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Really, AcroJimmy2? Seattle doesn't hold a candle to SF's downtown? The poll would suggest otherwise...did you mean to say SF can't hold a candle to Seattle's downtown?
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Originally Posted by AcroJimmy2
There is no false assumption there. SFs downtown is far bigger than Seattle's.
SFs downtown: Financial District, Union Square, SOMA, Tenderloin, Nob Hill, Chinatown, North Beach, Polk Street are all part of 'downtown'.
Seattle's downtown: Commercial core, Waterfront, Pioneer Square, Belltown, (lower Queen Anne is a stretch).
San Francisco's DT is much bigger, much denser, much more vibrant, urban, gritty.
Seattle's DT is more modern and cleaner than SFs.
Not to belittle Seattle's downtown, its excellent for a newer American City and a city its size, but it really doesn't hold a candle to SFs downtown.
Also, as Rah just showed, SFs downtown has nearly twice as many taller buildings than Seattle, so it is without a doubter bigger. As for which is better, it's subjective, of course.
Really, AcroJimmy2? Seattle doesn't hold a candle to SF's downtown? The poll would suggest otherwise...did you mean to say SF can't hold a candle to Seattle's downtown?
IMO
Downtown: edge SF
Density: edge SF
Size: edge SF
Color: edge Seattle
Natural setting (within city limits): edge SF
Natural setting (outside city limits): edge Seattle
Scale: edge Seattle
Postcard picture angles: edge SF
Recognizable structures: edge SF
Modern architecture: edge Seattle
Better aerial view: edge SF
Overall: It's pretty close, but edge SF, unless you really like the things that Seattle has an edge in.
PS: please let this topic RIP.
Last edited by Rhymes with Best Coast; 03-02-2010 at 03:04 PM..
Really, AcroJimmy2? Seattle doesn't hold a candle to SF's downtown? The poll would suggest otherwise...did you mean to say SF can't hold a candle to Seattle's downtown?
You are tripping, SF's downtown is far superior to Seattle's. This thread is about skylines and not the actual downtown's. SF has a much more vibrant and dense DT than Seattle, though Seattle's is nice. I think most people on this forum would agree that when it comes to DT's in the u.s NY, Chicago, and SF are the best with of course Boston, DC, and Philly being up there as well.
I like Seattle over sf for the same reason I prefer Chicago to NY.
It is not about the size, its about the scope. Seattle simply offers a more compelling skyline than sf's which is dense, but very modest/lack-luster (like nyc).
IMO
Downtown: edge SF
Density: edge SF
Size: edge SF
Color: edge Seattle
Natural setting (within city limits): edge SF
Natural setting (outside city limits): edge Seattle
Scale: edge Seattle
Postcard picture angles: edge SF
Recognizable structures: edge SF
Modern architecture: edge Seattle
Better aerial view: edge SF
Overall: It's pretty close, but edge SF, unless you really like the things that Seattle has an edge in.
PS: please let this topic RIP.
the link u sent doesnt have to deal with skylines so dont try to use it to make it seem like SF akyline is better.
I voted Seattle but SF's skyline at street level and in person is more cooler looking and more dense than Seattle's downtown. However from a photo stand point Seattle wins easily due to Mt. Rainier and if you get the right angle you can capture the Seattle skyline with the Olympic mountains which are on the other side of the Puget sound.
In terms of over all height, LA. In terms of backdrop scenery, SF.
Seattle has a little of both.
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