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Poor Lubbock (Metro area: 290k but still this strikes me as a small skyline)



Source: Brad Johnson, Businessweek

Interestingly, I got this image from a slideshow of the best cities to ride out a recession (#12).

And nature doesn't help:



Source: www.aawe.org

That's tornado damage in 1970 to the tallest building. The pic doesn't show the blown-out windows.

And internationally, a clear case of quantity over quality.



Sao Paulo, infinite...ly monotonous.

Source: Jurema Oliveira, Wikimedia