Thread: Dated Skylines
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Old Posted Aug 21, 2019, 7:47 PM
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Originally Posted by JAYNYC View Post
What cities' skylines - whether large, medium or small - appear to be visibly stuck in the past? What cities' skylines are stagnant, filled with brown/beige eyesores or boxes, and could use a few new towers to reinvigorate their respective aesthetic? Think skylines that take you back to the 70s, 80s or 90s.

I'll start, in no particular order.

*Some of these cities' (Houston, Dallas) skylines were considered among the most modern in the nation during their boom periods, yet have been unable to maintain the growth that led to their one-time prominence. Others were never considered great (San Antonio, Cleveland).

Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Cleveland
Detroit
New Orleans
Orlando
Phoenix
Indianapolis
Oakland
Half the Phoenix skyline has been built since 2000, its still not much to look at so its hard to find a large array of pictures over the years to get good comparisons

these are roughly 15-20 years old (guessing)





This is about as close as I can get for the same angle today, And that empty corner right front and center is about to start work on condo tower:

https://goo.gl/maps/oRXtCMiAx4Qv3PuY8

https://goo.gl/maps/VLt5i4ZKGnpyUPXb8

the four buildings in the coinciding photo above are blocked by the new stuff if that inst clear

Picture from 2 years ago you can see some of the buildings from the post card above, this view is now largely blocked by a new development across the street. https://goo.gl/maps/myrnKL48tb25Ahk78

And here you can see the original line of buildings from the pics above now surrounded by new ones. https://goo.gl/maps/AVKqgo6TCd19Jtg97