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Born Pure Philly
February 15th, 2003, 10:02 PM
http://phillyskyline.com/misc/wallpaper_090630d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3583197998_c3132f5089_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3700609353_f470a93c94_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3410991024_32fd935779_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v187/TooFar/Philly/P1000017.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2607718070_45dbd23911_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v187/TooFar/Philly/philadelphia_skyline_with_comcas-1.jpg

renell
February 15th, 2003, 10:31 PM
i like this skyline, looks awesome at night. 7

johonbravo
February 15th, 2003, 11:11 PM
i by accident gave it an 8

the skyline doens look very modern. looks like nothing is happening in the city.


i shoulha have given int a 6.5 or 7.its a good skyline, but not modern.

Philly Guy
February 16th, 2003, 02:42 AM
OHHHHH YEAH........GREAT PICS!!!!!!!!!:applause: :okay:

Eduardo Lopez
February 16th, 2003, 09:50 AM
I've seen better pics of Philly, is a city with a formal 7.5 for the skyline.

tayser
February 16th, 2003, 11:38 AM
Philadelphia has arguably one of the best collections (although smaller than some) of post-modern towers in North America, another Historic American city I want to visit!

9

:)

tays

Wu-Gambino
February 16th, 2003, 02:44 PM
9/10

One Liberty is one of my favorites.

Mr. Detroit
February 17th, 2003, 02:41 AM
I have always loved the Philly skyline. I gave it an 8.5/10. I have a question for all you guys from Philly, back when the Red Wings played the Flyers in a few years back (possible the finals), I remember Detroit putting a big wings jersey on the Spirit of Detroit, and Philly putting a big Flyers jersey on one of the buildings. Which building was it and if you have any pictures that would be great.

schmidt
February 17th, 2003, 03:21 AM
9

giovanni sasso
February 19th, 2003, 03:12 AM
http://www.phillyskyline.com/pix/fp_belmontskyline.jpg

http://www.phillyskyline.com/pix/skyline_tup.jpg

http://www.phillyskyline.com/pix/skyline_frompsfs_nite2.jpg

http://www.phillyskyline.com/pix/skyline_southst_blue.jpg

Saintmudd
February 19th, 2003, 06:52 AM
Great skyline. 8.5

TB
February 23rd, 2003, 06:28 PM
http://www.phillyskyline.com/pix/skyline_southst_blue.jpg

...thats what im talkin about!

:okay: 8/10

DrumCorpsAlum
February 26th, 2003, 09:06 PM
I love this city. A great blend of old and new. The Liberty Place towers add so much to this city. 8.5/10.

SteelCity32
February 26th, 2003, 09:08 PM
surprised this has just been added as a poll...

7/10

Caledon1981
February 27th, 2003, 03:46 AM
Philadelphia = 10:cheers:

SluuugRadio
February 27th, 2003, 09:37 AM
One of the best
9

AndrewC
February 27th, 2003, 06:22 PM
Woo Hoo!

Where do anericans consider Phille in the US heirachy?



8

ganjavih
February 27th, 2003, 07:09 PM
Nice... I don't like the cheesey lighting at night though.

7.5

CG5
March 4th, 2003, 01:00 AM
The next-best thing to perfect. 9.5/10

It's easily my second favorite in North America (after NYC).

Born Pure Philly
March 23rd, 2003, 01:30 AM
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That would be City Hall the jersey was put on Billy Penn...

http://www.ajaxelectric.com/cityhall/welevationdetailc.jpg
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/us/math/mathtrail/spring2001/Photos2001/cityhall01.jpg
http://www.courts.state.pa.us/Index/Aopc/imagesaopc/aopcphoto4.gif
http://www.library.phila.gov/pix/postcards/pc016.jpg
http://candysroom.freeservers.com/hallcity.jpg

X-seed 4000
March 23rd, 2003, 01:47 AM
... its almost excellent. :) 9.0/10

BGT
April 16th, 2003, 03:29 AM
8.5/10

Siddy_18
June 8th, 2003, 01:46 AM
Hell yeah Philly get a 8.5/10:nocrook:

BG918
June 8th, 2003, 03:03 AM
Awesome skyline, one of my Top Ten in the United States! Interesting older buildings and architecture make up the really dense lower levels, and then there are several awesome towers that come up through the top, all perfectly placed it seems. I hope another "signature" tower, preferably modern, goes up in Philly soon, it would really add a whole new dimension to the skyline. 9/10 during the day, 9.5/10 at night. Gotta love that zig-zag lighting!

tocoto
June 9th, 2003, 02:17 AM
Philly has few building above 500 feet, but the ones it does have are real tall, well designed, and nicely clustered. The city has a simple symetry with one central peak, and that is appealing. Philly has a lot of older buildings that aren't prominent in the skline pictures, but make for a really great experience in person. One of the few cities that looks good in picutes AND in person. 9/10

Dennis
June 9th, 2003, 04:42 PM
http://www.phillyskyline.com/pix/skyline_frompsfs_nite2.jpg


OMG :eek:

philadelphia looks very good!

9/10

Evergrey
June 12th, 2003, 12:46 AM
10

Despite it's troubles, Philadelphia has managed to create one of the ultimate skylines in the past 15 years... it's amazing that only a couple decades ago, Philly's skyline was a very short and ugly skyline... dominated by the city hall building (which is awesome)... since breaking the height rule, the city has churned out some of the best skysrapers of the past 15 years... the Liberty Buildings and the Mellon Building are all po-mo masterpieces... this city has such great height

Born Pure Philly
June 21st, 2003, 09:32 PM
Some more pics

http://www.leeclifford.com/images/philly08.jpg
http://www.leeclifford.com/images/philly26.jpg
http://www.leeclifford.com/images/philly15.jpg
http://www.leeclifford.com/images/philly14.jpg
http://demo.firmsite.findlaw.com/photos/demo-images/pa-philadelphia-v74_74025b.jpg
http://www.visit-philadelphia.com/philadelphia-3.jpg
http://demo.firmsite.findlaw.com/photos/demo-images/pa-philadelphia-v74_74026.jpg
http://www.paganpathways.net/graphics/gallery/postcards/philadelphia.jpg

Hamnet
June 22nd, 2003, 02:14 AM
Not bad for a suburb of New York! ;)

Seriously though, the fact that Philly can build a skyline to rival to NYC when its only 90-odd miles to the south deserves credit. I give it 9/10

The Messiah
June 22nd, 2003, 03:32 AM
Man i love philly!
9.0/10 one of the best in the Usa!

jtown,man
June 23rd, 2003, 04:19 AM
I love the philladelphia skyline but MY GOD i love the miles and miles of beautiful row houses MORE!

skyline-8.5
city(overall)-10!!!!!!

fox1
July 1st, 2003, 08:42 AM
philadelphia is beautiful and very classy.

8.5

james2390
July 18th, 2003, 02:03 AM
philly has some nice buildings, but i dont really like the liberty towers upclose, but there nice from a distance. 8

nygirl
July 18th, 2003, 07:19 AM
phillly gets a ten from me, i think it has a very attractive skyline... that and i fell in love with this city from south stret to fairmount park..

GreatSky
July 18th, 2003, 07:30 AM
My brother lives right in the downtown and we can look up and see the tower just blur into the fog. Philadelphia is nothing short of amazing. 10~

Fabio
August 19th, 2003, 06:14 AM
9/10


great skyline.

tmac9wr
August 22nd, 2003, 07:45 PM
Philadelphia is a great city with a great skyline, it needs to have one supertall that sticks out....one liberty place is nice, but there needs to be one big one that sticks high above them all

8/10

tmac9wr
August 22nd, 2003, 07:47 PM
actually just saw a tower that would be the landmark tower that the city needs.... http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/im/pc/175607-8-1/

RafflesCity
August 23rd, 2003, 01:36 AM
7.5/10

Pretty nice outline for the skyline.

SUNNI
August 23rd, 2003, 01:58 AM
not bad, not bad at all
8/10

Kommentare
October 2nd, 2003, 05:30 PM
8.5/10 :)

PB
October 2nd, 2003, 06:38 PM
9.5/10

Big!
October 13th, 2003, 04:25 PM
Filadelfiaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ;)

7.5/10!!!!!!

spankymonkey
October 13th, 2003, 05:55 PM
this is a great skyline!

very nice.

american cities are always so nice.

if u havent already voted, visit birmingham Uk skyline

mcdonalds
November 4th, 2003, 07:23 PM
At least 9/10 for sure. Hope I'm heading for Philadelphia very shortly.

mhe-ann
March 11th, 2004, 03:07 AM
looks very classy at night. I'll give 7/10

Iggmasta
May 4th, 2004, 07:36 PM
philly kicks ass 9.5/10

SeeMacau
May 22nd, 2004, 02:14 PM
Looks very good and have some nice buildings

8/10

R@ptor
July 11th, 2004, 03:32 AM
8.5

In my opinion the third best skyline in the USA after NY and Chicago and there are also a lot of proposals.

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/pics/northeast2002/philadelphia/downtown.jpg

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/pics/ny2004/philly/philly_skyline.JPG

Jules
July 11th, 2004, 05:30 PM
I love Philly, nice skyline. 9.

DeMaFrost
July 11th, 2004, 08:20 PM
Does anyone have any pre-skyscraper Philly photos?

rayman
July 11th, 2004, 09:05 PM
this skyline is so small and normal 6.5 out of 10

flex
July 11th, 2004, 09:18 PM
awnsome skyline. 8/10

kiku99
July 11th, 2004, 11:38 PM
:okay: 8.5

joexcooldude
July 20th, 2004, 08:12 PM
9/10 One of the most underrated skylines in the northeast. With 2 towers above 50 floors and 1 tower above 60 floors being close to construction and old city having a construction boom, Philly may get the needed spotlight again.

myfoong
July 22nd, 2004, 04:40 AM
Very nice 8/10.

LibertyTwo
July 22nd, 2004, 05:12 PM
this skyline is so small and normal 6.5 out of 10

To have four 700'+ buildings is not small to me

Plus Liberty Place, 25th tallest building in the world, was 12th when built in 1987
This is not small and normal in my opinion

Philly skyline has laid dormant for a decade now, which might allude to a dulldrum or normality, but it is coming alive again with the St. james, Cira Centre, hopefully One Pennsylvania Plaza, 1441 Chestnut, let's hope cuz Philly has been through a lot and pulled through it all with class

9/10 for me, only behind Chicago and NYC

Swinefeld
July 30th, 2004, 02:59 PM
Philly's skyline?

Symetrical, balanced, layered, overall excellent. The view from the (crumbling) South Street Bridge is inspiring.

Skyscraper aficionados appreciate Philly's skyline, lesser intellects do not. :)

Tazmaniadevil
August 1st, 2004, 04:07 AM
9.0 I've been all over the world ( I was a travel agent for 25 years), and the view down William Penn Parkway from the top steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum past the Logan Square fountain to City Hall is one of the best I've seen anywhere.

destro83
August 3rd, 2004, 03:00 AM
Can someone help me out here? I'm looking for the name of a specific building. I was visiting Philly about 5 years ago when I took a picture of it. It's a tall, brick building of average height (probably federal or gov't building) with two columns of black window pane on bith sides of it. There's a low partition at the bottom of it which is covered with a row of red, white and blue banners and a big American flag in the middle. I know my details are a little sketchy, and I can't tell if it's demolished, but I'm 101% certain that it's in Philadelphia (Independence Hall is in the background), so sorry I can't present a photo. The fine people at phila.gov either think that it's non-existent or that I'm pulling their legs, so I hope someone here can prove my point; i'd appreciate it (skyline's an 9, btw)

The anti-cheesehead
August 3rd, 2004, 03:19 AM
Philly is awesome. Been there once. I give it a 9.

joshgekko
August 31st, 2004, 10:00 PM
well establlished skyline looks very nice...9/10

Shafick
September 5th, 2004, 04:54 AM
Philadelphia is pretty...10...!!!

:) :cheers:

nova
October 24th, 2004, 08:40 AM
Well when I saw the first pic... I thought "yuck!"
And then I saw the night pic.. it's awesome! :D

I give it a 9/10! :D

M. Brown
October 25th, 2004, 05:58 AM
Ive got to give it a 10.

i_am_hydrogen
January 5th, 2005, 09:16 PM
8/10. Philly's skyline isn't huge, but it looks so nice. I love those two taller green-colored buildings so much. The city also has so much historic architecture.

hauntedheadnc
January 6th, 2005, 04:24 AM
One of the American heavy hitters. I love the blend of old and new and in fact I think I appreciate a city that can blend the two masterfully more than I appreciate a city that only has one or the other. I give Philadelphia a 9.

Amazing Indy
January 12th, 2005, 06:16 PM
10.0! My favorite city and skyline in the United States

DamienK
January 12th, 2005, 08:39 PM
8/10. Nice varied skyline.

*Sweetkisses*
January 16th, 2005, 11:02 PM
The skyline will be even better since the cira center is almost finished. We're also getting the 975' Comcast building which will be finished in 2007!!!!

Cruces1
January 17th, 2005, 01:03 AM
Heres a couple images with the comcast tower which is starting this week. the grayish tallest tower in the middle.

http://home.comcast.net/~sodanod/wsb/media/348086/site1047.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~sodanod/wsb/media/348086/site1048.jpg

TarheelsCubs
January 17th, 2005, 09:51 PM
I love Philly! To the one person who said that it looks like there is not much going on in the city, trust me..Philly rocks! I give the skyline 10/10

MIMICA
January 17th, 2005, 11:19 PM
well, i personally love philadelphia, it's rich with culture, nice new modern builidings, and the whole city is absolutely charming! :)


final vote - 10/10 :)

josef
January 18th, 2005, 05:39 AM
Cruces1: do you know when that picture's from? They're showing it as a different model now..

And ok, hold on. I just looked through all of these posts, and everyone seems to like Philly. So I'd like to hear from someone who voted for 3 of less. Seriously, why? You obviously didn't vote 3 or less based on the skyline. 3 is pretty bad. So, why the hate for Philly? Did it do you wrong? Hatin' just casue? 49 people and not one reason. Come on, out with it.

JohnStreet
January 18th, 2005, 06:39 AM
As the mayor of this fine city, I would like to invite all of you who voted 3 or lower for a little private tour of this city.

streetscapeer
January 19th, 2005, 07:39 PM
this pic was created by giovanna sasso in the SSP forums.....how could anyone give this a 3 or less is beyond me.....let them remain in their ignorance!!




http://phillyskyline.com/500/skyline_mann_1024.jpg

Blahb
January 20th, 2005, 02:52 AM
8.5.

it b coo~

skylover
February 18th, 2005, 08:16 AM
I give philly an 8.

*Sweetkisses*
February 19th, 2005, 04:50 AM
O yea, those projects are goin up fast

Roch5220
February 24th, 2005, 01:10 AM
7.5

MattSal
February 24th, 2005, 02:15 AM
The "City of Brotherly Love" definitely deserves no less than 8.5/10 from me. Plus, some new redevelopments may jack it that half point up to 9/10. That would be truly awe-inspiring. Good-luck Philadelphia!

SoboleuS
March 24th, 2005, 10:29 PM
Very nice skyline. Looks elegant and is well balanced. :okay: 9/10

DRAKKO
March 26th, 2005, 02:54 AM
10/10

Darrell
March 26th, 2005, 08:48 PM
10/10. My favorite skyline in the world.

Jaybird
March 27th, 2005, 01:10 AM
Very massive, looks like a mini-New York, and very gothic-styled too as well. 8/10.

LSyd
March 31st, 2005, 01:06 AM
10!!!

-

superskyline
April 3rd, 2005, 04:21 PM
of course a 9/10

Joe84323
July 5th, 2005, 05:18 AM
AMERICA was born July 4th, 1776 in PHILADELPHIA.

Happy 4th of July Everybody!

Skyline looks like a 9.5 by my watch anyday...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/joe84323/PhillyBEST.jpg

courtesy www.phillyskyline.com
http://phillyskyline.com/aerial/a_bigfive.jpg

http://www.soulofamerica.com/images/photospa/Philly_skyline_night.jpg

http://www.jellesen.dk/webcrea/places/america/foto/p/p022.jpg

VansTripp
July 6th, 2005, 05:04 AM
It's great city. 8.5/10

B@dGuYoM
July 6th, 2005, 07:22 PM
needs a supertall (300/350m), but its one of the most beautiful city in united states 9/10

Joe84323
July 7th, 2005, 01:53 AM
^ You saw one. 945 feet Liberty One. We have another coming this year.

*Sweetkisses*
July 7th, 2005, 04:40 AM
Liberty one place is 945 ft? I thought it was in the 800's?

jmancuso
July 7th, 2005, 05:12 AM
some more phila i took last month.......

http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/44100135.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/45354187.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/45354217.jpg

Toronto10
July 21st, 2005, 02:04 AM
Philly is an 8 for me. Definitely room for improvement especially east of Broad Street. Couple angles are absolutely amazing manhattanish , others angles you would hardly know there was a skyline in Philly. The big buildings seem to be too clustered, eliminating each other in many cases. You can't see Liberty 1 or Liberty 2 from the art museum, thats ridiculous.

Should be interesting to see how Philly's skyline evolves in the future. I would like to see more skyscrapers and less suburban office parks, lets get it together Philly.

Eddy Gordo
July 21st, 2005, 03:13 AM
Philly looks great at nighttime.

1st Division Marine
July 21st, 2005, 04:08 AM
10.

MIKI
July 22nd, 2005, 11:53 AM
9/10

nono
September 12th, 2005, 05:49 PM
Small skyline but very impressive. 9/10.

The Boy David
September 12th, 2005, 06:30 PM
Liberty One Place is bloody gorgeous. Mmm' mmmmm :drool:

The whole skyline rocks - plenty of height, variety and density. Great to see you guys are throwing up another supertall as well.

Lovely stuff. 9/10 :okay:

El_Greco
September 12th, 2005, 06:41 PM
8/10

Builder5000
October 25th, 2005, 05:16 AM
U want a extra tall skyscraper...here we go, Comcast Tower, construction under way to be the tallest in our skyline...HOT PHILLADELPHIA!
http://phillyskyline.com/123abc/comcast_river.jpg

weill
October 25th, 2005, 05:43 AM
philadelphia is awesome!

A r c h i
October 25th, 2005, 05:49 AM
Ive always loved Philadelphia, 8.5/10.

Builder5000
October 25th, 2005, 11:22 PM
Yeah these photos are stolen...sorry can't take credit for taking them lol
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/jayr05/PhiladelphiaSkylineIncludingCiraCen.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/jayr05/PhiladelphiaSkylineFromSpringGarden.jpg

Ecthelion
October 25th, 2005, 11:48 PM
A very nice city 8,5/10 :okay:

k19
October 26th, 2005, 12:03 AM
Philadelphia is an awesome city 8/10

H2O
November 28th, 2005, 02:13 PM
great city! a real symbol of american heritage

10

dennis7091
November 28th, 2005, 11:45 PM
9/10

Jay
December 29th, 2005, 06:23 AM
Philly has few building above 500 feet, but the ones it does have are real tall, well designed, and nicely clustered. The city has a simple symetry with one central peak, and that is appealing. Philly has a lot of older buildings that aren't prominent in the skline pictures, but make for a really great experience in person. One of the few cities that looks good in picutes AND in person. 9/10



I agree we need more, we already have 10 and by 2010 we should have 12-13 with construction of PA plaza /mandeville place and the ritz, philly's skyline could be in the top 20 in the world then if it isn't already.

Accura4Matalan
December 29th, 2005, 08:10 PM
9/10

FROM LOS ANGELES
December 30th, 2005, 06:04 AM
It's one of my favorite all time skylines. With the ComCast Ctr finished it will look amazing. 9.5/10

Sinjin P.
December 31st, 2005, 09:54 AM
One nice skyline. 7/10

Lexington Wildcat
January 2nd, 2006, 05:09 AM
Nice combination of size, density,compactness,height and quality.

This is one of the best skylines out there.


http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/8043/wschanbacherphilly8bc.jpg

http://www.phillyskyline.com/5/skyline_nite_fromthevet.jpg

http://www.phillyskyline.com/5/24bgarageview.jpg

http://www.kardon.net/2003/ZooBalloon/PHLSkyline2AdjA.jpg

forvine
January 26th, 2006, 08:50 AM
8/10

Manila-X
January 26th, 2006, 08:51 AM
Impressive skyline :)

8.5/10 for Philly :D

hkskyline
January 28th, 2006, 08:35 AM
http://www.globalphotos.org/philadelphia/20040828/DSCN1482.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/philadelphia/20040409/RIMG0404.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/philadelphia/20040822/RIMG7985.jpg

slow-v6
March 15th, 2006, 10:54 AM
10/10.. The best laid out skyline I have seen in the world!! I am in the navy and have been all over the world.. And now that they have extended it into University city it will become a huge skyline!! It already is a Big skyline!!

LMCA1990
March 16th, 2006, 12:25 AM
9/10- great density, very well-developed.

forvine
June 19th, 2006, 04:49 AM
Impressive cluster.. :okay:

nano2192
June 25th, 2006, 02:37 AM
Amazing skyline.10/10

diz
June 26th, 2006, 10:47 PM
Incredible. :)

9.5/10

Stiggen
June 27th, 2006, 11:52 AM
6,5/10

Æsahættr
June 30th, 2006, 03:26 AM
West Side Philadelphia born and raised, on the play ground is where I spend most of my days... hah

8/10

Shock and Awe
June 30th, 2006, 05:49 AM
Needs new developments.

Jayayess1190
June 30th, 2006, 07:34 PM
Needs new developments.

We have so many new condos in under construction and more coming soon See this thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=250515) .

Dreamlıneя
August 5th, 2006, 11:24 PM
9 :)

archifreese
October 19th, 2006, 11:04 PM
the new infill and redevelopment is making it a really amazing skyline. :)

Dallas star
October 19th, 2006, 11:37 PM
Not very modern

mtt16
October 20th, 2006, 07:58 AM
10/10

Miguel_Prat
October 22nd, 2006, 02:15 AM
8/10

xzmattzx
November 15th, 2006, 05:13 PM
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/1281/dscf6219pca2.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8018/dscf6191pgs6.jpg

NaptownBoy
November 16th, 2006, 06:15 AM
9/10

Nout
November 16th, 2006, 06:39 PM
Nice kinda compact skyline. 7.5/10

Rizzato
January 28th, 2007, 04:44 AM
so when is the Comcast tower gonna be done;
any body in philly got any new pics?

9/10

Alibaba
February 10th, 2007, 01:01 PM
i like it... 8.5

Posener
February 10th, 2007, 03:00 PM
8/10

Llinass
February 13th, 2007, 09:36 AM
8/10

Pruim
March 3rd, 2007, 04:50 PM
cool, recognizable 8/10

Nongkhai_tong
March 4th, 2007, 06:03 PM
Interesting skyline I give 7.5/10

kevin22
March 13th, 2007, 09:35 PM
its fine nothing to impressive but nice. 7.5/10

ElVoltageDR
March 14th, 2007, 01:02 AM
Been there twice, loved it. 9/10.

Taylorhoge
March 14th, 2007, 01:44 AM
8.5/10

ZZ-II
April 5th, 2007, 10:55 PM
great, 9/10

Westsidelife
July 8th, 2007, 06:30 AM
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/101/253382484_e76e7f041b_b.jpg
From Flickr, by backseatpilot

Sebastian21
August 30th, 2007, 09:55 PM
What a lovely city. 9/10

FloridaFuture
September 1st, 2007, 03:57 PM
Dense and cool. 8.5/10

MDguy
September 1st, 2007, 04:38 PM
http://phillyskyline.com/bldgs/comcast/comcast_uc1846.jpg

phillyskyline.com :)

and heres another great one from skyscrapersunset.com

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/murano/images/0708-03.jpg

http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/projects/construction/murano/images/0708-05.jpg

chicagogeorge
September 2nd, 2007, 12:52 AM
I've always loved Philly :cheers:

I rate it's skyline 7.5

Blue_Sky
September 2nd, 2007, 11:16 PM
I love philly skyline

8.5/10

florr0
September 3rd, 2007, 09:26 AM
I give Philly a 8

Cojapo
September 4th, 2007, 08:30 PM
The Comcast Center tower is a perfect compliment to this skyline. The more complete this tower gets, the more I love it. 8/10

WEPATE
September 4th, 2007, 09:05 PM
9/10 very good skyline

Rizzato
September 6th, 2007, 02:15 AM
we'll probably need some new pics for the first page soon, those look so crusty compared to the new ones with Comcast in it

Athenax
September 6th, 2007, 03:53 AM
Amazing Philly! 9.0!

im_from_zw038
September 6th, 2007, 09:04 AM
I think the 2 pointy buildings next to each other should have remained the 2 highest buildings downtown, they are so great and recognizable!. The new taller building uc is very nice but i think he should have been build further away from the two. Philly gets a 9.5.

MasonicStage™
September 6th, 2007, 10:21 PM
8,5/10 :cheers:

Sa'd al-Bari
September 11th, 2007, 03:45 AM
we'll probably need some new pics for the first page soon, those look so crusty compared to the new ones with Comcast in it
Indeed, the third picture on the first post is from the late 1980s…

Here are some lovely pictures taken from phillyskyline.com (http://www.phillyskyline.com). The ones MDguy posted are great too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Tripplec/Phillyfrwest.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Tripplec/Phillyloeh1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Tripplec/phillyfogni.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Tripplec/Phillysku1.jpg

Skyman
October 22nd, 2007, 08:03 AM
Absolutely perfect skyline, love this city 10/10

Kailyas
January 11th, 2008, 05:11 AM
8.5/10

alasi
May 10th, 2008, 07:50 PM
Does anyone have more recent photos now that the Murano and Comcast are complete? Still gave it a 9/10.

Fundador
May 11th, 2008, 05:33 PM
great pics 9/10

W!CKED
July 27th, 2008, 10:37 PM
6/10

Brisbaner21
July 30th, 2008, 02:40 AM
9/10

romanito
September 18th, 2008, 06:56 PM
9,5/10

Eduardo L. Ramirez
November 11th, 2008, 03:42 PM
9/10 with Comcast Center (8.5 without)

bakatje
November 11th, 2008, 07:19 PM
Beautiful skyline! Love the shape of the skyline and the individual buildings as well. 9/10

sieradzanin1
December 7th, 2008, 04:23 PM
10/10:)

railway stick
December 7th, 2008, 04:30 PM
9/10. One of the most beautiful skylines I`ve ever seen ( in real life too!)

poshbakerloo
December 19th, 2008, 02:06 AM
8/10, so very nice buildings, nicely formed!

TooFar
December 20th, 2008, 05:01 AM
Wow, time for an update.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v187/TooFar/Philly/P1000017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v187/TooFar/Philly/P1000020.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v187/TooFar/Philly/philadelphia_skyline_with_comcas-1.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2607718070_45dbd23911_b.jpg
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff229/PhillyGuy85/PHILLYISTHEISH.jpg

CanadianSkyScraper
December 20th, 2008, 11:52 AM
8/10

Ramses
December 20th, 2008, 04:29 PM
Though i don't realy like the new Comcast center, it is a perfect crown on the skyline. Very nice and compact skyline! 10/10

I wonder how the proposed American Commerce Center will fit in the skyline. Will this tower be built inside the main cluster?

christos-greece
December 20th, 2008, 06:46 PM
10/10 :cheers:

luci203
December 20th, 2008, 10:11 PM
Decent skyline 8/10, between Boston and LA :cheers:

kilbillrain
March 19th, 2009, 10:06 PM
Better than Sydney. Not as good as Seattle. 6.5/10

tonyssa
May 16th, 2009, 12:52 AM
9/10

sakai
May 17th, 2009, 02:15 AM
10/10 for the skyline 20/10 for the city. i love it here.

henry hill
July 3rd, 2009, 05:37 PM
9/10

SimsPlanet2
July 3rd, 2009, 05:56 PM
What a beautiful skyline!

paradyto
July 4th, 2009, 12:16 PM
8.5/10

gcUGppoexac

Seattlelife
July 6th, 2009, 06:34 AM
Highly underrated US skyline!

ExWNY'er
July 6th, 2009, 07:47 PM
8.5

Major Deegan
July 13th, 2009, 04:58 AM
http://phillyskyline.com/misc/wallpaper_090630d.jpg

El Mariachi
July 13th, 2009, 05:15 AM
who are all the tards' that gave this a 3 or less?

Lariabian
July 13th, 2009, 05:16 AM
9.5/10

Assemblage23
July 13th, 2009, 06:35 AM
8/10

Honestly, I had a wrong concept of this city, but SSC has changed my mind for good.

Major Deegan
July 13th, 2009, 03:27 PM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/2858443970_88eb18d286_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenmc/2858443970/)
by ellenmc (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenmc/)

Philadelphia Skyline, 1933



http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/356333238_1171fc1f8b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/canine_devotion/356333238/)

Philadelphia skyline from Franklin Roosevelt Parkway. 1940s

by canine devotion (http://www.flickr.com/photos/canine_devotion/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3625873193_36437a5c22_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77458709@N00/3625873193/)
by Smaddy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77458709@N00/)

The skyline view, from Plaza of Philadelphia Museum of Art, over the one mile long tree-lined boulevard of Benjamin Franklin Parkway and imposing buildings of a modern city, is exceptional. Circa 1960


Skyline nowdays:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1247/1420266818_0b984be285_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shuque/1420266818/)
by Shumon Huque (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shuque/)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1369/1216532794_cb1075526e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucindalunacy/1216532794/)
by lucindalunacy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucindalunacy/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2977832094_4bbaf93a28_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/suavemente1/2977832094/)

by *suavemente (b3eed 3nnak-OmKALSOOOM) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/suavemente1/)

Major Deegan
July 13th, 2009, 03:34 PM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3583197998_c3132f5089_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onefiftyeight/3583197998/)


by .laz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/onefiftyeight/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3700609353_f470a93c94_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewbotos/3700609353/)
by MatthewBotos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewbotos/)

The view from the Ben Franklin Bridge

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3618/3692942628_359becac2a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/phillybits/3692942628/)
by Phillybits (http://www.flickr.com/photos/phillybits/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3410991024_32fd935779_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theseantucker/3410991024/)
by SeanTucker (http://www.flickr.com/photos/theseantucker/)

fozzy
July 14th, 2009, 04:24 AM
8/10 I think philadelphia has a great skyline & looks like a very nice city to visit.

808 state
July 14th, 2009, 02:26 PM
a captivating and dynamic city with countless places to see! 8/10

paradyto
July 14th, 2009, 03:46 PM
Nice City... 8.5/10

big-dog
July 15th, 2009, 08:21 AM
I love philly 9/10

Jan Del Castillo
July 17th, 2009, 04:28 AM
10. Excellent skyline. Regards.

Major Deegan
July 18th, 2009, 11:32 PM
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/3730225522_d7b30b136b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30072320@N03/3730225522/)

by kay : ] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/30072320@N03/)

Major Deegan
July 18th, 2009, 11:35 PM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3727553473_d2a795352e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38772871@N02/3727553473/)

by ly ly ly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38772871@N02/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3728311204_b177e26c00_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38772871@N02/3728311204/)

Major Deegan
July 18th, 2009, 11:37 PM
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/3727443823_87a7e5d7fe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelwm25/3727443823/)

by michaelwm25 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelwm25/)

Skyton
July 18th, 2009, 11:38 PM
9/10

#obert
July 19th, 2009, 07:41 PM
9/10

Scantlebury2
July 24th, 2009, 03:34 AM
Wow! Nice skyline.

9

Jay
August 16th, 2009, 03:40 AM
Who the hell gave Philly a 3?

I'd say at least 9, one of the most underrated skylines on earth.

Chadoh25
September 19th, 2009, 07:05 PM
9.0/10

yin_yang
September 19th, 2009, 09:38 PM
definitely underrated, 8.5/10

driftingsun
September 19th, 2009, 11:18 PM
9/10, I love the way the skyline is organized, besides having an ample quantity of talls. The diversity of colors and materials really makes an impact, also. Are they going to go forward with that one skyscraper (forgot what it is called) that's supposed to surpass the Comcast Center?

New Yorker25
September 20th, 2009, 05:53 AM
Definitely one of the best skylines in the US and one of my favorite cities. It has great character and charm . Its truly amazing how Philadelphia has revitalized itself in the last 15-20 years or so. What is with so many people giving Philadelphia a 3? 9/10

xavarreiro
October 3rd, 2009, 07:20 AM
9/10

KAZAN RESIDENT
October 17th, 2009, 09:45 AM
10/10

Nikkodemo
December 26th, 2009, 07:25 AM
9/10

HenriqueBSB
December 27th, 2009, 09:15 PM
7/10.

Heroico
December 31st, 2009, 07:28 PM
http://phillyskyline.com/misc/wallpaper_090630d.jpg

10/10

bijtkonijn
December 31st, 2009, 10:30 PM
loveley skyline,lots of glas,but there are some but-ugly blocks in the skyline.
A 8.5.

kuquito
January 2nd, 2010, 03:31 AM
8.5/10

rickyhatton
January 2nd, 2010, 03:53 AM
was in philly in 2007. good skyline. an 8.5-9 for me.

KAZAN RESIDENT
February 1st, 2010, 07:57 AM
http://s004.radikal.ru/i208/1002/1b/dbf62cb7bafe.jpg
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http://s005.radikal.ru/i209/1002/23/0dd985760653.jpg

KAZAN RESIDENT
February 1st, 2010, 07:58 AM
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http://s59.radikal.ru/i166/1002/db/b3d4d3693f2f.jpg

KAZAN RESIDENT
February 1st, 2010, 08:00 AM
http://s002.radikal.ru/i200/1002/52/5109265f8823.jpg
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http://s001.radikal.ru/i194/1002/df/8942ea24057d.jpg

KAZAN RESIDENT
February 1st, 2010, 08:01 AM
http://s42.radikal.ru/i097/1002/45/73812c8da2ab.jpg
http://s51.radikal.ru/i134/1002/75/d3972414dd9e.jpg
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http://s003.radikal.ru/i203/1002/03/a63dae6c19f9.jpg
http://i054.radikal.ru/1002/0c/474e21d70c36.jpg

sakai
March 3rd, 2010, 03:55 AM
10/10 ofc

deranged
March 15th, 2010, 11:39 AM
8/10

HK999
March 15th, 2010, 02:11 PM
9/10

dmoor82
March 16th, 2010, 05:32 AM
9/10!very nice!Comcast makes this skyline POP!

Chadoh25
March 17th, 2010, 03:32 AM
8.5!

fox1
May 24th, 2010, 07:13 PM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3107/2731155970_3ae91b5493_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/czarsy/2731155970/sizes/l/in/set-72157606529499018/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/czarsy/2731155970/sizes/l/in/set-72157606529499018/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3498874097_a785427d18_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wreckk/3498874097/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wreckk/3498874097/sizes/l/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2546336641_ffb72a236d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinwburkett/2546336641/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinwburkett/2546336641/sizes/l/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3633354658_01100b812f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39285097@N02/3633354658/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39285097@N02/3633354658/sizes/l/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/3098397419_8892547b61_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/moocat/3098397419/sizes/l/in/set-72157606751700507/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moocat/3098397419/sizes/l/in/set-72157606751700507/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/4009439487_620ba46851_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jesswebb/4009439487/sizes/o/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jesswebb/4009439487/sizes/o/

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/156048151_eea018f280_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennis/156048151/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennis/156048151/sizes/l/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/2265259470_c964846fcc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23787609@N07/2265259470/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23787609@N07/2265259470/sizes/l/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4335632081_415b7d409d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/makhofmann/4335632081/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/makhofmann/4335632081/sizes/l/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3498883197_9dbe863276_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wreckk/3498883197/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wreckk/3498883197/sizes/l/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2731156282_5dff3a5421_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/czarsy/2731156282/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/czarsy/2731156282/sizes/l/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/3031064230_ba5d853935_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/moocat/3031064230/sizes/l/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moocat/3031064230/sizes/l/

desertpunk
May 24th, 2010, 07:29 PM
10/10 beautiful, perfectly balanced skyline.

Cadillac
May 26th, 2010, 03:16 PM
I get to Philly a lot on weekends, Great city!! I think the newest tall makes the skyline look amazing...9

austrian
July 6th, 2010, 03:12 PM
I give it 9 points

^^/

NickABQ
July 6th, 2010, 05:28 PM
I love this city, it really does look gorgeous! 9.5/10

Uaarkson
July 7th, 2010, 09:36 PM
9.5/10.

Geocarlos
July 10th, 2010, 04:12 AM
Very large city. One of the top in N America.

Paxson5
July 12th, 2010, 04:23 PM
Ugly city, 5/10.

Uaarkson
July 12th, 2010, 05:01 PM
Ugly city, 5/10.

Try again buddy!

http://metroscenes.com/philadelphia/philadelphia_2010_metroscenes.com_06.jpg

http://metroscenes.com/philadelphia/philadelphia_2010_metroscenes.com_38.jpg

http://metroscenes.com/philadelphia/philadelphia_2010_metroscenes.com_29.jpg

http://metroscenes.com/philadelphia/philadelphia_2010_metroscenes.com_04.jpg

http://metroscenes.com/philadelphia/philadelphia_2010_metroscenes.com_31.jpg

http://metroscenes.com/philadelphia/philadelphia_2010_metroscenes.com_36.jpg

http://metroscenes.com/philadelphia/philadelphia_2010_metroscenes.com_18.jpg

http://metroscenes.com/philadelphia/philadelphia_2010_metroscenes.com_30.jpg

Photos by Matt Robinson, aka Flash

Paxson5
July 12th, 2010, 06:29 PM
Ok, not bad at all:D I guess it was bad weather on the previous photos.

Squiggles
July 19th, 2010, 08:16 PM
8/10

The skyline has a good variety of old and new, but for how big Philadelphia is, it could be bigger.

Sarcasticity
July 20th, 2010, 02:16 AM
8/10

The skyline has a good variety of old and new, but for how big Philadelphia is, it could be bigger.

For a city that has 1.5 million people, the skyline is pretty good. It even has a better skyline than Phoenix which has more population, and is somewhat comparable to Houston which has over two million residents. I'd still say it could use another 700-900 ft tower somewhere

Goddess
July 20th, 2010, 06:58 AM
not bad 8/10 :)

im_from_zw038
July 20th, 2010, 08:55 AM
Ugly city, 5/10.

Well, i guess thats your reaction to your mirrors reflection right? :bash:

Philly has with Dallas and NY the best skyline in the USA in my opinion :)

tigerboy
July 21st, 2010, 10:02 PM
A proper city. A proper real city with a top class skyline.

yangkhm
July 21st, 2010, 10:31 PM
good:banana::banana:

Phriggin' Ogre
July 22nd, 2010, 08:59 AM
Great looking skyline. I like its mix of old and new. 8.5/10

Paxson5
July 23rd, 2010, 04:19 PM
Well, i guess thats your reaction to your mirrors reflection right? :bash:

Philly has with Dallas and NY the best skyline in the USA in my opinion :)

Its my opinion and you are supposed to comment skyline so mind your own buissenes.( dont laugh if my quoting isnt so good - im still learning how to use this forum)

Geocarlos
August 1st, 2010, 06:06 AM
Great city!!

10/10

Alpha/S.
August 3rd, 2010, 12:34 AM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3383479205_fe4a4905ac_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4130829681_a2d07896e6_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4692567681_e0bd9fcc6f_b.jpg

http://phillyskyline.com/misc/wallpaper_090503_cityhall6.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4282986171_1d307bc61d_z.jpg

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4812042021_5d92414f0f_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4811429884_05abef9f2c_b.jpg

dmoor82
August 3rd, 2010, 03:02 AM
^^WOW! that second pic from The bottom is Awesome!

ikops
August 3rd, 2010, 11:20 AM
So many great American skylines (9/10).

o0ink
September 18th, 2010, 10:43 PM
I really love this skyline, 9/10. :)

Uaarkson
September 18th, 2010, 10:51 PM
One of the last truly dense American cities. And it finally has an awesome skyline!

dmoor82
September 19th, 2010, 03:17 AM
One of the last truly dense American cities. And it finally has an awesome skyline!

^^Agreed,Philly has a Awesome Skyline and is sooooo underated!

sc4
September 19th, 2010, 02:47 PM
The skyline's nicely portrayed in the movie Devil by M.Night

BY120
September 19th, 2010, 04:56 PM
from 2010:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/4967087517_236787b97f_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markarsenal/4967087517/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4991033281_6a75de2939_z.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelwm25/4991033281/

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4349/4974013651839c270c6cz.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/otavio_dc/4974013651/

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8.5/10

bijtkonijn
September 19th, 2010, 07:42 PM
Simply marvelous 9/10.

IrishMan2010
September 19th, 2010, 08:11 PM
8/10, really nice skyline!