LA skyline vs. Philly skyline (live, better, bigger, Los Angeles)

[Nightscape]

Originally Posted by phillies2011

looking at LA's building heights I've gotten carried away with looking at the wilshire grand renderings. Is that definitely happening? From the few pictures i've seen I think it really looks great. Does anyone have a picture with it superimposed onto the skyline? How will it fit in? I think no matter where it's located it will change the entire dynamic of LA's skyline, for the better.

The current wilshire grand hotel is no longer taking reservations and will be closed on 12/31 for demolition to start in January so, so far it's going according to plan. Construction on the 750 ft tower will begin first.

These pics show where it will fit into the skyline-

[coolguy2222]

Would you guys please stop counting spires and poles as part of a buildings height when we are comparing the skylines.

[slo1318]

Originally Posted by Nightscape

The current wilshire grand hotel is no longer taking reservations and will be closed on 12/31 for demolition to start in January so, so far it's going according to plan. Construction on the 750 ft tower will begin first.

These pics show where it will fit into the skyline-

Great shots, its a game changer....

[city confidential]

LA wins of course!

[pwright1]

Originally Posted by Akhenaton06

Downtown LA actually has some decent midrise density:



But it still has a "leapfrog," or "sprawling," skyline.

I actually love this view of dt LA. It still doesn't show the entire skyline though.

[gwillyfromphilly]

Here is a pic of each city from a certain angle. Strangely the scenery from both cities look very similar in these two pics.

Los Angeles


Philadelphia

[BTA88]

I love how Philly is filling the gap along Market West between the current skyline and the new skyscrapers going up in University City. There will always be an appreciable gap because of the Schuylkill River, but from angles like the one above, it'll look like one continuous skyline.

[Vlajos]

Originally Posted by Akhenaton06

Downtown LA actually has some decent midrise density:



But it still has a "leapfrog," or "sprawling," skyline.

Looks like Indy.

[RightonWalnut]

[KidJose]

Definitely LA!