Philly, from three vantage points:
1. Coming in from the west on the Schuykill Expressway, and (now) getting peeks of it starting around Memorial Hall and the zoo, then finally hitting that loose curve across from Boathouse Row and the whole thing just pops into view like the Emerald City. Quelle dramatique, especially at night.
2. The South Street Bridge, always.
3. Coming across the railroad bridge by the zoo and Girard Avenue and crossing the Schuykill - if I'm lucky, a #15 trolley (which near its eastern end also went through the neighborhood I grew up in) will be crossing the Girard Avenue Bridge. My whole life - and especially living in New York the last 25 years, I've watched the skyline grow and change from that part of the train ride on visits back to Philly.
New York, two vantage points:
1. My apartment.
2. Any one of the great approaches to LGA; bonus: I almost always fly over my building and plan out our roof terraces and solar panel scheme on my way home that way.
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All things considered, if it can't be Brooklyn, it's gotta be Philly...
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