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View Poll Results: Skyline competition: Chicago vs Hong Kong
Chicago 31 34.07%
Hong Kong 60 65.93%
Voters: 91. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-29-2009, 02:19 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia,New Jersey, NYC!
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Wow! Looks like somebody stuck an LA highway smack in Chicago's Loop.
i'd have to agree with you on that. definitely weird.

 
Old 05-29-2009, 07:18 PM
 
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Chicago from Lake Michigan is very nice:

Chicago skyline guide

But HK's "Central" district from Victoria Harbour is on a different level:

Central Hong Kong from the water (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Pauliyas_Hongkong.jpg - broken link)
 
Old 05-29-2009, 07:21 PM
 
Location: Bay Ridge, NY
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Chicago from Lake Michigan is very nice:

Chicago skyline guide

But HK's "Central" district from Victoria Harbour is on a different level:

Central Hong Kong from the water (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Pauliyas_Hongkong.jpg - broken link)
Never saw that pic of Hong Kong... excellent pic!
 
Old 05-30-2009, 09:30 AM
 
Location: US Empire, Pac NW
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Yet you voted for Chicago. My man.
Dang it! You're right! Misclicked ... oh well.
 
Old 05-02-2010, 12:39 AM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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Is it fair to say that Miami is becoming like the Hong Kong of America?
 
Old 05-02-2010, 12:42 AM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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^ What I mean by that is, most of Hong Kong's skyline is high-rise apartments just like Miami...so for all the people who always think thats a bad thing maybe you should think again...its pretty futuristic if you ask me.
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