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Old 11-25-2007, 09:30 PM
 
Location: Houston
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My hometown of Houston, Texas is interesting in that it has 5 completely unique and seperate skylines. Each represents a different district and were all developed to serve a unique demand.

Here is a panorama of Houston showcasing all of the different skylines


Although they are difficult to distinquish, this was the photo I could come up with to showcase all of the towers at once.

Downtown is the far left group, uptown/galleria is the far right, the medical center and greenway are mixed together in the middle due to the vantage point and a hunk of the westchase district can be seen at the far right.

Well, I was wondering how many skylines your city has, what makes each of them unique and perhaps some photos to showcase these superb examples of human engineering.

 
Old 11-25-2007, 09:34 PM
 
Location: St. Louis, MO
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St. Louis has several...Downtown, Midtown, the Central West End, and Clayton. Cleveland has Akron and Lakewood, although many citizens of Cleveland strongly believe Akron should be considered a city of its own. A great way to view the extent of St. Louis' skylines all combined together is by driving west on I-270 in Illinois.
 
Old 11-25-2007, 11:46 PM
 
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The big skylines in the New York city limits are midtown Manhattan, downtown Manhattan, and downtown Brooklyn. There are many others in the region (Newark, Jersey City, White Plains, Stamford, etc, etc,) and many others throughout the city as well, usually clusters of high rise apartments or housing projects.
 
Old 07-21-2009, 02:54 AM
 
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los angeles. downtown,westside,long beach,the o.c. and some in the valley.
 
Old 07-21-2009, 07:34 AM
 
Location: Jersey City
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I don't know. What constitutes a "skyline" on this forum? Anywhere there are more than one 10 story building?
 
Old 07-21-2009, 01:59 PM
 
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Originally Posted by ajf131 View Post
St. Louis has several...Downtown, Midtown, the Central West End, and Clayton. Cleveland has Akron and Lakewood, although many citizens of Cleveland strongly believe Akron should be considered a city of its own. A great way to view the extent of St. Louis' skylines all combined together is by driving west on I-270 in Illinois.
Akron is its own city lol, what makes you think it is not???
 
Old 07-21-2009, 02:38 PM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Atlanta has 5 IMO:
Downtown
Midtown
Buckhead
Cumberland
Perimeter

Northlake and Decatur are arguably on the list in that they are distinguishable from the air.
 
Old 07-21-2009, 02:41 PM
 
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Well apparently suburbs count, so Atlanta has five as well:

Buckhead






Cumberland






Downtown






Midtown






Sandy Springs




Buckhead, Midtown, and Downtown in the same panorama:

 
Old 07-21-2009, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Back home in Kaguawagpjpa.
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For the most part. I will say 3.

Lower Manhattan:









Midtown Manhattan:









There is also, Downtown Brooklyn, but I can't find those pictures! >.<
 
Old 07-21-2009, 08:16 PM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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Hmmm....

In MiamiDade, I'd say 11.

1. Miami Downtown
2. Brickell Ave (Downtown and Brickell have since grown together to a great extent)
3. Biscayne Corridor+Midtown
4. South Beach
5. Millionaire's Row/Mid Beach
5. North Bay Village
6. Kendall/Dadeland
7. Bal Harbour/Surfside/North Beach
8. Sunny Isles Beaches
9. Aventura
10. Coral Gables
11. Coconut Grove
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