Cool fly over pictures of the Charleston area, New River Gorge, and one of Parkersburg (houses)

[Chriscross309]

I found this link, and thought it was kinda cool. It is a little outdated, but that doesn't take away from its unique view.

Charleston, West Virginia - Aerials

Here is a link I found on the link, LOL

https://picasaweb.google.com/1111225.../CharlestonWV#

[ButtercupMcToots]

Beautiful pictures. I think I'm going to get the one that has all the church spires and the Capitol. Have you seen it?

[GottaHerdOn]

Loved these!!!

[Chriscross309]

Originally Posted by ButtercupMcToots

Beautiful pictures. I think I'm going to get the one that has all the church spires and the Capitol. Have you seen it?

yes I love that picture. It is so cool because it's not fake.

here it is
Panoramio - Photo of steeples before the storm, charleston, wv

here is another cool link of Charleston and downtown.
Charleston, West Virginia - MetroScenes.com – City Skyline and Urban Photography and Prints by Matt Robinson

[Two-Rivers]

The posts in the original link mentioned Parkersburg's urban renewal phase that destroyed so many old buildings, so I thought I would show this prime example.

This is the old Parkersburg city building that disappeared overnight in 1981. There wasn't a lot of discussion or public input, it was just there one day and gone the next. It's a small parking lot now.

Pic is from:
PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA: THE CITY BUILDING & FIFTH STREET

If you like that page, be sure and look at the rest of the site:
PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA: A VINTAGE PORTRAIT

[Chriscross309]

Originally Posted by Two-Rivers

The posts in the original link mentioned Parkersburg's urban renewal phase that destroyed so many old buildings, so I thought I would show this prime example.

This is the old Parkersburg city building that disappeared overnight in 1981. There wasn't a lot of discussion or public input, it was just there one day and gone the next. It's a small parking lot now.

How sad! Those were some nice buildings. If they only knew what that would have done for the city by keeping them.

[Two-Rivers]

Anything can happen when good ole boys decide to help each other out. Someone got a new city building with a nice new office and furnishings, someone got a parking lot, and someone got paid to tear that building down. The 'renewal' has obviously failed, since downtown is nothing like it used to be.

At one point they considered tearing down the Wood county courthouse. Since then, it's been given some upgrades and better care. It was built in 1899, the pic below was taken around 1905.

PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA: WOOD COUNTY COURTHOUSES