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View Poll Results: What's your favorite signature tower?
BoA Plaza (Houston) 17 12.41%
Heritage Plaza 4 2.92%
Williams Tower 31 22.63%
Tower of the Americans 4 2.92%
Tower Life 6 4.38%
BoA Center (Dallas) 10 7.30%
Chase Tower 5 3.65%
Comerica Bank Tower 6 4.38%
Reunion Tower 18 13.14%
Frost Bank Tower 14 10.22%
The Austonian 7 5.11%
City Center 0 0%
FW Omni Hotel 2 1.46%
other 13 9.49%
Voters: 137. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-12-2013, 10:52 PM
 
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Since this is a skyscraper thread, I'd say the BOA Houston. A close second would be Fountain Place in Dallas.


However, my favorite building overall is not even a skyscraper. It can't even be seen from two blocks away. It's the Bass Performance Hall in Ft. Worth, and it's the most beautiful building in Texas.
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Old 07-12-2013, 11:45 PM
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Since this is a skyscraper thread, I'd say the BOA Houston. A close second would be Fountain Place in Dallas.


However, my favorite building overall is not even a skyscraper. It can't even be seen from two blocks away. It's the Bass Performance Hall in Ft. Worth, and it's the most beautiful building in Texas.
I love it too, but it's not even the most beautiful building in Fort Worth...
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Old 07-12-2013, 11:53 PM
 
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Texas School Book Depository
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Old 07-12-2013, 11:55 PM
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I voted "Chase"... but now I realize the OP meant the one in Dallas. What I wanted to vote for was the JP Morgan Chase Tower in Houston! Deceptive entry
Anyway, the Williams Tower comes in a close second for me.
1. I had pictures on the first page...

2. Though the JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston is a signature skyscraper, I've found that too many people don't really like this:


So that's why I put down an "other" option.
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Old 07-13-2013, 07:51 AM
 
Location: Cedar Park/NW Austin
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Pennzoil Place in Houston. It's the one I'd always pick out of the skyline driving down 45 because it looks completely flat from certain angles.

Frost Tower looks like an owl to me.
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Old 07-13-2013, 09:06 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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How does Reunion Tower have 17 votes? That thing is FUGLY! I have always thought that monstrosity has ruined the Dallas skyline.

Williams Tower for me.
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Old 07-13-2013, 10:55 AM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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1. I had pictures on the first page...

2. Though the JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston is a signature skyscraper, I've found that too many people don't really like this:


So that's why I put down an "other" option.
Its the tallest building between Los Angeles & Atlanta (only because of a stupid spire). Chase's floor count kills ATL's BOA.

Of course Chase Tower is going to demand respect. Its only the tallest 5 sided building in the World.

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Old 07-14-2013, 12:43 AM
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Its the tallest building between Los Angeles & Atlanta (only because of a stupid spire). Chase's floor count kills ATL's BOA.

Of course Chase Tower is going to demand respect. Its only the tallest 5 sided building in the World.
Yeah... but I still found that not too many people like it, though.
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Old 07-14-2013, 05:40 AM
 
Location: Dallas,TX
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I don't know about y'all, but I love Fort Worth's Omni Hotel! Lord knows it would have looked even better if it was taller.
Williams Tower is great too.
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Old 07-14-2013, 09:52 AM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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I don't know about y'all, but I love Fort Worth's Omni Hotel! Lord knows it would have looked even better if it was taller.
Williams Tower is great too.
I wish it were Fort Worth's tallest. Burnett Plaza is so outdated looking.
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