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Old Posted May 28, 2016, 9:07 PM
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I also like the T or upside down T for us south of the river shape of DT. I will point out however that there are some places here on the southside that when you look at the skyline it looks massive. Not only that but from certain southwestern angles You can see not just the Waterfront skyline stretching east to west but you can also see along and north up to UT. Its really the only area besides a few spots to the southeast that you can get a sense of both angles. I agree that anyone coming in from the north cannot get an accurate sense of the city's true size due to elevation factors. Essentially DT is in a bowl, the reason why we have such a better view of DT south of the river is because the bowl rises steeply up to a rim which runs roughly along Ben White/290/71. Once you get further south though the elevation rise becomes less steep and by the time you get to Stasseny only the Austonian and the very tops of Frost and a couple of other towers are visible.
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