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Old 01-26-2021, 07:27 PM
 
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I could see such thought process. Same way people view Atlanta and Miami in relation to OKC and Memphis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._by_population
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Old 01-26-2021, 09:51 PM
 
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That glass tower looks so out of place in San Antonio.
They are about to start on two more so it can have more company. One will be the third tallest and 100 feet taller than the current Frost glass tower.
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Old 01-26-2021, 09:52 PM
 
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Here you go, more updated photos.


Thank you.

One downtown is dense and old and the other new and spread out.
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Old 01-26-2021, 10:23 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Here is how Austin looks today... Literally:

Downtown Austin Panorama, on Flickr


I hope to get an aerial panorama of San Antonio very soon! Ideally, I'd love to get one of every large city in TX... well minus El Paso, because it is literally 1/3 of the country away from me. Anyways, Corpus is probably next though.
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Old 01-27-2021, 07:06 PM
 
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Physical Size: San Antonio is built in a circle while Austin is stretched WAY out SW to NE.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/im...-night-and-day

Economy: Due to COL and different industries, Austin's economy is larger than San Antonio's.

Population: San Antonio is still larger by 400,000.

Perception: Austin is the biggest and best city in Texas according news and the rest of the country.
If you go with MSA, SA was only 250K ahead in 2018(who decides which of the I-35 burbs belong in which MSA?). Wouldn't be surprised at all if they are tied in the next Census survey.
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Old 01-27-2021, 08:05 PM
 
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If you go with MSA, SA was only 250K ahead in 2018(who decides which of the I-35 burbs belong in which MSA?). Wouldn't be surprised at all if they are tied in the next Census survey.
San Antonio is more dense and considerably larger by just comparing Travis and Bexar County where the bulk of the metro population is located for both cities. Both counties are comparable in land size as well. I included Dallas county which is over 900 square miles just for comparison sake.

San Antonio is more dense and has a bigger city feel and it is apparent driving around the city. San Antonio's urban core footprint is also larger than Austin's but it is not developing as fast, but at a solid steady pace.

San Antonio has a larger historical center core more on the lines with the older cities up north than cities of the Sunbelt.

Bexar= 2,050,000 people 1,200 sq. mi



Travis= 1,250,000 people 1,023 sq. miles


Dallas= 2,600,000 909 Sq. Mi
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Old 01-27-2021, 08:12 PM
 
Location: Austin, Texas
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Driving on I-35 through both cities, more often than not the average person is going to look at both skylines and think one is bigger than the other. Which isn't surprising with the ongoing skyscraper boom here in Austin. The tallest building in Texas looks set to be built here after all.

I do think SA is overdue for a boom of its own however.


Austin 2021:

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Old 01-27-2021, 08:35 PM
 
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Austin's skyline has a bigger skyline than several metros of 4 million plus people. Impressive picture I'm looking forward to seeing S.A.'s skyline add some new super tall skyscrapers.
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Old 01-29-2021, 02:44 PM
 
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Skylines have nothing to do with whose bigger. That just means they built more towers, that's it. That's literally it. One city decided to build more buildings. Skylines come in all shapes and sizes. Large cities like San Antonio and Phoenix haven't built that many of them, whereas Austin has. But, I have always known that SA was bigger than Austin. Going off a skyline alone is a very poor way to judge city size.

You could have a city of 100,000 decide to build a bunch of 50 story towers. Does that make them a big city???
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Old 01-29-2021, 02:55 PM
 
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Skylines have nothing to do with whose bigger. That just means they built more towers, that's it. That's literally it. One city decided to build more buildings. Skylines come in all shapes and sizes. Large cities like San Antonio and Phoenix haven't built that many of them, whereas Austin has. But, I have always known that SA was bigger than Austin. Going off a skyline alone is a very poor way to judge city size.

You could have a city of 100,000 decide to build a bunch of 50 story towers. Does that make them a big city???
Exactly. I mean Chicago has more skyscrapers than LA but that doesn't make it bigger.
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