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Old May 4th, 2009, 11:38 PM   #41
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Turtle Pond, Central Park, NYC:

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South Pond, Lincoln Park, Chicago

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Old May 4th, 2009, 11:48 PM   #42
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Central Park, stretching beyond Midtown, NYC:

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Lincoln Park, stretching north of the Gold Coast, Chicago

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Old May 5th, 2009, 12:15 AM   #43
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The Great Lawn, Prospect Park, Brooklyn:

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Old May 5th, 2009, 12:24 AM   #44
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Bryant Park (by the NY Public Library), NYC:

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Washington Square Park (by the Newberry Library), Chicago:

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Old May 5th, 2009, 12:43 AM   #45
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View from Belvedere Castle, Central Park, NYC:

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Old May 5th, 2009, 05:12 AM   #46
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Shops at Columbus Circle

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Shops at North Bridge

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Old May 5th, 2009, 06:31 AM   #47
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Marvelous! Thanks NYgirl, and everyone else for the great contributions.
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Old May 7th, 2009, 06:39 PM   #48
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THE CITY OF CHICAGO

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Old May 7th, 2009, 06:47 PM   #49
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THE CITY OF NEW YORK

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Old May 7th, 2009, 06:48 PM   #50
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beautiful pictures nygirl
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Old May 7th, 2009, 07:15 PM   #51
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beautiful pictures nygirl
Agreed. Wonderful selection...
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Old May 8th, 2009, 04:22 AM   #52
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What building is that last picture?
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Old May 8th, 2009, 04:33 AM   #53
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Best thread ever, Nygirl.

This is an incredible compilation of photos. You've got my personal applause
I'll second that. Some of the greatest photos of the two great American skyscraper cities!


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The Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus
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Macedonia, of course, is a part of Greece". Strabo, VII, Frg. 9
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But north of the gulf, the first inhabitants are Greeks called Epirotes....
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Old May 8th, 2009, 08:15 AM   #54
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I didn't know NYC and Chicago looked so much alike. If there weren't any famous buildings in the pictures I wouldn't even be able to tell which city it belonged to.

Great thread!
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That's a cool angle I've never seen much of.
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Old May 8th, 2009, 06:25 PM   #56
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yeah that looks like it could be in some asian city somewhere--minus the elevated line of course
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Old May 8th, 2009, 06:30 PM   #57
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The building in the last picture (assuming you mean the set I found for NYC is the Woolworth aka the Cathedral to commerce)
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The city of New York

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The city of Chicago

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