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View Poll Results: Rate Dallas' Skyline
Amazing 33 37.93%
Good 43 49.43%
Average 7 8.05%
Bad 1 1.15%
Horrible 3 3.45%
Voters: 87. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-20-2010, 07:11 PM
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Location: Fort Worth
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Arguably the most famous skyline in the Southern U.S. thanks to the tv shows. Dallas and Walker, Texas Ranger, Dallas boasts some of the best examples of modern architecture. The individual buildings make the skyline what it is and it is one of the few skylines in this country where not only can you argue which is the best view of the skyline and which is the best building, but also argue which is the best time of the day to view the skyline as well.


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Old 06-21-2010, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Dallas ROCKS! We have the best skyline in all of Texas
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Old 06-21-2010, 01:46 PM
 
Location: Northeast Texas
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Dallas ROCKS! We have the best skyline in all of Texas
It is.... at NIGHT.

I don't live in either city so I'm not bias.
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Old 06-21-2010, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Abilene, Texas
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Dallas has an incredible skyline. IMO it's just below "Amazing" but better than just "Good"...LOL. Fountain Place is my favorite building in Texas and it's also one of my favorite buildings in the country. It's an architectural masterpiece IMO. The Chase Tower is also one of my favorites and Comerica Tower is a great one as well. It would also be hard to find a skyline that looks better at night than downtown Dallas.

Here's some pics and info on the buildings I mentioned in my comments above:

Fountain Place - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorga..._Tower_(Dallas)


Comerica Bank Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 06-21-2010, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Dallas has a very good skyline.
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Old 06-21-2010, 03:17 PM
 
Location: Pasadena
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Its between good and amazing. I like it's individual buildings a lot, and the variations of the many styles that are portrayed in the skyline. Needs some new towers, but overall it still looks like a modern skyline, so its still good.
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Old 06-21-2010, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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Its between good and amazing. I like it's individual buildings a lot, and the variations of the many styles that are portrayed in the skyline. Needs some new towers, but overall it still looks like a modern skyline, so its still good.
Museum Tower in Dallas is now under construction, 42 stories 560 ft.
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Old 06-21-2010, 06:59 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Dallas's skyline is wonderful, IMHO.

The only reason I ranked it as "Good" instead of amazing though is because of this;
1. I would like for it to be larger- larger stretch of skyline
2. It does not have a waterfront (coast, bay, gulf, large lake (like Lake Michigan), etc...)
3. It does not have natural scenery backdrop

Numbers 2 & 3 Dallas can't really help, but I would like to see number 1 happen. It would look beautiful, and Dallas already is, I really like it's look at night.

Great skyline for a great city.
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Old 06-21-2010, 08:06 PM
JJG JJG started this thread
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Dallas ROCKS! We have the best skyline in all of Texas
Arguable....

Just sayin'.
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Old 06-21-2010, 10:24 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Despite being very dating - 1980's looking its still pretty good & it definitely dazzles at nighttime. Downtown Dallas hasn't had a signature tower go up in almost 2 decades & because of that I ranked it as "good".
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