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Originally Posted by jake.robs
I think it's a combination of skyscrapers becoming more ubiquitous in cities across the continent, and also a shift in urban living where instead of huge hotels or offices, there are many more residential skyscrapers. The top floors are prime real estate and bring in the $$$ that developers are looking for.
New York and Chicago still get them because their skylines are big and attract tourists on that point alone. Austin, not so much.
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Anecdotally, I had coworkers in town from the UK and France a couple of months ago. They were pretty intent on finding an observation deck to see the city and watch the sunset. I had to break it to them that we don't have anything like that. They seemed a bit surprised.
So while people might not come here for our skyline, once here, some do seem to want to see it and the hill country from up high.