50 Best US Skylines

[wwmiv]

Nashville has a very San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, Phoenix plateau vibe going on. Are there FAA restrictions?

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by bobdreamz

Nice shot! I didn't know Nashville was so "Hilly" !

Nashville is wonderful. I haven’t been in a decade, right as all the change was starting.

[BnaBreaker]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

Nashville has a very San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, Phoenix plateau vibe going on. Are there FAA restrictions?

750' unfortunately... we have a tower U/C right now that will get us up to that limit for the first time. To be fair though the primary reason we haven't to this point is really just conservative developers in my opinion... not really the FAA's fault. There is talk about realigning the runway at BNA responsible for the restrictions... IF anything happens on that front though it'll be a decade or more out I'm guessing.

[BnaBreaker]

Originally Posted by bobdreamz

Nice shot! I didn't know Nashville was so "Hilly" !

Yep! ... although the tallest 'peak' in the metro area is only 2000 feet, so not exactly Salt Lake territory, but they still provide a nice aesthetic and a lot of state parks and natural areas.

Originally Posted by pj3000

Wow, very nice. Nashville is starting to look like a "big city". I was last there about 6 years ago, and there's a noticeable difference since then.

You're eyes don't lie! There has been a ton of highrise construction lately, especially over the past six or seven years... and the boom continues.

[wwmiv]

Originally Posted by BnaBreaker

750' unfortunately... we have a tower U/C right now that will get us up to that limit for the first time. To be fair though the primary reason we haven't to this point is really just conservative developers in my opinion... not really the FAA's fault. There is talk about realigning the runway at BNA responsible for the restrictions... IF anything happens on that front though it'll be a decade or more out I'm guessing.

Makes sense. Thank you for the insight.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by bilbao58

I'm not hugely impressed by cities on vast lakes, for some reason.

i don't see what's not to love about skylines that hug the shores of vast lakes.

i mean, it's not like any of the skylines below would be improved if you took away their lakefront settings.

Generally speaking, I find large water features like lakes, harbors, big rivers, bays, sounds, etc. to be great skyline enhancers. Like mountain backdrops, they aren't 100% necessary to make a good skyline, but they never hurt.





PJI_0325[pano] - Milwaukee by Michael Soukup, on Flickr



kites over Lake Erie 01 - Cleveland Ohio by Tim Evanson, on Flickr

[cabasse]

tampa and nashville are both top 25 IMO


Tampa Skyline by Rusty4344, on Flickr

[homebucket]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

i don't see what's not to love about skylines that hug the shores of vast lakes.

i mean, it's not like any of the skylines below would be improved if you took away their lakefront settings.

Generally speaking, I find large water features like lakes, harbors, big rivers, bays, sounds, etc. to be great skyline enhancers. Like mountain backdrops, they aren't 100% necessary to make a good skyline, but they never hurt.

Agreed. SF's skyline would definitely not look as impressive if you took away its bayfront settings, and other skyline enhancers like its bridges and hilly topography.



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Gonna pimp SLC out more.









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And what will be the start of its second one 1.5 miles south of DT.

[bilbao58]

Originally Posted by homebucket

Agreed. SF's skyline would definitely not look as impressive if you took away its bayfront settings, and other skyline enhancers like its bridges and hilly topography.



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I was going to make this joke in response to Steely Dan's post to me: It's like the old song that says "How you going to keep them down on the Lake when they've seen Hong Kong or San Francisco?" So your photos of San Francisco are an example of what I prefer over a city on a giant lake.

I'm an ocean (bays and harbors) guy. ESPECIALLY bays and harbors with hills and/or mountains surrounding them. Giant lakes are not my favorite backdrop. The photo of Milwaukee is a perfect example, That blue lake and horizon with blue sky above will look like a vast gray wall in the winter. I've seen it in Chicago.

Still, I love Chicago's lakefront. Just not thrilled with the lake itself.

[bilbao58]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

i don't see what's not to love about skylines that hug the shores of vast lakes.

i mean, it's not like any of the skylines below would be improved if you took away their lakefront settings.

Generally speaking, I find large water features like lakes, harbors, big rivers, bays, sounds, etc. to be great skyline enhancers. Like mountain backdrops, they aren't 100% necessary to make a good skyline, but they never hurt.

Since most of my visits to Chicago were when my sister lived on Fullerton at (or very near) Clark, if you want to pull on my nostalgic heart strings and remind me of the beautiful lake, you should show me a view like this:


A Grand View by urbsinhorto1837, on Flickr

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by bilbao58

Just not thrilled with the lake itself.

Different strokes for different folks.

I'm beyond thrilled with the great lakes.

They are true marvels of nature only equaled in scale by two other spots on our planet (Lake Baikal and the African Great Lakes).



But the point I was making is that I'll always take a significant body of water that compliments a skyline over not having one.

Water never hurts, in my eyes.

[Gresto]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

Different strokes for different folks.

I'm beyond thrilled with the great lakes.

They are true marvels of nature only equaled in scale by two other spots on our planet (Lake Baikal and the African Great Lakes).



But the point I was making is that I'll always take a significant body of water that compliments a skyline over not having one.

Water never hurts, in my eyes.

Agreed, and it isn't limited to huge lakes, apart from the skyline aspect. I spend half the year on a smallish lake (11 km circumferential shoreline), and it's a distinctively Elysian experience. That's not to derogate oceans (I adore them), but lakes are an essential, irreplaceable part of my life.

[badrunner]

Originally Posted by Gresto

Agreed, and it isn't limited to huge lakes, apart from the skyline aspect. I spend half the year on a smallish lake (11 km circumferential shoreline), and it's a distinctively Elysian experience. That's not to derogate oceans (I adore them), but lakes are an essential, irreplaceable part of my life.

Canonically the Elysian Fields were located along the shores of the western ocean at the edge of the world, but a lake or inlet will do

[Gresto]

Originally Posted by badrunner

Canonically the Elysian Fields were located along the shores of the western ocean at the edge of the world, but a lake or inlet will do

I used it in a non-theological, secular fashion as a synonym for an earthly paradise or idyll, but as a fellow wordsmith I appreciate your exposition.

[wanderer34]

BEST SKYLINES

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Miami
4. San Francisco
5. Boston
6. Pittsburgh
7. Seattle
8. Los Angeles
9. Washington DC
10. Atlanta

BEST POTENTIAL

1. Miami
2. Tampa
3. Newark, NJ
4. Detroit
5. Austin
6. Providence, RI
7. Denver
8. Charlotte
9. Kansas City
10. Oakland

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by wanderer34

BEST SKYLINES

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Miami
4. San Francisco
5. Boston
6. Pittsburgh
7. Seattle
8. Los Angeles
9. Washington DC
10. Atlanta

Now that's certainly an unconventional top 10 US skyline pick!

[giallo]

Originally Posted by bilbao58

I was going to make this joke in response to Steely Dan's post to me: It's like the old song that says "How you going to keep them down on the Lake when they've seen Hong Kong or San Francisco?" So your photos of San Francisco are an example of what I prefer over a city on a giant lake.

I'm an ocean (bays and harbors) guy. ESPECIALLY bays and harbors with hills and/or mountains surrounding them. Giant lakes are not my favorite backdrop. The photo of Milwaukee is a perfect example, That blue lake and horizon with blue sky above will look like a vast gray wall in the winter. I've seen it in Chicago.

Still, I love Chicago's lakefront. Just not thrilled with the lake itself.

I agree. Vancouver'a skyline, for instance, is absolutely enhanced by the inlets and mountains. It wouldn't be as impressive without those features.


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