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Originally Posted by The ATX
After Rainey jumps out at you while driving in from the south, a look down the river towards the western side of downtown really pops with the Sail and Independent and surrounding towers.
Pittsburgh is the only other U.S. city that I could think of with the "bam effect". But I'm sure there are others.
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Some that are definitely worth mentioning beyond those and San Francisco:
Portland: the southern approach of I-5 as you elevate onto the Marquam Bridge.
Seattle: the eastbound exit from the East Portal after you round the curve.
Nashville: northbound on the Silliman Evans Bridge as you continue onto I-24 from I-24/I-40.
San Antonio: southbound on 281 as you round the curve at Stadium Drive.
If Chattanooga, Birmingham, and Asheville had bigger skylines, they have bam worthy approaches as well.
Sam Francisco, Pittsburgh, and Austin are better than them all, though, with more imposing and larger skylines and/or at a much closer distance in that “first moment” of being seen.