Skylines From Far Far Away Thread

[jmecklenborg]

Originally Posted by Hudson11

There are few examples of prewar skyscrapers outside of NYC that can be seen from far away.

The Carew Tower (1930) and Central Trust Towers (1913) are still prominent in Cincinnati's skyline. Leveque Tower (1927) in Columbus is still prominent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carew_Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_and_Vine_Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeVeque_Tower

[jmecklenborg]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

1. Chicago didn't have height limits.

2. Cleveland might've had one pre-war tower taller than chicago's tallest pre-war tower

The tower is only one element of the Tower City complex. That complex would have been big-time even in Chicago and NYC.

[muppet]

Originally Posted by jmecklenborg

Chicago has a ton of prewar skyscrapers, something no city in Europe (or in fact much of the United States) has. It also has a ton of distinctive skyscrapers built between 1960 and 1980, again, something that no city in Europe has.
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Do you mean ' a ton of' or 'any' in Europe? Because there are quite a few examples of both if you meant the latter.

Eg Moscow:



Warsaw has one - now very awkward as it's the city's icon, but gifted by Russia




London - the postwar offerings were so godawful they took down 500 highrises in the next two decades





Or the untrammeled delights of the Costa del Sol - people honestly thought this looked good across the Mediterranean

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by jmecklenborg

The tower is only one element of the Tower City complex. That complex would have been big-time even in Chicago and NYC.

Yes, it was a massive development, I wasn't trying to downplay it. It's just that in terms of overall pre-war skylines, Cleveland's Terminal Tower (tallest in the world outside of NYC) had very little supporting cast at the time. and while it had one eggregiously tall centerpiece tower that was taller than chicago's tallest, the rest of the skyline was quite a bit shorter by comparison.


# of pre-war towers over 400':

Chicago: 22 (2nd most in the world after NYC)
Cleveland: 1

[mrnyc]

Originally Posted by Crawford

That makes sense. The region's core is fairly flat. Manhattan is mostly a gentle northward slope for 8 miles, then the hills get dramatic. Brownstone Brooklyn has a somewhat steeper slope, but not many tourists head to Park Slope.

And there are no SF- or Pittsburgh-style rollercoaster hills in the core parts. The Bronx, Westchester, and Northern NJ, yeah.

while its true they arent in touristed areas, actually there are quite hilly parts in every boro -- and you left out the entire boro of staten, which as with upper manhattan and the western bronx is chock full of epic hills:


Staten Island hills dwarf all in the Big Apple

By Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island is known for steep, curvy hills -- Grymes, Lighthouse, Ward, Fox, Dongan, Emerson Hill, Sunset and others.

They are located in some of the most scenic neighborhoods, with spectacular vistas of New York Harbor, the Manhattan skyline, New Jersey and beyond.


more:
https://www.silive.com/seen/2015/11/...in_staten.html

[MAC123]

I think Hills in cities make the city more interesting. Different types of architecture, infrastructure etc interacting at different elevations. Just look at SF.

If only Staten Island was was more like the rest of the city. It needs to be connected by a subway line or something like that.

[Obadno]

Some far away shots of Phoenix caught in Monsoon pictures in recent days.




This one is just nice sunset colors



EDIT: I will try again later my pics not showing up =(

[BigDipper 80]

Not a typical "skyline" shot, but still pretty cool (and very far away!)


If Cedar Point's roller coasters were considered "skyscrapers", it would have a taller skyline than Toledo, which is Ohio's 4th-largest city.

[MolsonExport]

very cool shot

[TempleGuy1000]

Viewing NYC and Philadelphia at the Same Time From Freehold, NJ

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by TempleGuy1000

Viewing NYC and Philadelphia at the Same Time From Freehold, NJ

Very cool. You can also see the NYC and Philly skylines from roller coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ.

[Steely Dan]

the island of chicago


source: https://www.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/co...tm_name=iossmf

[MolsonExport]

love it

[muppet]

That literally looks like a fairy tale isle

[homebucket]

Looks like a video game intro.

[Labtec]

Downtown/Midtown Atlanta and Buckhead in the background from Vinings/Cumberland



From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ0WWbqquTM

[JManc]

There is a building I'm trying to get on roof of in Menlo Park to take a photo of San Francisco's and Oakland's skylines which are about 25 or so miles away.

[Steely Dan]

downtown chicago as seen from my neighborhood of Lincoln Square (~6.5 miles NNW of the loop).



source: https://twitter.com/Jay3130Jay/statu...49001071263745

[Rico Rommheim]

Originally Posted by muppet

London - Vauxhall and City cluster

Wow, that is the most comprehensive, and probably the best London skyline shot I've ever seen.

[Labtec]

Atlanta midtown/downtown, Buckhead, and Perimeter Center (Sandy Springs/Dunwoody) in the background of the site of a new large mixed-use development for a big film studio under construction in Doraville (NBC will be filming here):


https://twitter.com/mckayWSB/status/...722433/photo/1