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I beg to differ; there have been more than a few music videos shot from atop DTLA skyscrapers, but it seems to me that the city skyline itself isn't shown all that often, and the Santa Monica Mountains as backdrop may not be a big enough clue. The Hollywood sign is the most recognizably "LA" structure.
Furthermore, I think that the night shot of the LA Basin stretching south from downtown, which KCET Los Angeles uses as the producer ID for PBS shows that originate there, may be more familiar to a segment of the population.
I beg to differ; there have been more than a few music videos shot from atop DTLA skyscrapers, but it seems to me that the city skyline itself isn't shown all that often, and the Santa Monica Mountains as backdrop may not be a big enough clue. The Hollywood sign is the most recognizably "LA" structure.
Furthermore, I think that the night shot of the LA Basin stretching south from downtown, which KCET Los Angeles uses as the producer ID for PBS shows that originate there, may be more familiar to a segment of the population.
I'd argue that LA has the second most recognizable skyline after NYC. LA probably has 50 times as many film credits as Boston, Chicago, DC, Seattle and Philly combined.
I beg to differ; there have been more than a few music videos shot from atop DTLA skyscrapers, but it seems to me that the city skyline itself isn't shown all that often, and the Santa Monica Mountains as backdrop may not be a big enough clue. The Hollywood sign is the most recognizably "LA" structure.
Furthermore, I think that the night shot of the LA Basin stretching south from downtown, which KCET Los Angeles uses as the producer ID for PBS shows that originate there, may be more familiar to a segment of the population.
But the LA skyline viewed from the south, with a backdrop of snowy mountains (on a clear winter day) is notable.
It's also a scene that, of course, could not be duplicated in any other of the biggest US metros.
Agree with most. NYC has the most recognizable skyline, followed by DC. Then probably LA. Next I’d go with a tie for Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco.
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^^^ you just answered your own question. It’s one of the instantly most recognizable skylines at that. DC doesn’t have a skyline of “skyscraper” edifices, but it certainly has a notable skyline of iconic structures.
Maybe for the last 10/15 years. And I don't think they strive for height limits...
American cities strive to be like European cities for their density and vibrancy. Skyscrapers don’t create vibrant cities. Urban design and sustained urban structural density with retail mixed use buildings create vibrancy and that’s what American cities are trying to create. American cities suffer from having a vibrant downtown and dead residential neighborhoods which is in contrast to a city like Paris for instance. If American cities built outside of their downtowns in residential neighborhoods, they would greatly improve on an international scale.
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