DOWNTOWN: Weekend Photography Challenge
Your challenge this weekend is to take and share a photo on the theme of ‘downtown‘. The theme was suggested on our facebook page by Danielle Bright and seconded by others (make sure you ‘like’ our FB page to see when we call for suggestions next week).
Feel free to interpret the theme in any way you like. Downtown for some of us will mean skyscrapers and crowded streets, for others it might be a rural setting and others of us might like to take a different approach altogether and go with a play on words and photograph your own personal ‘down’ town…. it’s totally up to you.< ?p>
I’m personally looking forward to getting a glimpse of the variety of ‘downtowns’ in different countries and settings around the world. Our community is from all corners of the globe so the result of this should be quite diverse!
Once you’ve taken your Downtwon photos – choose your best 1-2, upload them to your favorite photo sharing site and share a link to them here in comments below.
If you tag your photos on Flickr, Twitter or other sites with Tagging tag them as #dPSDOWNTOWN to help others find them. Linking back to this page might also help others know what you’re doing so that they can share in the fun.
PS: if you enjoy these kinds of challenges, don’t forget that each week in our forum we run a photography assignment section where you’re also given a theme and can take a shot to share with the dPS community.





220 Responses to “DOWNTOWN: Weekend Photography Challenge” - Add Yours
May 1st, 2010 at 5:58 am
May 1st, 2010 at 6:01 am
This isn’t my town, but a nearby one which larger, older, railroad era buildings. I took this image just the other day… Downtown Image . I am going to see if I can’t get another ‘downtown’ image this weekend
<a href = http://www.cabinfeververmont.com Cabin Fever in Vermont I will be announcing a new photo contest tomorrow so check back!
And My Photography website
May 1st, 2010 at 6:01 am
…and I suck at HTML embedding apparently
May 1st, 2010 at 6:09 am
May 1st, 2010 at 6:09 am
here is my downtown picture
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spalla67/2871169325/
May 1st, 2010 at 6:26 am
Here’s a shot of City Hall in Philadelphia and a few other ‘downtown’ shots:
http://2zars.blogspot.com/2010/03/downtown-philly.html
Here’s one from Temple University School of Medicine.
http://2zars.blogspot.com/2010/04/building-reflections.html
May 1st, 2010 at 6:35 am
My weekend started early.
Heading Downtown

May 1st, 2010 at 7:09 am
May 1st, 2010 at 7:11 am
My weekend started early
Heading Downtown
May 1st, 2010 at 7:14 am
I’m very new to photography and have enjoyed all the articles and tips I have found on this website. I am tring to follow along and do the weekly assignments, challenges etc. But I am confused as to what the deadline is for posting a pic for some of these. I thought this weekend was ‘EYES” but now I see this challenge. Am I missing something here? Have I missed the date and time for the deadlines somewhere in the article? Thank you so much for any help you may send my way.
Looking forward to posting pictures.
Anita
May 1st, 2010 at 7:21 am
Heres the link to my flickr which has 2 downtown pictures, cant wait to see everyone else’s
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncromwell/sets/72157623964655222/
May 1st, 2010 at 7:30 am
in light of the Olympics that we had here in Vancouver, this is a picture of the olympic village in downtown vancouver http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnsantic/4405915364/in/set-72157623193310110/
May 1st, 2010 at 7:33 am
keep capture ..
May 1st, 2010 at 7:48 am
http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/west5thstreet/fongsdtownla.jpg
May 1st, 2010 at 7:54 am
An early morning in Chicago:
Here’s the rest of the set:
http://stich0602.shutterfly.com/177
May 1st, 2010 at 8:02 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joncromwell/sets/72157623964655222/
one is from Indianapolis and the other is a back ally in farmington
May 1st, 2010 at 8:38 am
Here’s my favorite Chicago shot. It was taken last fall early in the morning overlooking Grant/Millennium Park.
I won’t have a chance to get any good downtown style shots, so I’ll just show off that older one.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:09 am
This is a picture I took on a cloudy day, but the clouds broke on this one building giving it an awesome look.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46591767@N06/4509338155/
May 1st, 2010 at 10:22 am
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4463606592_434909110a.jpg
May 1st, 2010 at 10:23 am
[img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4463606592_434909110a.jpg"][/img]
May 1st, 2010 at 11:04 am
May 1st, 2010 at 11:44 am
May 1st, 2010 at 11:58 am
May 1st, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Hope you like it. I love silhouettes
This is downtown Reykjavík, capital of Iceland.
May 1st, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Shot through hotel room glass.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shakesgrear/4566549219/
May 1st, 2010 at 1:16 pm
It was a cloudy day, but the clouds opened up to give me this shot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46591767@N06/4509338155/
May 1st, 2010 at 1:33 pm
May 1st, 2010 at 2:01 pm
This was a really fun challenge for me! Thank you! It was really nice to take time to document our town since we probably won’t live here much longer.
I have two:
May 1st, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Here’s my submission
May 1st, 2010 at 4:35 pm
A few images from Chicago.
A few images from Mecca & Medina.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamid89/
May 1st, 2010 at 5:31 pm
Winter Prague:
http://www.fotoaparat.cz/gallery/popup/182447
May 1st, 2010 at 5:49 pm
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elssonas/4538206713/" title="Skyline"
May 1st, 2010 at 6:08 pm
This was taken last year in Montreal during the Jazz Festival.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chady-net/4567629552/in/set-72157623966869064/
May 1st, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Here is a photo of Copenhagen, Denmark.. Took it when I was there on vacation last spring.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/natzangelik/3704483885/
May 1st, 2010 at 6:57 pm
This is another one in Fremantle, Perth. This was one of my first shots with my Canon 40D Camera, set to automatic hehe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/natzangelik/3364185297/
May 1st, 2010 at 7:49 pm
This is a picture of Narita – Japan at night.
Taken from my hotel balcony with a Canon 500D.
May 1st, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Image of San Francisco.Taken with a Canon 500D.

May 1st, 2010 at 8:42 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elssonas/4538210439/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elssonas/4538206713/
May 1st, 2010 at 9:04 pm
I call this the jazz club
May 1st, 2010 at 9:28 pm
The Jazz Club
May 1st, 2010 at 9:29 pm
May 1st, 2010 at 9:32 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nipasir/4567282159/
This is a cute sight of some kids heading downtown with a sheep. The picture was taken just before Qurban day (Idul adha) symbolizes sacrifice and care to those who needed help.
May 1st, 2010 at 9:33 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nipasir/4567282159/
This is a cute sight of some kids heading downtown with a sheep. The picture was taken just before Qurban day (Idul adha) symbolizes sacrifice and care to those who needed help.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:00 pm
I call this: “The sun is downtown”. The photo was taken on a very early easter morning…
May 1st, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Downtown Jackson Michigan during a photowalk.
Downtown Lansing Michigan during last years Scott Kelby photowalk.
May 1st, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Downtown Jackson Michigan during a photowalk.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4318318683_a394324ccc.jpg
Downtown Lansing Michigan during last years Scott Kelby photowalk.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2590/3751283642_bf0ea3599f.jpg
May 1st, 2010 at 11:27 pm
I recently was in L.A. visiting family, and went with my brother to the Griffith observatory to shot the L.A. skyline.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4493090833_2c3553a027_b.jpg
May 2nd, 2010 at 12:17 am
This a night pictures of New York City Skyscrapers taken from the east side of the Hudson river
May 2nd, 2010 at 12:41 am
The view over downtown:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22434106@N03/3115486828/in/set-72157622900171498/
(Tokyo – Japan)
May 2nd, 2010 at 12:43 am
New York !!!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4568279736_e093e5a011_b.jpg
May 2nd, 2010 at 12:56 am
May 2nd, 2010 at 2:03 am
It was a cloudy day but the sky opened up a little bit to let me take this shot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46591767@N06/4509338155/
May 2nd, 2010 at 2:37 am
The picture mentioned above:

May 2nd, 2010 at 3:32 am
film camera, downtown Chicago, Michigan Avenue

Chicago River, off Michigan Ave.
May 2nd, 2010 at 4:14 am
The hustle and bustle of the Ramblas on a Saturday
May 2nd, 2010 at 5:06 am
Taken in an alley in Milwaukee, WI
May 2nd, 2010 at 5:09 am
As on may the 1st in France (where I live) the tradition is to sell “muguets” and give them to our friends for wishing them the happinnes … then, today, the french people could be have the idea of “downtown” like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prioridad-de-apertura/4568908414/
May 2nd, 2010 at 5:10 am
May 2nd, 2010 at 5:11 am
As on may the 1st in France (where I live) the tradition is to sell “muguets” and give them to our friends for wishing them the happinnes … then, today, the french people could be have the idea of “downtown” like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prioridad-de-apertura/4568908414/
Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/downtown-weekend-photography-challenge/comment-page-1#comment-107122#ixzz0mhsDrES3
May 2nd, 2010 at 6:11 am
May 2nd, 2010 at 7:30 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/byenseven/4513409591/
May 2nd, 2010 at 7:46 am
Cambridge is a lovely little river city but unlike most river cities, the river goes right through the middle and is integral part of life in the city.
May 2nd, 2010 at 7:55 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifitzpatrick/4568103675/
The hustle and bustle of the Ramblas on a Saturday
(Second attempt, embedding failed)
May 2nd, 2010 at 8:49 am
A few pictures from Chicago, Mecca, and Medina.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamid89/4567448544/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamid89/4566871817/
May 2nd, 2010 at 9:39 am
Sunset over Chicago. Viewed from New Buffalo Michigan

May 2nd, 2010 at 11:06 am
Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis on a nearly rainy day. A visitor asked me “If you’re from here, why aren’t you over at the baseball game?” (Because I’d rather make images.)
May 2nd, 2010 at 11:08 am
Downtown St. Louis, Gateway Arch…second attempt. Embedding didn’t take it doesn’t look like.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27872441@N00/4569761378/
May 2nd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
A couple of pics from my hometown of Healdsburg, California:
May 2nd, 2010 at 12:51 pm
How downtowns have changed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpeterb/4569977226/
Brisbane, Australia
May 2nd, 2010 at 1:26 pm
I guess my first attempt didn’t work…here I go again:
May 2nd, 2010 at 2:28 pm
May 2nd, 2010 at 2:55 pm
I took this photo in a place of Bogota’s downtown, Colombia, called “el chorro”
May 2nd, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Here is a view of Portland downtown taken today.
May 2nd, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Also wanted to upload this one. Hopefully posting twice isn’t cheating…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpeterb/4569647363/
May 2nd, 2010 at 6:01 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonboyz/4565887118/
May 2nd, 2010 at 8:37 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chady-net/4567629552/
May 2nd, 2010 at 8:45 pm
here’s my first attempt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37962335@N02/4570168825/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37962335@N02/4570168823/
May 2nd, 2010 at 8:56 pm
May 3rd, 2010 at 12:35 am
Boston skyline
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:22 am
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:33 am
Medium telephoto view of buildings in downtown Detroit.
http://davidlegg.aminus3.com/image/2010-03-14.html
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:22 am
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:40 am
Downtown St. Louis. My Hometown
The Gateway Arch
>a href+http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v358/63/77/745554389/n745554389_800662_2223.jpg>Downtown Houston, where I live now.
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:42 am
Fixing the link
Downtown Houston
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:25 am
Rochester NY Cityline from a distance -
http://www.sudiptashaw.com/photography/2009/11/rochester-city-line/
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:35 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahkatephotos/4571168339/
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:03 am
I seem to have a problem with uploading. :-/ Our downtown is old, but it makes for some fun photos!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27598438@N07/4571313987/
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:29 am
I posted mine yesterday and they still haven’t shown up??
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:29 am
Just like to see if anything I submit will be posted…..
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:30 am
Try again…
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:43 am
Here’s my contribution:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chezchiens/4572193060/
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:29 am
Our downtown is old, and I love the photos I get from there.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27598438@N07/4571313987/
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:26 am
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:27 am
How come my pictures aren’t showing up??
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:38 am
Trying this one last time … from my hometown of Healdsburg, California:
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:19 am
Downtown Orlando Florida taken from Lake Eola.
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:40 am
May 3rd, 2010 at 12:17 pm
2nd Post as the first one didn’t work
Downtown of Bangkok, with the bamboos/tires roadblocks made by red shirts protesters, blocking the city for more than one month now
Album is here
May 3rd, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Here is a link to the photos I took today of our “downtown”. I live in a relatively small town (by most standards) but to some we are the “big city” around here.
http://picasaweb.google.com/maureen.stadnik/Downtown?authkey=Gv1sRgCOjmnuDT0dbAJA#
May 3rd, 2010 at 2:27 pm
This is my second try. View of Portland I took yesterday.
May 3rd, 2010 at 2:34 pm
my second time to join in…this is so encouraging…thank you DPS!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57149496@N00/4573839212/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57149496@N00/4573210795/
May 3rd, 2010 at 2:48 pm
May 3rd, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Sorry, failed before. Des Moines Public Library in the foreground. 801 Grand (The Principal) building in the background.
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Small Town of Coupeville, WA.
May 3rd, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Coupeville, WA
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Downtown Santa Cruz, CA
– Anh Vo
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:01 pm
This is my city: manila
May 4th, 2010 at 12:52 am
Here is my photo. This is my first time posting, hope you all enjoy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gelzerman/4572110730/
May 4th, 2010 at 1:42 am
A view down Congress Avenue behind the Capital gates in Austin, TX
May 4th, 2010 at 2:58 am
May 4th, 2010 at 3:39 am
I am resubmitting this comment because it has now shown up since yesterday. The explanation of the photo is on the same page as the photo itself.

May 4th, 2010 at 6:32 am
I was downtown Toronto and found these gentlemen waiting patiently. One seemed to have a different attitude, pose, stance than the others. Hmmm.
May 4th, 2010 at 7:09 am
Can you tell who the new guy is?
I was walking in downtown Toronto when I spotted these gentlemen taking a break. One worker stood out.
May 4th, 2010 at 7:12 am
I was walking downtown Toronto and discovered these gentlemen taking a break. One stood out from the rest. : )
May 4th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Why oh why do I have such trouble posting images to this forum?

May 4th, 2010 at 9:17 am
My post doesn’t show up at all
.
May 4th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Ok make smaller size and use flickr instead of photobucket to see if this works. Santa Cruz Downtown:
May 4th, 2010 at 9:30 am
May 4th, 2010 at 9:33 am
There’s two pics of downtown Vancouver, overlooking False Creek and Granville Island.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ireneillee/4576666050/in/set-72157623894507234/
May 4th, 2010 at 11:39 am
May 4th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
This shot is one from a series of shots that I took at one of my favourite local haunts… the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston Street in Melbourne. Taken on a rainy and very balmy summer night, I perched myself – somewhat precariously – on a traffic island between both cars and trams passing me by on either side as I allowed for a long exposure shot to give me this effect, which, I must say, was quite pleasing!
May 5th, 2010 at 3:37 am
Here is mine.
This is Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal) seen from Almada, city on the other side of Tejo river.
May 5th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
2 photos of the recently opened Helix bridge in Singapore
May 5th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
The newly opened Helix bridge in Singapore
May 5th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I’ve try to post many time… something is wrong…
May 5th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Sunday morning donwtown Gothenburg/Sweden
May 5th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
here is mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mushhood/4550063995/
May 6th, 2010 at 2:07 am
May 6th, 2010 at 8:48 am
May 7th, 2010 at 1:39 am
http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories/view/1791143/
May 7th, 2010 at 2:13 am
May 7th, 2010 at 2:33 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradshawjess/4584545174/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradshawjess/4584545430/in/photostream/
May 7th, 2010 at 2:47 am
Apologize if this shows up twice. Can’t seem to get the upload to go smoothly.
Beautiful day along the Chicago River on a water taxi.
May 7th, 2010 at 2:59 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradshawjess/4584545174/in/photostream//img
May 7th, 2010 at 3:00 am
May 7th, 2010 at 5:51 am
May 7th, 2010 at 6:47 am
These are photos of Downtown Kansas City, MO I took about a year ago.
May 7th, 2010 at 7:00 am
Photographs I took of downtown Kansas City… (its ture, there are more than just corn fields here)

May 7th, 2010 at 7:04 am
Chicago
May 7th, 2010 at 7:12 am
My 2 cents… (and 2 colors, almost) :p
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alocai/4585189932/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alocai/4584544989/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alocai/4585170982/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alocai/4584542643/
May 7th, 2010 at 7:26 am
May 7th, 2010 at 9:47 am
I was visiting Sarasota, Fl and come upon this fun statue.
May 7th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Boardwalk in Long Beach, NY
May 7th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
May 7th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
May 7th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
my downtown Istanbul, Turkey
snow at Eminonu, Istanbul
May 7th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
NYC from the Empire State Building – my first post.
Device model: Canon 7d
Color space: RGB
Focal Length: 10
F number: 16
May 7th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Downtown Bellevue,
May 7th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
here is my downtown picture
May 8th, 2010 at 12:19 am
can somebody help me… i’ve been trying post some of my pictures but i never see them. what am i doing wrong?
May 8th, 2010 at 12:28 am
Here’s a favorite of mine of downtown Cleveland at night.
May 8th, 2010 at 1:34 am
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3865064545_37a70a02df_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4301033603_99dbde87a1.jpg
May 8th, 2010 at 2:01 am
Beautiful, smoggy, downtown Los Angeles
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=631040&l=53438482ed&id=1658755242
May 8th, 2010 at 2:05 am
Beautiful, smoggy, downtown Los Angeles
May 8th, 2010 at 2:07 am
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs562.snc3/30705_1248102856881_1658755242_631040_5593553_n.jpg
Beautiful, smoggy, downtown Los Angeles
May 8th, 2010 at 2:07 am
just sharing

{same here, i am having a hard time posting photo here}
May 8th, 2010 at 3:05 am
Beautiful, smoggy, downtown Los Angeles
May 8th, 2010 at 6:28 am
I have never seen a collage here, but after a photo walk of our Historic Downtown Winona Mn. I wanted to show more of what I saw. Most of the buildings were made in the 1800′s using red brick from brick works on the outskirts of town. The Roof lines were custom made of locally forged iron and stamped metal. The names of the owners and year built is on many of the building tops. The windows were very decorative.
May 8th, 2010 at 6:48 am
Not Sure but my photo didnt appeared here. So posting link http://www.flickr.com/photos/vishvas_trikutkar/4585498833/
May 8th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
here is my downtown picture
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeforcolour/4588325170/
May 8th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/catjones/4587930185/
Cinderella wall…Downtown Mesa, AZ. Happy.
May 8th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
my vision from chicago… and my first time posting here
comments are always welcome!
keep it up!
May 8th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4588443923_ac2828b8b3_m.jpg
This is a wedding downtown Amsterdam.
May 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
May 8th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alocai/4588475037
May 8th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
May 8th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
looking up in chicago…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alocai/4585170982/
May 9th, 2010 at 12:36 am
Sarasota, FL
May 9th, 2010 at 12:37 am
May 9th, 2010 at 12:40 am
May 9th, 2010 at 5:22 am
This is the Hancock Tower in Boston’s Back Bay in Copley.
May 9th, 2010 at 10:00 am
I don’t have a Flicker account and don’t want one! Why can’t I simply attach a file to my comment? I’m lost! Otherwise, this is an interesting site with much to contribute.
May 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Here is a view of the wharf side in Georgetown, South Carolina. Enjoy!
May 9th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Here id the photo:
http://www.photoshop.com/accounts/be46465433bd47e8a2c010d497ebd449/px-assets/939334bdad644d4c8b7aecdcae3ccdfc
May 9th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gvaldez68/4590525252/?editreplace=1
May 9th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Here is the photo to Georgetown, South Carolina.
May 9th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gvaldez68/4589772353/in/set-72157624019877954/
May 9th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Downtown Laurens, South Carolina.
May 9th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50007637@N04/4590339659/
May 9th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
puerto vallarta vacation
May 9th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50007637@N04/4590338555/
May 9th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
May 9th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
Melbourne Downtown seen from Williamstown. 5:30pm sunset time. Zoomed in while shooting.
May 9th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
May 9th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Shot in City Hall Park, NYC
Meet Horace Greeley, Founder of The New York Tribune
Not sure of what kind of bird this is, but glad I got the shot; he was busy
May 10th, 2010 at 4:55 am
Johnson City, the storied railroad town, was also a town with a colorful reputation for activities involving bootlegging, gambling, and general disobedience of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (known as “Prohibition”) which prohibited the manufacture or sale of intoxicating beverages.
Due to its location as a railroad crossroads in the Appalachian mountains – where a talent for manufacturing alcoholic beverages is a long tradition, Johnson City was a stopover point and occasional hideout for some legendary gangsters most notably Al Capone. Located between Chicago and Miami, Johnson City was dubbed “Little Chicago” and the Montrose Court Apartment complex (constructed in 1922 and now is privately owned apartments) was the headquarters for Capone and his friends. The Windsor Hotel (1909-1971) led the way as a reputed melting pot of various types of vice including activities not necessarily involving alcohol. Underground passage ways and “escape routes” ran underneath Johnson City’s streets. Secret access points to former “speakeasy” locations have also been discovered in North Johnson City that were in use as late as the 1970s.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridge60/sets/72157624025581996/
May 10th, 2010 at 6:27 am
I live in a small town Smolyan Bulgaria.Building you see is drama theater.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kriss_60/4593136944/
DPSDOWNTOWN
May 10th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Lisbon Downtown
Great light
May 10th, 2010 at 8:14 am
Here are a couple shots I have taken of downtown Vancouver

May 10th, 2010 at 9:03 am
There is not much to “Downtown” Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, but here is one view.
May 10th, 2010 at 11:02 am
This is the view from the top of the parking garage where I work.
Canon Powershot G11
f/4.5
1/200 sec
iso-800
exposure bias 0 step
focal length 30mm
max aperture 4.3
metering mode center
no flash
May 10th, 2010 at 11:06 am
Downtown Boston!
Here are a few more http://www.flickr.com/photos/29833841@N07/sets/72157624028791246/
May 10th, 2010 at 11:11 am
This is the Central Avenue in San Jose Costa Rica. Picture took from “Cuesta de Moras” on the morning of this Sunday May 9th 2010.
Technical details:
Focal Lenght: 55mm
f=5.6
S= 1/1250
May 10th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Hartford, CT

May 10th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
I came to my city home yesterday night at midnight
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anna_soffia/4594960426/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Then I looked back
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anna_soffia/4594960416/sizes/m/in/photostream/
May 10th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
hope i get it right this time

May 11th, 2010 at 2:52 am
From Flowers from backyard
May 11th, 2010 at 4:52 am
An HDR of Reston Town Center…
May 12th, 2010 at 3:56 am
here is a snap of our downtown
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49542823@N07/4543650111/
May 12th, 2010 at 3:59 am
May 12th, 2010 at 11:01 am
This is downtown Chicago. taken in Feb with frozen Lake Michigan
May 12th, 2010 at 11:03 am
May 12th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50132270@N04/4601155986/

May 12th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
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May 13th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
here is the railway at Bangsar Kuala Lumpur
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/4603303688_0afc090ab7_m.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1095/4602690177_d3aa2f6931_m.jpg
May 15th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Here is my “Downtown” – LA City of Angels
May 15th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
If this doesnt work…..Im giving up
May 15th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
May 15th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/48848998@N07/4607731788/” title=”LA – City of Angels by Ellie-C, on Flickr”><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/4607731788_d4d6a1eb74.jpg
May 15th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48848998@N07/4607731788/” title=”LA – City of Angels by Ellie-C, on Flickr”><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1047/4607731788_d4d6a1eb74.jpg
May 17th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Downtown Topeka Kansas
May 17th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4613644311_b124502c58.jpg
May 17th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
Here’s my entry- Orlando, Florida…..”The City Beautiful”…..have a “Magical Day!”
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45996728@N03/4615202226/
May 20th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Downtown Portland
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4569618399_bac350f0cf_o.jpg
May 20th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Downtown Portland…
May 28th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Downtown Seattle
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