No, I didn't call him any names... it's just that 40 stories does not equal 397 ft. [[or the 400ft that he mentioned). Some folks were talking about the inaccuracies of his blog, and I just added my additional 2 cents.
After studying the photos, it appears that only the first 2 large photos were taken from the 397 ft. height. Then the rest were either taken at circa 460ft. [[the level with the metal railing) or 490ft. level [[the building top). The image looking down onto the roof of the Buhl Building was taken from the 490 ft. level [[top). The photo of the entire Penobscot was taken from the circa 460 ft. level [[it shows in plain view the metal railing that is at that level). The rest of the photos were taken at either 460ft. or 490 ft. And in discovering this fact, it certainly helps explain why he only mentioned 400ft.... otherwise it's too much detailed info....
And one other thing... the 747/748 ft. height of the RenCen hotel tower... from old Guiness Book of World Records it states that the height was 748 ft. from the side entrance [[not the Wintergarten side). That must have meant the Beaubien St. side, since that is the lowest "exposed" side of the Ren Cen. Since the Ren Cen was built on a sloped site to begin with, they used the lowest side for determining the building height.... although in actuality they should have used the "front door" side in determining the building height. Bragging rights I guess...
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