Skyline competition: Fort Lauderdale or Birmingham (compared, population, Los Angeles, people)

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

I voted for Birmingham.

[lammius]

Originally Posted by Akhenaton06

From my perspective, Birmingham has more variety in the sense of having historic buildings and some more contemporary ones. Lauderdale's skyline practically consists of all contemporary towers. That's what I meant.

I agree, and I voted for Birmingham.


BTW, I feel the pics in the OP are the only angle I've ever seen B-ham's skyline photographed. Is this the Birmingham "money shot?" How does the city look from other angles?

[Akhenaton06]

You can find more skyline shots of Birmingham from a few other angles here.

[Native17]

wow, I voted for Fort Lauderdale thinking it would win because well it is more popular right? yeah Birmingham, Alabama actually has a nice skyline!

[Nemean]

Originally Posted by lammius

I agree, and I voted for Birmingham.


BTW, I feel the pics in the OP are the only angle I've ever seen B-ham's skyline photographed. Is this the Birmingham "money shot?" How does the city look from other angles?

It's the shot from Red Mountain, the advertised place to take a picture.

This is a shot from the back seat of my parents' car:

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[polo89]

Fort Lauderdales skyline is ALOT bigger then those pics show. I saw it the other day. I vote Fort Lauderdale.

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by polo89

Fort Lauderdales skyline is ALOT bigger then those pics show. I saw it the other day. I vote Fort Lauderdale.

1) The Birmingham pics also don't show its full skyline either.

2) A bigger skyline doesn't necessarily equal a better skyline.

But both have nice skylines. I prefer Birmingham's, but I can see the appeal of Fort Lauderdale's.

[mcatp]

I had to pick Birmingham. I lived there for a few years and it has a sweet spot in my heart.

[FLABoyJ]

Originally Posted by polo89

Fort Lauderdales skyline is ALOT bigger then those pics show. I saw it the other day. I vote Fort Lauderdale.

This is an accurate statement. Ft. Lauderdale actually has quite a nice skyline.

[lammius]

Originally Posted by Akhenaton06

You can find more skyline shots of Birmingham from a few other angles here.

Thanks for that link. That's a site I can see myself wasting a lot of time on!

Originally Posted by Nemean

It's the shot from Red Mountain, the advertised place to take a picture.

This is a shot from the back seat of my parents' car:

Nice pic. Thanks for sharing. I like the mix of styles/periods in Birmingham's skyline. It has a classic/organic look, rather than the look of something manufactured all at once.