If SF isn't impressive, why would Maxis put San Francisco in every Simcity game?
EA, the maker of the Sim-series of games, is based in Redwood City, which is very close to San Francisco.

The area around San Francisco is home to many high-tech companies.

EA, the maker of the Sim-series of games, is based in Redwood City, which is very close to San Francisco.

The area around San Francisco is home to many high-tech companies.

Very true. But I also think that San Francisco has a nice location and setting, combined with an attractive skyline is perfect for Simcity :)

Anyway, just wanna make a point that SF deserves to be among the best in North America.

New York
Chicago
Toronto

Though New York is no.1. I also like skylines of mid size cities like Houston, Dallas, Atlanta or Seattle.

nyc and chi-town are definately 1 and 2 .but even more obvious is that #3 toronto is better than the rest. the top 3 is going to remain for a long time.

chicago
new york
seatle
toronto (sans the CN tower)
philly
pittsburgh
san francisco

nyc and chi-town are definately 1 and 2 .but even more obvious is that #3 toronto is better than the rest. the top 3 is going to remain for a long time.


I don't think number three is obvious. I go back and forth on it myself. Sometimes I think its LA, sometimes San Fran, sometimes T-Dot, sometimes Seattle etc. If you put high priority on the high rises (not tall scrapers) outside of the CBD in Toronto then it most likely is Toronto.
It really depends on the views and photos you see for all those number there canidates though.

Almost no matter what the shot of New York or Chicago though it is pretty clear that they are number one or two. You can't say that about any shot from those other cities.

NYC
Chicago
San Fran
Philly
Atlanta
Toronto
Seattle
LA
Detroit/Houston

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New York, in my opinion, is in a league of its own. Chicago is clearly number 2, but by a very long distance because it has only a small number of old skyscrapers in comparison with NY.

http://www.kevintavares.com/images/photo-catalog/th-NY-New%20York-Aerial%20Manhattan%20Midtown-200410bb-Canon10D.jpg
http://www.grahamlyth.com/pictures-newyork/jpeg-enlarge/DSC_1224.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/aerial1.jpg
http://mishami.image.pbase.com/u48/terraxplorer/upload/30517834.AerialManhattan.jpeg
http://k41.pbase.com/u26/terraxplorer/large/44040806.IMG_7223a.jpg
40 Wall Street
http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/40wall/wall40.jpg
http://www.wirednewyork.com/skyscrapers/40wall/40wall_trinity_s.jpg

The Municipal Building
http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/muni_01b.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/SCC/Pict0632.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/SCC/Pict0019.jpg

The old city hall which dates from 1802 sits across the street from it
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~alessiag/Html/NewYork2005/NewYork/images/CityHall.jpg

The San Remo
http://www.alriger.com/Pic/Central_Park/CentralPark_winter/3616.jpg

20 Exchange Place
http://e.1asphost.com/guide498/Citibank5.jpg

Federal Courthouse
http://www.thymos.com/monument/usa/ny011.jpg
http://img.lightreading.com/2005/03/69177_2.jpg
While not skyscrapers, the Surrogates Court and the Tweed Courthouse across the street are awesome
http://www.forgottendelights.com/images/SurrogatesCourt.JPG
http://www.newsday.com/media/photo/2002-02/1945123.jpg

120 Broadway
http://www.thymos.com/monument/usa/ny033.jpg
http://www.2600.com/demo/pics/nyc/0604_007.JPG

Bankers Trust
http://www.thymos.com/monument/usa/ny043.jpg
Bankers Trust at ground level (on right hand side)
http://www.widyolar.com/pics/ny/manhattan/financialdistrict/trinitychurch/03.1106.IMG_8302.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/LM-eqitable.jpg
http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=bankers+trust/v=2/SID=e/l=IVI/;_ylt=A9gnMiUbxBNE.AMBgo2jzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=126qdit2m/EXP=1142232475/*-http%3A//members.aol.com/nycskyscrp2/down/16wall.jpg
Sherry Netherland and the Pierre
http://www.thymos.com/monument/usa/ny222.jpg
Woolworth
http://www.wirednewyork.com/landmarks/woolworth/images/woolworth_s.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/woolworth/distant2.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/woolworth/entrancewhole.jpg
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~alessiag/Html/NewYork2005/NewYork/images/WTC18.jpg

The Beresford
http://i.pbase.com/u20/reyn/large/32935525.Img0116DSCN0092.jpg
http://massengale.typepad.com/photos/new_york_miscellaneous/img_1079.JPG
Metlife
http://jschumacher.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/msq_metlife_01.jpg
http://galeria.e-city.tarnow.pl/albumy/album04/aby.jpg
http://members.chello.nl/zkosc/ny7.jpg
New York Life
http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2003/05/192723.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GRP/GRP020-103.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GRP/GRP020-B01.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e6/New_York_Life_Building_2.jpg

The Flatiron
http://www.inetours.com/New_York/Images/Flt-Irn/Flatiron-MSpk_8780.jpg

The El Dorado (which looks a lot like the San Remo (also on CPW))
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/UWS/038-cp-eldorado4.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/UWS/038-eldorado_01.jpg

American Radiator
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID068-B00.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/068_AMSTAND603.jpg
http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/manhattan/midtown/buildings/radiator.jpg

General Electric
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/mid017zc.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/mid017za.jpg

Standard Oil
http://amillen-4.tripod.com/images/Battery_Park.jpg
http://beaux-art.tripod.com/pic/01_10/00201.jpg
http://www.greenswardparks.org/images/rockefeller46.jpg

The Trinity Building (named after Trinity Church next door)
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/LM054-A02.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/Pict0216.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/Pict0208.jpg
Trinity Church with the Trinity Building in the background
http://staff.science.uva.nl/~alessiag/Html/NewYork2005/NewYork/images/Trinity1.jpg

No introduction needed
http://www.photodiary.org/large/e_8617.jpg
http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/successors/new_york/Q329w010.JPG

The Crown Building
http://mk29.image.pbase.com/u43/zippythechimp/large/34307288.night_39.jpg
http://www.thecityreview.com/crown12.gif
http://americaspartners.net/images/crownnit.jpg

55 Liberty St.
http://www.josephpelllombardi.com/projects/IMAGES/liberty.jpg
http://www.nycjpg.com/2003/pictures/jpg/0706.1.jpg
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/LM/058B.jpg

The Helmsley
http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/nyc/kveus0620s.jpg
http://www.alriger.com/Pic/Midtown_NY/Midtown_2/04365.jpg

The Waldorf
http://www.continentalguestservices.com/images/WaldorfAstoria.jpg
The Carlyle
http://www.thecarlyle.com/i/photos/travel1.jpg
http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/i/photos/company/main1.jpg
http://www.forbes.com/images/2001/05/30/carlyle_200x235.jpg[/IMG
The Ansonia
[IMG]http://www.thecityreview.com/uws/bway/ansonia1.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/v3/74/514674/1/48708365.PaD20050901ATCRW_7464.jpg
http://mk29.image.pbase.com/u37/johnglines/small/23784488.071UWSAnsoniawindow.jpg

The Ansonia reminds me of those buildings in Madrid or Buenos Aires :)

Didn't you post these same pictures is 2-3 other threads already?

Didn't you post these same pictures is 2-3 other threads already?

It doesn't matter, I first saw them here :)

The Ansonia reminds me of those buildings in Madrid or Buenos Aires :)

I agree. It's awesome.

I agree. It's awesome.

It will look great if they were in the cities mentioned.

But I still like New York's gothic style which people sometimes call them "cathedrals of commerce" :)

Didn't you post these same pictures is 2-3 other threads already?

More like 5-6.

Doesn't matter. They're impressive pics :)

Pittsburgh has quite a nice skyline with a stunning water and hill setting :

http://www.globalphotos.org/pittsburgh/DSCN7192.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/pittsburgh/DSCN7255.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/pittsburgh/DSCN7424.jpg

I just love Pittsburgh's skyline and it does have a really nice location.

I'd Say Chicago.

Pittsburgn shows that you can have a GREAT skyline without supertalls or without a ton of tall buildings. It provides a great skyline all with good placement, variety, location, and scenary. I would call it the best little skyline in the world.

Pittsburgn shows that you can have a GREAT skyline without supertalls or without a ton of tall buildings. It provides a great skyline all with good placement, variety, location, and scenary. I would call it the best little skyline in the world.

I agree with that. But even if Pittsburgh as at least one supertall, the skyline would be very impressive.

Chicago, New York or Manhattan

Chicago, New York or Manhattan

Manhattan is in New York :D

A few more recent photos from Toronto :

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0405.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0526.jpg

Nice pics and the Midtown skyline is getting some density.

The focus in Toronto is the waterfront areas, where there are a lot of condominiums being built :


http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0275.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0328.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0323.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0364.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0271.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0269.jpg

I think high-rise condominiums is becoming a trend in major Canadian cities not just Toronto but Vancouver as well. It's also the same with US cities as well like Chicago or Miami.

The Toronto and Vancouver examples are urban rejuvenation projects. False Creek in Vancouver and the disused railyards in Toronto were prime sites that were left unused. These two are by far the largest redevelopment projects in Canada in recent memory. Other cities have more piecemeal projects - a skyscraper here and there.

Tdot

how do u put in picturess??? plzz help :eek2:

how do u put in picturess??? plzz help :eek2:

url of image

Chicago followed by New York.

Mine is reversed :D

A few more from Toronto :

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20050904/RIMG0355.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20050904/RIMG0365.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20050413/YYZ-FRA068.jpg

My top two skylines choices are:

1. Chicago
2. Seattle

The aerial shot of Toronto is breathtaking :)

I would say Both Chicago and NYC has the best NA skyline!

Here is my ranking:
#1 Chicago
#1 NYC
#2 Toronto
#3 Seattle

After New York, Chicago and Toronto, definitely NOT Seattle!

After New York, Chicago and Toronto, definitely NOT Seattle!

Seattle has a pretty impressive skyline, with a nice natural backdrop. I think it compares well with other possible 4th skylines, like Houston, Philly, Miami, etc.

Seattle does have a nice backdrop. In fact I like the city's natural settings. But it's skyline lack height and density compared to other cities like Atlanta or even Houston.

Ok, Seattle has a few scrapers over 700 ft. But the rest of the city's scrapers aren't that tall.

Seattle does have a nice backdrop. In fact I like the city's natural settings. But it's skyline lack height and density compared to other cities like Atlanta or even Houston.

Ok, Seattle has a few scrapers over 700 ft. But the rest of the city's scrapers aren't that tall.

Whoa, hold your horses cowboy. Atlanta's skyline is very spread out, definitely not dense by any stretch of the imagination.

Also, Seattle's Bank of America is probably the best looking building on the west coast.

Whoa, hold your horses cowboy. Atlanta's skyline is very spread out, definitely not dense by any stretch of the imagination.

Also, Seattle's Bank of America is probably the best looking building on the west coast.

I was about to pack my six shooter :D :D

Anyway, Atlanta is not dense but does have some really tall buildings. And The BA building in Seattle is impressive though I find The US Bank Tower in Los Angeles the best looking building in this part of the coast.

New York of course, Manhattan has no peer on the continent.

Honorable Mention: Chicago, Toronto, Philly, Houston, and Vancover

Well Manhattan alone can rival any other skyline.

Source : http://www.pbase.com/terraxplorer

http://www.pbase.com/terraxplorer/image/30517821.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/terraxplorer/image/30517825.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/terraxplorer/image/30517829.jpg

After much consideration;), I have to say that Chicago's skyline is more breathtaking than NYC's.........

After much consideration;), I have to say that Chicago's skyline is more breathtaking than NYC's.........

I would agree... :runaway:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a197/MVBergy24/amazingCHICAGO.jpg

How could you not love NYC's skyline. It's awesome! :)

Downtown
http://www.aztriad.com/nyc0302.jpg

http://forumst.free.fr/image.php?image=http://forumst.free.fr/home/Architecture/Gratte-ciel/Img/Freedom-Tower-3.jpg&adr=http://images.google.com/imgres%3fimgurl=http://www.techno-science.net/illustration/Architecture/Gratte-ciel/Img/Freedom-Tower-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.techno-science.net/forum/viewtopic.php%253Ft%253D180&h=1024&w=780&sz=104&tbnid=OfXfip4usy3IfM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=114&hl=en&prev=/images%253Fq%253Dnyc%252Bwith%252Bfreedom%252Btower%2526svnum%253D10%2526hl%253Den%2526lr%253D&frame=small

Midtown
http://www.kconnors.com/albums/NYC/skyline.jpg

Murray Hill
http://m.j.freeman.home.att.net/newyork.jpg

Those NYC aerials are insane! Thanks for posting 'em, hkskyline.

Da Chi

http://mitglied.lycos.de/chicagopictures/Bilder%20Chicago%20Farbe/Skyline/skyline5.jpg

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/gif/ssc_contest/january_06_11.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/468/chicagoskyline8oe.jpg

http://www.richardsnotes.org/pictures/chicago1.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/50/132583096_4e8abcef90_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/krzycho/konkurs_edited-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v514/krzycho/P8060001.jpg

And Finally, the COMPLETE( Well, almost) Chicago skyline!

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6207/10995463771b0d3b67ao0gw.jpg

Chicago is insane.

I think the title should go to New York. Even if Chicago has the tallest building in the continent or is the birthplace of the skyscraper, it can't match the quality and density that New York has. With or without the WTC, NY is still no.1 in North America.

I don't think that's necessarily true. Chicago's placement on Lake Michigan as well as what many would consider the most organized major skyline in NA (if not the world) make it quite unique.

I don't think that's necessarily true. Chicago's placement on Lake Michigan as well as what many would consider the most organized major skyline in NA (if not the world) make it quite unique.

Chicago's skyline is organized. But there are other cities that are like that like Toronto, San Diego, Miami or even San Francisco. The only difference is, Chicago's skyline is taller and denser compared to these cities.

Most cities in the world have organized downtowns where the main skyline is located. Even for cities that are typically lowrise, such as London and Paris, there are particular areas where tall buildings are grouped together. For New York, there's Manhattan. For Chicago, there's the Loop. For Vancouver, the scatter is wider, but still organized.

A very uniform and new skyline, with plenty of recent additions covered with glass! Sure, there aren't many big tall buildings, but the uniformity in height is quite pleasing to the eye.

http://www.globalphotos.org/vancouver/20040906/DSCN2269.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/vancouver/20040906/DSCN2270.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/vancouver/20040906/DSCN2278.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/vancouver/20040906/DSCN2277.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/vancouver/20040906/DSCN2290.jpg

Vancouver has got some of the worst architecture I've ever seen.

Nice natural setting though. Pity they had to ruin it with the town. :bash:

Chicago
New York
Houston
Toronto
Seattle

I agree that skylines of North American cities are organized and are grouped together. Compare it with some Asian cities like Bangkok or Seoul.

Vancouver has got some of the worst architecture I've ever seen.

Nice natural setting though. Pity they had to ruin it with the town. :bash:

I agree. Vancouver's skyline is highly overrated imo. Nothing tall, just short residentials. very repetitive, ugly colors, and the architecture of them is very metiocre. There's several skylines in Canada that blow it away.

I agree. Vancouver's skyline is highly overrated imo. Nothing tall, just short residentials. very repetitive, ugly colors, and the architecture of them is very metiocre. There's several skylines in Canada that blow it away.

True, Vancouver lack height and iconic buildings as well. And it's skyline is mostly residential as well.

NY...done deal

Seattle :cheers:

http://www.aeecenter.org/EMC/ProductDescriptionImages/Seattle-Skyline_800x.jpg

better than

http://postroad.com/somephotos/199304.manhattan.skyline.nite.jpg

or

http://www.apogeegraphology.com/photos/chicago%20skyline%20dusk6.jpg

???????????

Vancouver's residential skyline is quite unique in the world because of the use of glass at such a uniform level throughout the skyline.

My fav' are seattle and Phoenix follow by Cago, LA and Philly

Chica, LA, NYC, SF

I guess not too many people think highly of Toronto's skyline :(

:dunno:
http://static.flickr.com/30/53251761_833ba1bacf_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/51/147883672_42563c0896_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/52/147311666_5e67e2ea68_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/45/150458812_74e27f3fbd_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/48/148415522_c819703632_b.jpg

Toronto's is nice. But the CN Tower is so dark at night. They need to light it up or something. I think NYC has the best skyline. It's huge, it has great architecture, and the skyline's not lit up too much or too little.

1. NYC (Sheer size and density)
2. Chicago (Great layout, Height, Photogenic)
3. Toronto (Height, layout)
4. San Francisco (Natural setting)

I dont understand these arguments against NYC. Overkill? How can a skyline be overkill? the more massive a skyline is the more different vantage points it has. You can take thousands of photos of NYC that will all look different simply because its so huge. You can spend all day photographing midtown and not even get to lower Manhattan.

And people knock NYC it because it doesnt have enough varying height but people on the same hand praise Vancouver for having uniform height.

NYC is just on another level in terms of density and amount of skyscrapers I dont know how it cant be #1.

BTW does anyone have that pano of NYC that shows nearly the whole city with Brookyln in the foreground? That pic is amazing.

I love all of these skylines, they all have their own unique draw to them.

1.) New York City (density and juxtoposition of the old and the new)

2.) Chicago (its unique modern qualities and attractive qualities)

3.) Toronto (complete balance, density and it doesn't go way overboard)

1) NYC
2) Chicago
3) Toronto

New York

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060615/IMG_1102.jpg

New York

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060615/IMG_1102.jpg

More of NY / Jersey City :D

It's a combination of Jersey City, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.

USA
1NY
2Chicago
3Houston
4San Fran
5Philly
6 Seattle
7LA
8Boston
9Atlanta
10Baltimore

Canada
Toronto
Vancouver
Edmonton
Calgary
Montreal

Mexico
Mexico City
Guadalajara

New York City from New Jersey
http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2586.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2592.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2626.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2500.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2658.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2366.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2367.jpg

Nice pano shots :)

A few more :

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2370.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2368.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2376.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2381.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060618/IMG_2472.jpg

I prefer the view from The East River :)

You can see the Chrysler Building better from the East River / Brooklyn / Queens :

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20040825/RIMG9158.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20040825/RIMG9176.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20040825/RIMG9187.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20040825/RIMG9092.jpg

Toronto, courtesy of WZ1

scrolllllllll>>>>>>>>>>
http://i.pbase.com/o4/67/580567/1/63016911.l7qAEtfK.TorontoUltimatePanoWR.jpg

I would have to say Chicago. It has the best architecture of the three largest cities in the USA (NYC, LA, and Chicago). But, I've always liked ATL's as well. Gotta love PostModern architecture. :)

ATL has a nice skyline

A few more of Toronto to go with post 274 :

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0402.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0557.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0514.jpg

NYC - also the world's best ;)
Chicago
Philadelphia

runners-up:
San Francisco
Houston
Atlanta
Toronto
Minneapolis

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1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. T.O

1. Chicago
2. New York City
3. Houston

Some say Chicago, some say NY :D

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Toronto

Some images of Manhattan from afar

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i152/wanchtography/NYC/2NY/nyh3.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i152/wanchtography/NYC/2NY/nyh4.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i152/wanchtography/NYC/2NY/nyh5.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i152/wanchtography/NYC/2NY/nyh6.jpg

I haven't publicized this one from Toronto before. It was taken from the Rochester express ferry terminal in the Portlands area.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/asiaglobe/RIMG1765.jpg

It's funny...you can take any picture of New York and it still looks amazing no matter what. And lets not forget that New York City has 3 separate skylines

:dance:
:dance:
:dance:

Toronto doesn't look half as impressive as New York, though it looks like they're making some progress.

Top Ten (only NYC and Chicago are ranked, the rest are up for grabs.
1. New York City
2. Chicago
Montreal
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Boston
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Houston

No discussion for me. You have NY high at the top. Miles down, follows Toronto. :)

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Toronto
4. Seattle
5. San Francisco
6. Miami
7. Philadelphia
8. Calgary
9. Los Angeles
10. Vancouver

NYC baybee ;)

My Top 3:
>New York
>Toronto
>Chicago

The best skyline are closely matching between NYC and Chicago....
While NYC has awsome amounts of mid rises and skyscrapers, chicago has large amounts of skyscrapers and supertalls. So they are both best skylines in NA with different perspectives!

Then follow by Toronto!

The best skyline are closely matching between NYC and Chicago....
While NYC has awsome amounts of mid rises and skyscrapers, chicago has large amounts of skyscrapers and supertalls. So they are both best skylines in NA with different perspectives!

Then follow by Toronto!

NY got alot of supertalls as well :)

New York

Toronto, courtesy of WZ1

scrolllllllll>>>>>>>>>>
http://i.pbase.com/o4/67/580567/1/63016911.l7qAEtfK.TorontoUltimatePanoWR.jpg

:shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked::shocked:

NY got alot of supertalls as well :)

Yea, I know WANCH, however, nyc number of supertalls isn't in the scale as chicago's! Chicago's top 3 are extremely tall compare to nyc's top 3!:)

Toronto skyline is very impressive but again isn't on the same scale as Chicago and NYC!

Toronto skyline pano
http://i.pbase.com/o4/67/580567/1/63016911.l7qAEtfK.TorontoUltimatePanoWR.jpg

Chicago skyline pano :runaway:
http://hafd.org/~jordanb/junk/hermpano.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6207/10995463771b0d3b67ao0gw.jpg
^^^
Now that is truely impressive :scouserd: :cheers:

By far: New York.

2: Chicago
3: LA

Here is one from New York with Manhattan, Jersey City, and Brooklyn all in one.

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060813/IMG_0382.jpg

The pic looks striking especially with father and his daughter in the foreground :)

Also like the Chicago pics with the freight yard. There must be alot of graffiti writers in that area at night!

I disagree with all of you actully, Sydney has the best in my opinion

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7403/thumb76490017vo8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sydney, North Dakota? Or is there another one in NA?

New York is easily my favorite.

then Chicago

and everyone else...

I disagree with all of you actully, Sydney has the best in my opinion

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7403/thumb76490017vo8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Is this is a joke man? But Sydney looks like a North American city :)

Sydney, North Dakota? Or is there another one in NA?

Sydney in Halifax, Canada.

Chicago.

NYC, only coz most of its skyline's hidden from view.

You spelled it incorrectly, it is SIDNEY and it is in Nebraska home of Cabella's
also Sidney north of Victoria , BC.
After seeing this, I have to vote

http://www.mindofsteve.com/Images/Film2004/Chicago/Foggy_c.jpg

1) Chicago
2) NYC
3) Toronto

I was attempting to dig for a foggy Chicago image that I saw before that was amazing, I failed to locate it though!!

Pre-9/11: NYC
Post-9/11: Chicago

Do I have to say it again and again :eek:

1) NYC
2) Chicago
3) Toronto

You spelled it incorrectly, it is SIDNEY and it is in Nebraska home of Cabella's
also Sidney north of Victoria , BC.
After seeing this, I have to vote

http://www.mindofsteve.com/Images/Film2004/Chicago/Foggy_c.jpg

1) Chicago
2) NYC
3) Toronto

I was attempting to dig for a foggy Chicago image that I saw before that was amazing, I failed to locate it though!!


http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h245/etherealmist85/chicagoclouds.jpg

this one by any chance?

Or maybe it was this one...

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5396/amazingchicagoou4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Lower Manhattan

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060904/IMG_3094.jpg

Those are pretty nice shots of NY and Chicago :)

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Toronto
4. Vancouver
5. Houston

Definitely
1 New York
2 Chicago
3 Toronto

Midtown's East Side, NYC

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060909/IMG_3265.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20060909/IMG_3287.jpg

I like the Midtown skyline :)

definitely Chicago. flat prairie meets great lake meets big sky.....

http://www.in.gov/dnr/public/mayjun03/images/jpegs/dunes3.jpg

after that,

NY
TO
PGH
HO
SF
LA
MPLS

Mexico City!!!! jeje :) :) :)
^^

Here are some photos from Calgary, which has a huge skyline for such a small population.

http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20060924/IMG_1598.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20061004/IMG_0646.jpg

Calgary's skyline is alright. The city reminds me of Minneapolis

Calgary's skyline is alright. The city reminds me of Minneapolis

Calgary's skyscrapers cover a larger area, and are closer to the water than Minneapolis.

THey're both great :)

Calgary has made a nice skyline over the years...

It reminds me somewhat of Denver...

^ The setting is definitely similar. Didn't it snow in Denver recently as well?

Chicago is better

NYC wins this one hands down in my opinion. No matter how much I love Toronto and Vancouver they can't compete with NYC.

1 chicago
2 seattle
3 toronto

http://www.globalphotos.org/chicago/20061104/IMG_0679.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/chicago/20061105/IMG_0974.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/chicago/20061105/IMG_1070.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/chicago/20061106/IMG_2269.jpg

NYC wins this one hands down in my opinion. No matter how much I love Toronto and Vancouver they can't compete with NYC.

Very true. Though Toronto in a way has a bit of a NY feel to it especially the tower blocks.

chicago pour moi.

Might as well represent Toronto with some pics.

Toronto's Future by Maldive at SSP

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/untitled2.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r203/jrocinsane/random/to1.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/on/toronto/2006/toh2006_227.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/85/259230120_264502d6b8_o.jpg

And 2 by me

http://static.flickr.com/65/221364391_3c50c63c8d_b.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2086/torontopanorama2smallsq2.jpg

im here to make a case for vancouver.. yes it is very leveled in hight and the colours are off but its uniqueness is not seen any where else in north america.. and the city is chillin on the super strict hight ristrictions and many new tall towers are going to be popping up and alot of towers are going to add neons to there facades here are some of my fav. pics

dont get me wrong tho .. vancover isnt number 1 on my list NY will always have that spot

1. NY
2. Chicago
3. Toronto(looks great at night.. clumsy during the day)
4.vancover
5.seattle/pittsburgh/miami 3-way tie

vancouver:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/289/vancitylk0.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2764/vancouveric3.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9603/vancouveroj0.jpg

van needs some supertalls and it will be alright its still a very young skyline ppl forget that

Since we are talking about da BEST of NA skyline....

Well, glad that we have 2 inspiring skylines that are too close to call...

Chicago & NYC:banana:
Follow by Toronto!

You spelled it incorrectly, it is SIDNEY and it is in Nebraska home of Cabella's
also Sidney north of Victoria , BC.
After seeing this, I have to vote

http://www.mindofsteve.com/Images/Film2004/Chicago/Foggy_c.jpg

1) Chicago
2) NYC
3) Toronto

I was attempting to dig for a foggy Chicago image that I saw before that was amazing, I failed to locate it though!!

Need we say more, one and only in the world!:runaway:
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3148/photosigchicagoaerialqy9.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h245/etherealmist85/chicagoclouds.jpg

I would not say Chicago - its too boxy.
NYC has a lot of buildings but there a few of any significant archticturual beauty.
I like San Francisco - so I choose that.

Very true. Though Toronto in a way has a bit of a NY feel to it especially the tower blocks.

While some movies have used Toronto as a substitute for New York, Toronto's skyscraper canyons are far smaller than New York, and the city is a lot less dense. Downtown Toronto can't even compete against Midtown Manhattan size-wise and scale-wise. Toronto doesn't have the historic architecture that New York has at the skyscraper level. Many of the towers making up the skyline just came up in the past 40 years.

1. Chicago
2. New York
3. San Francisco
4. Toronto
5. Houston
6. Atlanta
7. Seattle
8. Miami
9. Minneapolis
10. LA

1. new york city - unparalelled density and size
2. chicago - looks great and laid out well against the shore
3. toronto - looks smaller than it is, but really dense in the financial core

some san fran pictures

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Interstate80westernend.jpg

http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/adegerma/55%20San%20Francisco.jpg

http://www.talamasca.com/~cuccia/photos/night/dt01-f.jpg

While some movies have used Toronto as a substitute for New York, Toronto's skyscraper canyons are far smaller than New York, and the city is a lot less dense. Downtown Toronto can't even compete against Midtown Manhattan size-wise and scale-wise. Toronto doesn't have the historic architecture that New York has at the skyscraper level. Many of the towers making up the skyline just came up in the past 40 years.

True about Toronto's size but compared to other US cities except Chicago, it's still denser.

I recently watched 50 Cent's movie Get Rich Or Die Trying. The movie was set in NY but when I saw the Scotia Plaza in the background, oh man I have to say it was shot in T-Dot!

True about Toronto's size but compared to other US cities except Chicago, it's still denser.

I recently watched 50 Cent's movie Get Rich Or Die Trying. The movie was set in NY but when I saw the Scotia Plaza in the background, oh man I have to say it was shot in T-Dot!

Toronto may look dense from the downtown vantage points, but it is actually quite spread out beyond its downtown core, with clusters of tall residentials at major nodal intersections, which are about 2km spaced out from each direction.

The film industry in Toronto is actually slowing as the Canadian Dollar has appreciated and there is more competition from other cities such as Vancouver and Montreal. It is less likely to see Toronto as a New York substitute these days.

Toronto is Canada's financial centre and largest city, hence I won't compare it to the secondary cities in the US.

Toronto may look dense from the downtown vantage points, but it is actually quite spread out beyond its downtown core, with clusters of tall residentials at major nodal intersections, which are about 2km spaced out from each direction.

The film industry in Toronto is actually slowing as the Canadian Dollar has appreciated and there is more competition from other cities such as Vancouver and Montreal. It is less likely to see Toronto as a New York substitute these days.

Toronto is Canada's financial centre and largest city, hence I won't compare it to the secondary cities in the US.


So what other cities could also sbustitute NYC these days?:lol:

Few more impressive Chicago skyline from all sort of aerial, Chicago skyline is TOO LONG and Vast to see it nearby!...:runaway:
http://static.flickr.com/60/160462610_8945a23aed_o.jpg

One of the densest big block on universe! Where else can you see 3 supertalls in one little DT right now on earth?
http://static.flickr.com/39/93853034_4afbc164c5_o.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/14/93825947_d03f7b23fc_o.jpg
:cheers:

http://www.globalphotos.org/chicago/20061104/IMG_0521.jpg

From that shot, Chrysler looks smaller compared to ESB

poor thing... lol

Not best, but my faborito.
http://www.alternatives2006.org/images/portland%20pics/skylinefrombridge1.jpg

From that shot, Chrysler looks smaller compared to ESB
Chrysler is about 60m shorter than the ESB after all, or about 16% of ESB's height. Hence I'm not surprised to see the difference.

poor thing... lol

Not best, but my faborito.
http://www.alternatives2006.org/images/portland%20pics/skylinefrombridge1.jpg

Nice shot. BTW, one of the buildings in Portland was used for Simcity 3000

Yep. KOIN Tower was used in SC3000 and SC4. It's called Grey Matter Place.
http://www.portlandbridges.com/photoimagefiles/portland-buildings-d300crw04342-s.jpg
http://capsi.com/~cap/lakeliberty2.jpg

I didn't see it in SC4 as one of the stock buildings. But the Simcity version made the building look taller

Here is a wider shot of New York from La Guardia :

http://www.globalphotos.org/chicago/20061104/IMG_0520.jpg

The view of Midtown is quite complete. If only I had a seat on the left upon takeoff ... then I could've gotten some skyline aerials.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e352/ninjawerk/306127467_dfd949eae5_o.jpg

I think Downtown Manhattan is the best skyline in the world, even better than Midtown Manhattan which I would consider to be the second best skyline in North American and the world. Just the diversity of Downtown Manhattan I haven't seen in any other skyline in the world. As Spooky says, no other skyline has buildings that span 100 years. From classic skyscrapers like the Trump Building to futuristic ones like the Freedom Tower. Plus, I like the way it is laid out, its density, and how it overlooks New York Harbor!

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/542/new2cx0.png

Doesn't Chicago have scrapers that span a hundred years?

Doesn't Chicago have scrapers that span a hundred years?

Yes, they do. There are a number of them scattered around in the Loop. I'll try to dig some up later and post them in the next part of my Chicago photo series.

Yes, I guess they do but they don't have anything like the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, 40 Wall St., Woolworth, etc. which give NYC an edge. No other city in the world has something like that. Just NYC's skyline is much more diverse than any other I've seen. Hong Kong's skyline is way too modern. Chicago does not have a good balance between classic and modern like NYC does. Chicago's post-modern architecture is better. I think many believe Chicago to have a better skyline than NYC because each building in Chicago has its own identity and has its own beauty. But NYC has a certain level of grandeur with ESB, Chrysler, etc. that Chicago doesn't.

Yes, I guess they do but they don't have anything like the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, 40 Wall St., Woolworth, etc. which give NYC an edge. No other city in the world has something like that. Just NYC's skyline is much more diverse than any other I've seen. Hong Kong's skyline is way too modern. Chicago does not have a good balance between classic and modern like NYC does. Chicago's post-modern architecture is better. I think many believe Chicago to have a better skyline than NYC because each building in Chicago has its own identity and has its own beauty. But NYC has a certain level of grandeur with ESB, Chrysler, etc. that Chicago doesn't.

Yup. We had a height limit during the era of ESB and Chrysler, so that's unfortunate, but there's still plenty to be enjoyed.

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/on/toronto/2006/toh2006_204.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/on/toronto/2006/toh2006_153.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/on/toronto/2006/toh2006_375.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/on/toronto/2006/toh2006_374.jpg

Vancouver and Seattle for me.

top 10 usa

1. new york

2. chicago

3. san francisco

4. houston

5. los angeles

6. seattle

7. dallas

8. philadelphia

9. atlanta

10. cincinatti

canada top 5

1. toronto

2. montreal

3. vancouver

4. calgary

5. edmonton

canada & usa top 10

1. new york

2. chicago

3. san francisco

4. toronto

5. houston

6. los angeles

7. seattle

8. dallas

9. montreal

10. vancouver

Right now, it's Chicago for me. I also love Vancouver's skyline because I <3 Glassy skyscrapers.

Anyways, what do you guys think of Panama City's skyline?

http://www.photoatlas.com/photo/panama_city_panorama.jpg

top 10 usa

1. new york

2. chicago

3. san francisco

4. houston

5. los angeles

6. seattle

7. dallas

8. philadelphia

9. atlanta

10. cincinatti


You think Cincinatti has a better skyline than Boston?

http://img348.imageshack.us/img348/6853/bunkerhill2rv4.png

LA has a better skyline than Houston. Houston may have a larger skyline but its buildings are VERY bland and are too spread out.

Boston's skyline is quite nice. The views from the two opposite ends are quite different.

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030827/RIMG1913.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030827/RIMG1910.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030827/RIMG1900.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030826/RIMG1456.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/boston/20030828/RIMG2354.jpg

LA has a better skyline than Houston. Houston may have a larger skyline but its buildings are VERY bland and are too spread out.

That's because LA has some nice geographical settings like mountains, etc plus it has The US Bank Tower. I don't think LA would have that nice skyline if it didn't have the US Bank.

Houston has some nice skyscraper especially the cathedral one. It's tallest building doesn't impress me that much even if it was design by I.M. Pei. On the other hand, Houston had a proposed supertall which resembled Philadelphia's tallest. It had a nice design but the project never pushed through.

I agree with you that the presence of the mountains really enhances LA's skyline. But even without the mountains, LA would still have a better skyline than Houston. Like I said before, Houston's skyline is VERY, VERY bland where as LA's skyline is denser, has more personality, and is more diverse in terms of shapes, colors, and designs.

By Upward:

http://www.qrivy.net/albums/laskyline/night_lights.jpg

^^Say what? There both a fine mix of bulky boxes and flat roof tops. If anything Houston's core appears to have more taller buildings. Los Angeles' tallest is only what 15 0r 17 feet taller than Houston's. Neither skyline is better than the other IMO. Merry Christmas.

i think is miami

1.- Chicago.
2.- NYC
3.- Toronto
4.- Seattle
5.- Boston
6.- Los Angeles
7.- San Francisco
8.- Mexico City
9.- Minneapolis
10.-Philadelaphia.

San Francisco.

^^Say what? There both a fine mix of bulky boxes and flat roof tops. If anything Houston's core appears to have more taller buildings. Los Angeles' tallest is only what 15 0r 17 feet taller than Houston's. Neither skyline is better than the other IMO. Merry Christmas.

Houston DOES have more tall buildings...but Los Angeles is denser. True. LA has many boxy buildings with flat rooftops as does Houston. But LA's skyline just has more variety as it shows in the picture I provided.

Los Angeles

http://www.qrivy.net/albums/laskyline/night_lights.jpg

Houston

http://www.alanawaters.com/albums/thanksgiving04/thanksgiving04-Images/82.jpg

Houston is more impressive in terms of height but the buildings are too simple and they don't have their own identity. Anyways, it's your opinion. Hope you had a nice time in Chicago and Merry Christmas to you too.

^^ I'd like to also mention that I did not refer to boxes and or buildings with flat rooftops in a bad way. I'm very nuetral on the boxes, America.

1.- Chicago.
2.- NYC
3.- Toronto
4.- Seattle
5.- Boston
6.- Los Angeles
7.- San Francisco
8.- Mexico City
9.- Minneapolis
10.-Philadelaphia.

Do you really think Minneapolis is better than Philli?

Anyways this is what i think the Top 10 should be:

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Toronto
4. Seattle
5. San Francisco
6. Vancouver
7. Los Angeles
8. Montreal
9. Calgary
10. Philadelphia

I vote for Chicago because this city is amazing:
http://photos.viczhang.com/images/20051010220357_20051011-chicago-skyline.jpg
:carrot::carrot::carrot:

1. New York


2...everyone else

chicago
NYC

1.Chicago really does it for me- Dynamic, ever-changing , incredible variety, history, instantly recognizable buildings, impressive height. It's almost like the skyline was formed delicately to please any enthusiast. These buildings were "cooked with love"
2. New York will always secretly be my #1 but that is just my biased opinion. It's a farmiliar site so it's tough for me not to be in love with it regardless of how "dated" folks think it is. It's been adding and filling itself up for 100 years and it isn't stopping anytime soon. This place has such a tremendous "head start" on the rest of the country. Untouchable really.

3. Toronto: Traveling there recently I am really impressed with the way things are going up there. The actualy skyline is huge and I might get my head chewed up on here for it but I actually find the skyline to be rather underrated. The Cn tower is finally becoming a central focal point with the city place construction and other developments south west of the tower.

And in no particular order

San Francisco
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Seattle
Los Angeles
Montreal
and Miami,Florida.

^^ Those deserve mention as well.

NY for me

This is why I think the NYC skyline is the best in the world. Chicago is a close second but Chicago's skyline is anywhere near the size and density of NYC's skyline. The Chicago skyline is more beautiful though but I like the sense of power the NYC skyline gives off. Also, no other city in the world does Art Deco and Beaux-Arts, my two favorite architectural styles, better than NYC! Finally, I love all the spires!

http://www.wtc.com/download.aspx?id=197-w

With mine, I would put NYC over Chicago. Yes Chicago has a nice cluster and does not have that multiple skyline feature that NY has but NY has some of the best skyscraper collection. NY is home to some of the world's greatest scrapers, The ESB and Chrysler.

WTC is gone but another supertall is taking it's place. Though I don't feel The Freedom Tower's design.

1. New York
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/954/dab92005w0000823ha8.jpg

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/688/newyorkcitywz9.jpg

2. Chicago
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2940/roundup022wo9.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/9877/konkursedited1jn8.jpg

3. Toronto
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/7643/fogtorontoistsmallon0.jpg

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4097/3907845266eae016c0brh0.jpg

4. Mexico City
http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/2645/2z4fgwgvk6.jpg

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/3314/angelofindependencets1.jpg

5. Los Angeles
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4076/dsc1047c0xlta7.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/2637/16855773388d54e80batr6.jpg

6. Vancouver
http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/1742/11386912984c47b6cfbbk1.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/7826/5883277771426881aboom5.jpg

7. San Franciso
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/3450/23800545769a6ad953bbgz5.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/9889/driesenbrecht038gu0.jpg

8. Montreal
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6246/montrealyn7.jpg

9. Miami
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1921/miamisunriseyf9.jpg

10. Boston
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9181/backbayxk2.jpg

11. Seattle
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/8489/emeraldcitybytomaskaspaac3.jpg

12. Minneapolis
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1349/800pxdowntownminneapolior2.jpg

13. Honolulu
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/4286/waikikibeach1hs0.jpg

14. Detroit
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9854/330ba36ec7e2ce6829afc36nh9.jpg

15. Philedelphia
http://img465.imageshack.us/img465/8599/phillymn7.jpg

Chicago and New York are impressive but I would not say they are the best. I find Chicago's boring and boxy with a few exceptions on the skyline. New York's has a similar architectural style throughout with some jewels sticking out. Everyone knows the Empire State.

But my choice goes to San Francisco. I like how they use the setting for the skyline and how the skyline fits in. The architecture is just beautiful.

Chicago and New York are impressive but I would not say they are the best. I find Chicago's boring and boxy with a few exceptions on the skyline. New York's has a similar architectural style throughout with some jewels sticking out. Everyone knows the Empire State.

But my choice goes to San Francisco. I like how they use the setting for the skyline and how the skyline fits in. The architecture is just beautiful.

How about the Towering Inferno? They place it on SF :D

Chicago's architectural grandeur and history is buried inside the streets and not visible at a skyline level. Its skyscraper legacy is fairly well preserved and advertised, but it requires a bit more digging inside the Loop.

I haven't seen Chicago on street level. Would like to see some pics

I haven't seen Chicago on street level. Would like to see some pics

I've got plenty of Chicago street-level shots from my recent visit last November :

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=408284
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=408367
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=416698

More photos to come soon.

to me , New York is the best....Chicago come second..

1/ chicago
2/ nyc
3/ vancouver, canada

outside us and canada, i think panama city has the best skyline


http://www.photoatlas.com/photo/panama_city_panorama.jpg

I've got plenty of Chicago street-level shots from my recent visit last November :

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=408284
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=408367
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=416698

More photos to come soon.

Thanks for the links. Chicago is pretty vibrant within the city centre. But it's pretty laid back in the outskirts

Thanks for the links. Chicago is pretty vibrant within the city centre. But it's pretty laid back in the outskirts
That can be said for most North American cities.

That can be said for most North American cities.

The only North American city I know where it's vibrant outside the city centre are NY, LA and Miami.

^I don't know about NY but I agree with LA and Miami.

The only North American city I know where it's vibrant outside the city centre are NY, LA and Miami.

I wouldn't think the suburban parts of NYC can beat Times Square's crowds and liveliness. It's pretty quiet in Connecticut where I lived. I also wouldn't consider sprawl developments lively either. They may be lively with cars but how many people do you see strolling along the street outdoors?

^I don't know about NY but I agree with LA and Miami.

Definitely LA because I find other parts like Venice Beach, The Strip or Westwood livelier than downtown.

^The Historic Core of Downtown LA is very vibrant during the day as well but is completely dead at night.

^The Historic Core of Downtown LA is very vibrant during the day as well but is completely dead at night.

I always go to downtown when I'm there and it's pretty vibrant during the daytime. At night it's not just inactive but it can be dangerous. I saw alot of homeless there at night

^I don't know about NY but I agree with LA and Miami.
Outside the city as in NYC or outside of Manhattan? If it's outside of Manhattan than you must have never seen Brooklyn or most of Queens, even the Bronx.
South Nassau County as well come to think of it.

^Outside the city of course. :)

Damn, look at Seattle!

http://www.iaphworldports.org/gallery/Port_City/img/Seattle_aerial.jpg

I like Vancouver's building layout over Seattle. Vancouver has a lot more buildings, albeit short on average. Both have nice mountain settings.

I like Vancouver's building layout over Seattle. Vancouver has a lot more buildings, albeit short on average. Both have nice mountain settings.

To me, I prefre Seattle. Vancouver despite the impressive skyline doesn't have the supertalls that Seattle has plus their skyline is mostly residential condos.

chicago baby!

To me, I prefre Seattle. Vancouver despite the impressive skyline doesn't have the supertalls that Seattle has plus their skyline is mostly residential condos.

Vancouver has a larger skyline as it has a lot of residentials along both the main and False Creek waterfronts. What makes it unique is the use of glass and the young age of so many of the buildings in the skyline. I don't like skylines that have disproportionate attention on a few very tall buildings if there is nothing else to accompany them. A skyline is about an entire built-up area. A supertall doesn't make a good skyline if it's very lonely. I don't think it's even fair to judge a skyline based on a few landmark buildings only.

Vancouver has a larger skyline as it has a lot of residentials along both the main and False Creek waterfronts. What makes it unique is the use of glass and the young age of so many of the buildings in the skyline. I don't like skylines that have disproportionate attention on a few very tall buildings if there is nothing else to accompany them. A skyline is about an entire built-up area. A supertall doesn't make a good skyline if it's very lonely. I don't think it's even fair to judge a skyline based on a few landmark buildings only.

It's not just the landmark buildings but I like Seattle's skyline because of it's nice cluster and it's surroundings.

It's not just the landmark buildings but I like Seattle's skyline because of it's nice cluster and it's surroundings.

Actually, Seattle's mountain backdrop looks further away from the city centre than Vancouver. Vancouver's hills rise very quickly just north of the downtown core across the water. For example, Grouse Mountain offers a panoramic view of the whole city and it's reachable by city bus.

Actually, Seattle's mountain backdrop looks further away from the city centre than Vancouver. Vancouver's hills rise very quickly just north of the downtown core across the water. For example, Grouse Mountain offers a panoramic view of the whole city and it's reachable by city bus.
While Seattle's mountains are just a bit further away, the city has beautiful views looking west toward the Olympics, east toward the Cascades, south to Ranier and the isthmus that the city occupies is almost completely surrounded by water. I Love our skyline and I think it's even more impressive when considering the actual size of Seattle. Nice, sleek and modern mixed with historic and soon to be much more residential buildings. Architecturally more impressive IMO.

While Seattle's mountains are just a bit further away, the city has beautiful views looking west toward the Olympics, east toward the Cascades, south to Ranier and the city is almost completely surrounded by water. Vancouver's mountains are closer and therefore more dramatic, but only impressive looking toward the north and there is not as much water around the city. Both cities surroundings are great though.

Agree on all but the last part. Vancouver has a lot of waterfront settings. The main harbour area towards the north is a good vantage point with mountains on one side and the skyline on the other. Then there is False Creek in the south and more bays to the east towards Coquitlam. Then the Fraser River's mouth opens up further south of downtown in Richmond. The Strait of Georgia borders to the west, so there is quite a lot of water frontage. But then, the skyline looks best if viewed from a higher vantage point over Richmond looking north, capturing the skyline with the mountains. The view south from North Vancouver / Stanley Park captures the whole skyline, but is missing the mountain backdrop.

1. Atlanta
2. Chicago
3. TO
4. Seattle
5. Montreal

To be honest, I was never fond of the NYC skyline.

NYC
Chicago
Toronto

:)

New York
Toronto
Las Vegas

New York
Chicago
Toronto
L.A
Miami
S.F

Chicago
Toronto
New York (Will pass Toronto once WTC and others are built)
Seattle
Atlanta
Miami

I would say Chicago has the more impressive skyline...nothing in New York really stands out anymore and I would even say that it is a little dated. NYC is still the coolest, most cosmopolitan city in the US though but I don't think its skyline is the best anymore...

Correct. As a city NY is clearly NA's greatest and there is really no argument or discussion there. However Chicago has a definitely superior skyline.

put it like this. From the top of the Hancock you look ACROSS at the Aon, the Sears and the Loop whereas from the ESB you look DOWN at Midtown. That's the difference. Chicago is taller.

I don't place toronto third. For me both Seattle adn vancouver have better skylines.

1. Chicago.
2 NY
3 Seattle
4. Vancouver.

If this question was posed in the 1980's, Houston would be on a lot of these lists. But hardly anything tall has been built downtown since! Denver fits into this category as well.

In 2007, after NYC and Chicago: (in no particular order)

Atlanta (inc. midtown)
Los Angeles
Seattle
Vancouver
Toronto
Miami
San Francisco

My top 3

New York
Chicago
Seattle

Atlanta is one of my favourite NA skyline though it's not part of the top 3.

I go back and forth between Seattle and San Francisco as to which city takes the number 3 spot, behind NYC and Chicago (in the US only).

chicago is good nyc is better!!!

It is quite interesting that Seattle shows up on a lot of these lists. (Not that I disagree), but Seattle's city and metro population are not even in the top 10 in the U.S.! I think the skyline is great, but the surroundings bring it up a notch. Plus, it is one of just a handful of U.S. cities that continue to build multiple large projects. And edge city, Bellevue, across Lake Washington, is quickly becoming a very dense and tall suburb...never will be Seattle, but I believe there is more office/residential built (and planned) in Bellevue than in all of downtown Portland, OR. (I guess Boeing, Microsoft, and Starbucks must be doing quite well!)

1) NYC
2) Chicago
3) Toronto
4) Vancouver
5) Montreal (i love the mix of old and new)

1. Chicago
2. NYC
3. Toronto
4. Seattle
5. Vancouver
6. LA
7. SF
8. Minneapolis
9. Philly
10. Miami
11. Boston
12. Pittsburgh
13. Houston
14. Dallas
15. Detroit
16. Atlanta
17. Denver

Rest of NA skylines dont have enough height/arent big enough to bother.

Edit - Ah damn forgot Calgary, somewhere around 8 I guess.

Some impressive US skyline that are hardly mentioned :(

Indianapolis
http://www.tech-notes.tv/2005/Logos/Indianapolis_skyline_daytime_2.jpg

Cleveland
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/cleveland_skyline.jpg

Charlotte
http://www.hftp.org/charlotte/SkylineMedRes.jpg

Charlotte is quite an emerging financial services hub these days.

Nice, but your Indy and Cleveland skylines just don't display much density. But atleast they look better than 20 years ago. (I do like the tall building in Cleveland...Key Center, I believe the tallest building between Chicago and New York City!).

Charlotte is quite an emerging financial services hub these days.

It's now HQ for Bank of America which is one of the largest US banks.

It's now HQ for Bank of America which is one of the largest US banks.

Wachovia also has a big operation in Charlotte as well, and they're up there on the tallest skyscraper rankings.

Bank of America still trails the leading American bank by a few hundred billion in assets :

http://www.economist.com/images/20060520/CSU584.gif

Citibank has a more prominent international retail operation as well.

Nice, but your Indy and Cleveland skylines just don't display much density. But atleast they look better than 20 years ago. (I do like the tall building in Cleveland...Key Center, I believe the tallest building between Chicago and New York City!).

True but Cleveland has at least one skyscraper over 700 ft.

Milwaukee also has a skyscraper over 600 ft. but it's skyline doesn't have much density.

http://www.hooferscuba.org/modules/xoopsgallery/cache/albums/album17/011_Milwaukee_Skyline.jpg

Another underrated skyline would be Tulsa, Oklahoma

http://www.douglashenderson.com/images/tulsa-skyline1.jpg

umm...what happened to calgary? for the size of the city, i think that calgary has rather large density...
my list:
1. chicago
2. NYC
3. T-O
4. calgary
and the rest...
and btw...vancouver never would be able to be near the top on my list...most of its buildings are res...it hardly has any commercial core (all of its comming to calgary :lol:)

umm...what happened to calgary? for the size of the city, i think that calgary has rather large density...
my list:
1. chicago
2. NYC
3. T-O
4. calgary
and the rest...
and btw...vancouver never would be able to be near the top on my list...most of its buildings are res...it hardly has any commercial core (all of its comming to calgary :lol:)Yes, Calgary has quite a large skyline, to some extent more exciting than Vancouver. But Vancouver has a nice natural setting :)

Probably posted some of these earlier :
http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20060924/IMG_1592.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20061004/IMG_0651.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/calgary/20061008/IMG_0827.jpg

NYC

The funny thing about north-american skylines is the skyscraper in the (financial) centre and around it mostly 2 storage buildings. There is (in my opinion) no coherence in most cities.

Yes, the density dies off pretty quickly with parking lots and warehouses against very tall skyscrapers. Quite ironic, isn't it?

The parking alot I agree but not much of the storage warehouses. This is common in alot of US cities but those that come to my mind are Texas cities such as Houston or Dallas.

The parking alot I agree but not much of the storage warehouses. This is common in alot of US cities but those that come to my mind are Texas cities such as Houston or Dallas.

Actually, warehouses are still fairly common especially among port cities. New York has a whole bunch of those overlooking the Manhattan skyline across the river in Brooklyn, for example.

Actually, warehouses are still fairly common especially among port cities. New York has a whole bunch of those overlooking the Manhattan skyline across the river in Brooklyn, for example.

They still do unless they convert the warehouses into galleries or any commercial use just like what they did in The Enbarcadero in San Francisco.

They still do unless they convert the warehouses into galleries or any commercial use just like what they did in The Enbarcadero in San Francisco.

Warehouses in downtown waterfront cities is a common sight. The Embarcadero was beautified because the freeway was too badly damaged in the 89 quake. Even now, there are still a number of warehouses in the area alongside the promenade, palm-tree-lined streets, and the historic streetcar line.

Warehouses in downtown waterfront cities is a common sight. The Embarcadero was beautified because the freeway was too badly damaged in the 89 quake. Even now, there are still a number of warehouses in the area alongside the promenade, palm-tree-lined streets, and the historic streetcar line.

Again, these warehouses are converted to commercial use such as art galleries, restaurants, etc.

Again, these warehouses are converted to commercial use such as art galleries, restaurants, etc.

San Francisco's newly born waterfront boulevard is not full of restaurants and art galleries. A lot of the warehouses remain, and are closed off from the public, so while people are bicycling and strolling along the shores, they can't venture into these buildings. The activity begins to pick up along the western edge of the waterfront around Fisherman's Wharf .. surprise surprise.

I'm pretty surprised San Diego was never mentioned in this thread. Obviously it is not in the same league as New York or Chicago regarding height/density. What it lacks in those categories it makes up for in uniqueness and photographic quality. Certainly San Diego is more impressive than some cities that were mentioned including Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Tulsa, Pittsburgh, Denver or Cleveland (Cleveland has some tall buildings, but my god is that city ugly. I am convinced that their football team is named not for Paul Brown, but for the color of the city when seeing it from the air)

http://www.wildnatureimages.com/images%202/041010-257..jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Moon_Monster2.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:San_DIego_Night_FromCoronado.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f29/andre75/travel/100_small.jpg

San Diego has a nice mid-rise skyline but again, the city lacks height.

Minneapolis has a great skyline.
http://http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/minneapolis01.JPG
http://http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/minneapolis40.JPG