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I'm going with LA here. Height-wise the two CBD skylines are similar, but LA's skyline has noticeably more density.
More low rise density yeah.
Houston is more of a skyscraper lovers city than LA is IMO.
LA's drawback is that its in a highly earthquake prone part of the country Vs. Houston where its coastal flooding, hurricanes blowing out glass windows raining debris to contend with. Los Angeles could build taller if it really wanted to though, other earthquake prone cities around the world do it all the time its just a matter of engineering.
Houston has the 3rd largest/tallest skyline in the US after NYC & Chicago, respectively.
Last edited by Metro Matt; 08-22-2010 at 03:47 PM..
^I have heard numerous claims that Miami has the 3rd largest skyline in the US.
Quite honestly, I think San Francisco's skyline is larger than Houston's central skyline? SF's skyline is shorter, but more dense and full than Houston's.
^I have heard numerous claims that Miami has the 3rd largest skyline in the US.
Quite honestly, I think San Francisco's skyline is larger than Houston's central skyline? SF's skyline is shorter, but more dense and full than Houston's.
this is not something of opinion. the heights of buildings is something you can measure. and houston's measures up as the 3rd tallest
1. New York, NY (incl. Jersey City, NJ)
2. Chicago, IL
3. Houston, TX
4. Los Angeles, CA
5. San Francisco, CA
6. Atlanta, GA
7. Miami, FL (incl. Miami Beach, FL)
8. Dallas, TX
9. Boston, MA
10. Philadelphia, PA (incl. Camden, NJ)
11. Seattle, WA
12. Honolulu, HI
13. Minneapolis, MN
14. Las Vegas, NV
15. Denver, CO
16. Pittsburgh, PA
17. Detroit, MI
18. New Orleans, LA
19. Cleveland, OH
20. San Diego, CA
21. Charlotte, NC
22. Columbus, OH
23. Kansas City, MO
24. Baltimore, MD
25. Sunny Isles Beach, FL
26. Tulsa, OK
27. St. Louis, MO
28. Tampa, FL
29. Cincinnati, OH (incl. Covington, KY)
30. Indianapolis, IN
31. Fort Worth, TX
32. Hartford, CT
33. Nashville, TN
34. Louisville, KY
35. Milwaukee, WI
36. Jacksonville, FL
37. Portland, OR
38. Phoenix, AZ
39. Fort Lauderdale, FL
40. Atlantic City, NJ
41. Oklahoma City, OK
42. San Antonio, TX
43. St. Paul, MN
44. Des Moines, IA
45. Sandy Springs/Dunwoody, GA
46. Austin, TX
47. Little Rock, AR
48. Mobile, AL
49. Newark, NJ
50. Omaha, NE
Last edited by HtownLove; 08-22-2010 at 05:12 PM..
Simply no comparison between LA & Houston other than their downtown proper skylines which are of similar height. Other than that, Houston blows LA out of the water with its many other skylines randomly scattered over a 500+ square mile area not even including surrounding places like The Woodlands, Clear Lake, & Galveston Island which have buildings ranging between 200-450 ft. in height.
Other than that, Houston blows LA out of the water with its many other skylines randomly scattered over a 500+ square mile area not even including surrounding places like The Woodlands, Clear Lake, & Galveston Island which have buildings ranging between 200-450 ft. in height.
Sure you must be aware that LA has just as much, if not more, randomly-scattered skylines across the area as well:
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