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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: Today at 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: Today at 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: Today at 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: Today at 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: Today at 01:01:43 PM »
Quote from: SFBadger96 on Today at 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.
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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« Reply #453 on: Today at 01:08:05 PM »
Most of my familiarity with the NYC skyline is from 9-11 coverage, unfortunately. 

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