El Paso TX
Downtown El Paso - Panorama by Brian Wancho, on Flickr
Small, tight and well-proportioned.
Downtown El Paso - Panorama by Brian Wancho, on Flickr
Small, tight and well-proportioned.
What is the best small skyline in the west?
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Well, I like Albuquerque for a number of reasons...
It has the tallest building of all the cities listed except for Sacramento.
It actually has 3 or 4 skylines (including downtown, uptown, Journal center and San Mateo/Central.)
It has many mid-rise buildings scattered throughout the city.
Downtown is set down and allows spectacular views from both I-25 and I-40.
Downtown is framed with other buildings to the east and west.
Most buildings are lit up at night.
Great backdrop with the Sandia and Manzano Mountains.
(I'll add some pics later.)
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It has the tallest building of all the cities listed except for Sacramento.
It actually has 3 or 4 skylines (including downtown, uptown, Journal center and San Mateo/Central.)
It has many mid-rise buildings scattered throughout the city.
Downtown is set down and allows spectacular views from both I-25 and I-40.
Downtown is framed with other buildings to the east and west.
Most buildings are lit up at night.
Great backdrop with the Sandia and Manzano Mountains.
(I'll add some pics later.)
The only pic I took was the last one. Hopefully some of those empty parcels and parking lots will get filled in with some prominent structures. I'm not holding my breath though.
opcorn:Ok but please credit every Flickr photo you post. I've had contact with an excellent ABQ photographer in the past who was concerned about copyright violation. There are rules posted at the top of each forum page for proper crediting.The only pic I took was the last one. Hopefully some of those empty parcels and parking lots will get filled in with some prominent structures. I'm not holding my breath though.
Personally, I don't see any major tower developments downtown until the geographies return the old downtown to the center of the city. SW mesa and NW mesa will have to build up so that firms that shifted first to Uptown and later to Journal Center rediscover the convenience and advantages of relocating downtown. Maybe a resi tower or two will go up when we get a condo market that can sustain a $400-500k per unit price point. :cheers:
How come you don't have Bellevue, WA on that list?
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My bad, I'm a dope. When I was planning the poll, I was thinking about which cities to include and Bellevue was one of them. Somehow, when I actually made the poll, I had some issues, like it told me I waited too long to post.How come you don't have Bellevue, WA on that list?
hno: The next attempt made a post with no poll. :bash: Somewhat flustered, I forgot Bellevue and misspelled Sacramento. :nuts: I wanted to edit it but there is no way, it won't let me. :bash: I sincerely apologize because Bellevue has an awesome skyline. Very nice pics you posted there too. Thanks.
BTW, There is no SLC, Phoenix, Oakland, San Diego, Honolulu or Portland because I would consider those comparitively midsize or larger skylines. After looking at Bellevue, maybe I can justify my booboo by saying Bellevue qualifies as midsize as well.
Sacramento should not be on this list, as it is similar in size to Portland, practically even. Bellevue, yes. Based on your list, I voted for Sacramento, but if Bellevue were on this list, then Bellevue would have received my vote.
Yes, I think so but it still has it's own municipality and skyline, so I think it can be included in the poll. Oakland is part of the SF metro, but it definitely is its own city with its own impressive skyline.
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True dat. Thanks!Yes, I think so but it still has it's own municipality and skyline, so I think it can be included in the poll. Oakland is part of the SF metro, but it definitely is its own city with its own impressive skyline.
Fixed. Plus I added Bellevue and Reno.My bad, I'm a dope. When I was planning the poll, I was thinking about which cities to include and Bellevue was one of them. Somehow, when I actually made the poll, I had some issues, like it told me I waited too long to post.
I sincerely apologize because Bellevue has an awesome skyline. Very nice pics you posted there too. Thanks.
BTW, There is no SLC, Phoenix, Oakland, San Diego, Honolulu or Portland because I would consider those comparitively midsize or larger skylines. After looking at Bellevue, maybe I can justify my booboo by saying Bellevue qualifies as midsize as well.
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