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| View Poll Results: Which city has the most beautiful and breathtaking skyline? | |||
| Baltimore |
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3 | 0.70% |
| Los Angeles |
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7 | 1.63% |
| Seattle |
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37 | 8.62% |
| Denver |
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9 | 2.10% |
| San Diego |
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7 | 1.63% |
| Phoenix |
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2 | 0.47% |
| Chicago |
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57 | 13.29% |
| San Francisco |
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32 | 7.46% |
| Houston |
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17 | 3.96% |
| New York City |
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92 | 21.45% |
| Boston |
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8 | 1.86% |
| Philadelphia |
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7 | 1.63% |
| Pittsburgh |
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23 | 5.36% |
| Dallas |
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13 | 3.03% |
| Detroit |
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5 | 1.17% |
| Atlanta |
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84 | 19.58% |
| St. Louis |
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4 | 0.93% |
| Minneapolis |
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15 | 3.50% |
| Kansas City |
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1 | 0.23% |
| New Orleans |
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6 | 1.40% |
| Voters: 429. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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Course I'm just being biased but I vote for Roanoke, Virginia:
![]() ![]() ![]() Images from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Mountain_Star and http://visitroanokeva.com/ Cheers, Sean |
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Well, no I'm talking about the actual city limits. Not the surrounding cities.
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Sean, that middle image is just INCREDIBLE! What an awesome view of Roanoke. I never realized the South could be that beautiful!
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Last edited by mpope409; 05-09-2007 at 11:35 AM. |
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Uggh, what is that supposed to mean? Lol.
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Nice pics of Roanoke!! Beautiful surroundings! However, the city itself is about as gorgeous/exciting as a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a plastic cup. LOL
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This is downtown Brooklyn (yeah, yeah I know but it's still part of New York's skyline) ![]() And this is the Citi Tower in Queens. You can't see its place amongst its surroundings, but it's pretty tall and distinctive. ![]() HOUSTON The angle it's shot from makes it appear rather small but the skyline in the back is around the same size as Atlanta's downtown. ![]() A portion of Uptown ![]() |
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I didn't mean any offense. I've just always been partial to the cities in the Northeast because I feel as if they offer more charm and history than most Southern cities (with the exception of Charleston, Savannah, and Richmond). When I think of the South, I think of sprawltropolises like Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, and Atlanta, all of which I think are very unattractive. It was nice that Sean was able to open my eyes to the beauty of Roanoke, a city I had previously assumed was just as ugly as Charlotte.
I'm more of a fan of narrow streets (preferably even some cobblestone ones), rowhomes, Victorians, etc., and you won't find that in, per se, the Lake Norman area of NC. |
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Roanoke is a special city that sprang up when Norfolk Western established a rail yard in the city once named Big Lick. For an idea of just how important rail was to Roanoke, take a look at the following photo of Jefferson Street ca 1927: ![]() Those tracks are still there. They just got covered up by asphalt. In odd places you'll even see the old rails peaking out through alley potholes. Image from http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/ar.../2005/roanoke/ Sean |
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