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Topic: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game

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SFBadger96

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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #448 on: August 27, 2025, 12:01:57 PM »
NYC is so much bigger and denser than anywhere else. I think it's pretty easy to pick out. SF, if you include a bridge and the TransAmerica building is pretty hard to miss. Chicago is--I think--a little less obvious, but still easy with the Sears (is it still Sears? Probably not) and the Hancock Towers. Seattle, with the Space Needle, is pretty clear. LA, with the round, record-shaped (Columbia?) building is straightforward. Washington, D.C. is impossible not to spot. Of those, I would think LA is the least known.

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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #449 on: August 27, 2025, 12:04:41 PM »
I asked AI:

The most recognizable skylines in the U.S. are generally considered to be 
New York City,  Chicago, and San Francisco, though others like 
Seattle
 and 
Las Vegas
 are also widely known for unique, distinguishing features. Several factors determine a skyline's memorability, including density, architectural style, and surrounding geography

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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #450 on: August 27, 2025, 12:06:17 PM »
AI is wrong...because it left out Washington, D.C.

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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #451 on: August 27, 2025, 12:15:15 PM »
I came across this shot which I like:



I go over to the tennis courts a lot to throw a baseball off a tennis practice wall.  There were some quite good young men practicing tennis on the courts today.  I also run slow circles on that track around the ball fields, it's a nice track, pretty soft.  Atlanta's most exclusive club is just above right of the track,  they haven't invited me yet.

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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #452 on: August 27, 2025, 01:01:43 PM »
NYC is so much bigger and denser than anywhere else. I think it's pretty easy to pick out. SF, if you include a bridge and the TransAmerica building is pretty hard to miss. Chicago is--I think--a little less obvious, but still easy with the Sears (is it still Sears? Probably not) and the Hancock Towers. Seattle, with the Space Needle, is pretty clear. LA, with the round, record-shaped (Columbia?) building is straightforward. Washington, D.C. is impossible not to spot. Of those, I would think LA is the least known.
It is, and always will be, the Sears Tower. I don't care what it's officially supposed to be called. 

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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #453 on: August 27, 2025, 01:08:05 PM »
Most of my familiarity with the NYC skyline is from 9-11 coverage, unfortunately. 


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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #454 on: October 24, 2025, 01:38:04 PM »
I think Austin is one of the nicest looking downtowns of larger cities. 

Another then/now shot of Austin's skyline - I like this one because of how visible Austin's "legacy" towers are, especially to the right:



Meanwhile, staying in Texas - very cool angle on this city:





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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #455 on: October 24, 2025, 02:48:59 PM »
Based on the mountains, I would guess El Paso, but Texas is big...

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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #456 on: October 24, 2025, 03:01:28 PM »
That would be my guess as well. I don't think there are any other large Texas cities near mountains.
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Re: OT: Name That Skyline -- A Picture Game
« Reply #457 on: October 24, 2025, 03:04:38 PM »
I'd say so. Lubbock is flat, and nothing else in west Texas is that big. 


 

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