Cities whose skylines make you cry - Page 7

Investing In Chicago · #**121** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 6:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

based purely on numbers, i would agree that NYC is in its own tier, skyline-wise, relative to the rest of the US. chicago would also be in its own tier below NYC. the rest would all start in tier 3.

100% agree.

38 Geary · #**122** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 6:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

I nearly agree, but IMO it's:

1) New York (really there are like 4-5 different NYC 'skylines')

2) Chicago
3) LA, SF, Seattle, Philly, Miami, Houston, etc.

I nearly agree, but IMO it's:

1) New York (really there are like 4-5 different NYC 'skylines')

2) Chicago

3) LA, SF, Seattle, Philly, Miami, Houston, etc.

Steely Dan · #**123** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 6:57 PM**

holy pedantry, batman!

are people really disagreeing with eachother about the rather arbitrary number of times someone chooses to hit the return key in between skyline ranking tiers?

never change, SSP.

38 Geary · #**124** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 7:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

holy pedantry, batman!

are people really disagreeing with eachother about the rather arbitrary number of times someone chooses to hit the return key in between skyline ranking tiers?

never change, SSP.

This is

how we do things around here.

Chisouthside · #**125** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 7:23 PM**

Definitely in terms of volume NY and SF are in different tiers. But in terms of wonder they are the same to me. Seeing downtown NYC from Brooklyn and Midtown from Queens evoked the same sense of wonder as taking the bay bridge from Oakland to SF. LA and Houston, being the only other cities ive been to besides Chicago(im biased so im leaving it out) never really made me say wow like SF and NY did.

jd3189 · #**126** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 7:28 PM**

Even though it's slowly changing, I am still disappointed in LA's skyline. It doesn't have to be as tall as Chicago's but it should have a size and expansive range that is only superseded by NYC. This may occur in the future if development continues on Wilshire Blvd or other major commercial areas beyond downtown.

Handro · #**127** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chisouthside

Definitely in terms of volume NY and SF are in different tiers. But in terms of wonder they are the same to me. Seeing downtown NYC from Brooklyn and Midtown from Queens evoked the same sense of wonder as taking the bay bridge from Oakland to SF. LA and Houston, being the only other cities ive been to besides Chicago(im biased so im leaving it out) never really made me say wow like SF and NY did.

100% agree. NYC just seemed to go on endlessly when I first saw it and SF, with the mountains and the bay and the bridges and the density, is right up there as well.

JAYNYC · #**128** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by pj3000

I would say Houston and Dallas are easily “tier 1” US skylines, unless an arbitrary tier 1 only includes NYC and Chicago.

Tier 1:
NYC
(big drop)
Chicago

Tier 1.5:
San Francisco
Miami

Tier 2:
Houston
Los Angeles
Dallas
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Seattle

JAYNYC · #**129** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 10:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chisouthside

Definitely in terms of volume NY and SF are in different tiers. But in terms of wonder they are the same to me.

Having lived and worked in the San Francisco financial district and the NYC financial district, I couldn't disagree more.

There are levels to skylines - these two are not the same.

Sun Belt · #**130** Posted **Aug 12, 2019, 11:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by jd3189

Even though it's slowly changing, I am still disappointed in LA's skyline. It doesn't have to be as tall as Chicago's but it should have a size and expansive range that is only superseded by NYC. This may occur in the future if development continues on Wilshire Blvd or other major commercial areas beyond downtown.

DTLA is a tiny geographical area in an absolutely massive urbanized region.

Los Angeles is not, nor will it ever be a hub and spoke city. There are just too many local municipal competitors out there that can offer better alternatives to the workforce and companies' bottom line than locating in DTLA.

jtown,man · #**131** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 12:53 AM**

1. NYC

2.Chicago

3. Norfolk

JManc · #**132** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 1:25 AM**

Am I the only one who ranks Chicago and New York on the same level? New York is just bigger and has superior pizza but their skylines are on same footing as far as I'm concerned. Everyone else is a distant second.

Sun Belt · #**133** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 1:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

Am I the only one who ranks Chicago and New York on the same level? New York is just bigger and has superior pizza but their skylines are on same footing as far as I'm concerned. Everyone else is a distant second.

Yes and No. Skylines, I say yes. But when I was in Chicago there was a lot of eerie silence areas of street activity in the absolute heart of the city at rush hour. I was literally befuddled at the time.

As for the pizza, we all know NY is the best. Chicago is for a sit down dining experience, where NY style is grab and go.

*I wasn't able to quickly order a slice of Chicago Style on the street, never found it, anywhere, but in NY you can do this.

JManc · #**134** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 1:40 AM**

I'm talking strictly skylines.

Sun Belt · #**135** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 1:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

I'm talking strictly skylines.

Ok. Me too. Just responding to the pizza part of your post.

Steely Dan · #**136** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 2:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

Am I the only one who ranks Chicago and New York on the same level?

If you're talking numbers (the only way to objectively speak about skylines), then Chicago is absolutely not on the same level as New York, skyline-wise, especially not after NYC's insane supertall boom over the last handful of years.

Likewise, by the numbers, no other US city is on Chicago's level, skyline-wise. Those two cities really do stand alone in their own tiers when we do a purely quantitative analysis.

If you're talking about any other subjective assessment, then any skyline can be on any other skyline's level. Hell, there's one goofball on this forum who legitimately feels that fucking Jacksonville has a "more impressive" skyline than Toronto.

JAYNYC · #**137** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 2:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

Am I the only one who ranks Chicago and New York on the same level?

No, you aren't.

Some Chicago residents also do.

chris08876 · #**138** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 2:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by JManc

Am I the only one who ranks Chicago and New York on the same level? New York is just bigger and has superior pizza but their skylines are on same footing as far as I'm concerned. Everyone else is a distant second.

Its like comparing the solar system to the milky way.

And thats just one skyline of many!

JManc · #**139** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 3:25 AM**

New York's skyline is huge. No disputing that but it lacks a certain elegance and cohesion that Chicago's has. Particularly during the day and when viewed from that planetarium. More so as NY gets more and more of those shitty skinny abominations in midtown. New York is still king at night.

bobdreamz · #**140** Posted **Aug 13, 2019, 8:33 AM**

Orlando

https://oi736.photobucket.com/albums/xx5/Orlando2_zpsx8om9ofl.jpg

For a city of 285,000 Orlando isn't that bad. It has Miami's problem with a airport about 2 miles directly east of downtown hence the lack of any skyscrapers over 152m | 500+ feet tall.
The downtown is compact and walkable too.