i used to live in NYC and often went to Albany for business. I promise you Albany and its downtown are nothing Raleigh should ever aspire to emulate in any way. Nothing but tumbleweeds.
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Most people call this âswitching trainsâ. 
In all seriousness, Iâm trying to absorb all the train speak as much as possible. It really is fascinating. Weâve had railroads and trains for so long in this country and I love that they continue to evolve and serve our transportation needs. I think the general public donât have an appreciation for this.
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The large one in the middle of @GucciLittlePigâs image, Erastus Corning Tower, is the tallest, standing at 610 ft. followed by 1, 2, 3, and 4 Empire State Plaza, the âchimneysâ, at 310 ft.
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Lol my dad didnât want me going to NYC with my mom when I was a kid because it was the pickpocket capital of the world. He also was convinced weâd all get shot if we looked at other drivers in AlbanyâŚ
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You donât like the Capitol in Albany?! I think itâs one of the best looking ones in the country. Miles better than the boring little thing at the end of Fayetteville StâŚ
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Wearing my Tasty Bev shirt! (this thread, you guys, 
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Leo is everywhere!!!
Its big and garish, so I guess it fits for the Empire State, lol.
To me, it doesnât look like a capitol, but a very nice turn of the century aprtment or office building.
Sure, the NC capitol is small, but at least it looks like a capitol. And it is small, there are county courthouses in Texas from the 19th century that are MUCH larger than our state capitol. Still, there is a real elegance to the NC building.
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Thereâs a modesty and humbleness to our Capitol. It fits our motto âTo be rather than to seemâ and the narrative that NC is a âVale of Humility between Two Mountains of Conceitâ
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To be fair, NY happened to âbeâ the wealthiest and most populous state, so a grand building for the capitol made sense.
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I always really liked both the motto and that saying @John
No doubt @GucciLittlePig big wealthy states use to like big, outlandish capitals. I am wondering what the old NY capitol looked like. The current one is 1880s or 90s, surely.
And yet when it was constructed, it bankrupted the State.
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âŚand yet some of us want more grandeur. Clearly they did more than the best that they could.
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I was thinking the bankruptcy over a rock block more or less was either a testament to how poor NC was, or how unwilling they were to tax enough to pay for anything nice. Imported Irish labor built the thing.
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I think one of the panels on the light crown fell down on the north side. Just saw it on my way home from dinner.
So I looked at an apartment there a couple weeks ago. $1500 for a studio! Thatâs insane. I probably would consider if it was the advertised $1100 but no way for $1500. We are becoming overpriced like every other major city 
If anyone knows of studios/1BR in a walkable part of downtown that arenât a million dollars let me know
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Probably just going to get worse. Rent in Raleigh has gone up over 90% in the last 10-15 years. We will see how increasing the supply will do.
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Oh, I know it. All this growth is good for the area and bad at the same timeâwell, there are pros and cons. Sometimes I miss the old Raleigh and other times I want us to be much bigger and denser. Canât make up my mind.
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Renting a condo can an option. Glenwood Agency does a lot of rentals downtown.
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You do seem to get more bang for your buck with condos.
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