50 Best US Skylines

[BlueDot]

Didn’t expect this to dissolve into the battle of landmarks- but this has been an entertaining discussion. Anyone else like to share their list ?

[cabasse]

1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. SF
4. Miami
5. Philadelphia
6. Seattle
7. Houston
8. LA
9. Atlanta
10. Dallas

11. Boston
12. Detroit
13. San Diego
14. Jersey City
15. Minneapolis
16. Pittsburgh
17. Cleveland
18. Austin
19. Honolulu
20. Denver

21. Nashville
22. Charlotte
23. Cincinnati
24. Tampa
25. St. Louis
26. Columbus
27. Portland
28. New Orleans
29. Baltimore
30. Fort Lauderdale

hmm....

31. Kansas City
32. Milwaukee
33. Indianapolis
34. St Paul
35. Jacksonville
36. Phoenix
37. Hartford
38. Louisville
39. Omaha
40. Buffalo

uhhhhhhhhhh....

41. Des Moines
42. St Petersburg
43. Providence
44. Oakland
45. Richmond
46. Tulsa
47. Little Rock
48. Sarasota
49. Madison
50. Orlando

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by JManc

I think the Space Needle is probably the default "pod on a pole" and most people (at least in NA) would assume any generic tower was the Space Needle. Show them a skyline pic of Calgary and they might assume it was Seattle.

I get what you are saying, but the Calgary tower is an appallingly poor substitute for the Space Needle.

[pj3000]

New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Toronto
Boston
Miami
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Montreal
New Orleans
Baltimore
Buffalo
Erie
Dallas
Youngstown
Seattle
Providence
Harrisburg

[DFW]

For night time View with lights on, Dallas is the best.

https://www.google.com/search?client...&bih=735&dpr=3

[Nouvellecosse]

Originally Posted by homebucket

I just polled 3 people randomly, and they all said the Space Needle was more recognizable/well known as a landmark. One actually didn't even know what the Gateway Arch was, probably because they've never been to St Louis and Seattle is in more movies. He did agree the Arch looked cool though.

Perhaps the Space Needle is more recognizable even if the Arch is more unique. And for us West Coasters, Seattle is a more likely travel destination whereas very few would even think of visiting St Louis.

Yeah I asked a well-traveled friend of mine from Bangledesh and he recognized the Space Needle since he's been to Seattle but not the arch. Sorry STL

[lio45]

Probably location bias. Any Chicagoland SSPer can probably tie homebucket’s Northern California sample by confirming that three random people among their acquaintances happen to be aware of the St. Louis Arch but not the Seattle Needle.

[DZH22]

Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse

...he recognized the Space Needle since he's been to Seattle

Ok?

[DZH22]

Got this shot a few weeks ago when my friend drove us to Coney Island to ride the Cyclone. It's the dominant #1 at this point and it isn't even close.

IMG_0255 by David Z, on Flickr