b/c you are blessed withthat view. WOW

oneillba · 23 May 2008, 03:11 AM

Don't move, your view rocks!

Trev · 23 May 2008, 11:52 AM

There's actually quite a few places with views like that around here, a lot of them even better! Here's a few shots from an apartment across the road from us in a building called Circle on Cavil (it was on a real estate website). The apartment is a sub-penthouse on the 67th floor:

Our apartment is actually in this last shot, the white high-rise in the lower left:

There's some pretty inspiring views once you get up to the 70 floor mark :)

20 May 2008, 01:55 PM	#1
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	View from your bedroom window... Here is mine... The Chicago skyline, at night, from eight floors up and about 16 miles northwest from the heart of the city. Thank goodness, a lot of forest area in between me and the city... Let's see your pictures, day or night. No planes in the sky. O'Hare (ORD) is quiet this time of night. The John Handcock building on the left and the Sears Tower on the far right. You can walk from one building to the other on a good day. It is a nice walk and great way to see the great City of Chicago. Give me a P/M if you are ever visiting the city. Attached Images __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

20 May 2008, 02:13 PM	#3
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	Ash, it's the feet of the dogs walking by that have to get you crazy though. Hehe... __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

20 May 2008, 02:34 PM	#6
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	Lisa, I have seen your house from your previous posts. Very nice! Okie neighborhoods look good to me. __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

20 May 2008, 03:02 PM	#8
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	Maybe too many Rotties taking a break near it. LOL. __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

20 May 2008, 04:57 PM	#10
fear "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mililani, Oahu Posts: 1,307	Several years ago but same view. Waianae mountain range. Attached Images

20 May 2008, 02:09 PM	#2
Ashley "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Ashley Location: Calgary Posts: 6,967	Wow, that's such a pretty view Brian! I won't even bother taking a picture for this though, I have a basement bedroom so all I see is the bottom of a tree and the feet of some patio furniture, and that's only if I crane my neck up!

20 May 2008, 02:29 PM	#5
Lisa "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 15,741	Let's see.... view from the south bedroom window is of the basement steps and garage. Not too interesting. View from the east window is of our porch and the neighbor's overgrown shrubs. So much for that! I've already posted pics of my neighborhood street, I think, but here's one from a couple months ago. The trees still show a lot of the damage from the December ice storm.

20 May 2008, 02:50 PM	#7
Ashley "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Ashley Location: Calgary Posts: 6,967	Poor tree!

20 May 2008, 08:36 PM	#11
Dan Pierce "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: D'OH! Location: Kentucky Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3 Posts: 36,329	Love The Windy City! Here's a view from my back deck. dP Attached Images __________________ TRF Member# 1668 Bass Player in TRF "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Band Commander-in-Chief of The Nylon Nation The Crown & Shield Club Honorary Member of P-Club

20 May 2008, 10:25 PM	#12
Trev "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: AU Watch: Ω 2599.80 Posts: 387

20 May 2008, 10:45 PM	#13
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	Trev, very cool. And all this time I thought your pictures on other posts were you on vacation. __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

21 May 2008, 02:16 AM	#14
Ashley "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Ashley Location: Calgary Posts: 6,967	Holy crap, Trev, what an amazing view! I'd love to wake up to that every morning!

21 May 2008, 09:51 AM	#15
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	Chicago Skyline @ 6:45 PM Here is an early evening shot. Trev, your shot still looks more like a vacation though. Attached Images __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

21 May 2008, 09:57 AM	#16
diversified "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Jim Location: State College PA Posts: 1,694	Trev, In your first picture at the bottom, are the yellow boats water taxis?

21 May 2008, 10:21 AM	#17
Trev "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: AU Watch: Ω 2599.80 Posts: 387	Thanks guys, glad you like the shots. diversified: The little yellow boats are rentals belonging to "Tiki Village" resort.

21 May 2008, 10:23 AM	#18
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	Trev, how do you post those large format pictures? __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

21 May 2008, 11:24 AM	#19
gaopa "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: .. Watch: Rolex Explorer II Posts: 1,820	Trev... that is a beautiful place... where is it?

21 May 2008, 11:46 AM	#20
Trev "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: AU Watch: Ω 2599.80 Posts: 387	It's a suburb called Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast in Queensland (Australia). The river in the photo leads straight to the ocean around the next corner, and the broadwater. For the photos, I just used the 'insert image' button, and linked directly to a couple of my photos on Flickr.

21 May 2008, 12:23 PM	#21
diversified "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Jim Location: State College PA Posts: 1,694	Trev, Your place is near identical to the "Ocean Trails Condominiums" in Jupiter, Florida. It's been seven years since I been there. If some family issues are ever resolved, guess where I'll be. Someday, Someday, Someday.

21 May 2008, 07:16 PM	#22
1MAC "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Leawood, Kansas Watch: Submariner 16610 Posts: 854	Our bedroom window looks out on the backyard, but is currently blocked by the trees. Attached Images

21 May 2008, 12:56 PM	#24
Trev "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: AU Watch: Ω 2599.80 Posts: 387	That doesn't surprise me! Much of the city here is heavily inspired by Miami and Fort Lauderdale. There's even a "Miami" suburb just south of here. There was basically nothing here in the 60's, most of it is new, and modelled after other beach-front cities. Gold Coast skyline: Our apartment complex:

21 May 2008, 01:10 PM	#25
Ashley "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Ashley Location: Calgary Posts: 6,967	Trev, all I can say is WOW

21 May 2008, 08:03 PM	#26
toph "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: ChrisTOPHer Location: Sydney Watch: Rolex, Brellum, Posts: 12,601	nice photos guys but Trev wins! __________________ "Where no counsel is the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Member No.# 11795

22 May 2008, 11:22 AM	#27
East Bay Rider "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Bill Location: East Bay RI Watch: GMT-II 16710LN Posts: 12,108	My bedroom is a loft with a couple of skylights. Look up into the sky and you'll see the same thing I do when I look out my bedroom window. __________________ I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46

23 May 2008, 02:18 AM	#28
Coastal1 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulf Coast, USA Posts: 288	Trev, you have an awesome place. Enjoy it b/c you are blessed withthat view. WOW

23 May 2008, 03:11 AM	#29
oneillba "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Brian Location: Hamilton, MI USA Watch: My beloved TT DJ Posts: 3,831	Don't move, your view rocks! __________________ My Trusty TT DJ

23 May 2008, 11:52 AM	#30
Trev "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: AU Watch: Ω 2599.80 Posts: 387	There's actually quite a few places with views like that around here, a lot of them even better! Here's a few shots from an apartment across the road from us in a building called Circle on Cavil (it was on a real estate website). The apartment is a sub-penthouse on the 67th floor: Our apartment is actually in this last shot, the white high-rise in the lower left: There's some pretty inspiring views once you get up to the 70 floor mark :)

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