Old Skylines - Page 9

Austin55 · #**161** Posted **Dec 27, 2013, 10:25 AM**

This thread rocks.

Fort Worth- 1963 (Note that the tallest from the 1963 photo no longer exists)

Sources

1960's

1970's

Three of downtowns tallest all under construction simultaneously,

1920

Source

LMich · #**162** Posted **Dec 27, 2013, 1:07 PM**

Wow, quite a bit more substantial than I imagined. I actually like the old skyline better. It seems Fort Worth was hit particularly hard by "urban renewal".

texcolo · #**163** Posted **Dec 28, 2013, 3:11 AM**

Downtown Fort Worth is wonderful, but they got hit with an ugly series of high rises in the 70's and 80's.

RCDC · #**164** Posted **Dec 28, 2013, 6:23 PM**

OK, yeah we all know DC doesn't have a skyline

anyway here's an old pic. Shantytown DC, 1894:

source

RCDC · #**165** Posted **Dec 28, 2013, 9:12 PM**

Baltimore 1860s:

Baltimore 1960s:

source and more pics here.

Yackemflaber69 · #**166** Posted **Dec 28, 2013, 9:59 PM**

http://cecottle.com/2012/10/21/who-b...-china-cheats/

1998

Austinlee · #**167** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 6:34 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by texcolo

Downtown Fort Worth is wonderful, but they got hit with an ugly series of high rises in the 70's and 80's.

"Ft Worth got hit with the ugly stick" - Texcolo

John R · #**168** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 7:48 PM**

All of the tallest buildings constructed in Fort Worth during the 1980's were ugly. However, they did increase the height of the skyline significantly. As for "urban renewal", I would say that we were hit moderately. There were quite a few older, historic buildings that survived and they have been restored. Only a handful of the historic skyscrapers have been lost. In 2006, the tornado damaged Landmark Tower was imploded, and that made the first time in the city's history that a former tallest building in the city was demolished. It was 30 stories and was completed in 1957. The most notable feature of the building was the large revolving digital clock that was on top of the building. The height of it with the clock was 420 feet. The height to the top of the roof was 380 feet. I know this thread is of old skylines, but I thought I would post a more current photo of Fort Worth's skyline below. I took this photograph from the steps of the Amon Carter Museum in 2009.

longbeachnik · #**169** Posted **Dec 30, 2013, 12:40 AM**

Obligatory mention of Long Beach:

images stitched together from the LA Public Library's online catalog:
http://jpg1.lapl.org/00081/00081553.jpg
and
http://jpg1.lapl.org/00081/00081552.jpg

softee · #**170** Posted **Dec 30, 2013, 2:37 AM**

Toronto in 1930s

http://www.blogto.com/upload/2010/11...ip_Toronto.jpg

1940

http://chuckmanothercollectionvolume...lakeshore.html

Dwils01 · #**171** Posted **Dec 30, 2013, 4:55 AM**

I think that last picture of Toronto was taken in the 1950's since the Bank of Nova Scotia building is there and it was completed in 1951.

Yackemflaber69 · #**172** Posted **Dec 30, 2013, 5:43 AM**

http://www.brooklineconnection.com/h...Point1983.html

Pittsburgh, PA 1983

good website. worth checking out

Tex17 · #**173** Posted **Jan 1, 2014, 7:51 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by John R

All of the tallest buildings constructed in Fort Worth during the 1980's were ugly. However, they did increase the height of the skyline significantly. As for "urban renewal", I would say that we were hit moderately. There were quite a few older, historic buildings that survived and they have been restored. Only a handful of the historic skyscrapers have been lost. In 2006, the tornado damaged Landmark Tower was imploded, and that made the first time in the city's history that a former tallest building in the city was demolished. It was 30 stories and was completed in 1957. The most notable feature of the building was the large revolving digital clock that was on top of the building. The height of it with the clock was 420 feet. The height to the top of the roof was 380 feet. I know this thread is of old skylines, but I thought I would post a more current photo of Fort Worth's skyline below. I took this photograph from the steps of the Amon Carter Museum in 2009.

I actually quite like Carter+Burgess Plaza (the blue one in the center)

shivtim · #**174** Posted **Jan 2, 2014, 5:15 PM**

Atlanta 1933

Atlanta 1966

Atlanta 1988

source

animatedmartian · #**175** Posted **Jan 12, 2014, 4:11 PM**

Miami, FL 1930s.

http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/imag...-X-7329%5D7329

http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/imag...UND-1%5D7329_1

http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/imag...-X-7354%5D7354

http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/imag...ND-1%5D38358_1

animatedmartian · #**176** Posted **Jan 12, 2014, 4:22 PM**

Found a picture of Houston but the picture is undated. Anyone got any idea? Seems 60ish.

http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/imag...ND-3%5D29655_3

softee · #**177** Posted **Jan 26, 2014, 3:32 AM**

Toronto, 1940.

Toronto In Historic Photographs ....1940 Aerial View Of Downtown Toronto by Greg's Southern Ontario (catching up slowly), on Flickr

Yackemflaber69 · #**178** Posted **Jan 26, 2014, 3:44 AM**

http://www.panoramio.com/user/496327...?photo_page=26

p://www.torontotransforms.com/home-about-torontos-transformations/chapter-5-a-post-suburban-revitalized-city/

Toronto 1974

shakman · #**179** Posted **Jan 27, 2014, 3:37 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by animatedmartian

Found a picture of Houston but the picture is undated. Anyone got any idea? Seems 60ish.

http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/imag...ND-3%5D29655_3

This photos is from either 1976 or 1977. Penzoil Place, two black towers to the left, were completed in 1976. Two Allen Center, which was completed in 1978, is shown under-construction with two tower cranes on right.

Yackemflaber69 · #**180** Posted **Feb 9, 2014, 3:53 AM**

http://www.panoramio.com/user/5152526

1985