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View Poll Results: Better Skyline?
San Francisco 88 52.69%
Seattle 79 47.31%
Voters: 167. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-17-2019, 06:26 PM
 
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San Fran by a decent, but not huge, amount.
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Old 05-18-2019, 02:36 PM
 
Location: La Jolla
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The Space Needle adds depth and sense of place to the Seattle skyline that, IMO, no other city can compete with. The juxtaposition of the Needle, the downtown skyscrapers, mountains and waterways make Seattle the runaway winner.
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Old 05-18-2019, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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The Space Needle adds depth and sense of place to the Seattle skyline that, IMO, no other city can compete with. The juxtaposition of the Needle, the downtown skyscrapers, mountains and waterways make Seattle the runaway winner.
omg ikr, I was right there with you-until I came back to the US after a rather long stint overseas and had to take a double take when I saw the skyline. I was like"where is that?" SFs boring, dated skyline has had quite the facelift

Not bad city by the bay.

my pic https://i.imgur.com/SHw4wa8.jpg
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Old 05-18-2019, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Land of the Free
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The Salesforce Tower looks ridiculous. I'm glad we have a 1,000+ ft building, but the design is painful.
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Old 05-18-2019, 10:00 PM
 
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The Salesforce Tower looks ridiculous. I'm glad we have a 1,000+ ft building, but the design is painful.
Why? Because it isn't a box?
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Old 05-18-2019, 10:03 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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You didn't get the best view of SF's. From the East Bay approach, or from the GG Bridge, the pyramid is more prominent. That's the best view, IMO. That would be a fair comparison, to the shot with the Space Needle prominent.

However, the first shot of SF displays the Bay very well, so I'll still vote for SF.
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Old 05-18-2019, 10:06 PM
 
Location: State of Transition
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omg ikr, I was right there with you-until I came back to the US after a rather long stint overseas and had to take a double take when I saw the skyline. I was like"where is that?" SFs boring, dated skyline has had quite the facelift

Not bad city by the bay.

my pic https://i.imgur.com/SHw4wa8.jpg
SF's skyline was never boring. The photo you posted makes it look cluttered and ... boring. It's lost its personality.
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Old 05-19-2019, 09:42 AM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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The Salesforce Tower looks ridiculous. I'm glad we have a 1,000+ ft building, but the design is painful.
It looks much better than the majority of buildings in that picture...
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Old 05-19-2019, 10:42 PM
 
Location: Odenton, MD
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The Space Needle adds depth and sense of place to the Seattle skyline that, IMO, no other city can compete with. The juxtaposition of the Needle, the downtown skyscrapers, mountains and waterways make Seattle the runaway winner.
I give Seattle points in it being more dynamic because it’s oriented along a relatively straight waterfront so you can make at more individual buildings more. But if we are talking about architectural depth... San Fran has the Golden Gate Bridge lol.
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Old 05-19-2019, 10:55 PM
 
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Seattle's skyline is a triangle.
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