Top 5 biggest North American cities that do NOT have an identifiable landmark? (live, stadiums)

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by mrjun18

So is Houston the biggest city without a landmark or do we consider the space center one?

I'm sure everyone knows the space center is in Houston, but no one really sees pictures of it, do it isn't instantly recognizable.

[Bslette]

Originally Posted by Tom Lennox 70

I'd say Centennial Park and Turner Field are considered landmarks especially the former, plus Stone Mountain which is part of the Atlanta region. I'd probably go with:

San Diego
San Jose
Pittsburgh
Phoenix
Albuquerque
Kansas City
Denver
Milwaukee
Norfolk
Minneapolis

Come on, I'm sure some of ours beat out Turner Field and Stone Mountain. Especially the first.

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I'm assuming Minneapolis means Minneapolis-St. Paul, so:


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Also, some of our skyscrapers are faiirly well recognized, especially the IDS Center and the Foshay Tower.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by mrjun18

So is Houston the biggest city without a landmark or do we consider the space center one?

Ahem... The ASTRODOME?



I just mentioned it a few pages back. Did everyone just completely forget about this place?

[JJG]

Originally Posted by caphillsea77

Those names certainly identify Houston no doubt. Though visually I can't say the buildings themselves aestheticly indentify....This is Houston! Many cities including Houston itself have ditched the dome stadium concept from the 70's, good thing too.

Well, better technology and need for sports teams to have their own venues happened.


Also,to Boston... they have SEVERAL landmarks, ya know.

- Boston Public Gardens
- Bunker Hill
- Faneuil Hall
- Boston Wharf
- The Statehouse
- Old West Church
- Fenway Park


Even if you've never been to the city, you could at the very least point to those places and say, "That's Boston."

[oregonwoodsmoke]

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San Diego has Sea World and The Coronado Bridge.

Portland OR has The Rose Quarter and The Columbia River and Mount Hood.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

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San Diego has Sea World and The Coronado Bridge.

Portland OR has The Rose Quarter and The Columbia River and Mount Hood.

How many people outside of the region could identify a picture of those and associate them with a certain city?

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by JJG

Well, better technology and need for sports teams to have their own venues happened.


Also,to Boston... they have SEVERAL landmarks, ya know.

- Boston Public Gardens
- Bunker Hill
- Faneuil Hall
- Boston Wharf
- The Statehouse
- Old West Church
- Fenway Park


Even if you've never been to the city, you could at the very least point to those places and say, "That's Boston."

I'd say the Old North Church in the North End is pretty recognizable as being in Boston as well.

Old North Church

I think in general the old architecture of Boston in parts might be famous enough that someone could look at a picture and recognize it as being Boston even if they didn't know the actual name of the landmark. Similar to how people can recognize the French Quarter--though that's a little more distinct in terms of notoriety.

[foo cities]

Philly! It has the Liberty Bell. That's about it.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by foo cities

Philly! It has the Liberty Bell. That's about it.

And the Museum of Art (the steps Rocky ran up during the montage).

And City Hall...

[dxdtdemon]

Columbus has the building that looks like a bite was taken out of the top as well as Ohio Stadium, which I think both are recognizable to a lot of people.