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Jacksonville due to better architecture and more attractive setting. Both are underwhelming for their size.
Knoxville, TN or Greenville, SC?
I think Knoxville edges Greenville here. Both have decent amounts of highrises though, with Greenville punching above its weight, and Knoxville due for an additional 1-2 "20-25 story" towers to increase density and balance.
I think Knoxville edges Greenville here. Both have decent amounts of highrises though, with Greenville punching above its weight, and Knoxville due for an additional 1-2 "20-25 story" towers to increase density and balance.
Now for 2 of my favorite US skylines--
Pittsburgh, PA or Denver, CO?
Close call. Denver edges this one out due to having a larger appearance and more tall buildings. Denver is boxy but having the mountains in the background make it attractive. Both could use new tallests.
Close call. Denver edges this one out due to having a larger appearance and more tall buildings. Denver is boxy but having the mountains in the background make it attractive. Both could use new tallests.
Minneapolis, MN or Austin, TX?
Minneapolis has a bulkier skyline but Austin has more interesting modern architecture, so I'll go with Austin.
Minneapolis has a bulkier skyline but Austin has more interesting modern architecture, so I'll go with Austin.
San Antonio, TX or Columbus, OH?
I'm going to go with Columbus. Columbus is more sleek, slightly taller and more dense. San Antonio has a very interesting skyline, but needs density in a few areas badly. Also, San Antonio's looks jumbled with the huge antenna radio/tv tower downtown (and it is ugly). I think San Antonio may boom in the upcoming years with more skyscrapers, so the future looks good, I think.
I'm going to go with Columbus. Columbus is more sleek, slightly taller and more dense. San Antonio has a very interesting skyline, but needs density in a few areas badly. Also, San Antonio's looks jumbled with the huge antenna radio/tv tower downtown (and it is ugly). I think San Antonio may boom in the upcoming years with more skyscrapers, so the future looks good, I think.
Tulsa, OK or Little Rock, AR?
Tulsa looks better with better architecture. You can tell by the height of its buildings that it was meant to be a larger city than it is currently. Both could use more buildings.
Tulsa looks better with better architecture. You can tell by the height of its buildings that it was meant to be a larger city than it is currently. Both could use more buildings.
Tacoma, WA or Providence, RI?
Providence looks bigger and taller. Wichita Falls TX or Tallahassee FL?
Both are "Entry-level" and don't have much of a skyline (sorry, a four-story building is not a skyscraper), but Wichita Falls still wins by virtue of its buildings around the 8th and Scott intersection, even if many are partially or fully vacant and all are over 40 years old. If DFW becomes "full", Wichita Falls has the better potential for growth. Like so many capital cities (DC included), you get a modest collection of midrise government buildings for Tallahassee, and with the FL State Capitol itself containing a mid-century highrise flanked by the two congressional chambers. There's a couple other high-rises, but they are less than 20 stories and not close enough to have a real impact.
Both are "Entry-level" and don't have much of a skyline (sorry, a four-story building is not a skyscraper), but Wichita Falls still wins by virtue of its buildings around the 8th and Scott intersection, even if many are partially or fully vacant and all are over 40 years old. If DFW becomes "full", Wichita Falls has the better potential for growth. Like so many capital cities (DC included), you get a modest collection of midrise government buildings for Tallahassee, and with the FL State Capitol itself containing a mid-century highrise flanked by the two congressional chambers. There's a couple other high-rises, but they are less than 20 stories and not close enough to have a real impact.
Meridian, MS vs. Tyler, TX
I actually had to look up downtown drone videos on Youtube of both places, to help me do this comparison! That's how scarce, finding skyline pics of both cities were.
Meridian doesn't have much that stands out, except for the Threefoot Building. If you want to read more about its history, check out this page(and there are other articles about this building, linked once you're on this page. right now, it's being renovated and restored into a new downtown hotel): https://www.meridianstar.com/news/lo...f58b2fb3d.html Also, it hurts Meridian, that sadly some of its former downtown buildings have been torn down.
Tyler doesn't have much more of a skyline, but at least it has something like 2-3 buildings that stand out a little. But they are office buildings, that to me look a little blah. That said, and with Tyler looking a little bit better(and it even has an old movie theater, too), I'll pick Tyler for this one. And it doesn't have the problem of a few blocks of demolished buildings, that haven't been redeveloped to this day.
Speaking of smaller cities that don't normally get compared here(you guys will have to look up downtown drone videos, for this next one), I'll keep that theme going for the next comparison: Garden City, KS, or Dodge City, KS
I'd say you can only go so far with comparisons, and when you get down to towns this small and notice that the most dominant structures are grain elevators and maybe a water towner, you can't really make a comparison. But Dodge City's expanse spreads a little further with the grain elevators, even if almost all buildings are 1-3 stories. Even medieval European cities had better skylines than that with all those church steeples and cathedrals, along with those East Asian temples as well!
Now for something that isn't as much as a potential thread killer:
I'm gonna have to go with Pontiac solely for that one relatively newer mid-rise. Both look surprisingly decent I think for being on the much smaller side of things, but Elizabeth doesn't appear to have anything particularly fresh in any of the photos I could find.
Wheeling, WV or Huntington, WV?
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