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Philadelphia skyscrapers are generally spaced differently than New York and Chicago, but there are certainly canyons, notably on Market Street and JFK boulevard.
A block doesn't equal a canyon. I know both of those blocks rather well and they certainly do not provide the walled effect the OP references.
SF's a lot more concentrated than LA. The high rises are very close together in SF, just like a Northeastern city. I'd say the same with Seattle, what with all the infill.
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Between wide streets and low buildings I’d say DC has no canyons not a ton.
What? DC has more high rise buildings by definition of a "high rise" being 12 story+ than Boston, Philadelphia, SF, and Seattle. It's urban canyons go way beyond those cities. DC is third largest high rise office district in the country after Midtown Manhattan and Chicago. I don't even see why one would attempt to dispute that. High rise and skyscraper are two totally different things.
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Before this thread goes off the rails let's establish this now:
high-rise building (ESN 18727 )
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A high-rise building is a structure whose architectural height is between 35 and 100 meters. A structure is automatically listed as a high-rise when it has a minimum of 12 floors, whether or not the height is known. If it has fewer than 40 floors and the height is unknown, it is also classified automatically as a high-rise.
With this being the standard. America's largest urban canyon high rise affects are NYC, Chicago, DC, Philadelphia, Boston/SF.
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