Saturday, February 6, 2010

Pill Hill blue cubes--Weekend Reflections

One of the great things about CDP is that it makes you really look at your surroundings.  I've been on Pill Hill a gazillion times but somehow never registered this blue glass hospital until a few weeks ago.  It is the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center on 30th St.  I don't know when it was built or who designed it---but whether or not you like it, it gets your attention.  (Sooner or later).  Pill Hill is a real hill between Broadway and Telegraph that has been home to a hospital, doctors' offices, and pharmacies since forever.  For other Weekend Reflections, click here.

14 comments:

  1. Wow! Cool picture. Love the colors and the composition and the reflection. Really lovely.

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  2. An enormous amount of glass in well ordered arrays. Great reflective power.

    PS Have you had a look at it in monochrome?

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  3. Cool reflection photo! I love those glass buildings.

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  4. I love the pattern that they make!

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  5. I like the building, it's very geometric
    it seems that the buildings reflected in it are older which makes for a wonderful contrast

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  6. What a great subject! The reflections are beautiful, and I love the composition. Funny how you can see something every day and not notice it. Then when you do, it's like "BAM"! Kathy

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  7. "Pill Hill" I'm still laughing. Not at the fabulous photo but at the name!

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  8. Nice shot - and yes one of the "most funnest" things about CDP is the "make you look" aspect! (All of my brothers were born on Pill Hill, I was born at Alta Bates in Berkeley so it is interesting to see that they have "expanded".)
    Three Rivers Daily Photo

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  9. Interesting architecture. You captured it perfectly.

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  10. It sure looks cool in your photo.

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  11. «Louis» doesn't remember when this building was built, either.

    Excellent choice for Weekend Reflections.

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