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Sulley
Nov 29, 2003, 6:59 PM
If you were God, and could steal other skyscrapers to put in your city, which ones would YOU take?

If I were in charge, Dallas would have these babies:

Westin Peachtree - Atlanta:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/atlanta17.jpg

SunTrust Plaza - Atlanta:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/atlanta05.jpg

GLG Grand Condos (for Uptown) ;) - Atlanta:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/atlanta27.jpg

Williams Tower - Houston:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/houston07.jpg

Texaco Heritage - Houston:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/houston15.jpg

Scotia Plaza - Toronto:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/toronto13.jpg

Gas Company Tower - Los Angeles:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/la08.JPG

Bank of America - Charlotte:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/charlotte03.jpg

PPG Place - Pittsburgh:

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/pittsburgh14.jpg

In addition to those, I would add quite a bit of midrises from various cities :D

What would you add to your city?
Halo Jones
Nov 30, 2003, 5:56 AM
I would steal the ancient library in Alexandria. I'd also steal the Ontario Science Center in Toronto since it puts Atlanta's SciTrek to shame. Overall, when it comes to Atlanta, I'd be more interested in stealing buildings that add cultural and educational benefits to the city. More skyscrapers in the skyline would be great but I'd take a Sydney Opera House over a Sears Tower anyday.
PHLguy
Nov 30, 2003, 6:15 AM
well if ya like high buildings, sears tower completely dwarfs the sydney oprah house
Pride
Nov 30, 2003, 4:52 PM
Sydney was the most perfect made city anyhow. Why add anything to it? Let's be honest, why add, when you can already have it all?

http://sydneyluxapartment.com/sydney-panorama_-_night.JPG

http://www.panoramas.com.au/images/SydneySunset.975.jpg
hudkina
Dec 1, 2003, 12:18 AM
I'd add just about every major pre-war skyscraper to Detroit. It's already got a pretty large collection.
Jasonhouse
Dec 1, 2003, 1:14 AM
Sydney was the most perfect made city anyhow. Why add anything to it? Let's be honest, why add, when you can already have it all?



lol... Yeah, everything but a highrise taller than the AMP Tower. Luckily, Melbourne represents Australia properly.
Pride
Dec 2, 2003, 2:14 PM
Sydney was the most perfect made city anyhow. Why add anything to it? Let's be honest, why add, when you can already have it all?



lol... Yeah, everything but a highrise taller than the AMP Tower. Luckily, Melbourne represents Australia properly.

700-800 footers I wouldn't consider short. And with the 24 under construction, 19 approved, 26 proposed & 3 under reconstruction, I still believe that Sydney is the premier city in Oceania.

I am aware that Melbourne has plenty under construction, approved and proposed. However, the skylines are of no comparison IMO.

Melbourne's skyline is much more spread out, whereas Sydney's skyline is solid & dense. And with the bay area of Sydney, the Harbor Bridge & all of the docks. . .still no comparison to me.
LouisianaRush
Dec 2, 2003, 5:00 PM
Why would anyone take the Sun Trust Tower from Atlanta? That building is butt ugly.

For Houston:

Union Station from St. Louis
http://www.slfp.com/040101/UnionStation41.jpg

Philly's City Hall
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/PA/PHL/PhilCityHall-001.jpg

New Orleans Cabildo
http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/site/images/museums.jpg

Baton Rouge's Museum of History and Political Science
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/LA/OldStateCapitol-001.jpg

Chicago's Wrigley Building
http://www.michael.leland.name/images/chi053.jpg
nostyle
Dec 2, 2003, 5:08 PM
For Charlotte, I'd steal:

Buffalo's City Hall:
http://ah.bfn.org/a/niagSq/65/ext/cityhall1.jpg

Dallas' Chase Tower:
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/chase/distant2.jpg

Toronto's Scotia Plaza:
http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/toronto13.jpg
Slovenija
Dec 2, 2003, 8:35 PM
You seem pretty consistent, all of those buildings would fit in Dallas's skyline nicely.
2048
Dec 4, 2003, 12:25 AM
I would steal this building from Philadelphia since it matches with the Griest Building (http://www.emporis.info/en/wm/bu/?id=127072) here in Lancaster:

Atlantic Building
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/3572antlantic1-r.jpg

It would look interesting to have a skyline in a small city composed entirely of 6-10 buildings like this. Does anyone know of any others?
Stanz
Dec 4, 2003, 12:45 AM
id steal downtown Minneapolis
toss a little Pittsburgh in there

a CN tower sized Space Needle would be amazing

Bankers Hall in Calgary ( both towers )

Le 1000 rue de la Gauchètiere in Montreal

and finally that huge Gold glass building in Toronto

ah here it is ( on the left dumbass )

http://www.studio-l.com/7DESKTOPpics/CITYTorontoRoyalBank.jpg
Lexy
Dec 4, 2003, 9:14 AM
http://www.lexingtonskyscrapers.com/lexingtonky.jpg

The Lexington Financial Center would come home with me to Nashville. Its the blue building on the right. It is glass, lit up at night, and is classy looking. It would fit in DT Nashville quite well too!
statler
Dec 4, 2003, 2:10 PM
Hmm, I've always thought Boston could use some more Deco stuff, sooo.. I'll take the ESB and Chrysler building. I'm sure NYC won't mind.
Now where to put them...hmmm.
Toucano
Dec 4, 2003, 7:39 PM
The ESB and Chrysler building would look weird in Boston's Skyline...They are too tall for it and would be the only tall spire buildings...
Buckeye Native 001
Dec 5, 2003, 7:03 AM
The Cincinnati skyline as it is, with these beauties:

1. Penobscot Building--Detroit
2. Foshay Tower--Minneapolis
3. Power & Light Bldg--Kansas City
4. LeVeque Tower--Columbus
5. Fleet Bank Bldg--Providence
6. Tower Life Bldg--San Antonio

Basically an psuedo-art deco cornucopia, there's tons more out there, these were just the first that came to mind.

:D
Wigs
Dec 5, 2003, 7:17 AM
id steal downtown Minneapolis
toss a little Pittsburgh in there

a CN tower sized Space Needle would be amazing

Bankers Hall in Calgary ( both towers )

Le 1000 rue de la Gauchètiere in Montreal

and finally that huge Gold glass building in Toronto

ah here it is ( on the left dumbass )

http://www.studio-l.com/7DESKTOPpics/CITYTorontoRoyalBank.jpg

That "huge Gold Glass Building in Toronto" is the Royal Bank Plaza (north and south towers) dumbass. :laugh:
j/k!
- "All 14,000 windows of the towers are coated with a layer of 24-karat gold (2,500 ounces or 70,875 grams), worth about $70 per window. The total amount of gold used in the windows is just over $1,000,000. " from skyscrapers.com
Smiley Person
Dec 6, 2003, 10:00 AM
How about giving some while taking some? I'm sure every town's got a few buildings that'd work better elsewhere