Post yours...pics are welcome as well!

Mine! In order-

NY City- HUGE skyline sprawling a combined 4 miles. Could have 8 1000 footers in 10-15 years, God I can't wait for the westside redevelopment and WTC! Not to mention, BOA, NYT, Con EDISON, Gehry, Calatrava, will all have many tower over 800 feet!

Chicago- Insanely massive skyline along lake michigan, 2 new 1000 footers down the road!

Philadelphia- huge, powerful, tall, will improve greatly in time.

Seattle- Wow, can we say dense tall and huge, the sity is amazing looking, and so underrated.

San Francisco- Charming, alomost as dense as manhattan, very good porportions.

Los Angeles- Bold, Library Tower makes skyline very powerful.

Minneapolis- This is one underrated skyline! Nearly as large as Philly and almost as tall! Minneapolis is great.

Boston- Dense, Charming New England town, got quite a bit of tall buildings that look real cool.

Miami- Miami is so modern, it's like the Dubai of the US, lots of cool plans ahead.

Atlanta- Looks nice, not very dense but it still makes the bottom of my list.


Ones that didn't quite make it but have a respectable skyline-

Portland OR
San Diego
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Houston
Austin
Baltimore


Share your thoughts!

1. Chicago, I like its colors and contrasts and height better than any skyline in the world probably, the effect the lake front has on it is really great as well.

http://www.hichicago.org/images/chicago_skyline.jpg

2. New York City - The varied ages of the buildings, mass and overall density. Of course the water is a nice backdrop on this one as well.

http://www.richp.com/pics/roadtrip-7-2002/080-New-York.jpg

Los Angeles - Its a pretty good size and is very new compared to many skylines, it also has a good amount of old which unfortunately is not really visible from most views. I love the height and the teired look.

http://www.americaontheroad.it/immagini/los_angeles_skyline1.jpg

4. Seattle - Massive gourgeous, tall, moderately dense.

http://www.visit-seattle.com/seattle-skyline.jpg

5. Houston - Tall, bold, a little cold, it probably could be 3rd or 4th but to me Seattle, LA, and Houston are tied in the US for '3rd' skyline

http://www.globalgeografia.com/album/usa/houston.jpg

6. Atlanta - Sprawling unique skyline that almost seems to showcase each individual building from some angles, it has some good height and its always on the move.

http://www.paulscharffphotography.com/Atlanta_Skyline.JPG
(some)

7. Philadelphia - I dont know what does it for this one, it just seems to fit together real nicely as one.

http://www.ronsaari.com/stockImages/philadelphia/philadelphiaSkyline2.jpg

8. Dallas - Probably shouldnt be so far down on the list, and the reson it is for me is because some of Dallas' buildings on an individual scale I find not very attractive, but the whole skyline fits together very nicely.

http://www.dallassky.com/wpe12.jpg

9. Minneapolis - Good looking tall and dense. Great mixture of styles.

http://www.nvo.com/beaulier/nss-folder/scrapbook/minneapolis_skyline_summer.jpg

10. Pittsburgh - This one is one of my favorites because of the geographic location of where the downtown was built, I love the density, the height and the stark feeling of commerce I get from this one.

http://www.skylinepictures.com/Driendl_Pittsburgh_Skyline_p64_large.jpg

Honorable Mentions To -

San Francisco, Boston, Cincinnati, Miami, New Orleans, Kansas City, Denver, and Charlotte (maybe a few more) which are all great skylines but just not on the top of my personal favorites.

in this order

Chicago.
NY
LA
Seattle
SF
Houston
Atlanta
Dallas
Philadelphia
Boston

and then

Pittsburgh
Minneapolis
MIami
Charlotte
NO

etc etc etc

1. New York City:
http://tinypic.com/2cg1o0
Like no other on earth...

2. Chicago:
http://tinypic.com/2cg236
Very unique.

3. Houston
http://tinypic.com/2cg2nk
Gotta love the modernism.

4. Miami
http://tinypic.com/2cg2ue
Beautiful contrast.

5. Seattle
http://tinypic.com/2cg30y
Need I say anything?

6. Philadelphia
http://tinypic.com/2cg37a
Love Liberty Place

7. Los Angeles
http://tinypic.com/2cg3f7
Beautiful!

8. San Francisco
http://tinypic.com/2cg4xy
Ellegant

9. Dallas
http://tinypic.com/2cg5c7
Supurb

10. Minneapolis
http://tinypic.com/2cg5k4
Last but not least.

The Rest:

Atlanta
Memphis
San Antonio
New Orleans
Jacksonville
San Diego
Austin
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Charlotte

and so on

chicago
houston
philadelphia
los angeles
miami
san francisco
atlanta
boston
seattle
dallas

others that should of made it
minneapolis -beauty
new york---too many buildings,great skyline but too many buildings
las vegas-shiny
charlotte-growing
and some others

Not really in order except the first 2..
new york( duh)
chi-town
seattle
philly
san fran
boston
l.a
minneapolis
houston
sorry cant think of any more

New York
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
Seattle
Dallas
Miami
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Philadelphia

Well, my personal top two skylines never change, but the rest of them do, depending on what mood I'm in. Keep in mind, these are my favorite skylines, not necessarily my favorite cities.

Here's mine:

New York
Chicago
Philly
LA

the rest aren't really in any order

Seattle
Houston
Dallas
San Fran
Minneapolis (not just because I live here, I really do think it's a top 10 skyline)
Pittsburgh

I used to have Atlanta on my top 10, but after I saw a few pictures of it at certain angles, it really turned me off. Specifically, the angles where it looks like the towers are miles apart. It just looks weird.

New York
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
Seattle
Dallas
Miami
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
nice list ;)

New York and Chicago by far....
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2252
http://www.pbase.com/mediaman2010/image/39793169/original.jpg
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2251
http://www.sky.s64.pl/home/W/Ch/ch05.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/image/24391747/original.jpg
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2332966&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1
http://www.c1f.net/old/cfallin.org/images/chicago/north-big.jpg
http://img204.exs.cx/img204/6921/77tw.jpg
http://img204.exs.cx/img204/1348/48ks.jpg
http://img204.exs.cx/img204/1517/54fh.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/arvi/image/35191897/original.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/serendipity0000/image/37026659/original.jpg
http://www.ee.ucla.edu/~somdeb/images/Chicago/chicago0032.JPG
http://img32.exs.cx/img32/8161/23908552esbsky0mx.jpg
http://hex.oucs.ox.ac.uk/~rejs/photos/A40/full/102canon/img_0264.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mediaman2010/image/39793164/original.jpg
http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~murali/images/Chicago%20trip%202-%20murali's%20cam/downtown%20chicago%203.JPG
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=5104589&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1
http://home.comcast.net/~subwaymark/trips/America/photos/NY/nyc-skyline-040702-03.jpg
http://www.cjtripnewton.com/images/chicago-skyline.jpg

overkill!

^
Yeah your right, but I'm bored so I guess I got a little carried away....
They are nice pics though!

1.) New York City
http://cavery.yann.neuf.fr/NewYork_et_Washington_DC/Images/Panorama%20autre%20de%20Manhattan%20depuis%20Empire%20State%20Building.jpg

2.) Chicago
http://www.paradise.caltech.edu/~kfoltz/pics/digital_camera_pics/isit2004/downtown_pan.jpg

3.) Atlanta
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/585/733atlnycpanorama.jpg

4.) Seattle
http://www.jvphotography.net/panoramas/SeattleHorizPanoB.jpg

5.) Houston
http://www.kstone.com/images/skyline.jpg

6.) Los Angeles
http://home.debitel.net/user/fambach/images/la_civic.jpg

7.) Dallas
http://www.dallassky.com/wpe7.jpg

8.) Philadelphia
http://209.190.235.73/photos/Philadelphia/pan.jpg

9.) San Francisco
http://www.campamerika.de/bilder/california/SanFranciscoPanorama.jpg

10.) Minneapolis
http://cunap.com/~hardingr/projects/widebg/minneapolis.jpg

Honorable Mention: Miami, San Diego, Tampa, Boston, Richmond, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver

Nice pics!


I forgot to mention Denver in mine, that would rank with SF in terms of size. When I first saw it I was very impressed.


I agree Chigeorge, New York is in a leage of it's own, Chicago too, every other city in North America is a distant second. Mainly because of their height. This is amazing, I found this a while back at urban planet.

How many 800 footers (too roof) each american city will have by 2015 if the likely projects go through.

New York: 26 (has 12 or 13 now!!!)
Chicago- 14
Philly- 4
Miami-2
Vegas-1


Cities with no buildings 800 or over U/c are not on there even if they have 800+ footers.

When you show a pic of NY you must show the whole skyline LOL. Midtown alone is large enough to swallow up chicago in width (they are about the same legnth) Downtown manhattan is 2 Los Angeleses combined, and brooklyn and JC could swallow Denver whole! Past central park the island goes on for 5 more miles, ALL of 20-30 story apartment towers, you can't get NY's skyline in one shot, it's by far the most massive in the world, it dwarfs Chicago, It dwarfs Hong Kong, And Chi and HK dwarf every other city.

Here are some NY pics!

http://www.olsenhome.com/images/NYC.jpg

http://www.marknorris.com/Single-Pilot-IFR-images/NYCRiverFlight/DCP_2247.JPG?

http://www.pilotlist.org/dispo/jb2/07-empire_state.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/image/24204604/original.jpg

Get ready, this one will knock you off your feet.

http://www.joesnyc.streetnine.com/pix/wbb-panoram.jpg

Yea, New york is in a class all by itself truth be told.

1. New York City - Great form mixture of age and architecture
2. Chicago - My favorite skyline of all time - The best mix of architecture I have ever seen.
3. Atlanta - Very unique skyline, great mix of newer architecture. Not only Downtown, but Midtown and Buckhead
4. Dallas - Same as above, great mix of newer architecture
5. LA - Beautiful form, the city that makes boxes look good.
6. Boston - Great mix of architecture, and interestingly placed buildings. Boston has a nice setting aswell.
7. Seattle - Great highrises and denseness
8. Detroit - Beautiful older highrises and architecture
9. Houston - Some bland skyscrapers and bad lighting at dark, but the skyline somewhat makes up for it.
10. Miami - Lots of construction and beautiful setting

Detroit before Philly?


Philly isn't even on there lol

Odd but I guess it's your opinion.

1. NYC and Chicago (tie) - NYC has every high-rise architectural style and is incredibly massive. Chicago's is more organized and has a better relation with the water.
3. Seattle - BoA is beautiful and the skyscrapers are very nice.
4. Philadelphia - One Liberty and Two Liberty are beautiful, as is the rest of the skyline.
5. San Francisco - Nice mix of architecture.
6. Los Angeles - Also a nice mix of architecture, if Century City and Downtown were mixed, it would be in my top five.
7. Minneapolis - Some of the nicest postmodern towers over 700 feet, IDS is beautiful and the skyline is very sleek.
8. Boston - wasn't to high up until I saw this pic (click on the smaller pic, this file is huge, almost 8000 pix. wide):
http://tinypic.com/2ciiqd (http://freefilehosting.net/file.cfm?id=C0255989-CF1F-D571-A786B0C3F4434C20)
9. Pittsburgh - Great skyline with nice settings.
10. Atlanta - Some nice buildings, but too postmodern and spread out.

^
Yeah your right, but I'm bored so I guess I got a little carried away....
They are nice pics though!
There stunning pictures though ;)

1 - New York

http://www.pbase.com/image/24204604/original.jpg


2 - Chicago

http://www.gerhard-lang.com/chicago_skyline.JPG


3 - Los Angeles

http://www.mhaglobal.com/images/LosAngelesSkyline8x372dpi.jpg


4 - Seattle

http://www.theannuitysourceinc.com/webphotos/images/Seattle%20at%20night.jpg


5 - Houston:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ja/a/a5/Downtown_Houston_Skyline.jpg

Detroit before Philly?


Philly isn't even on there lol

Odd but I guess it's your opinion.

I really like Philly's buildings individualy, but together they don't make that much of an interesting skyline. Same goes with Minneapolis for me.

^oh ok...


I guess that's a little different than how I do it, Personally one building can make a skyline twice as nice, the library tower in LA freakin rules.

^^ Yea the library tower is nice. Its what makes the skyline actually

The Library Tower is one of those buildings that I think really fits the city that it's in. I don't think the Library Tower would look right anywhere else, besides maybe Miami. It would look really weird in Chicago or NY.

it's been over 3 years but new york's skyline still looks odd to me with out the world trade center.

it's been over 3 years but new york's skyline still looks odd to me with out the world trade center.
same here

1) New York
2) Chicago
3) San Francisco
4) Seattle
5) Philadelphia
6) Minneapolis
7) Los Angeles
8) Pittsburgh
9) Miami
10) Denver

1) New York
2) Chicago
3) San Francisco
4) Seattle
5) Philadelphia
6) Minneapolis
7) Los Angeles
8) Pittsburgh
9) Miami
10) Denver

agree but I might dump denver for Atlanta.

I think the library tower is the perfect fit for LA. Its very business looking, but also like it belongs behind a palm tree.

I'm won't state mine just yet, but I'm really surprised to see Detroit only have turned up once, here. I don't expect it to make the top ten of many, but when many are mentioning Cincinnati, Richmond, San Antonio and others as honorable mentions, I worry that no on even remembers the city. lol

http://doblevych.com/photos/detroit/800x600_detroit_downtown_deroy.jpg

http://doblevych.com/photos/detroit/800x600_detroit_drizzle_windsor.jpg

San Antonio has a very beautiful skyline, and its very overlooked...

^ Yeah it is

Yeah, it is a decent skyline often overlooked, but so is Detroit's, IMO. I guess a lot of people hate it, though.

I like Detroit's, I just wish the (forgot name) 5 tower complex was closer to the Downtown area...

I'm just surprised more people didn't even pick it in their "runner's up" category:

http://www.downtownmotown.8k.com/images/detroit%20night1_jpg.jpg

http://www.downtownmotown.8k.com/images/detroit47_jpg.jpg

nice pano, i love the homes also.

1.Chicago (you can actually see many individual towers unlike New York)
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/annulrpt/ar01_02/Assets/63b.jpg
2.Seattle (Love how the CN Tower mixes with the city and the nearby mountains)
http://www.seeseattle.org/images/eCard/skyline.jpg
3.Philly (I think the Liberty Towers look better than the Chrysler.)
http://gpsp.business-services.upenn.edu/other/skyline.jpg
4.Dallas (The BOA Plaza with its light and the Rennaisance Tower with its top.)
http://soulofamerica.com/images2/photostx2/Dallas_skyline_night.jpg
5.Boston (The split skyline makes it look like two seperate cities.)
http://wickedwalk.home.comcast.net/chickatawbut.jpg
6.San Fran (Very, very dense looking)
http://www.soulofamerica.com/images/photosca/sf/SF_skyline_at_night.jpg
7.Los Angeles (Many tall, beautiful towers.)
http://www.memoriesoflove.com/Graphics%20int%20for%20web/losangeles6687-L_lg.jpg
8.Charlotte (Small skyline but BOA made it look great)
http://www.functionforge.com/charlotte_skyline.jpg
9.Minneapolis (A dense-looking city)
http://www.nursent.com/images/State%20Pages/MinnSkyline.jpg
10.Denver (I just like it. Not good enough reason? Well deal with it.)
http://www.denver.org/images/home/1.jpg

Runner-up.
New York (Way too many skyscrapers. Look like a soup of towers and few individual towers seen.)
Miami (Will be rank in the top ten when all of its current approved towers are completed)
Las Vegas (Same as Miami)
Atlanta (Towers spread out too much)

This is all I can think of right now.

Not to be defensive, but Houston is more than just downtown.


http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v286/fwskyline/houstonpan.jpg

I like Detroit's, I just wish the (forgot name) 5 tower complex was closer to the Downtown area...


The Ren Cen is in downtown, and literally only two blocks from the second tallest building in the skyline. The compactness of the rest of the skyline really gives it the appearance of being "far away". Also the fact that the complex is right on the river, while the rest of the skyline is set further back makes it feel even more solitary.

In any case, it's no more isolated than some of the buildings in other skylines.

Not too be defensive, but Houston is more than just downtown.


http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v286/fwskyline/houstonpan.jpg

Nice picture.

1.NYC
2.Chicago
3.Philadelphia
4.Seattle
5.L.A/San Francisco

The rest are debatable...

1. Chicago
2. New York
3. Philadelphia
4. Seattle
5. San Francisco
6. Miami
7. Detroit
8. Boston
9. LA
10. Atlanta

I am not going to disagree with those who have posted in this thread, b/c I agree, but let's shift topics real quick.

Of the ABSOLUTE best, some come as surprises. Like for instance, many normal people who live their sad lives w/o a single day of SSC wouldn't have expected Houston's skyline to be the Bomb, or for Dallas to take the Elegant award.

Now, other surprises are Little Rock. They have a very nice, clean skyline, that's very big for a city with around 600,000 people.

Tulsa has the ultimate River City thing going.

http://www.kleefeld.com/tulsa3.jpg

Also, Austin's skyline should be getting more honorable mentions.

^ Tulsa's skyline is often forgotten by me, and while kinda blocky it is pretty awesome...

1. New York City - The city that perfected the skyscraper. One word: Chrysler
2. Chicago - One of the most beautiful skylines in the world, and the birthplace of the skyscraper.
3. Seattle - Simply stunning skyline, with a beautiful mountain backdrop to top it off.
4. Philladelphia - An absolutely beautiful city with one of my favorite skylines
5. Atlanta - Linear doesn't always mean boring. Atlanta's linear skyline allows it to better show off each individual tower. Midtown is one of a kind, and One Atlantic is the cherry on top.
6. Minneapolis - A very beautiful skyline and a beautiful city to go along with it.
7. San Francisco - Easily one of the prettiest cities in the world. Does one of the best jobs in taking advantage of its natural sourroundings.
8. Boston - A very unique skyline, not so much big but great attention to detail.
9. Houston - A testament to our country's corporate power and significance.
10. Pittsburgh - The way it is set along the three (I think) rivers comming together, this is an underrated but amazing skyline to see.

Runners-Up
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Dallas
Miami
Tampa

Here is a list of my favorite mid to small sized cities.
1. Nashville - All I have to say is Bellsouth Tower
2. Charllote - Easily one of the best skyscrapers in the country is found here - BOA
3. Little Rock - A small, but very nicely put together skyline. And the riverfront adds so much to it.
4. Jacksonville- Another amazing setting... modis!
5. Austin - Great skyline, better city!
6. San Antonio - My hometown! Remember the Alamo!
7. Memphis - Older, great architecture
8. Birmingham - A very charming city, too bad they have a height limit. Very underrated though.
9. Savannah - The skyline is small, and not tall, but easily one of this country's greatest small cities.
10. Charleston - See Savannah.

Everyone has some nice choices....and I generally agree with most!

Just DT Miami not the Beaches
http://img50.exs.cx/img50/4127/maimi.jpg

http://www.hartiswhereyourhomeis.com/images/Downtown_Miami.JPG

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v255/kleclerc/IMG_0725.jpg

http://www.miamirealestatetrends.com/Images/StarterImages/1800_Club_NorthToSouth.jpg

Is it always that hazy in Miami? I don't ever remember noticing haze on my trips there, but all these pictures have have some nappy looking air going on...

^^no not really, I guess it's just a coincidence that the second and last picture look to have a bit of haze..the third pic is just overcast clouds...miami hardly ever gets hazy!

http://www.miamirealestatetrends.com/Images/StarterImages/1800_Club_NorthToSouth.jpg

Boy does that resemble a Chicago skyline pic taken from the Northside. You've even got the three tall towers resembling Sears, AON, and Hancock.

It does look similar at first glance, minus the bridges. It looks like a picture of the Edgewater, Uptown and Lakeview areas north of downtown.

^
Yes it somewhat does look similar
http://www.c1f.net/old/cfallin.org/images/chicago/north-big.jpg
http://www.miamirealestatetrends.com/Images/StarterImages/1800_Club_NorthToSouth.jpg

I'm surprised how well ATL is doing in these rankings.

^Why is that?

I was wondering the same not from a biased point of view, but it IS one of the largest skylines and has some GREAT buildings and a UNIQUE linear skyine ..... I wouldnt doubt it even against a bunch of significantly larger cities

Again, for those who have never been to Boston, it's hard to appreciate the actual size of the skyline. Because of Beacon Hill, shots taken from Cambridge make the city look small and stumpy, while shots from the waterfront fail to capture Back Bay or the buildings nearer to the Common. Here are some excellent shots taken by bowesst:

https://wfs.bc.edu/bowesst/ssp/IMG_2139.JPG

https://wfs.bc.edu/bowesst/ssp/2.jpg

And then of course this mega-pano, of which we do not know the photographer to credit, sadly:

http://img214.exs.cx/img214/501/bostonpan20034jl.jpg

^^ Boston's is nice but I put it jusssssss outside my top 10
1. New York- obvious reasons
2. Chicago- obvious reasons
3. Los Angeles- i like the skyline with the setting
4. Houston- huge powerful skyline
5. San Francisco- dense compact skyline
6. Miami- dense skyline with the waterfront and very colorful
7. Philadelphia- not tall but very dense and it wont be long before it gets tall
8. Minneapolis- big skyline and tall
9. Seattle- see philadelphia
10. Dallas- tall skyline. 2nd best in Texas

runners up
11. Boston
12. New Orleans
13. Detroit
14. Atlanta
15. St. Louis

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Seattle
5. Los Angeles
6. Philadelphia
7. Houston
8. Atlanta
9. Minneapolis
10. Dallas


11. Boston
12. Detroit
13. Pittsburgh
14. Miami
15. Honolulu

16. Denver
17. San Diego
18. New Orleans
19. Cincinnati
20. Cleveland

The Rest

That Miami looks exactly like chicagos. Only the bridges and no navy pier gave it away that its Miami.

Here are some more pics of Miami from around the forums:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/dave8721/bigpan.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/dave8721/miami95zh.jpg

My top Ten:
1. Chicago
2. New York

The rest:
3. Philly
4. Seattle
5. Miami (will be #3 soon)
6. San Fran
7. Atlanta
8. LA
9. Dallas
10. Houston

Almost:
San Diego - pretty but needs to get rid of the 500-ft height limit
Boston - Needs to get rid of the nimbys

that 2nd Miami shot is a pretty good one too...I forgot about that one

I think the Chicago skyline is fantastic, i never knew it was so beautiful.

^
Here are some more skyline pics of Chicago...
http://www.tricker.net/albums/2002/8-18-2002a/pic00035.jpg
http://www.tricker.net/albums/2002/8-18-2002b/pic00068.jpg
http://charm.cs.uiuc.edu/users/olawlor/photos/places/Illinois/chicago/2002/air/dscf0036.jpg
http://www.mellowdolphin.com/images/Over_Chicago_Img_0675_Belmont.jpg
http://www.mellowdolphin.com/images/Over_Chicago_Img_0663_Loop_South.jpg
http://www.angkor.com/2bangkok/chicagobyair.jpg

^ Very nice

[QUOTE=chicagogeorge]^
Here are some more skyline pics of Chicago...
http://charm.cs.uiuc.edu/users/olawlor/photos/places/Illinois/chicago/2002/air/dscf0036.jpg

Where is that pic taking from, it look like I-294, but thats too far.
Wow so Green.. I never its suburbs were green too(unless that is Brookfield zoo or a forest preserve)

BTW, I never ever saw this pic in my life before, this is a great view of Chicago.

Don't quote me, but Im pretty sure that's by Midway airport.

These pics courtesy of several Chicago forumers.... Thank you guys ....

http://img38.exs.cx/img38/1633/chicagos.jpg

http://img39.exs.cx/img39/69/Chi-in-July--75.jpg
http://img39.exs.cx/img39/3492/Chi-in-July--15.jpg
http://img39.exs.cx/img39/3449/Chi-in-July--40.jpg
http://img39.exs.cx/img39/795/Chi-in-July--21.jpg
http://img39.exs.cx/img39/3558/Chi-in-July--50.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/6781/Chi-in-July--01.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/2218/Chi-in-July--113.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/7163/Chi-in-July--25.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/9537/Chi-in-July--43.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/205/Chi-in-July--60.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/7076/Chi-in-July--77.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/7324/Chi-in-July--36.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/497/Chi-in-July--53.jpg

http://img29.exs.cx/img29/804/Chi-in-July--74.jpg
http://img29.exs.cx/img29/9275/Chi-in-July--68.jpg
http://img48.exs.cx/img48/5519/Chi-in-July--83.jpg
http://img48.exs.cx/img48/2706/Chi-in-July--90.jpg
http://img48.exs.cx/img48/2471/Chi-in-July--91.jpg
http://img48.exs.cx/img48/3659/Chi-in-July--104.jpg
http://home.planet.nl/~west3142/Panorama04015.jpg
Not really skyline but....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/skl/Pakistan%20Day%20Pics%20Chicago/Devon12.jpg
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2024
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2046
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2068
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2038
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2039
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2041
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2042
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2044
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2045
http://www.philipmalenfant.com/chi2049
http://www.pbase.com/image/31431871/original.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3169/24043.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/3169/24042.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/tanakak/image/32543400.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/tanakak/image/32673070.jpg
http://www.amator-balikcilik.com/foto/MehmetCK/chicago/chicago1.jpg

Geez. chicagogeorge, you need to take it easy with the pics. I swear, you turn every thread into a Chicago picture book. Half of those pics aren't even skyline pics.

A group of people standing around a fountain has nothing to contribute to a "top 10 skylines" thread...

I dont think its Midway, you could see Midway from the picture,
Anyother idea of where that pic might be taken is at the Oakbrook Terrance Building, one of the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago, because that highway is possibly I-294, and you could see greenland..

That angle is way too high to be taken from a building. It's probably a shot from a helicopter or an airplane.

Chicago overload!!!!!!Slow down chicagogeorge we all know how great Chicago is. :)

Youre right guys. I went a little overboard once again!
Sorry!

Geez. chicagogeorge, you need to take it easy with the pics. I swear, you turn every thread into a Chicago picture book. Half of those pics aren't even skyline pics.

exactly what i was thinking. every thread that mentions chicago, we get about a million of the same pictures. Its a nice city, we get it.

It's like every thread that mentions Vancouver in city vs city...

detroit has to be mentioned
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/dearborn21/det8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/dearborn21/dt9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/dearborn21/dt15.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/dearborn21/det9.jpg

I really dont like San Diegos skyline, its too small for a city its size.

But anyways, this is how my top 10 would look:

1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. Seattle
4. San Francisco
5. Miami
6. Los Angeles
7. Philadelhpia
8. Minneapolis
9. Pittsburgh
10. Atlanta

1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. Seattle
4. Los Angeles
5. Miami
6. San Francisco
7. Houston
8. Philadelphia
9. Atlanta
10. Pittsburgh

3,000,000+
1.New York City- amazing skyline, just enormous
2.Seattle- love the skyline, just amazes me everytime I see it
3.Chicago-huge, and tall, amazing
4.Philadelphia-just cool looking
5.Minneapolis-moderness
6.San Fransico-the setting and the trans.....pyramid
7.Los Angeles-i love the pyramid type design it has going up to the library tower
8.Houston-big TEXAS
9.Dallas-#2 in Texas
10.Miami-love it and can only get better(#5 soon)

Runner Up's in the 3,000,000+ range
Atlanta-a little gappy
Boston-get rid of the gap but still great.

1,000,000-2,999,999 (I know there are better but this is just my list)
1.Pittsburgh-dense
2.Cincinnati-incredibly beautiful skyline (escpecially from Kentucky on the (Ex-Way)
3.Charlotte-tall skyline, love bof and hearst
4.San Diego-simply stunning
5.Denver-just cool looking
6.Louisville-beautiful, the buildings just all go together
7.Austin-up and coming new skyline
8.Hartford-love the older style
9.New Orleans-a bit boxy but big
10.Nashville-The bellsouth(batman) is cool, and the skyline looks big.

Runner Up's in the 1,000,000-2,999,999 range
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Tulsa(950,000 close enough)

That last pic of NYC is aaaaaammmmmmmaaazinnnnnnnggggg, it even got downtown Brooklyn and metrotech in it!!

AWESOME PICS! :eek2:

Hmmmmm.

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Seattle
4. Houston
5. Minneapolis
6. Los Angeles
7. San Fransisco
8. Miami
9. Charlotte (that's my boosterism coming out)
10. Philadelphia

I agree with mostly everyone - NYC & Chicago are in a class of their own.

I'm glad to see Philly getting it's props... I think in 10 years, the world will be amazed to see the transformation in this city's skyline. There are 95 highrise projects either in construction or already approved by city council worth more than 3 billion.

http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2005/05/02/story1.html

NYC
Chicago
Philadelphia
Houston
LA
Miami
Seattle
Minneapolis
Detroit
Boston

I forgot to mention that all the construction in center city is fueled by the 3rd largest downtown in the US! Philly's center city population is 79,800 plus.

Don't quote me, but Im pretty sure that's by Midway airport.""

1. NYC
http://www.joesnyc.streetnine.com/pix/skyline%20sunset.jpg

2. Chicago
http://www.richard-seaman.com/USA/Cities/Chicago/Landmarks/ChicagoAtNight.jpg

3. Seattle
http://www.terragalleria.com/images/us-nw/uswa6088.jpeg

4. Miami
http://www.info-florida.de/bildflo/skyline.jpg

5. Atlanta
http://www.atlantaphotos.com/images/moonrise_w.jpg

6. Charlotte - my hometown, and it's rapidly growing!!!
http://www.charlotteheels.com/images/clt_skyline.jpg
http://www.svunet.org/events/03annual/skyline.jpg
http://www.local379.org/images/VCCharlotteSkyline0403_21.jpg
http://www.danielcohen.org/100days/image/image10/09305.jpg
http://southernwinds.com/uptown.jpg
http://www.athomecharlotte.com/charthebegin/skyline/brianficker/1505%5B1%5D.jpg

7. Los Angeles
http://www.plustaalreizen.nl/upload/Los%20Angeles%20skyline.jpg

8. Philly
http://www.ronsaari.com/stockImages/philadelphia/philadelphiaSkyline2.jpg

9. San Francisco
http://www.pcimagenetwork.com/frisco/p7.jpg

10. Houston
http://www.punchstock.com/image/banana_stock/1738189/large/amc035.jpg

1. manhattan

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/5554/a4an.jpg

2. chicago

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/1106/aa5rl.jpg

3. houston

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/3143/aa25zu.jpg

4. los angeles

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/2033/aa30gu.jpg

5. miami

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/821/aa40la.jpg

6. san francisco

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/8372/aa51jh.jpg

7. seattle

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/6594/aa66xv.jpg

8. philadelphia

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/7829/aa71tm.jpg

9. boston

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/4536/aa89ot.jpg

10. atlanta

http://img288.echo.cx/img288/5937/aa96vw.jpg

IN this order

CHICAGO
NY
LA
SF
SEATTLE
HOUSTON
ATLANTA
PHILADELPHIA
DALLAS
BOSTON

Minneapolis
Pittsburgh

Miami
San Diego
Denver

and the rest

Top 5 Classic Skylines:
New York--self explanatory.

Cincinnati (along with NYC, the only city whose tallest building is pre-WWII)
http://taiwan543.com/strong/watercolor/20021107.jpg

Milwaukee
http://www.nabjwbma.com/images/skyline1.jpg

Detroit
http://www.doblevych.com/photos/detroit/1600x1200_detroit_downtown_deroy.jpg

Washington, DC
couldn't find a pic...

New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Philly
Seattle
Atlanta
Minneapolis (I'm not just saying minneapolis because im from here like a lot of people rank their cities higher than they should be)
Miami
Houston

Close to the list
Dallas
Portland
Detroit
Cleveland
Indianapolis

Nashville (I think its nice so i had to mention it)

I forgot Boston on my close list

Favorites-
New York (duh!)
San Francisco
San Diego (medium I know, but it still has one of the best)
Dallas
Miami (will be better latter)
Atlanta
Chicago (nice)
Seattle
Boston
Los Angeles

Came close but no-
Houston
Las Vegas

when i say Minneapolis (I'm not just saying minneapolis because im from here like a lot of people rank their cities higher than they should be) im talking about stuff like that ^

I am surprised how low people are ranking Dallas. It has an amazing skyline with quite a nice collection of highrises (BoA, Bank One, Trammel Crow, Fountain Place, Chase Tower, etc). Dallas definitely has more notable highrises and height than cities like Minneapolis.

How old are you? ^

You obviously disagree with my post, but have nothing to back it up with. What are you trying to get through with asking my age? How original. :|

I am surprised how low people are ranking Dallas. It has an amazing skyline with quite a nice collection of highrises (BoA, Bank One, Trammel Crow, Fountain Place, Chase Tower, etc). Dallas definitely has more notable highrises and height than cities like Minneapolis.


postmodern is not everyone's thing.

Minneapolis is mostly post modern just like Dallas.

lets drop this and continue the rankings

when i say Minneapolis (I'm not just saying minneapolis because im from here like a lot of people rank their cities higher than they should be) im talking about stuff like that ^

Excuse me but stuff like what? Is it not my opinion, now you may disagree with me, and I may live in SD, but I can honestly say, I love the San Diego Skyline. I love whats going up, what it looks like, the modern look of the high-rises. What you call beautiful may not be what I call beautiful.

Are you just upset cause I didn't put Minneapolis on my list?
(even though I can honestly say I forgot and I do like Minneapolis's skyline)

Uhh, I just put what I thought was best, not what I thought other people might think is. :no:

IMO, San Diego is better than Minneapolis in every way except for skyline. Of course, Minneapolis's cost of living is better, but that's not an opinion. If it didn't cost so much to purchase a house or condo in SD, I'd probably be living there right now.

I know San Diego is a better city i agree 100% but this is a skyline ranking and i dont think san diego has a top 10 skyline thats all.

Welll thats your Opinion. :)

Im just saying to respect mine.

Is this list supposed to be Top 10 Favorite or Top 10 Best?

^ Either one. Although best is a matter of opinion.

^ Either one. Although best is a matter of opinion.

Sorry.. I know either way it is still totally subjective. I meant 10 best from a more rational point of view or just the 10 favorites.

I put my personal favorites, I know a lot people would not agree with me so I know Im not being "rational" if thats what you want to say. MY best ten skylines...lol.

SD is pretty nice. Too bad about that height limit.

I put my personal favorites, I know a lot people would not agree with me so I know Im not being "rational" if thats what you want to say. MY best ten skylines...lol.

Sorry, I wasn't commenting based on your list. I've been to SD several times, and I like San Diego's skyline too. There are a lot of lists from people I'm assuming have never been to other parts of the US. If you've been to cities like NY, Chi, Dal, Houston, etc.. you will be very disappointed with some of the skylines that you see in other cities that made the top 10..mostly due to height reasons and just power from certain buildings. Some skylines are much bigger and more impressive in print..just like celeb pics!! :) I have family from Denver(and CO Springs) and Corpus Christi. They love the skylines there and think they have something to be very proud of, but when they come to my neck of the woods, the topic of the skylines and the differences between them usually pops up.

I wanted to post mine, but wondered if I should use a more scientific approach or if I should just post my favorites.

^oh Im so if I came of as offended, I wasn't so no worries. :)

I have been to New York and Chicago and there skylines are awsome. I understand that in some skyline you have a few very dominate buildings, like in Cleveland. Those skylines can be very unattractive from certien angles. Then there are cities with a flat skyline (thanks to height limits) and nothing stands out. Im worried San Diego will turn into a flat skyline, or even Orlanda or Birmingham. And I completly forgot about denver, wow, I don't know how that happened.