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Originally Posted by PartyLine
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/ELP_Skyline_New.jpg
How about El Paso it's metro population is 736,310
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Oh yes. El Paso is an odd one.
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Originally Posted by bigcitydude
what do those words on the side of the hill in the background of the El Paso picture say anyway?
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That's not a hill, those are mountains. Not very tall, but they are around 5,000 feet above sea level. I believe they're about 2,000 feet higher than the city is.
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Originally Posted by PartyLine
It all depends on where the photo was taken like this picture doesn't show the new grand Hyatt or the Marriott Riverwalk or Marriott Rivercenter buildings
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That photo actually did include the Grand Hyatt. But yeah, the Marriott Rivercenter in that shot is blocked from view by the Weston Centre.
And I wouldn't beat up on San Antonio and Fort Worth too much when you have El Paso to compare them to. I mean, I even think that Corpus Christi has El Paso beat. El Paso, a city of 700,000 (metro) and it doesn't even have a 300 foot building.
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Originally Posted by vid
It looks very Mid-Eastern. Corpus Christi has a very "un-American" skyline. (Not un-American "you hate liberty", but un-American "that architectural style on that scale is somewhat uncommon in this country".)
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Yeah, the Shoreline Plaza Towers are some of the most unique. You either love them or hate them. I love them. I know they aren't the most pedestrian friendly or useful buildings at the street level, but they are a really cool pair of buildings and make for an interesting skyline.