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Can't help but to be bias on Philly but I think its not to dense but nice altogether. Not sure how I feel about the new American Commerce Center if they go through with it. Might look out of place. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Philadelphia_skyline_from_south_street_bridge.jpg (broken link)
1. NYC- Biggest in the world guys...
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Miami
5. Seattle
Even if that where true about New York, having the tallest skyline doesn't always mean the best urban design and architecture.
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Originally Posted by Dre 303
**** l.a. **** n.y **** atl **** houston & dallas **** seattle **** all of california **** phoenix **** miami **** the twin city **** washington dc **** st.louis its all about denver! The risen city! Give denver till 2016 when it is the biggest city in north america just outside of n.y. & chicago. Denver s gettin 3 skyscrappers over 1000 feet and 10 50 stories and up! Go look it up so u can start including denver all you ****ing fagets!
If your not just making that up, most of those buildings are proposed. I'm sure more than half of those cities you mentioned probably have just as many, if not more 1000+ footers and 50+ story buildings. I know Houston has a similar amount proposed. Anyway, proposed doesn't mean it will happen. Most proposed 1000+ foot skyscrapers don't get built anyway.
Well now for my list:
1.Chicago
2.NYC
3.San Francisco
4.Seattle
5.Houston
Can't help but to be bias on Philly but I think its not to dense but nice altogether. Not sure how I feel about the new American Commerce Center if they go through with it. Might look out of place.
Every time I am driving from DC I take I-95 instead of NJ Turnpike just to take a look at Phillie's skyline. It's is simply beautiful.
Maybe so, but L.A., for a city of 6+ Million is pretty laid back. I don't know if I can think of a city that size anywhere else in the world with a slower pace. I know it's a California stereotype and one that's not always true, but given the size and international significance of LA, the pace is slower than one would expect. I was taken by surprise at how laid back it was, even though I heard the pace was not that fast.
Working in Media Production, I respectfully disagree. This is a city where you either have money or time, but rarely both. Those that do probably do consider L.A. "laid back", but this city only barely sleeps. In fairness, NY and Chicago may be even less laid back than L.A., but I rate this city in the top five for fast paced American cities. Endless hustling for work, sirens at 3 in the morning, non-stop traffic and every deadline due yesterday...well...your mileage may vary. Maybe you just naturally operate at a higher pace than I do
On an unrelated note, I find L.A.'s skyline a bit overrated. This city is great because there is a little bit of *everything* here, and overall the city as a whole is more dense than most people realize, but other than a little height, the downtown skyline strikes me as a bit small for a city of this size and magnitude.
This is a hard one, but I'm going to have to say...
1.Lubbock, TX
2.Wichita, KS
3.Valentine, NE
4.Kano, Nigeria
5.Billings, MT
Are you KIDDING ME? How could you possibly put Valentine, NE above Kano, Nigeria? One of them is a vast sprawling metropolis of over 2 million people and the other is Valentine, NE!
Seriously. Kano has AT LEAST three buildings over three stories tall, and Valentine has...what...ONE? (and I think that's a grain silo.)
<sigh>...everyone's got an opinion
Good call on Lubbock, though.
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Pics please???
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