DISCUSS: Best North American Skyline - Page 2

SDfan · May 25th, 2005, 04:53 AM

^I agree New York is the best out of all the major contenders. I would even say its the prime example for the whole world for urbanity.

italimex · June 1st, 2005, 06:24 AM

Mexico City

empersouf · June 23rd, 2005, 07:22 PM

CHICAG0

ironchapman · June 25th, 2005, 12:12 AM

Chicago
New York
Atlanta for me

Siopao · June 25th, 2005, 06:28 AM

Los Angeles?

jimbojoe45 · June 27th, 2005, 11:12 PM

Chicago is the clear winner. While New York may have 5 times as many buildings. Chicago haw 5 buildings over 300 m and two with atleast 100 floors. New York has two towers over 300 m and only one which is atleast 100 floors. The way the Chicago Skyline looks with its “Triple peaks” and the lake is just amazing. New York is a mass of many more buldings but when talking about the best skyline … its not always about massive quantity which wins. Chicago by far…..

chris9 · June 28th, 2005, 01:12 AM

New York City is the best and there is no question about it

. It already had skyscrapers when most competitors had trees and bushes and most of them still stand. The amount of skyrises is just overwhelming and the density is breathtaking, when looking at Manhattan from New Jersey or Queens it seems like a wall of skyscrapers, and when driving along the island one can have a feeling of driving through a canyon of tall buildings filled with people, history and life that never ceases !!! How can one doubt the superiority of skyline of the greatest city in the world?

DarkFenX · June 28th, 2005, 05:00 AM

NYC. Follow by Chicago.

addisonwesley · July 9th, 2005, 07:35 AM

I think New York's skyline will look even better with that new, er - freedom tower (?) they're building.

[Kees] · July 9th, 2005, 02:18 PM

New York
Chicago
Toronto

wallh · July 11th, 2005, 04:21 AM

1-NEW YORK
2-CHICAGO
3-TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO

Azn_chi_boi · July 17th, 2005, 08:04 PM

Both NYC and Chicago.

*Sweetkisses* · July 17th, 2005, 09:22 PM

Everyone forgets about Toronto

FloridaFuture · July 17th, 2005, 09:37 PM

This is my order (top 5)

1- New York
2- Chicago
3- Atlanta
4- Toronto
5- Vancover

Some of my honnorable mentions are LA, Dallas, and Houstan.

Rockefeller · July 17th, 2005, 09:39 PM

How Sweet? Most ppl give it a 3rd or 4th place ranking for N/A. Toronto has a great skyline, but you would have to be delusional to say it is the best in North America.

my ranking for top 5 in N/A

1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. Toronto
4. Seattle
5. Philadelphia

Rockefeller · July 17th, 2005, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canada_habs2004

i think 'best' can mean a lot of things. New York is certainly the biggest, Chicago is certainly the tallest, but best is more just people's personal opinions. A lot of people prefer an extremely dense core, which neither New York or Chicago have.

Midtown Manhattan? Manhattan itself is a dense core imo.

DARKNIGHT · July 28th, 2005, 09:00 PM

Yea i think most ppl agree it's

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Toronto

antonyj11 · August 1st, 2005, 01:10 AM

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...

TheJanitor · August 2nd, 2005, 08:12 AM

New York !

intresant · August 2nd, 2005, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antonyj11

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...

I agree, and with jimbojoe45 as well... NYC is extraordinarly impressive without a doubt,its' density is overwhelming, but in skyline chicago has no comparison in north america. NYC's skyline looks somewhat drab, but chicagos' is so much more dinamic... Ofcourse we are talking in skyline terms...

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June 28th, 2005, 01:12 AM	#27
chris9 Virtute Fideque Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: City of New York Posts: 526 Likes (Received): 0	New York City is the best and there is no question about it . It already had skyscrapers when most competitors had trees and bushes and most of them still stand. The amount of skyrises is just overwhelming and the density is breathtaking, when looking at Manhattan from New Jersey or Queens it seems like a wall of skyscrapers, and when driving along the island one can have a feeling of driving through a canyon of tall buildings filled with people, history and life that never ceases !!! How can one doubt the superiority of skyline of the greatest city in the world? __________________ Εάν ταίς γλώσσαις τών άνθρώπων λαλώ καί τών άγγέλων, άγάην δέ μή έχω γέωγονα χαλκός ήχών ή κύμβαλον άλαλάζον (1 Κορ 13,1)

June 28th, 2005, 05:00 AM	#28
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July 9th, 2005, 02:18 PM	#30
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May 25th, 2005, 04:53 AM	#21
SDfan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,688 Likes (Received): 0	^I agree New York is the best out of all the major contenders. I would even say its the prime example for the whole world for urbanity.

June 1st, 2005, 06:24 AM	#22
italimex BANNED Join Date: May 2005 Location: North America & EU Posts: 463 Likes (Received): 0	Mexico City

June 23rd, 2005, 07:22 PM	#23
empersouf Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,230 Likes (Received): 1	CHICAG0

June 25th, 2005, 06:28 AM	#25
Siopao Moon, where are you? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,392 Likes (Received): 0	Los Angeles?

June 27th, 2005, 11:12 PM	#26
jimbojoe45 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 100 Likes (Received): 0	Chicago is the clear winner. While New York may have 5 times as many buildings. Chicago haw 5 buildings over 300 m and two with atleast 100 floors. New York has two towers over 300 m and only one which is atleast 100 floors. The way the Chicago Skyline looks with its “Triple peaks” and the lake is just amazing. New York is a mass of many more buldings but when talking about the best skyline … its not always about massive quantity which wins. Chicago by far…..

July 9th, 2005, 07:35 AM	#29
addisonwesley Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,069 Likes (Received): 0	I think New York's skyline will look even better with that new, er - freedom tower (?) they're building.

July 11th, 2005, 04:21 AM	#31
wallh Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 129 Likes (Received): 0	1-NEW YORK 2-CHICAGO 3-TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO

July 17th, 2005, 08:04 PM	#32
Azn_chi_boi BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bridgeport + Chinatown, Chicago Posts: 4,269 Likes (Received): 0	Both NYC and Chicago.

July 17th, 2005, 09:22 PM	#33
Sweetkisses Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Philadelphia/Brooklyn Posts: 1,049 Likes (Received): 0	Everyone forgets about Toronto

July 17th, 2005, 09:37 PM	#34
FloridaFuture Former Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tampa/Gainesville Posts: 5,234 Likes (Received): 0	This is my order (top 5) 1- New York 2- Chicago 3- Atlanta 4- Toronto 5- Vancover Some of my honnorable mentions are LA, Dallas, and Houstan.

July 17th, 2005, 09:39 PM	#35
Rockefeller Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 192 Likes (Received): 0	How Sweet? Most ppl give it a 3rd or 4th place ranking for N/A. Toronto has a great skyline, but you would have to be delusional to say it is the best in North America. my ranking for top 5 in N/A 1. NYC 2. Chicago 3. Toronto 4. Seattle 5. Philadelphia

July 28th, 2005, 09:00 PM	#37
DARKNIGHT Dreamin of Dubai Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 156 Likes (Received): 0	Yea i think most ppl agree it's 1. New York 2. Chicago 3. Toronto

August 1st, 2005, 01:10 AM	#38
antonyj11 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Detroit Posts: 55 Likes (Received): 0	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...

August 2nd, 2005, 08:12 AM	#39
TheJanitor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	New York !