Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[Andres Falconer]

Whitney Block indeed. Home to the Office of the Premier of Ontario. In Toronto. This is from the Grosvenor St. side. It’s great to be able to cross borders again, it was a beautiful autumn day and the weather was warmer than it was south of the border. Back to you, @D.B.Moody !

 

[D.B.Moody]

Here's a famous building/place we visited back east in 1989:

 

[DBhomebrew]

Bull & Finch

Cheers!

 

[3 Dawg Night]

I don't know the name of the actual bar/building, and I don't even know if it's actually in Boston, but isn't that the exterior of the bar in "Cheers"?

*edit* @DBhomebrew beat me to it by seconds.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Yes, it's the Bull and Finch when it was still the Bull and Finch. Yes it's the bar in Cheers.
And, yes, it is in Boston.
You're up @DBhomebrew.

 

[DBhomebrew]

 

[D.B.Moody]

Lake Placid, NewYork

 

[DBhomebrew]

@D.B.Moody you're up!

 

[D.B.Moody]

This is from 2008:

EDIT: Okay, it's been about a day. Here's a picture from a few feet away and a slightly different angle. It's more like the shot that is iconic for this spot. We're looking for/expecting the name of the town where the picture was taken, but the name of the village down by the beach in the first picture will work too.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Here's the town square:

 

[Andres Falconer]

I’m thinking somewhere in Sicily

 

[D.B.Moody]

North of there, but the right country.

 

[Andres Falconer]

Let’s say somewhere on the Amalfi coast, just to keep things going…

 

[D.B.Moody]

It is on the Amalfi coast. That is the Amalfi coast in the first two pictures.

 

[Andres Falconer]

Could this be the town (and beach) of Maiori?

 

[D.B.Moody]

Yes, the village on the beach is Maiori, just down the Amalfi Coast from Amalfi. The pictures were taken from/in Ravello a town in the hills above Amalfi. You're up @Andres Falconer.

 

[Andres Falconer]

Whew, that took a bit of work. With the help of Lonely Planet.

In 2018 I went out for a run in _____.

 

[Andres Falconer]

Whew, that took a bit of work. With the help of Lonely Planet.

In 2018 I went out for a run in _____.

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EDIT/UPDATE:

Another picture, this one from the Facebook page of the institution named after the building, which also carries the name of the town.

Similarly to @Miraculix's recent Chellington Centre, this building serves a broader purpose, though it apparently also serves a religious purpose. For any and all religions. And, by my estimate, this building is at least 750 years newer.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Since John Denver isn't around to name this place and if no one else has, I'll respond on Tuesday after my visiting grandson goes back to school.

 

[Andres Falconer]

Since John Denver isn't around to name this place and if no one else has, I'll respond on Tuesday after my visiting grandson goes back to school.

It looks like you're next, @D.B.Moody. But get the job done first!

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Based on @D.B.Moody's hint, I figure we're in the Rocky Mountains. Let's see if we can narrow it down before he rejoins us tomorrow. Is this building in Colorado?

 

[Andres Falconer]

Yes, very much Colorado, though John Denver could have misled you to West Virginia...

 

[dirkomatic]

Yes, very much Colorado, though John Denver could have misled you to West Virginia...

Although those mountains aren't very West Virginia-like

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Well, it looks picturesque enough that I feel like I should get a hit on Google image search with the right search terms. I'm having no luck with "Colorado," "church," "tower," and "bridge" (or any combination of those).

Wild guess: are we near Estes Park?

 

[dirkomatic]

Although those mountains aren't very West Virginia-like

A tangent.... This is one of my pet peeves... There are movies which take place in Appalachia, but really obviously weren't filmed there. Huge giveaways are giant coniferous forests or mountains which reach above the tree line. Living in Appalachia most of my life, this really bothers me and I don't know why.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

A tangent.... This is one of my pet peeves... There are movies which take place in Appalachia, but really obviously weren't filmed there. Huge giveaways are giant coniferous forests or mountains which reach above the tree line. Living in Appalachia most of my life, this really bothers me and I don't know why.

Welcome to Hollywood depictions of Europe...

 

[Andres Falconer]

Although those mountains aren't very West Virginia-like

Indeed not! And I think I can spot some ski pistes on those slopes.

In good weather, it will take nearly 5 hours to drive from Estes Park to _____. Which, in the West, still falls under the definition of “near”, as I understand.

 

[Andres Falconer]

Well, it looks picturesque enough that I feel like I should get a hit on Google image search with the right search terms. I'm having no luck with "Colorado," "church," "tower," and "bridge" (or any combination of those).

Wild guess: are we near Estes Park?

I didn’t know the actual name of the building so I did a google image search with terms not altogether unlike those. It helped that I knew the name of the town, though

 

[D.B.Moody]

Two things:
1. John Denver didn't just sing about a Rocky Mountain high and wanting to be in Colorado; he sang about an specific place/city.
2. Focus on the church (or a kind of a church) part of the picture to google the image.

 

[Andres Falconer]

Two things:
1. John Denver didn't just sing about a Rocky Mountain high and wanting to be in Colorado; he sang about an specific place/city.
2. Focus on the church (or a kind of a church) part of the picture to google the image.

Wait, what do you mean “google the image?” Is this even legal in this game? #rule4