re: The most disappointing skylines

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Lafayette is kind of disappointing.

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Because it doesn’t have one? I think that’s probably the issue

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There aren't many foreign cities with impressive skylines, exception to Hong Kong and probably a few Chinese ones, if you can see them through the smog.

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Here are some impressive skylines from each continent (minus Antarctica):

Europe - Frankfurt, Germany



Central America - Panama City, Panama



Asia - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia



Australia- Melbourne



Middle East - Doha, Qatar



North America - Calgary, Canada



South America - Sao Paolo, Brazil (talk about Urban Hell)



Africa - Luanda, Angola (not impressive but Africa was slim pickings )

Visited Miami in 1992 (not long after Miami Vice), then again in 2019. Talk about a major difference. Tons more skyscrapers and an impressive skyline.

Just got back from the two big cities in Missouri. Kansas City wasn't bad, much better than I expected, but St. Louis remains very underwhelming.


Other disappointing ones out of major league cities I've seen:

Tampa (if they could combine it with the one in St. Petersburg way across the bay it might be decent)
Jacksonville
Memphis
Raleigh
Portland
Orlando

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Dallas’ skyline is striking – and it’s been deemed the best in the whole world

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That has to be a joke or someone paid for that ranking.

I saw a Houston media article a few years back about why Houston and San Antonio have the skylines they do. It was basically that (relatively) cheap land allowed Houston to grow out, and it didn’t have to grow up (I bet Dallas has a similar explanation). IIRC, it said San Antonio has a historical preservation culture, and I think some ordinances / regs that make building new skyscrapers less attractive to investors.

I think Richmond’s looks pretty solid for a mid-sized city.

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This makes no sense. I personally think Dallas has a skyline that would be great for a 2m person city

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Well, the Metroplex is centered around two large cities, so the metro population can’t really be compared to a place like Houston, where it’s centered around one.

Phoenix
Denver
San Antonio
Memphis
St. Louis

I like Bangkok, Jakarta and because I live in Abu Dhabi, and its skyline is growing, just down the road Dubai Marina is quite impressive as is the area where Burj Khalifa (World's tallest building) is.

Also, Doha, Qatar and Kuwait City is OK

okctalk.com is a great place for upcoming developments. Some nice projects in the works for Bricktown and Downtown.

Oklahoma City’s landscape has come a long way since the canal started things off in 1999. It’s a destination city for price of living, a thriving film haven, Olympic training at state of the art boathouse facilities; just too much to name as how much improved this city has changed for the better.

One of many great pics captured by andrew_g_image (Instagram). He has great captures of OKC and all over Oklahoma.