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Unread 06-01-2010, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Yea, I wish Texas cities could get consoildated but the state doesn't allow it.

If Dallas was consolidated it would be 4th or 5th largest city in the USA.

Population if consolidated
2,366,511

sq mi 908
In a way, it's a good thing they're not. On here on CD, Texas cities already get a lot of heat for their enormous land size.
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Unread 06-01-2010, 02:46 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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In a way, it's a good thing they're not. On here on CD, Texas cities already get a lot of heat for their enormous land size.
Yep, that's true!
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Unread 06-01-2010, 03:25 PM
 
Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif Tampa
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/113/2...ff6de0099c.jpg Ft. Lauderdale

Better Than Jacksonville's
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Unread 06-01-2010, 04:25 PM
 
Location: metro ATL
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Depends on the vantage point: http://metroscenes.com/jacksonville/...nes.com_14.jpg
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Unread 06-01-2010, 04:30 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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WOW! Great Picture!
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Unread 06-01-2010, 04:31 PM
 
Location: moving again
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Nope! Tampa gives it competition but definently not Ft. Lauderdale. Its far too bland. I could see that skyline anywhere there's a beach. Tampa has a nice skyline, but i prefer Jacksonville.
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Unread 06-01-2010, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Orlando arguably has the worst skyline in FL for a metro its size, and one of the worst in the US. Orlando has a larger metro than Jacksonville, and is catching up to Tampa but its skyline is lacking.



47/365: Orlando Skyline on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/osiris/4366889594/ - broken link)
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Unread 06-01-2010, 06:24 PM
 
Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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Orlando arguably has the worst skyline in FL for a metro its size, and one of the worst in the US. Orlando has a larger metro than Jacksonville, and is catching up to Tampa but its skyline is lacking.



47/365: Orlando Skyline on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/osiris/4366889594/ - broken link)
I thought about Orlando too. But Thing is I meant city limits as OP was syaing. I agree though about Orlando's skyline.
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Unread 06-01-2010, 06:26 PM
 
Location: ☀ ѕυnѕнιne ѕтaтe ☀
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WOW! Great Picture!

Actually from this view looks better than the other pictures (though I have seen it personally). But this photo gives Jacksonville a nice image.
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Unread 06-01-2010, 06:40 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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WTH, we're talking about the SAME JACKSONVILLE, right?
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