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Maybe Houston. Maybe Miami. There are a lot of newer towers in each, at least their taller ones.
Seattle's tallest buildings are post 1985, but the tallest, Columbia Tower, is 1976-1982 ish.
Actually, Columbia Center was finished in 1985, but you are right, most of the rest of the talls in Seattle were post 1985, many came in 1989-1990. However, there have been many new talls in Seattle in the 2000's.
I think Seattle will always look modern based on the Space Needle. This structure still looks like "The Jetsons" to me.
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Actually, Columbia Center was finished in 1985, but you are right, most of the rest of the talls in Seattle were post 1985, many came in 1989-1990. However, there have been many new talls in Seattle in the 2000's.
I think Seattle will always look modern based on the Space Needle. This structure still looks like "The Jetsons" to me.
I had the same thought! Both are contemporaneous, in the early 60s.
how does Charlotte look modern? It looks bland and characterless like it was just built last decade. Who cares? A new strip mall in suburban Philly looks about as modern and exciting as Charlotte.
Charlotte=the most bland and god awful city in the US after Phoenix and a few others.
Maybe your screenname should be "Ihavereadingcomprehensionproblems" because the very first post states explicitly, "Which city looks the most modern? I.e. lots of very recently buildings." So even according to your own criteria, Charlotte deserves to be mentioned. #nocureforidiocy
how does Charlotte look modern? It looks bland and characterless like it was just built last decade. Who cares? A new strip mall in suburban Philly looks about as modern and exciting as Charlotte.
Charlotte=the most bland and god awful city in the US after Phoenix and a few others.
Charlotte gets my vote. The place just has very little grit/grime. The tall buildings, the light rail system, the cleanliness of the whole place all make it seem like a very new place to me. I think it is easier for a mid-size (1-3 million metro population) size city to appear modern b/c there is just less of it. So places like Charlotte, Austin, and Nashville can look modern fairly easily if they are clean and the three or four tallest buildings are recent.
On the other hand, places like NYC and Chicago can have very modern features, but there are just so many layers it is difficult for the entire city to look/feel new.
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