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Old 08-26-2020, 07:58 AM
 
Location: Erie, PA
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I'll probably get some flack for this but, my hometown Erie, PA.

The problem with most pictures of Erie's downtown is that they are taken from the bay or the Bicenntennial Tower pointing south. Most of downtown's tallest buildings are farther back from the water, and when viewed from the north are all set in a row.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1387...7i15466!8i7733

A much better view is from the east, where you can actually see the individual buildings.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1255...7i16384!8i8192
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Old 08-26-2020, 08:21 AM
 
Location: Louisville
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I'll probably get some flack for this but, my hometown Erie, PA.

The problem with most pictures of Erie's downtown is that they are taken from the bay or the Bicenntennial Tower pointing south. Most of downtown's tallest buildings are farther back from the water, and when viewed from the north are all set in a row.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1387...7i15466!8i7733

A much better view is from the east, where you can actually see the individual buildings.

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1255...7i16384!8i8192
In my experience most "water centric" skylines look more impressive from behind.
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Old 08-26-2020, 08:24 AM
 
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Jersey city is a very dense enclave in a 20 million person metro, across the river from one of the foremost skylines on the planet. I can't imagine it would qualify for this discussion.
No doubt it's different than an isolated 100K city in PA, but I don't know thats necessarily cause for disqualification.
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Old 08-26-2020, 08:33 AM
 
Location: South St Louis
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No doubt it's different than an isolated 100K city in PA, but I don't know thats necessarily cause for disqualification.
Jersey City is not an MSA. So no, it doesn’t qualify. Neither does Buckhead, Clayton, Arlington, Bellevue, Newark, Long Beach, Sandy Springs, etc. They are all part of a large MSA, not small MSA’s themselves.
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Old 08-26-2020, 08:34 AM
 
Location: Louisville
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No doubt it's different than an isolated 100K city in PA, but I don't know thats necessarily cause for disqualification.
Well the title of the thread is Smallest US metro's with skylines, so I wouldn't think it belongs here.
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Old 08-26-2020, 08:41 AM
 
Location: Cortland, Ohio
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Youngstown, Ohio - 2020 Estimated Population 65,422. Peak population of 170,002 in 1930. Metro area is approximately 536,000 (Youngtown/Warren/Boardman metro)

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Old 08-26-2020, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Omaha, Ne
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I have to laugh at Omaha being mentioned here.

This really shows how little many here know about the Omaha metro..which coincidentally, has a metropolitan population of 1 million. Small? No. Mid major? Yes.
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Old 08-26-2020, 10:21 AM
 
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Scranton PA: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...7-07_21-52.jpg

and nearby Wilkes-Barre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkes...anna_River.jpg
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Old 08-26-2020, 10:48 AM
 
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Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA). AC's skyline is insane for a MSA that's smaller than even most medium-sized cities.
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Old 08-26-2020, 12:05 PM
 
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I have to laugh at Omaha being mentioned here.

This really shows how little many here know about the Omaha metro..which coincidentally, has a metropolitan population of 1 million. Small? No. Mid major? Yes.
It's all relative though, 57th largest metro in the US. Some might consider that small. It's why I wish the OP supplied a few parameters on size. Some consider anything below a tier 1 or 2 city to be "small." Trust me, I've been to Omaha many times.
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