San Antonio is one of Texas' biggest cities, wut do u think?

http://www.saphoto.com/saskyln.jpg

http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/images/san_antonio_skyline.jpg

http://www.teamsa.com/SKYLINE.JPG

http://www.transguide.dot.state.tx.us/docs/aboutimgs/skyline.jpg

http://www.diabeticfoot.org/diabeticfootupdate/HemisfairTower.jpg

Oh, and guys, rate it how u think it should be rated. Dont rate it on how u think it doesnt have as many tall buildings for a city that size or anything like that ;)

7.5/10

6/10



But maybe becasue of the pics.

7/10

One of the worst skylines in America for a city that size.

I give it a 3...

Originally posted by montecarloss

One of the worst skylines in America for a city that size.

I give it a 3...

I agree.

2.5

Originally posted by montecarloss

One of the worst skylines in America for a city that size.

I give it a 3...
well san antonio is overshadowed by Houston and Dallas and probably Austin now. Dallas and Houston have all the fortune 500 companys and austin is growing to be a large city

I lived in San Antonio for just over a year, its a beautiful city, and in my personal opinion i would rahter live there than Houston or Dallas. It has a Amazing skyline at NIGHT ONLY, that the major downfall, drive around the loop at night near city centre and be amazed. San Antonio does have a small skyline for its size howeve, 1.7 million when i was there.

5/10

4.5 ... For some reason I dont like the observation tower. Its the rigth size for the skyline, but somehow it dosent look rigth.

The pictures aren't very good. This city's skyline is nice and you notice it when you drive close to the downtown area. Not too many tall ones though.

7/10

a dismal skyline for a city it's size although the city downtown is nice...the rest of the city is quite suburban though.

not that much but 7/10

I have to agree that tower is wreaking havok to the skyline, which in itself is rather smallish too. 5/10.

6/10

3/10

Worthless skyline for a worthless city.
Certainly doesn't do the riverwalk or the Alamo justice.

4/10

More disappointing than Phoenix.

I found these:
http://www.danhudsonphoto.com/SanAntonio/manip/manip_Downtown%20San%20Antonio.jpg
http://www.danhudsonphoto.com/SanAntonio/manip/manip_San%20Antonio%20Night%20Skyline.jpg
http://www.danhudsonphoto.com/SanAntonio/manip/manip_Tower%20of%20Americas%201.jpg
http://www.danhudsonphoto.com/SanAntonio/manip/manip_San%20Antonio%20Skyline.jpg
http://www.barney-webdesign.de/images/usa/sanantonio_skyline1.jpg
http://www.barney-webdesign.de/images/usa/sanantonio_vonoben2.jpg
http://www.barney-webdesign.de/images/usa/sanantonio_vonoben1.jpg
http://www.barney-webdesign.de/images/usa/sanantonio_vonoben3.jpg
http://cityscape.inkdeep.com/csimages/san2.jpg
http://www.tomic.co.uk/pictures/usa_sanant02.jpg
http://www.cchs-satx.org/academics/jrotc/jrotc%20pictures/dsc03596.jpg
http://marys-travels.com/sanantonio/aa009.jpg
http://www.pedroamador.com/ESADE/F5_Building_Learning_Organization/Dia6/PICT0054_RiverWalk_San%20Antonio.JPG
http://www.pedroamador.com/ESADE/F5_Building_Learning_Organization/Dia6/PICT0051_RiverWalk_San%20Antonio.JPG

Hmm, 5.0

6

I was on the cenus page just a few minutes ago and it was comparing core city growth with suburban growth...and san antonio did GREAT. I always thought that the down town would be a cool place to see, although there isnt much of a skyline.

5/10

Not nice...not horrible.

While not too impressive for a city of its size, looks better than Austin's.

5
Gets a few points for having a fairly tall observation tower. Some nice older buildings too but it's a little sparse.

Some tall buildings. The latin culture must have a huge influence in this city. Unfortunately, the buildings are sparse and the gaps are wide between the taller structures. I give SA a 5.

The thing about San Antonio's downtown is it is not a business downtown, but a tourist downtown. I lived there for 11 years. Unfortunately, it needs a couple more taller towers in order to really give it a nice looking skyline. Although, as stated earlier, it does look really nice at night. And another thing that hurts it is how far it is spread out. The downtown really is spread out quite a bit for how many buildings there are down there. I like San Antonio as a city a lot, but the downtown needs a couple signature buildings. 7/10, decent older architecture, as well as the tall 30s bldg (can't remember it's name), it isn't really emphasized well with the skyline in these pics. Best part about the downtown is when you are on the riverwalk winding through some buildings....it looks really nice from the water.

The buidings are quite nice, but skyline is dissapointing. I was expecting something bigger ;) 6,5/10

Some nice towers here and there, but it is missing some critical density. I give it a 7/10. :D

Downtown San Antonio Aerial:

scroll >>>>>>>

http://images5.theimagehosting.com/DowntownSAaerial.2.jpg (http://www.theimagehosting.com)

6.5/10

I've been on the observation-tower at night, and the view is pretty spectacular. During the day not so much, but still a 6.

Admirable density and surprising greenery. I like the historic tall buildings most, and their Riverwalk is indeed a sight to behold. Plus, San Antonio boasts an amazing collection of public art. 7.

6/10, very disappointed, thought it might be up there with Dallas and Houston, but it isn't.

i thought it was bigger than that... hmmmm 7/10

Dallas and Houston blow San Antonio away in the skyline department. San Antonio is a nice city that is fairly clean and charming, but it's skyline is pretty weak. What few buildings it does have aren't all that attractive.

5.5/10.

San Antonio at Night:

http://img14.imgspot.com/u/05/89/06/SanAntonio.CityLights.jpg

6/10

Sorry to bring this topic back up but I need to put in my two cents on my hometown. Like others have said Downtown is not really meant for Business its meant for Tourists most the big buildings down there are hotels. City has also started construction on a Convention Center hotel which will be the citys tallest building. Little known fact to most of you... The Marriot downtown is the worlds 35 largest Hotel... Hey its something. We do have some Big Companys down here USAA which has a very very large low rise building, HEB,SBC and few others.... and alot of stuff is spread out in San Antonio. but like others have said we will always be in the shadow of Houston and Dallas. One last side note we passed Dallas in Population this year"In City limits" Not metro

6.5

The city has some good density of low-medium-rise buildings, and a small collection of taller ones. Needs to improve on height, and needs some newer buildings- the city looks like it stopped in the early 80's sometime.

6.5

The city has some good density of low-medium-rise buildings, and a small collection of taller ones. Needs to improve on height, and needs some newer buildings- the city looks like it stopped in the early 80's sometime.



You are correct the last big building boom downtown was in the late 80's. If anyone is curious as to what the new 45 story hotel looks like you can check out the San Antonio thread. Sadly the way things have been going major companys have been building alot in business parks and away from downtown. So the only hope San Antonio really has is Tourism. But once the Mexico Economy picks up I believe San Antonio will be on of the Cities to benifit the most. Sorry guys... I love my City!

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/6308/cimg23155dq.jpg

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/5386/cimg23163yp.jpg

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/2460/cimg23209hm.jpg


My two cents for today :D

Thanks for the pics and keeping this topic going! You dont have any pics of Medical center or 410 at San Pedro with the Spectrum Building and Bank of America building and Tetco tower off 410 do you?

A perfect 10!!!!

I live in San Antonio and not until you walk our Riverwalk or take a Riverwalk cruise will you be able to appreciate the beautiful architecture of our skyscrapers ( old and modern ). A beautiful, unique, and romantic city that I have loved ever since I moved to the city 20 years ago!!! The nighttime skyline is awesome as well!!! This skyline is definetly NOT below such skylines as Cincinatti, Little Rock, Corpus Christi, Buffalo, Cleveland, Asheville, Mobile, Nashville, Knoxville, Birmingham, Austin and many more! I invite you all to come see the most UNDERRATED city and skyline in the USA or world! :)

The Tower Life Building is one of our signature towers. It is beautifully lit at night. The Tower of the Americas will also be beautifully lit once its renovation is complete. As for more modern buildings, The Weston Centre is an awesome signature and the upcoming convention center hotel will be unique in itself, just as the city!! :)

It has one of those towers too like Dallas had. I didn't know (remember) that either one of them had one. We should have a tread for tall viewing towers since there are so many of them - Seattle, Toronto, Calgary, Dallas, San Antonio. Pheonix and Vancouver have the similar viewing stations, but they are on top of buildings that serve other purposes so I don't think they'd count.

my favorite city in Texas!
San Antonio dosn't have the best skyline, but it has a very strong spirit

some web pictures


http://www.photohome.com/pictures/texas-pictures/san-antonio/downtown-san-antonio-1a.jpg

http://www.photohome.com/pictures/texas-pictures/san-antonio/downtown-san-antonio-2a.jpg

http://www.proseandphotos.com/TX-28-8-b.jpg

http://www.rlrouse.com/pic-of-the-day/san-antonio.jpg

Those last pics are better , but it is still not that nice.
6/10

The skyline is not as good as Dallas, Houston or Austin, but the city looks very friendly. 8/10

You are correct the last big building boom downtown was in the late 80's. If anyone is curious as to what the new 45 story hotel looks like you can check out the San Antonio thread. Sadly the way things have been going major companys have been building alot in business parks and away from downtown. So the only hope San Antonio really has is Tourism. But once the Mexico Economy picks up I believe San Antonio will be on of the Cities to benifit the most. Sorry guys... I love my City!

Thanks for the info dude, and for the record, San Antonio has always been a city I wanted to visit. Will check out the 45 storey hotel proposal.

It is a real shame that (much like other large cities around the world) a lot of possible skyscraper development is being redirected to normally low-rise business parks away from the city core. Hopefully this will change some day. The city looks like it has a lot of potential, and appears to have a bit of a "city-feel" about it, which some larger cities seem to lack.

Cheers

7/10

Thanks for the pics and keeping this topic going! You dont have any pics of Medical center or 410 at San Pedro with the Spectrum Building and Bank of America building and Tetco tower off 410 do you?

As a matter of fact I do. Will be sharing in the following days. :cheers:

7.5/10

hmmmm 7.5

Nothing special, 7.5/10

For a city that's now bigger than Baltimore, I expected better. Looks nice from some angles, though, but needs more density. 6

San Antonio is one of my favorite cities in Texas! The city is very lively but I don't find it's skyline that fascinating at all compared to Texas greats such as Houston, Dallas or even Fort Worth!

6/10 for San Antonio

8/10- though it can be bigger, it's very well-developed and i like its greeness.

interesting skyline 5.5/10

5/10.

6/10

6/10

7/10

4/10. A dissapointing skylike for the city of SA's size. It makes Phoenix's skyline actually look half decent.

The size of this big city indicates more and higher buildings (especially for an USA city). But it is good to see that not all the 2 milion+ cities have an expectable skyline. 6/10

5/10

Come on guys, dont be too hard on this city, it is in a country called the United States;)

Come on guys, dont be too hard on this city, it is in a country called the United States;)

Common act your age, oh wait...;)

6/10

Very poor for a city biger than Dallas!

6/10

5.5/10

5/10

I had been there over a year, the city can get 9/10,but the skyline only worth 4/10, maybe the downtown area even smaller than little rock.

for a city that big men it has a terrible skyscraper 1.0/10

ill show u alil skyline pics of San Antonio! ! !

Nothing impressve for a capital city, hopefully when the twins are completed this will change. 5/10

7/10

Nothing impressve for a capital city, hopefully when the twins are completed this will change. 5/10

what? It's not the capital city of anywhere. anyway, the skyline is not too impressive for a city it's size. it's okay though, 7.5/10

8/10

Bad pics..but it seems nice...6/10

5/

7.5/10 !

6/10

7.5/10

I'll add a few I took.

http://www.pbase.com/wtx/image/99723118/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/wtx/image/99723031/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/wtx/image/99723030/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/wtx/image/99723023/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/wtx/image/99723033/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/wtx/image/99723013/large.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/wtx/image/99723034/large.jpg

7/10

7/10

8/10

Here's a few more photos

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=155733&highlight=antonio
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2700290809_894f7273f0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2701102904_a8471fab5a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2700290009_5ee0494998_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2088/2037702275_d5802ceb5e_b.jpg
Lyoness811

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2401/2362120133_e6e52cc248_o.jpg
zoolster

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/2477923230_085590ebff_o.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/alamosbasement/2477923230/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/2615652525_b8de4ae4b5_b.jpg
Barry Pace

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2639816625_91c456fa38_b.jpg
http://flickr.com/photos/snbeach/2639816625/

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=154906&highlight=antonio
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2700290299_615dc13e5f_o.jpg

For a city it's size, it is quite a drag to look at. It's not the worst though.

7,5/10

san antone's still beautiful. 9/10.....:okay:

9/10

06

7.5/10

7.5/10

The skyline is small and nothing to speak about, but the cityscape is top notch and the buildings it does have are very nice.

10/10 :cheers:

4.5

7/10.

8/10

6/10

7. Regards.

8/10

7/10

8/10

http://s002.radikal.ru/i199/1002/46/e8708cdd7f15.jpg
http://s006.radikal.ru/i213/1002/65/6c277625ddb9.jpg
http://i077.radikal.ru/1002/f3/e6a8580d193a.jpg
http://s003.radikal.ru/i201/1002/4b/af9488be1a2e.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5035137265_384860596f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51942915@N00/5035137265/)
San Antonio (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51942915@N00/5035137265/) by N172DL (http://www.flickr.com/people/51942915@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5035749886_8c701b9e02_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51942915@N00/5035749886/)
San Antonio (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51942915@N00/5035749886/) by N172DL (http://www.flickr.com/people/51942915@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5035127127_84271242ee_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51942915@N00/5035127127/)
San Antonio (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51942915@N00/5035127127/) by N172DL (http://www.flickr.com/people/51942915@N00/), on Flickr

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/5035140333_2d549af81e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51942915@N00/5035140333/)
San Antonio (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51942915@N00/5035140333/) by N172DL (http://www.flickr.com/people/51942915@N00/), on Flickr

8/10

7/10

7/10

4.5 Terrible skyline for a city of it's size.

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4077/4744371440_fb0489123a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/4744371440/)
San Antonio, Texas - Summer Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/4744371440/) by Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5189/5653446315_d8e98c55eb_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeates/5653446315/)
San Antonio Skyline with Full Moon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeates/5653446315/) by Ellen Yeates (http://www.flickr.com/people/eyeates/), on Flickr

http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1374/4727589339_09ebbbd738_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/raulsphotography/4727589339/)
San Antonio Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/raulsphotography/4727589339/) by Raul's Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/raulsphotography/), on Flickr

From what I've heard it's a beautiful city! But the skyline is atrocious for the size of the city. Although the majority of the population lies within the city, so it's comparable to Charlotte in terms of metro population. But still not overall impressed... 6

Boy, you guys are making it seem as if this skyline is just complete shit.

I'll say it's not where it probably should be, but hey, at least there's something there. Can't say the same for El Paso.

San Antonio focuses more on its ground level, unlike Houston, Dallas, or even Austin.

even better than my city! what a shame! 5 points

10/10

http://www.city-data.com/forum/members/awesome-danny-840241-albums-new-projects-pic62432-san-antonio-skyline.jpg

6/10,but better at street level!

^^ definetly a great city for night life just not skyline-wise. I'm glad im living up in Dallas compared to SA.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6054/6373097067_443e386564_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6373097067/)
San Antonio Skyline 12-shot Panoramic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6373097067/) por Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6222/6333361224_6489a9934b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherbrown/6333361224/)
Dusk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/christopherbrown/6333361224/) por christopher_brown (http://www.flickr.com/people/christopherbrown/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6215/6269435703_0235e84548_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6269435703/)
San Antonio Cityscape [in black & white] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6269435703/) por Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6222/6248384702_70096fd8b0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmills31/6248384702/)
The San Antonio Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gmills31/6248384702/) por GMills31 (http://www.flickr.com/people/gmills31/), en Flickr

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4106/5188699480_3373530e2e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/5188699480/)
Partial San Antonio Skyline & The Friendship Torch 2010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/5188699480/) por Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6146/5932799254_7dc5ea760c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49394874@N08/5932799254/)
Tower Life Building in San Antonio, Texas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49394874@N08/5932799254/) por SkylineScenes (http://www.flickr.com/people/49394874@N08/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6194/6050778473_9cbb0bb48b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/luddonline/6050778473/)
San Antonio Skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/luddonline/6050778473/) por LuddOnline by Lena Ekelund (http://www.flickr.com/people/luddonline/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6189/6050777801_bfe5986fb9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/luddonline/6050777801/)
San Antonio (http://www.flickr.com/photos/luddonline/6050777801/) por LuddOnline by Lena Ekelund (http://www.flickr.com/people/luddonline/), en Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6079/6050778163_6b6194aaa4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/luddonline/6050778163/)
The Alamo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/luddonline/6050778163/) por LuddOnline by Lena Ekelund (http://www.flickr.com/people/luddonline/), en Flickr

6/10

7/10

Could the skyline get any smaller for a city of it's size! I think not... Judging based on size, 4

viva San Antonio! and the Alamo

8/10

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5083/5382292736_e02ece88fe_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/5382292736/)
San Antonio Skyline - Evening Glow (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/5382292736/) by Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6054/6373097067_443e386564_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6373097067/)
San Antonio Skyline 12-shot Panoramic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jld3/6373097067/) by Jim | jld3 photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jld3/), on Flickr

6/10