SkyscraperPage Forum

SkyscraperPage Forum (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/index.php)
-   Found City Photos (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=23)
-   -   Skyline Pictures (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=201694)

TarHeelJ Apr 18, 2013 6:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone (Post 6096387)
With that population and that skyline, Calgary must have ZERO sprawl.

True...and part of the evidence lies in the small difference between city limits and metro populations - only about 200,000.

Reverberation Apr 18, 2013 9:07 PM

Texas Medical Center:
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4016/4...81362487_b.jpg

Here are a few oldies from 2009;
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3653/3...27ea1845_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3409/3...99d12b85_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3338/3...4b8e72f2_b.jpg

BIMBAM Apr 19, 2013 5:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarHeelJ (Post 6096420)
True...and part of the evidence lies in the small difference between city limits and metro populations - only about 200,000.

Of course, that doesn't mean it doesn't have low density autocentric development characteristic of late twentieth century development patterns. It's actually quite famous for that urban form, being a young western city, but has admirably been able to keep office space and large institutions fairly centralized downtown and has built an impressive LRT network.

BIMBAM Apr 19, 2013 6:04 AM

I don't think this has been posted yet:

http://www.anotherenthusiast.com/wp-...IMG_5068aa.jpg
photo credit: http://www.anotherenthusiast.com/wp-...IMG_5068aa.jpg

Vancouver

Orlando Apr 19, 2013 6:14 AM

Salt Lake City
 
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6...613685cb_b.jpg

texcolo Apr 19, 2013 6:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boquillas (Post 6095652)
I believe that's Pike's Peak. This is looking south.

Good eye! That is Pike's Peak.

isaidso Apr 19, 2013 1:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone (Post 6096387)
With that population and that skyline, Calgary must have ZERO sprawl.

Nope, Calgary has tons of sprawl. The reason Calgary has such a huge skyline for its population is due to its role as a major Canadian head office city and strict zoning regulations. Zoning concentrates it all downtown, and huge demand for office space fuels the skyscraper boom. Very few of those are residential.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarHeelJ (Post 6096420)
True...and part of the evidence lies in the small difference between city limits and metro populations - only about 200,000.

That's an incorrect conclusion. City and metro populations are close because Calgary is only now growing to a size where new developments are being built beyond city limits. It doesn't indicate little sprawl.

Beedok Apr 19, 2013 3:08 PM

Calgary has one of the lowest population densities of major Canadian cities last I checked.

whiteford Apr 19, 2013 5:30 PM

yah but... to be fair, calgary has very little sprawl when compared to other cities of its population. it is hard to compare as it is a unicity though. the sprawl is not as bad as is said. really.

isaidso Apr 20, 2013 7:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whiteford (Post 6097906)
yah but... to be fair, calgary has very little sprawl when compared to other cities of its population. it is hard to compare as it is a unicity though. the sprawl is not as bad as is said. really.

Like what? Calgary residential is predominantly sprawl. Only recently have there been moves towards density (condo towers, row houses, mid-rise residential).

Austin55 Apr 20, 2013 7:38 PM

Tampa(me)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8...ae9e6d2c_b.jpg
Tampa Skyline Panorama by Micro55, on Flickr

whiteford Apr 21, 2013 3:17 AM

ya ok but they have over the years been successful at keeping the city within city limits. which btw are actually not that vast. its a small city and to have the skyline it does is ridiculously out of whack. for example. edmonton is bigger than calgary. over all that is. when you include everything about the area.

isaidso Apr 21, 2013 1:30 PM

If you only have 1 million people you call sprawl to your hearts content without the need of a vast territory within city limits. It's only now that Calgary is bumping up against that border. New sprawl is going outside to places like Okotoks, while growth inside city limits now means intensification.

Calgary's skyline has little to do with restraints on sprawl and everything to do with being a big head office city.

sterlippo1 Apr 21, 2013 5:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mthd (Post 6095301)
http://www.431.org/ssp/9613-1024.jpg

san francisco, january 2010, by me.

the original is about 18,000 pixels wide.

you should be selling these, this is tremendous. I've bought a couple of the panoramas they sell in SF souvenir shops and had them mounted on something like particle board and they arent nearly as nice as this. Great job man:tup:

mthd Apr 21, 2013 8:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlippo1 (Post 6099813)
you should be selling these, this is tremendous. I've bought a couple of the panoramas they sell in SF souvenir shops and had them mounted on something like particle board and they arent nearly as nice as this. Great job man:tup:

thanks man. :) i do sell some of my stuff, but these in particular aren't big sellers. too much competition. more unique shots of other cities do better, particularly from vantage points that are difficult to reach. i've done this shot quite a few times and will make more as the skyline changes!

Matthew Apr 22, 2013 12:06 AM

Winston-Salem
Most photographs of this city only show half the skyline. You have to find a high elevation photograph to see the whole skyline. I love the art deco building by Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon in the middle. It was 1929 Building of the Year. Winston-Salem had the "North Carolina's tallest skyscraper" title until the 1970s. Unfortunately, the award winning Republic Insurance Building, by Pickard Chilton, is hidden from view in this photograph.

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/814...tiststar11.jpg
Source: Mac Ingraham

initiald Apr 22, 2013 1:06 PM

Raleigh (by me)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7...823a03f5_b.jpg

Grantenfuego Apr 22, 2013 11:44 PM

Bellevue, WA

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/959...ueskyline2.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...ueSkyline2.jpg

Citylover94 Apr 24, 2013 12:52 AM

Cambridge Massachusetts it is a smaller city but the skyline is decent sized and will likely undergo a huge transformation in the next few years with new taller height limits allowed in the central areas.
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&sa...15&tx=94&ty=98

lzppjb Apr 24, 2013 11:05 AM

Austin

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...d.jpg:original
tree apartments facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/LiveAtTree)

sterlippo1 Apr 26, 2013 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Citylover94 (Post 6102558)
Cambridge Massachusetts it is a smaller city but the skyline is decent sized and will likely undergo a huge transformation in the next few years with new taller height limits allowed in the central areas.
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&sa...15&tx=94&ty=98

seeing it's The People's Republic of Cambridge, I'll believe that when i see it

animatedmartian Apr 26, 2013 11:36 AM

This post got lost in the tubes.

Valyrian Steel Apr 26, 2013 11:08 PM

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7104/7...defeb604_h.jpg
Los Angeles Skyline by Joshua Gunther, on Flickr

fflint Apr 27, 2013 12:19 AM

Oakland!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8109/8...63ae456a_b.jpg
abohan on flickr

summersm343 Apr 27, 2013 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pink Floyd (Post 6106706)

This is the best Los Angeles skyline shot I have ever seen. Period. Kudos to you.

Flyers2001 Apr 27, 2013 2:52 PM

Another Shot of Philly
 
http://picturephilly.com/wp-content/...et-bridge2.jpg

LosAngelesSportsFan Apr 28, 2013 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summersm343 (Post 6106783)
This is the best Los Angeles skyline shot I have ever seen. Period. Kudos to you.

Definitely Agree. one of the newer condo buildings (right in the foreground, the Evo) has this view from the 24th floor and its great. if you look to your west (left) you see the highrises that line wilshire to Century City and the beach, and to your right you see the snow covered mountains in the distance. its really an epic shot. I would also like to point out that this view will look very different in about 18 months when the Wilshire grand tower will begin poking out and working its way up to 1100 feet. Add in the additional residential highrises that are under construction and you will have a fantastic shot

i_am_hydrogen Apr 28, 2013 1:45 AM

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8310/8...0c28b61a_o.jpg

ChiSoxRox Apr 28, 2013 1:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pink Floyd (Post 6106706)

Seconded on this being a great shot. It's strengthened by being along the long edge of downtown. So many LA shots are from the south so the San Gabriel Mountains are right in the background, but then the skyline looks three blocks wide.

Yackemflaber69 Apr 28, 2013 5:03 AM

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3204/3...a5cf12d6_z.jpg
Charlotte, NC

flicker

jcchii Apr 28, 2013 2:42 PM

LA seems to be starting to get some quality skyline infill

Elkhanan1 Apr 28, 2013 8:45 PM

By someMidTowner on UrbanToronto.ca


http://i42.tinypic.com/21oq0p0.jpg

Elkhanan1 Apr 28, 2013 8:54 PM

By RiverCity1 on UrbanToronto.ca

Battle of York Bicentennial Celebrations, April 27, 2013



http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/...psf071e984.jpg

DZH22 Apr 28, 2013 10:34 PM

One pic to represent "The Triangle", my home away from home

Raleigh

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/p...d/IMG_9346.jpg

DZH22 Apr 28, 2013 10:35 PM

And another pic to represent my actual (and soon to be current) hometown

Boston

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/p...2/IMG_1703.jpg

NYC4Life Apr 29, 2013 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pink Floyd (Post 6106706)

Who still believes L.A.'s skyline lacks skyscrapers? ;)

Elkhanan1 Apr 30, 2013 4:36 AM

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8...5458256f_h.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kw-2501...n/photostream/

simms3_redux Apr 30, 2013 5:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elkhanan1 (Post 6108138)
By someMidTowner on UrbanToronto.ca


http://i42.tinypic.com/21oq0p0.jpg

OMFG Toronto is so huge now!

Elkhanan1 May 7, 2013 4:40 AM

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/8...d577596b_b.jpg
Metropolis by Jack Landau, on Flickr

nei May 7, 2013 12:16 PM

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j...4/DSC_0944.JPG

Elkhanan1 May 8, 2013 4:33 AM

By someMidTowner on UrbanToronto.ca

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7422/8...8bd905f4_b.jpg
416 Mentality by Jack Landau, on Flickr

isaidso May 8, 2013 5:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simms3_redux (Post 6109925)
OMFG Toronto is so huge now!

It's getting there. As much as the city has grown in the past few years, the big push hasn't happened yet:

TORONTO: 500ft+ buildings
Built: 28
U/C: 21
Proposed: 53

As far as 500ft+ buildings go, the Toronto skyline might triple in size over the next 3-4 years.

summersm343 May 8, 2013 5:42 AM

delete

kingchef May 8, 2013 7:34 AM

i was thrilled to see that the most beautiful and most inclusive area of the downtown business district of memphis was submitted. it has so many beautiful buildings and so much charm, and i was glad the one taken from the hernando-desoto bridge, from a car window, was sibmitted. kingchef

tdawg May 8, 2013 12:26 PM

c/o Reuters via thedailymail.co.uk

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...50_964x635.jpg

isaidso May 8, 2013 7:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingchef (Post 6119846)
i was thrilled to see that the most beautiful and most inclusive area of the downtown business district of memphis was submitted. it has so many beautiful buildings and so much charm, and i was glad the one taken from the hernando-desoto bridge, from a car window, was sibmitted. kingchef

What post # is it?

Jasonhouse May 9, 2013 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC4Life (Post 6108297)
Who still believes L.A.'s skyline lacks skyscrapers? ;)

People who know what its population is?

Imagine if downtown LA had skyscrapers at a similar population-to-highrise ratio as say... DT Calgary. Or even DT San Diego or DT San Fran for that matter.

Gresto May 9, 2013 3:47 AM

I don't know, I think L.A. has an impressive skyline. Some of the architecture leaves something to be desired, but in terms of the bulk of its central skyline it's fine.

isaidso May 9, 2013 4:02 AM

The architecture of LA skyscrapers is quite good, imo. It's also a skyline spared from a sea of green glassed condos. I'd take an LA skyscraper over a green glassed condo any day of the week.

Mojeda101 May 9, 2013 4:16 AM

LA just lacks the concentration of skyscrapers. It's spread out. Downtown, Wilshire, Koreatown, Century City, UCLA, Hollywood. It has "mini" skylines all over.

Here's a perfect example:

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinkFloyd (Post 101141922)

Quote:

Originally Posted by milquetoast (Post 100584062)



All times are GMT. The time now is 2:39 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.