Cities whose skylines make you cry

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by Sun Belt

Has anybody been to the new Drive Thru Starbucks on on Flatbush in Brooklyn? Notice the line of cars in the drive-thru.
https://goo.gl/maps/syR5fbmLadp2FYiz6

I had no idea there were any cars in a metro of 23 million. Thank you for setting us all straight by finding one of the like 2 coffee drive-thrus in Brooklyn. There are coffee drive thrus in Paris and Phoenix, which obviously means they're the same.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by Sun Belt

Has anybody been to the new Drive Thru Starbucks on on Flatbush in Brooklyn? Notice the line of cars in the drive-thru.
https://goo.gl/maps/syR5fbmLadp2FYiz6

It's not really new, and it looks weird... as do all other Starbucks drive-thrus. I drove past this one earlier this week.

[JAYNYC]

Originally Posted by Sun Belt

Has anybody been to the new Drive Thru Starbucks on on Flatbush in Brooklyn? Notice the line of cars in the drive-thru.
https://goo.gl/maps/syR5fbmLadp2FYiz6

1. What does that post have to do with the thread topic?

2. What about the line of cars in the drive-thru? There's nothing unusual about it. Not too long, not too short. What's your point?

[Centropolis]

here's the skyline/overview of the half-sunbelt (sub)urban core that i live in


realtor.com

[SIGSEGV]

Drive-through coffee shops are the only drive-throughs that make sense to me. Who the fuck likes eating in the car?

[Sun Belt]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

It's not really new, and it looks weird... as do all other Starbucks drive-thrus. I drove past this one earlier this week.

3 years old.

[Sun Belt]

Originally Posted by JAYNYC

1. What does that post have to do with the thread topic?

2. What about the line of cars in the drive-thru? There's nothing unusual about it. Not too long, not too short. What's your point?

Because as you may notice, discussions from other threads bleed over to many other threads.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=239898

[jtown,man]

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

Drive-through coffee shops are the only drive-throughs that make sense to me. Who the fuck likes eating in the car?

You do realize people can pick up food and bring the food home? I know urbanites think that Uber magically makes the food they buy and deliver it on site but they go somewhere, wait, and then bring the food to you.

Taco Bell, Mcdonalds, Wendys...whatever. They all deliver now. Which is the same(although slightly more convienent but more expensive) thing as stopping by taco bell on your way home.

[chris08876]

Chicago does have a nice, mouthwatering skyline. Not many cities out there that can say they have multiple skyscraper canyons.

Took a screen shot off a drone clip.


Credit: 정준일

[Crawford]

Chicago looks best heading south on the Kennedy, or from Museum Campus vicinity, IMO.

[the urban politician]

Originally Posted by Crawford

Chicago looks best heading south on the Kennedy, or from Museum Campus vicinity, IMO.

Those are common angles indeed.

But have you seen downtown from Montrose Harbor?

Another good angle is Promontory Point. Probably why George Lucas had his wedding there.

[chris08876]

An honorable mention to Seattle. That city in the last 10 years has completely transformed.

[chris08876]

Untitled by joseph baca, on Flickr

[Fresh]

Originally Posted by Centropolis

here's the skyline/overview of the half-sunbelt (sub)urban core that i live in


realtor.com

Where is this?

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by Fresh

Where is this?

Clayton, MO.

a suburb of st. louis.

[lio45]

I'm always surprised at the tropical-looking color of Lake Michigan (in Chris' Chicago pic).

[JAYNYC]

Originally Posted by Sun Belt

Because as you may notice, discussions from other threads bleed over to many other threads.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=239898

I get that, but you literally said "Notice the line of cars in the drive-thru" as if there was something particularly interesting about that line of cars (too long, too short, different than other drive-thru lines, etc.) without specifying what it was that you wanted people to notice.

Again, there's nothing unusual about the line at all, in my opinion. Typical fast food restaurant drive through line.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by lio45

I'm always surprised at the tropical-looking color of Lake Michigan (in Chris' Chicago pic).

you can thank (blame) these little bastards for that:


source: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais/mussel


lake michigan's water was much murkier decades ago before the mussel invasion of the great lakes.

it is said that the trillions upon trillions of zebra and quagga mussels that now infest lake michigan can filter a volume of water equivalent to the size of the lake itself every week or so.

[iheartthed]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

you can thank (blame) these little bastards for that:


source: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais/mussel


lake michigan's water was much murkier decades ago before the mussel invasion of the great lakes.

it is said that the trillions upon trillions of zebra and quagga mussels that now infest lake michigan can filter a volume of water equivalent to the size of the lake itself every week or so.

I didn't know that was the reason. I do remember the Great Lakes being less green back in the 90s. I thought they just stopped dumping shit into them.

[jd3189]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

you can thank (blame) these little bastards for that:


source: http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais/mussel


lake michigan's water was much murkier decades ago before the mussel invasion of the great lakes.

it is said that the trillions upon trillions of zebra and quagga mussels that now infest lake michigan can filter a volume of water equivalent to the size of the lake itself every week or so.

Heard about those mussels back in high school. I reckon Lake Michigan's water is relatively safe to drink because of them .