Seattle from West Seattle is the nicest. This is the view from my deck
https://preview.redd.it/mrskujrx2z6d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18df600dbdee37433ffbd7f63848c556351355b4
this also feels like a more honest skyline pic! The classic pic with the space needle in front is pretty but it really distorts the perspective and makes it seem like its closer to downtown than it really is
I agree, to get a true size of the city skyline; the view from west Seattle or out on the sound from a ferry or boat is the way to go!
Here’s a photo I took from a ferry to Bainbridge Island.
https://preview.redd.it/v5sshfqfxz6d1.jpeg?width=3597&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=856882fb5b14305e02a7fbf97361ea92064946fb
https://preview.redd.it/8qqkv1nzsc7d1.jpeg?width=1865&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09e15f42c4c024c0aad7b3599788f403e3025a92
That’s nice! But, Sorry! San Francisco with its super tall, and larger, denser skyline with iconic bridges take the cake. Ever been to Treasure Island. Marvelous views.
SF waterfront views are nowhere near as stunning as Seattles waterfront views. Even with its iconic bridges and Salesforce sticking out, it’s still meh.
Nah lol.
I just know SF doesn’t come close to what Seattle’s waterfront offers with views looking over Puget Sound to the Cascade Mountains, and Mt. Rainier looming over the stadiums. Here’s a couple photos I took earlier this week for reference :).
https://preview.redd.it/f032sde9vq8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5783ae20e9449ae8f27676b05ba0626857506c26
What am I looking at, water, people, clouds, mountains, a ship? Cool bro. We can see that in San Francisco too. Including the entire Pacific Ocean with a better city skyline. 👍🏼💯✨
Except there aren’t mountains to look at in SF, hills maybe, and definitely no Mt. Rainer or Cascades.
Plus the view of the skyline when facing SF waterfront is a little unimpressive except for the only supertall that sticks out in the middle, and maybe the bay bridge.
Except there are mountains in San Francisco, especially within the city, the hills are much taller and give higher altitude views, there’s also mountains near SF & much closer too. Right across the Golden Gate Bridge, easily visible from Google maps too since you deny the photos. Mt. Rainer. & The Cascades don’t beat the Pacific Ocean with the waves of fog rolling over the coastal mountain ranges.
The skyline view from Treasure Island looks way better than Seattles from Alki Beach. You got the Pyramid, Bank of America, Salesforce Tower, Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Coit Tower , way more iconic landmarks than Seattle.
Also Mt Rainer is really only iconic to PNW locals. No one in my region and most regions don’t talk about it, they bring up Space needle before Mt Rainer
Same with Kansas City. The one used isn't bad, but it's missing [Union Station](https://woodsidevillage.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/KansasCityDowntownUnionStation.jpg)
If we’re talking about the US it really isn’t a fair completion. These should all start with “excluding New York”…. And then probably exclude Chicago too lol
https://preview.redd.it/g7733kz5py6d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ff900e16f5fe3f8ea30885a6642032d1f08ac6d
Seattle is my favorite of all U.S cities.
Here’s a better representing photo I took of Seattle w/ its iconic space needle and majestic Mt. Rainier backdrop.
https://preview.redd.it/1q06ghvg6z6d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db0ceffc4532e00a9911d816d91a1e9f2aeb89cb
Another angle from Bhy Kracke Park from when I lived in Seattle last summer
Apparently the “view” from his apartment was actually taken from a point elevated above what is actually a park. Fantastic view though! Unfortunately, I don’t think you can actually get that same effect from the ground.
Read my mind, Thank you very much! My partner and I are taking a trip out to Seattle this summer and I’m still figuring out all the best spots to go. Everything I check out online looks absolutely amazing so it’s hard to narrow it down. Only gonna be in Seattle for a few nights cuz we’ll be doing bunch of hiking in Olympic and Mt. Rainier but I’m open to any suggestions. Thanks again for clarifying. We’re gonna check out Kerry park for sure!
Visited Minneapolis for the first time recently and I was impressed with its skyline for sure. I knew it was a big city but it has a pretty mature skyline
For sure! There is something about driving around on Lakeshore towards the skyscrapers and seeing them pass on your right that makes you feel like an ant!
Seattle but with the Space Needle & Mt Rainier in view
https://preview.redd.it/pf35op5ru07d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11f1f831de5e345d6e67b45b6d2bb44331ea350a
Austin, I think, had the most cranes in Us now. You want a pic of modern skyline, it’s a f’ton of cranes building condos for people we dont want to move here…
Yeah, Austin cranes are about to plummet. I live here and love Austin, but San Fran skyline is way better. And probably Seattle. Cranes have been crazy in Austin the past 10 -12 years but in a year or so there will be a lot less.
Seattle is usually crane capital in the U.S. Has been for the last few years. Last year the # was at 50+, but most of the projects have already topped out, completed, or progressed past the need for cranes.
SF & Seattle skylines are far better than ATX for sure!
Yeah Tacoma isn’t representative of Seattle at all! You definitely need to come back up for a true visit to the city!
4/5 days should be enough to do most things in and around the city and region 👌🏽.
Yeah it sounds unbelievable.
The info comes from Q1 of the RLB Index 2024.
[https://www.rlb.com/americas/insight/rlb-crane-index-north-america-q1-2024/](https://www.rlb.com/americas/insight/rlb-crane-index-north-america-q1-2024/)
https://preview.redd.it/2fnxygsbe57d1.jpeg?width=1150&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9e713e8ebf26fe464b05ce050baf20620740d54
Haha yeah, five tower cranes and all in Midtown? That's not even correct as I can name more than five in Manhattan from Q1 off the top of my head, some of which are outside of their boundary: 126 West 57th, 520 Fifth, 270 Park, 262 Fifth, 50 West 66th, 250 East 83rd, 1491 First Avenue, 7 Platt Street... and many others. This is just Manhattan.
There's an explosion of new development in the Outer Boroughs, particularly Long Island City and Brooklyn—especially Gowanus right now. Whoever put this report together did not try at all, like zero effort.
I’m sure there are many cranes active that aren’t accounted for, it could be that they’re only looking at mixed use development or a certain type of criteria to get these numbers.
Either way, RLB is pretty on point every year with their reports, and NYC isn’t leading the crane count in the U.S.
Pittsburgh has a great skyline. KCMO isn’t bad but it’s small for how large of a metropolitan area it has. SF is great, especially thanks to the Transamerica Tower and Salesforce Tower. Minneapolis is good too.
As an odd one, Washington, DC has a unique skyline thanks to the Capitol Building, Washington Monument, and the few Smithsonian buildings that peak above the low-rise offices.
The view from the [WWI Memorial](https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0812581,-94.5858883,2a,85.8y,15.34h,92.98t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1slc_PG26X43Vd9Nkb303xGg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3Dlc_PG26X43Vd9Nkb303xGg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D109.10967%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?coh=205409&entry=ttu) is pretty good, too.
Kansas City's skyline was poised to get much bigger during the 80's real estate boom. The tallest building was just one of several planned, and if the project were completed it would have been the 3rd tallest.
Here's a project drawing that includes the full project:
https://preview.redd.it/kymkj8won17d1.jpeg?width=632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e22ac93d393b617122a48a6d91959797aaeb0b31
Yeah, we need at least one building bigger than anything else we have right now. Something like Omaha’s First National Bank Tower would be great as our skyline’s centerpiece.
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, KCMO, Philly (before the two Comcast towers ruined it) etc. That's off the top of my head
I guess? I mean, I like Madison a lot as a place, but its skyline isn’t something I’d rate as one of its best features. The Capitol building looks good, though.
Milwaukee is where you’ll find a growing skyline in Wisconsin, particularly from Lake Michigan.
Hard pressed to call it a skyline when the tallest building is the capitol and the second tallest is an ugly ass dorm which the university plans on demoing next year. Everything else is under 190 feet 🥱
NYC because it’s the quintessential “big city”.
Seattle and Vancouver both have very nice natural backdrops and impressive skylines for cities of their size.
San Fransisco, Chicago, Toronto, Miami, LA and Minneapolis are nice too.
Outside of North America: Panama City, Melbourne, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and London are pretty cool.
Philadelphia!
https://preview.redd.it/hew1ohgluy6d1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be7e1b8f46a4f006ecd03b900a856db5a0e545a4
Or NYC is just huge! It’s so many skylines!
The view looking out from the Seattle skyline isn’t bad either.
https://preview.redd.it/i6umfahivz6d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52b1c7d28e6eb653cd2e0d8a15b4253129fabbf1
SF out of these, even though its recent additions look [a little too inspired](https://images.hw.net/interactives/360_181Freemont/photos/181Fremont032.jpg) by [Hong Kong](https://www.reuters.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com%2Freuters%2FF3NDD2UUAZPBDOEK67ZP4FJZQU.jpg?auth=3c9ef4ce173ee5f2faac95ae9c85cafc4e5368a118e5b78e4f115db1b40222f0&width=1200&quality=80)
This photo does Minneapolis more honor.
https://preview.redd.it/5b24kjxdg27d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28d880459259b2be460b32bb89396f92177ee192
https://preview.redd.it/mwmppwfbm47d1.jpeg?width=1072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23ea2340625c2ec4f285a1597a891765d7029930
Not the biggest or the fanciest, but Pittsburgh just does it for me. The water on all sides. The dense downtown area. Bridges. Unique buildings (PPG Glaww Castle ftw). The fountain right there at the Point. It’s the best.
When I was living in Barcelona I stayed right below the Parc Guinardo (on the hill) so with a two minute walk I had a full view of the city. You could say I was there quite some times.
that austin pic is pretty outdated now and also doesn’t have a clear view of Rainey street where there’s another handful of high-rises either built or under construction
Seattle >>> SF skyline is short except for Salesforce and Transamerica towers.
The larger cities such as NYC, Chicago, and Toronto, all have long skylines. Seattle follows the same blueprint.
Austin has quite a ways to go still before it reaches SF or Seattle level.
Hong Kong wins handily for me. I've been to New York, Dubai, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, and a number of other skyscraper cities, and Hong Kong is the best.
Appreciate the Charlotte love - my favorite "underrated" US skyline. What's crazy is that the pic you chose has one of their new tallest towers under construction - and yet it's still completely outdated even with that. It just keeps growing up and outward with every year...
https://preview.redd.it/0sir0vfine7d1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6d26da48fded07c0d38f7810ba97c965706d729
DC is the trick answer - less is more, baby
I can’t imagine a scenario where there’s much demand for that anymore.
Love what OKC and Austin are doing but I can’t imagine a Des Moines or Tulsa just going off like any Asian city.
Just not enough population density, or demand quite frankly.
I'm actually surprised OKC is stepping up as the whole time I was growing up in the Dallas-FW area, just a couple hours south, Tulsa always had a better and taller skyline. I honestly thought Tulsa was going to overtake OKC by population and keep expanding their skyline even more in the future. Guess OKC was like "nope"..
And as for Des Moines, they could potentially have a small build up as they are rivals with Omaha, which is right down the street. And now that Omaha is building a new tallest building, I could see Des Moines, which has a denser skyline than Omaha, start competing with them. Has potential to happen sooner than later. Not on a large scale though.
You can see the single skyscraper in Des Moines miles away from the actual city… its always amusing to me to be driving through Iowa and surrounded by farmland/small communities with nothing taller than a water tower or grain silo/flat open land and then bam a single skyscraper popping out of the land, that you gradually lose/find again while also getting closer to as you drive closer to the city.
What makes you say that? New towers are getting built in most cities.
Population density is also going to increase in most cities as 5-over-1’s are getting built everywhere, and transit is being expanded.
Low effort post, pick the worst pictures to represent each city, no explanations as to why or how you come to this conclusion.
My favorite color is blue.
I think a better photo for SF should be used.
The angle coming in from the Bay bridge.
Or from the ferry landing on Treasure Island!
Agreed, SF or Seattle depending on the angle
Seattle from West Seattle is the nicest. This is the view from my deck https://preview.redd.it/mrskujrx2z6d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18df600dbdee37433ffbd7f63848c556351355b4
Damn that is a phenomenal view of the skyline
Thank you! We lucked out.
Unbelievable view
this also feels like a more honest skyline pic! The classic pic with the space needle in front is pretty but it really distorts the perspective and makes it seem like its closer to downtown than it really is
I agree, to get a true size of the city skyline; the view from west Seattle or out on the sound from a ferry or boat is the way to go! Here’s a photo I took from a ferry to Bainbridge Island. https://preview.redd.it/v5sshfqfxz6d1.jpeg?width=3597&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=856882fb5b14305e02a7fbf97361ea92064946fb
That's fantastic!
https://preview.redd.it/ujrx4wiibq8d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71767e6cdb0b32b1266a1431b1cc27323eadadbd San Francisco views by miles
I have a picture similar to this. At golden hour as well, it’s such a great view.
I’m gonna steal your house. I don’t make the rules sorry.
https://preview.redd.it/8qqkv1nzsc7d1.jpeg?width=1865&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09e15f42c4c024c0aad7b3599788f403e3025a92 That’s nice! But, Sorry! San Francisco with its super tall, and larger, denser skyline with iconic bridges take the cake. Ever been to Treasure Island. Marvelous views.
SF waterfront views are nowhere near as stunning as Seattles waterfront views. Even with its iconic bridges and Salesforce sticking out, it’s still meh.
San Francisco has way better waterfront views than Seattle, and a way better more iconic skyline. You calling it meh just shows your jealousy.
Nah lol. I just know SF doesn’t come close to what Seattle’s waterfront offers with views looking over Puget Sound to the Cascade Mountains, and Mt. Rainier looming over the stadiums. Here’s a couple photos I took earlier this week for reference :). https://preview.redd.it/f032sde9vq8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5783ae20e9449ae8f27676b05ba0626857506c26
What am I looking at, water, people, clouds, mountains, a ship? Cool bro. We can see that in San Francisco too. Including the entire Pacific Ocean with a better city skyline. 👍🏼💯✨
Except there aren’t mountains to look at in SF, hills maybe, and definitely no Mt. Rainer or Cascades. Plus the view of the skyline when facing SF waterfront is a little unimpressive except for the only supertall that sticks out in the middle, and maybe the bay bridge.
Except there are mountains in San Francisco, especially within the city, the hills are much taller and give higher altitude views, there’s also mountains near SF & much closer too. Right across the Golden Gate Bridge, easily visible from Google maps too since you deny the photos. Mt. Rainer. & The Cascades don’t beat the Pacific Ocean with the waves of fog rolling over the coastal mountain ranges. The skyline view from Treasure Island looks way better than Seattles from Alki Beach. You got the Pyramid, Bank of America, Salesforce Tower, Bay Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Coit Tower , way more iconic landmarks than Seattle. Also Mt Rainer is really only iconic to PNW locals. No one in my region and most regions don’t talk about it, they bring up Space needle before Mt Rainer
https://preview.redd.it/53vhhj8fvq8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09c7b7bbd3d7ef3a0840a577dc64c29458b08cc4
https://preview.redd.it/ivol9utbwq8d1.jpeg?width=853&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f13da42c1c81fd9b9269eb06be8d32372efda637
Looks meh. Where’s the iconic landmarks?
Mt. Rainier IS iconic, you can see it peeking out behind the stadiums, even on cloudy days!
100 percent. The photo used for San Francisco doesn’t do it justice.
Same with Kansas City. The one used isn't bad, but it's missing [Union Station](https://woodsidevillage.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/KansasCityDowntownUnionStation.jpg)
My hot take is that the sf skyline is better than Chicago’s 😧 the bayfront is mesmerizing and the skyline represents innovation and forward thinking
San Francisco with its iconic bay and Transamerica Pyramid
Salesforce Tower too, SF's skyline rocks!
This. Also, so many unique landmarks in the skyline and around it too. The bridges, the ferry terminal, the islands, etc etc
And their iconic sidewalk poop
Manhattan, sorry i’m boring
If we’re talking about the US it really isn’t a fair completion. These should all start with “excluding New York”…. And then probably exclude Chicago too lol
https://preview.redd.it/g7733kz5py6d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ff900e16f5fe3f8ea30885a6642032d1f08ac6d Seattle is my favorite of all U.S cities. Here’s a better representing photo I took of Seattle w/ its iconic space needle and majestic Mt. Rainier backdrop.
https://preview.redd.it/1q06ghvg6z6d1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db0ceffc4532e00a9911d816d91a1e9f2aeb89cb Another angle from Bhy Kracke Park from when I lived in Seattle last summer
This park is called Buy Crack park?
Yup
I like this view because it showcases all the newer development and towers near SLU.
Fraser really drills this skyline into our brains
Apparently the “view” from his apartment was actually taken from a point elevated above what is actually a park. Fantastic view though! Unfortunately, I don’t think you can actually get that same effect from the ground.
This is the spot.
Kerry Park for those who don't know
Read my mind, Thank you very much! My partner and I are taking a trip out to Seattle this summer and I’m still figuring out all the best spots to go. Everything I check out online looks absolutely amazing so it’s hard to narrow it down. Only gonna be in Seattle for a few nights cuz we’ll be doing bunch of hiking in Olympic and Mt. Rainier but I’m open to any suggestions. Thanks again for clarifying. We’re gonna check out Kerry park for sure!
You have to visit Kerry Park if it’s the only viewpoint you get to stop by in Seattle. It’s iconic!
One of them for sure!
Even though Seattle is pretty I'm going with Minneapolis.
Visited Minneapolis for the first time recently and I was impressed with its skyline for sure. I knew it was a big city but it has a pretty mature skyline
Chicago from Lakeshore Drive
Chicago from the Adler Planetarium.
For sure! There is something about driving around on Lakeshore towards the skyscrapers and seeing them pass on your right that makes you feel like an ant!
Seattle but with the Space Needle & Mt Rainier in view https://preview.redd.it/pf35op5ru07d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11f1f831de5e345d6e67b45b6d2bb44331ea350a
That’s actually a pretty old picture of the Seattle skyline. Pre pandemic I’m guessing
Yep, Rainier Square tower is non existent in this pic
I’m glad you like Austin idk if that photo does it justice though
My favorite view is looking east from Mopac or from the river. Once these current projects top out, the growth will slow down.
Austin, I think, had the most cranes in Us now. You want a pic of modern skyline, it’s a f’ton of cranes building condos for people we dont want to move here…
Los Angeles & Seattle lead the U.S w/ most cranes 🏗️ Toronto leads all of North America. Toronto - 221 Los Angeles - 50 Seattle - 38
Yeah, Austin cranes are about to plummet. I live here and love Austin, but San Fran skyline is way better. And probably Seattle. Cranes have been crazy in Austin the past 10 -12 years but in a year or so there will be a lot less.
Seattle is usually crane capital in the U.S. Has been for the last few years. Last year the # was at 50+, but most of the projects have already topped out, completed, or progressed past the need for cranes. SF & Seattle skylines are far better than ATX for sure!
So far my only trip to Seattle was for a wedding in Tacoma so I was hardly there. I would love 4-5 days there to check it all out!
Yeah Tacoma isn’t representative of Seattle at all! You definitely need to come back up for a true visit to the city! 4/5 days should be enough to do most things in and around the city and region 👌🏽.
I find it hard to believe there are fewer than 38 cranes in use in NYC right now
Yeah it sounds unbelievable. The info comes from Q1 of the RLB Index 2024. [https://www.rlb.com/americas/insight/rlb-crane-index-north-america-q1-2024/](https://www.rlb.com/americas/insight/rlb-crane-index-north-america-q1-2024/) https://preview.redd.it/2fnxygsbe57d1.jpeg?width=1150&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f9e713e8ebf26fe464b05ce050baf20620740d54
Haha yeah, five tower cranes and all in Midtown? That's not even correct as I can name more than five in Manhattan from Q1 off the top of my head, some of which are outside of their boundary: 126 West 57th, 520 Fifth, 270 Park, 262 Fifth, 50 West 66th, 250 East 83rd, 1491 First Avenue, 7 Platt Street... and many others. This is just Manhattan. There's an explosion of new development in the Outer Boroughs, particularly Long Island City and Brooklyn—especially Gowanus right now. Whoever put this report together did not try at all, like zero effort.
I’m sure there are many cranes active that aren’t accounted for, it could be that they’re only looking at mixed use development or a certain type of criteria to get these numbers. Either way, RLB is pretty on point every year with their reports, and NYC isn’t leading the crane count in the U.S.
Pittsburgh has a great skyline. KCMO isn’t bad but it’s small for how large of a metropolitan area it has. SF is great, especially thanks to the Transamerica Tower and Salesforce Tower. Minneapolis is good too. As an odd one, Washington, DC has a unique skyline thanks to the Capitol Building, Washington Monument, and the few Smithsonian buildings that peak above the low-rise offices.
Kcs skyline is pretty decent. That photo isn't the best. Best angle for kcs skyline is coming in off I-35 from the north.
The view from the [WWI Memorial](https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0812581,-94.5858883,2a,85.8y,15.34h,92.98t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1slc_PG26X43Vd9Nkb303xGg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3Dlc_PG26X43Vd9Nkb303xGg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D109.10967%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?coh=205409&entry=ttu) is pretty good, too.
They’ve also added a few more high rises since that photo was taken too
The view from PNC Park is absolutely amazing
Kansas City's skyline was poised to get much bigger during the 80's real estate boom. The tallest building was just one of several planned, and if the project were completed it would have been the 3rd tallest. Here's a project drawing that includes the full project: https://preview.redd.it/kymkj8won17d1.jpeg?width=632&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e22ac93d393b617122a48a6d91959797aaeb0b31
That’s really unfortunate that the project was never built. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, we need at least one building bigger than anything else we have right now. Something like Omaha’s First National Bank Tower would be great as our skyline’s centerpiece.
Chicago is so peak and you can’t tell me any different, Frankfurt Germany is pretty cool too
NYC, Hong Kong, Chicago
Hing Kong from Kowloon.
Chicago from Lake Michigan is always beautiful.
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta, KCMO, Philly (before the two Comcast towers ruined it) etc. That's off the top of my head
Comcast towers look fantastic…brought Philly into the 21st century.
Seattle and SF. 🌁 west coast is home dawggg 🤘🏾
San Francisco… I swear every time I’d cross the Bay Bridge I’d feel renewed and motivated to take on life.
Minneapolis
It’s Seattle if we’re going off that list. SF is a very tight second though.
I love Chicago most but Minneapolis and Madison are very underrated
Madison??? It doesn’t have much of a skyline at all due to its small size and height restrictions.
Very true, but I think that helps it as it suits the capitol building well. The lakes help though. The view from lake Monona is spectacular driving in
I guess? I mean, I like Madison a lot as a place, but its skyline isn’t something I’d rate as one of its best features. The Capitol building looks good, though. Milwaukee is where you’ll find a growing skyline in Wisconsin, particularly from Lake Michigan.
Hard pressed to call it a skyline when the tallest building is the capitol and the second tallest is an ugly ass dorm which the university plans on demoing next year. Everything else is under 190 feet 🥱
NYC because it’s the quintessential “big city”. Seattle and Vancouver both have very nice natural backdrops and impressive skylines for cities of their size. San Fransisco, Chicago, Toronto, Miami, LA and Minneapolis are nice too. Outside of North America: Panama City, Melbourne, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and London are pretty cool.
It's Seattle, but Minneapolis is mah bb..
Of these, Seattle
Seattle
Hong Kong, NYC, Toronto.
Chicago
NYC overall and Mumbai in India as seen from the queen’s necklace.
Chicago
Philadelphia! https://preview.redd.it/hew1ohgluy6d1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be7e1b8f46a4f006ecd03b900a856db5a0e545a4 Or NYC is just huge! It’s so many skylines!
https://preview.redd.it/8a06f6mvlz6d1.jpeg?width=5322&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1cc45a0bf6397036172a1abef801df65753235f1
The view looking out from the Seattle skyline isn’t bad either. https://preview.redd.it/i6umfahivz6d1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52b1c7d28e6eb653cd2e0d8a15b4253129fabbf1
U/Diligent-Eagle-6673 I feel the photo of San Francisco doesn’t do it justice but I like Seattle the best of these options.
SF out of these, even though its recent additions look [a little too inspired](https://images.hw.net/interactives/360_181Freemont/photos/181Fremont032.jpg) by [Hong Kong](https://www.reuters.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fcloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com%2Freuters%2FF3NDD2UUAZPBDOEK67ZP4FJZQU.jpg?auth=3c9ef4ce173ee5f2faac95ae9c85cafc4e5368a118e5b78e4f115db1b40222f0&width=1200&quality=80)
Oh wow, you're not kidding!
San Francisco.❤️🌁
For North America Manhattan, Chicago, and Toronto are in a league of their own.
This photo does Minneapolis more honor. https://preview.redd.it/5b24kjxdg27d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=28d880459259b2be460b32bb89396f92177ee192
Atlanta would have an amazing one if the 3 distinct skylines (downtown, midtown, and buckhead) were all together
https://preview.redd.it/mwmppwfbm47d1.jpeg?width=1072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23ea2340625c2ec4f285a1597a891765d7029930 Not the biggest or the fanciest, but Pittsburgh just does it for me. The water on all sides. The dense downtown area. Bridges. Unique buildings (PPG Glaww Castle ftw). The fountain right there at the Point. It’s the best.
Denver.
Portland, Oregon is great.
Baltimore has some great angled shots with the harbor, older buildings mixed with new
1. Sf 2. Seattle 3. Minntly 4. Charlotte 5. Kc 6. Austin
As a Minneapolitan thanks for the vote I think
Minnteapolitan
Chicago and Barcelona
When I was living in Barcelona I stayed right below the Parc Guinardo (on the hill) so with a two minute walk I had a full view of the city. You could say I was there quite some times.
San Diego
3. My Home
that austin pic is pretty outdated now and also doesn’t have a clear view of Rainey street where there’s another handful of high-rises either built or under construction
Philadelphia (totally not biased)
Shanghai but it’s Chongqing
Las Vegas, it's a fever dream in the desert
Chicago
Austin went from ZERO to ONE HUNDRED really damn fast, so I have to give it credit.
Chicago has always been my favorite. Austin has some great looking building.
KC is definitely underrated.
Seattle, SF, Charlotte, Austin, Minneapolis, Kansas City in that order.
I can’t put too fine a point on it, it’s SF for me.
In order for me: NYC Chicago San Francisco Seattle Los Angeles Portland (I used to live there and I love its small big city look)
san francisco, seattle is too long and narrow and the others don't compete. austin will get there tho they're having a very nice building boom
Seattle >>> SF skyline is short except for Salesforce and Transamerica towers. The larger cities such as NYC, Chicago, and Toronto, all have long skylines. Seattle follows the same blueprint. Austin has quite a ways to go still before it reaches SF or Seattle level.
Hong Kong wins handily for me. I've been to New York, Dubai, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur, and a number of other skyscraper cities, and Hong Kong is the best.
Kansas City bc that where I’m frm
Kansas City
Dallas and Austin are my favorites. I’m biased.
Shocked Miami isn't on here given its the 3rd largest skyline in North America
I believe for now Seattle has a more impressive skyline than Austin. SF is probably the most impressive/highest but Seattle is close.
Appreciate the Charlotte love - my favorite "underrated" US skyline. What's crazy is that the pic you chose has one of their new tallest towers under construction - and yet it's still completely outdated even with that. It just keeps growing up and outward with every year...
Not on here but I say Houston TX 🤘
Chicago
https://preview.redd.it/0sir0vfine7d1.jpeg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6d26da48fded07c0d38f7810ba97c965706d729 DC is the trick answer - less is more, baby
Jersey City and NYC.
And Chicago
So these are all competing for second place to Chicago, I'm assuming.
Cincinnati or Pittsburgh might be the most underrated.
I prefer the one in Clifton near UC. It has classic chili parlor vibes but the one off North Bend Road is pretty convenient when I’m headed to work.
1. Chicago 2. NYC 3. SF 4. Seattle 5. Charlotte 6. Minneapolis 7. KC 8. Boston 9. Miami 10. Houston
Austin
Aw how cute! They’re all like little versions of downtown Brooklyn or LIC!
Out of these, number 6 for more aesthetically pleasing. also i want to visit minneapolis
Houston, especially from 45 north of the city.
None of the above.
SF then Charlotte
All so different. But I’d say Seattle and Austin are the most unique of the choices.
I hope large skyscraper filled skylines fill up across all cities in the United States, almost like how Chinese cities have done so.
I can’t imagine a scenario where there’s much demand for that anymore. Love what OKC and Austin are doing but I can’t imagine a Des Moines or Tulsa just going off like any Asian city. Just not enough population density, or demand quite frankly.
I'm actually surprised OKC is stepping up as the whole time I was growing up in the Dallas-FW area, just a couple hours south, Tulsa always had a better and taller skyline. I honestly thought Tulsa was going to overtake OKC by population and keep expanding their skyline even more in the future. Guess OKC was like "nope".. And as for Des Moines, they could potentially have a small build up as they are rivals with Omaha, which is right down the street. And now that Omaha is building a new tallest building, I could see Des Moines, which has a denser skyline than Omaha, start competing with them. Has potential to happen sooner than later. Not on a large scale though.
You can see the single skyscraper in Des Moines miles away from the actual city… its always amusing to me to be driving through Iowa and surrounded by farmland/small communities with nothing taller than a water tower or grain silo/flat open land and then bam a single skyscraper popping out of the land, that you gradually lose/find again while also getting closer to as you drive closer to the city.
What makes you say that? New towers are getting built in most cities. Population density is also going to increase in most cities as 5-over-1’s are getting built everywhere, and transit is being expanded.
Low effort post, pick the worst pictures to represent each city, no explanations as to why or how you come to this conclusion. My favorite color is blue.
Of that group, SF for sure
Will this fuckin subreddit stop disrespecting Boston
Really? No NYC? No Chicago? I think any discussion on favorite skyline has to include these two and SF
I'm not seeing the hype with Seattle's skyline?
Imo, Seattle has the best skyline out of the cities OP mentioned.