MaxConcrete Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 If you log in to the City of Houston water utility site (houstonwater.org) and view your account information, there is a large background image showing a city scene. But it is not Houston, and I can't identify which city it is. The big clue is the twin-tower office building in the background with the X-style bracing, but I've looked online and can't find any photos of it. houstonwaterbills.houstontx.gov/ProdDP/images/image-bg.jpg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 my final answer is not Houston. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 A very strange angle of Dallas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 It's a stock photo, with the city not identified Here are some different angles if helpful City park with modern building background. (canstockphoto.com) City park with modern building background. | CanStock (canstockphoto.com) (thanks Google Images) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 The tags on that page you linked to says "Guangdong" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxConcrete Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 (edited) Excellent detective work, mattyt36. Using your clues I was able to make a positive ID that the photo location is Shenzhen, China. The area of the photo has been radically transformed. The amount of construction in China is mind-boggling. I am reassured that this was not a location in North America or Europe which I should have been able to identify. It would be nice if the CoH water department would use a photo of Houston! Here is a link showing how the site looks today http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSy8TR7oBFPNVCpAfislmyq_AV3yLbs7_jVXe7PR4MO0hSNgZin Edited October 1, 2021 by MaxConcrete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 On 9/18/2021 at 9:42 AM, MaxConcrete said: If you log in to the City of Houston water utility site (houstonwater.org) and view your account information, there is a large background image showing a city scene. But it is not Houston, and I can't identify which city it is. The big clue is the twin-tower office building in the background with the X-style bracing, but I've looked online and can't find any photos of it. houstonwaterbills.houstontx.gov/ProdDP/images/image-bg.jpg That is ridiculous. Did they contract out their website graphics to the Chronicle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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