Rank your top skylines in North America

[Jay in Cowtown]

Your Top 5, 10, 25 whatever you like!

Here's mine...

1. Chicago (the King)
2. New York (will be back in 2011)
3. Toronto (all-round great skyline getting even better)
4. Houston (would have been 3rd if Williams Tower was built downtown)
5. Philadelphia (now with Comcast)
6. Dallas (mini Houston with more LEDs)
7. L.A. (B of A Tower... and they make porn there!)
8. Seattle (can't beat the view of downtown from Seahawk Stadium)
9. Calgary (fucking amazing for a city of a mill)
10. Vancouver (mountains, ocean and now 200m)
11. San Francisco (TransAmerica + the Bay = top 11)
12. Minneapolis (3 towers over 230m, lest I forget!)
13. Miami (will be moving into the top 5 very soon)
14. Charlotte (love Bank of America)
15. Atlanta (lots of height but too spread out)
16. Denver (the mountains and my loyalty keep it in the running)
17. Montreal (if I could pronounce the 2 cool buildings they have, I would)
18. Cleveland (Key Tower with absolutely nothing else keeps it original)
19. Las Vegas (because it's Vegas)
20. St. Louis (that arch is cool)
21. Pittsburgh (US Steel makes that city look mean)
22. Edmonton (pretty damn good for a city of a mill and a height limit)
23. Boston (average skyline for a city of that size)
24. Detroit (without Renaissance they'd be Buffalo)
25. Omaha (decent for a small city)

[401_King]

should this be in city discussions

1. NY
2. Chi
3. T.O
4. San Fran
5. Vancouver
6. Seattle
7. Denver
8. Minny
9. Dallas-FW
10. St Louis

[caltrane74]

New York
Chicago
Toronto
Los Angeles
Miami
Vancouver
Calgary
Seattle
Montreal
San Francisco
Houston
Dallas
Philadelphia

[MolsonExport]

1. Cochrane
2. Uranium city
3. Chibougamau
4. Deer Lake
5. Richibucto
6. Roxboro
7. Rankin Inlet
8. Coombs
9. Flin Flon
10. Hawkesbury

[wild wild west]

Jay in Cowtown's rankings look pretty close. I'm going to stick to a quick Top 20. A few comments on each. Let's see...

1. Chicago - the best architecture, height and proportions IMO.
2. New York - volume is tops by far, but prefer the quality of Chicago.
3. Houston - not much new stuff but the best 80s scrapers went to Houston IMO
4. Miami - just getting massive.
5. Toronto - should hop up a couple notches when the new biggies get finished.
6. Seattle - not huge but well-balanced and gorgeous buildings
7. LA - some pretty cool 90s scrapers
8. Philly - Comcast, Liberty Place and some great early scrapers
9. San Fran - the natural setting and hills are amazing.
10. Minneapolis - not a huge skyline, but love the proportions
11. Calgary - once The Bow is done, might hop up a notch or two.
12. Vancouver - huge, and finally getting a bit of height. Great quality and setting too. Would be higher if not for the uniformity.
13. Boston - nice, but no standouts
14. Atlanta - for all the large number of talls, doesn't impress like it should. Maybe it's the layout?
15. Dallas - lots of scrapers, but hasn't changed in 20 years!
16. Montreal - a city whose wonders are best appreciated at street level.
17. Vegas - it's the neon
18. Pittsburgh - US Steel looming over a great collection of classic scrapers. Needs some new stuff though.
19. San Diego - good volume, needs some height.
20. Kansas City - love the old scrapers

[401_King]

. =)

[Rico Rommheim]

1. New York City (Has the nest skylines in the world)
2. Chicago has the height and history
3. Vancouver is my personal Canadian favorite
4. San Francisco has an eclectic and interesting skyline
5. Toronto sure does have the height

[Wooster]

1. Chicago - Almost flawless
2. New York - An awe inspiring city skyline - hurt by the WTC being gone
3. Calgary - The quintessential skyline shape, density. Biased, but I love it!
4. Vancouver - Its setting and that it is mostly residential. Shangri-La helps its shape
5. San Francisco - Again setting and classics like transamerica pyramid
6. Toronto - Quite huge buildings - big tight cluster
7. Miami - Nice setting nicely spread out along the water
8. Seattle - Great American Skyline. Good setting again.
9. Minneapolis - Always underrated.
10. Philadelphia - Nice classic shape, made even better with Comcast

[Greco Roman]

Sigh.

Alright, who wants to get the measuring tap out?

[Greco Roman]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

1. Cochrane
2. Uranium city
3. Chibougamau
4. Deer Lake
5. Richibucto
6. Roxboro
7. Rankin Inlet
8. Coombs
9. Flin Flon
10. Hawkesbury

Don't forget Brandon, Moose Jaw, Kelowna, Thunder Bay, Jonquiere, High Level and Dauphin.

[rapswin!]

New York
Chicago
Toronto
Vancouver
San Fran
Miami
Seattle
Philly
Calgary
Montreal

[caltrane74]

Miami did a good job building in the late 90's. That was a time when things here were really slow. - lots of near 200 meter buildings constructed, and more to come.

The density is amazing !

Layout above par.

[joelpiecowye]

chicago-amazing, everyone needs to see it in person
New York-one of the best skylines in the world
Calgary-probally biggest skyline per person ratio is north america
vancouver- nature, glass and steel combined
Toronto-the 2nd tallest building in the world, tallest building in north america

[SHOFEAR]

1. Brocket
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the rest

[WhipperSnapper]

1. New York (the king of the castle)
2. Chicago (very pretty)
3. Toronto (quantity over 4 through 10)
4. San Francisco (density and the spire)
5. Houston (surrounded by parking lots visually making things even taller)
6. Philadelphia (I don't know ... good mix)
7. Calgary (balance)
8. Miami (stretched, growing rapidly)
9. Minneapolis (more balance)
10. Vancouver (a mini Manhattan with mountains)

[Nicko999]

1-Chicago
2-New York City
3-Toronto
4-Los Angeles
5-Vancouver
6-Philadelphia
7-Miami
8-Calgary
9-Houston
10-Montreal

[vid]

1: Toronto, or else.
2: Mississauga. They're like Toronto's little brother. They have to be included.
3: Calgary, because they bitch when they're left out, too.
4: Quebec City, or else they'll separate.

[Greco Roman]

Originally Posted by vid

1: Toronto, or else.
2: Mississauga. They're like Toronto's little brother. They have to be included.
3: Calgary, because they bitch when they're left out, too.
4: Quebec City, or else they'll separate.

Bahahaha!

Now THIS is a list!

[MonkeyRonin]

1. Toronto
2. North York
3. Mississauga
4. Scarborough
4. Markham

[MonkeyRonin]

Though this would also work:

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Toronto
4. Vancouver
5. San Francisco
6. Los Angeles
7. Miami
8. Calgary
9. Seattle
10. Montreal