Show your city's most dense downtown skyline angle.

texasboy · November 18th, 2004, 03:52 AM

JRQ · November 18th, 2004, 04:26 AM

I hope aerials count :
Here's one showing *part of downtown Roanoke

But otherwise, I like this shot-

nostyle · November 18th, 2004, 04:48 AM

Any Charlotte skyline from the southwest or northeast would be the densest perspective, since Charlotte's skyline is so linear along Tryon. Here's a pic courtesy of South End Square:

JRQ · November 18th, 2004, 04:53 AM

Charlotte is the best night skyline, IMO. Very beautiful.

pwright1 · November 18th, 2004, 05:09 AM

texasboy · November 18th, 2004, 05:12 AM

That's a nice picture pwright, but you and I know that is not the most dense angle of downtown Houston. IMO, I think the most dense angle is captured on the northeast side of downtown.

pwright1 · November 18th, 2004, 05:20 AM

LOL!! You're right Texasboy. I just had to stick that in there.

I'll be down there in March. I'll bring my camera of course.

texasboy · November 18th, 2004, 05:25 AM

Probably the densest angles in Houston

Galo · November 18th, 2004, 05:31 AM

This is one of the 4 financial centers that the city has...

texasboy · November 18th, 2004, 05:32 AM

Ummmmm? Never mind.

TexasBoi · November 18th, 2004, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texasboy

Probably the densest angles in Houston

That is a great picture of Houston.

sleepy · November 18th, 2004, 07:56 AM

For Houston, I always thought it was coming up 45 from Hobby, or coming up from that freeway that runs down to Freeport--the South Freeway?

The NorthTex Freeway also has some good angles to it.

BTW--what's with all the canary date palms in that pic? Those things don't handle cold weather that well, and barely survive in New Orleans which has warmer winters than Houston.

LSyd · November 18th, 2004, 03:52 PM

Birmingham

so dense, the 3rd tallest is hidden in this angle

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texasboy · November 18th, 2004, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleepy

BTW--what's with all the canary date palms in that pic? Those things don't handle cold weather that well, and barely survive in New Orleans which has warmer winters than Houston.

Palms are all over the city. They grow real well down here. I guess because of all the humidity from the Gulf of Mexico. Houston is hot as hell.

sleepy · November 18th, 2004, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texasboy

Palms are all over the city. They grow real well down here. I guess because of all the humidity from the Gulf of Mexico. Houston is hot as hell.

I know that. I lived in New Orleans 25 years, and my wife lived in Houston 10 years.

While other palms were all over the city, canary date palms were rare. They grow in New Orleans--marginally--yet half the pics I see of Houston nowadays have date palms.

Half of them died in New Orleans in 1989 when it got down to 12 degrees, and Houston can get colder than New Orleans.

DallasTexan · November 18th, 2004, 06:05 PM

Global warming

TexasStar · November 18th, 2004, 06:49 PM

D A L L A S

pwright1 · November 18th, 2004, 07:34 PM

Wow I love those Dallas pics.

samsonyuen · November 18th, 2004, 08:59 PM

Wow, this is a great thread. Great shots...Someone should start a thread North America-wide, or globally.

Velvetj · November 18th, 2004, 10:09 PM

nostyle- I agree about the Charlotte night skyline.

Lysd- Those Birmingham shots look great. I don't think I've seen those.

Sleepy- I believe those shots were shot this past winter and those date palms do look a little shabby in that photo, but there are quite a few mature date Palms in Houston and you would be surprised at how many queen palms are in the city now. I was here in 89' which was the last time Houston really had real snow, and some died but on most, the leaves just died off and grew back. I have seen also seen a number old historic photos of Houston and have seen mature date palms in those as well. Rare is not a word I would use when it comes to date palms in Houston, particularly in neighborhoods.

Texas Star- nice shots of Dallas. Just looking at that shot with AA Arena, you can tell that Victory Project/w the W Hotel there is going to look awesome.

November 18th, 2004, 03:52 AM	#1
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November 18th, 2004, 04:26 AM	#2
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November 18th, 2004, 05:09 AM	#5
pwright1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,863 Likes (Received): 60	Here's one I took in Houston

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November 18th, 2004, 04:48 AM	#3
nostyle Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Charlotte Posts: 842 Likes (Received): 0	Any Charlotte skyline from the southwest or northeast would be the densest perspective, since Charlotte's skyline is so linear along Tryon. Here's a pic courtesy of South End Square:

November 18th, 2004, 05:12 AM	#6
texasboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Metro Miami Posts: 765 Likes (Received): 0	That's a nice picture pwright, but you and I know that is not the most dense angle of downtown Houston. IMO, I think the most dense angle is captured on the northeast side of downtown.

November 18th, 2004, 05:20 AM	#7
pwright1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,863 Likes (Received): 60	LOL!! You're right Texasboy. I just had to stick that in there. I'll be down there in March. I'll bring my camera of course.

November 18th, 2004, 05:25 AM	#8
texasboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Metro Miami Posts: 765 Likes (Received): 0	Probably the densest angles in Houston

November 18th, 2004, 05:32 AM	#10
texasboy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Metro Miami Posts: 765 Likes (Received): 0	Ummmmm? Never mind.

November 18th, 2004, 07:56 AM	#12
sleepy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 275 Likes (Received): 0	For Houston, I always thought it was coming up 45 from Hobby, or coming up from that freeway that runs down to Freeport--the South Freeway? The NorthTex Freeway also has some good angles to it. BTW--what's with all the canary date palms in that pic? Those things don't handle cold weather that well, and barely survive in New Orleans which has warmer winters than Houston.

November 18th, 2004, 03:52 PM	#13
LSyd Megalomaniac Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 3,980 Likes (Received): 28	Birmingham so dense, the 3rd tallest is hidden in this angle - __________________ "To be fair to LSyd, he does have an eye for graffiti, dereliction and stray souls." - gleegieboy

November 18th, 2004, 06:05 PM	#16
DallasTexan Texas'd! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,324 Likes (Received): 0	Global warming

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November 18th, 2004, 07:34 PM	#18
pwright1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,863 Likes (Received): 60	Wow I love those Dallas pics.

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samsonyuen SSLL Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canary Wharf > CityPlace Posts: 8,534 Likes (Received): 0	Wow, this is a great thread. Great shots...Someone should start a thread North America-wide, or globally.

November 18th, 2004, 10:09 PM	#20
Velvetj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 271 Likes (Received): 0	nostyle- I agree about the Charlotte night skyline. Lysd- Those Birmingham shots look great. I don't think I've seen those. Sleepy- I believe those shots were shot this past winter and those date palms do look a little shabby in that photo, but there are quite a few mature date Palms in Houston and you would be surprised at how many queen palms are in the city now. I was here in 89' which was the last time Houston really had real snow, and some died but on most, the leaves just died off and grew back. I have seen also seen a number old historic photos of Houston and have seen mature date palms in those as well. Rare is not a word I would use when it comes to date palms in Houston, particularly in neighborhoods. Texas Star- nice shots of Dallas. Just looking at that shot with AA Arena, you can tell that Victory Project/w the W Hotel there is going to look awesome.

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