Skyline Competition: Atlanta vs. Chicago (cons, NYC, better, skyscrapers)

[ajf131]

Umm...Chicago by far. Atlanta has an impressive skyline, don't get me wrong, but its buildings are dwarfed by Chicago both in height and in numbers. Atlanta's skyline is more on par with cities like Dallas and Philadelphia and maybe Boston. It's big, but it's no New York or Chicago. It might compare however to San Francisco.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by ScranBarre

If we were simply measuring size, then naturally Chicago would dominate this. However, I feel as if Atlanta could conceivably trump Chicago if and when its three distinctive skyline areas ever merge to form one mega-skyline. Atlanta's metropolitan area has been one of the fastest-growing in the nation for a number of years now, and hopefully as more of these residents tire of the lame suburbs and invest in the city proper developers will follow suit by building more high-rises to cater to them.

I don't think we'll see this with the way Atlanta's topography is. Chicago's skyline is growing, too, by the way.

[Akhenaton06]

Who the hell created this thread? WTF?

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by Akhenaton06

Who the hell created this thread? WTF?

The thread was created by Rwarky. But with Rwarky...it was/is different. He only wanted to show us how we were outnumbered, outgunned, outmatched, and seeming mad, we realized the importance of our monument. On that day, half a century ago, our species was pushed to the crumbling edge of extinction and as we teetered on that precipice, staring down at the abyss, a hand reached out, pulled us back from the brink and gave us hope... the hand of a hero.

[David Alleyne]

I'll be honest here, our downtown/mid-town skyline is about 1/4 the size of Chicago's if not less.

[south-to-west]

Atlanta's skyline is truly awesome and very beautiful at night. However Chicago's skyline is the end all/be all of skylines. No comparison.

A more apt thread would be to compare Chicago's and New York's skylines.

[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by Josseppie

Not even close, Chicago.

I agree, and I live in Atlanta.
The Architectural River Cruise is one of my favorite things to do in Chicago.

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[LovinDecatur]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

Why is this even a thread?

Anyone that thinks Atlanta has a better skyline than Chicago is insane

Because it gives the Atlanta bashers YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY to diminish our city.

[atlantaATL]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

Because it gives the Atlanta bashers YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY to diminish our city.

Yeah this is one of those threads to no even get upset. I think atlantas skyine will grown in the direction that chicago went if you look at the pics IF atlanta filled in the gaps with taller skyscrapers it could favor chicago a lil

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by south-to-west

A more apt thread would be to compare Chicago's and New York's skylines.

Wow! I've never seen that done before here on City-Data!