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Miami's skyline can looks pretty dense from certain views, but I still wouldn't rank it above NYC,CHI,PHILLY,OR HOU. I don't really care for the whole tropical, colorful look.
Miami's skyline can looks pretty dense from certain views, but I still wouldn't rank it above NYC,CHI,PHILLY,OR HOU. I don't really care for the whole tropical, colorful look.
I just love how you can not get over the fact that Houston's skyline is not as impressive as Miami's.
BTW, I have lived in Houston and Miami. There's no comparison to which one is more impressive and which one has improved the most this decade.
I just love how you can not get over the fact that Houston's skyline is not as impressive as Miami's.
BTW, I have lived in Houston and Miami. There's no comparison to which one is more impressive and which one has improved the most this decade.
Let it go.
Your mad because I picked Houston over Miami??? I think Miami's skyline is nice and much bigger looking than Houston's, but It's too costal looking for me.
This has nothing to do with which one is bigger, because I prefer for Houston to stick with densifying it's loop instead of wasting money on unneeded skyscrapers that will remain vacant for the next 5-10 years.
Houston is the only major city to have built any skyscrapers in the 1990s and in this decade as well. Those new buldings in Miami are not skyscrapers, they are high rises.
Your mad because I picked Houston over Miami??? I think Miami's skyline is nice and much bigger looking than Houston's, but It's too costal looking for me.
This has nothing to do with which one is bigger, because I prefer for Houston to stick with densifying it's loop instead of wasting money on unneeded skyscrapers that will remain vacant for the next 5-10 years.
No..your new "it's too coastal for me" is just your latest angle.
BTW, I am not mad: I am just annoyed. This is not worth being mad about.
Atlanta's Midtown and Buckhead skylines greatly improved, and Atlantic Station did not even exist before the the mid-2000's and now has its own skyline. I haven't been to Miami, but from the pics I've seen and what I've read about, it's undergone Manhattenization and became the 3rd biggest skyline in the U.S.
True but those are all vacant new condos in Miami along Biscayne Blvd and it still seems like a third world barrio downtown. About the most depressing of any large city in this country and I've been to just about everywhere. Now South Beach across the bridge is a totally different world. Interesting to see if the core of that city really develops into the Hong Kong of the Americas in coming decades..
Houston is the only major city to have built any skyscrapers in the 1990s and in this decade as well. Those new buldings in Miami are not skyscrapers, they are high rises.
I never liked those underground tunnels in Houston. Takes away so much from the pedestrian/street level feel in real walkable cities. Minneapolis skywalk around downtown seems like a better choice in cities with extreme weather.. Miami, Houston and even Dallas, even with their imposing skylines, have a lot of work to do to make them real viable 24/7 downtowns.. I wonder if the hot weather or being layed out in the age of suburban sprawl is what might hold these sunbelt cities from reaching their potential?
Houston is the only major city to have built any skyscrapers in the 1990s and in this decade as well. Those new buldings in Miami are not skyscrapers, they are high rises.
That's false. Houston hasn't built a building taller than 600 ft since 1987. In fact, as I mentioned earlier, the only city in Texas that has built anything taller than 600 ft since 1987 is Austin.
As pointed out by others, 8 of the tallest buildings in Miami were built in the 00's. And 7 of those were taller than anything Houston built in the 90's or 00's. See: http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/?id=101321
Houston and Dallas, as far as skylines are concerned, are very much stuck in the 80's... new infill has gone up, but nothing skyline-changing whatsoever.
Philadephia?NOT. Philadelphia cant hold a candle to many other cities in regards to the OP's question.Atlanta should definitely rank up there.As well as Tampa(which I do not care for personally).People to think of Atlanta as sprawl but the city(the core) has become a lot more of everything FAST.More people moved to the city of Atlanta(not the suburbs)than any other city in America after Dallas.The skyline has definitely reflects that.Personally Miami's skyline is not as nice as Atlanta's but they do have more high rises.
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