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U.S. cities with surprisingly large skylines?
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:20 AM Author: floppy circlehead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728219) |
Date: November 20th, 2017 12:20 AM Author: lime hairraiser persian sanctuary A lot of the smaller Midwestern cities, such as Dayton, OH or Toledo, OH
also suburbs of Washington DC, because you can't build real skyscrapers in DC. Tyson's Corner is an impressive skyline. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:22 AM Author: floppy circlehead just googled. CR. didn't realize NoVa was so city-like. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728236) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: lime hairraiser persian sanctuary downtown Bethesda, MD also pretty impressive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728240) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:24 AM Author: floppy circlehead who knew the DC area was a megapolis on par with NY and SF. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728254) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:32 AM Author: Honey-headed bat-shit-crazy point lulzy subthread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728315) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:28 AM Author: dark odious brunch background story Arlington's funky set of mini-downtowns created by the Metro system is an interesting "skyline" in its own right, though the buildings mostly top out around 20 stories for now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728281) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:30 AM Author: floppy circlehead what does this mean? urban areas that are hyper concentrated near metro stops then suburbs in between? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728292) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:34 AM Author: maroon stirring toaster Most cities are 2-d - they spread out east/west and north/south. Orange line in Arlington is like a 1-d city. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728335) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:36 AM Author: floppy circlehead you guys were right on about orange line (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728352) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:35 AM Author: dark odious brunch background story Yeah, basically the Metro stops Rosslyn, Courthouse, Clarendon, Ballston, and Pentagon City/Crystal City all have heavy development with moderate high-rises (think 15-20 stories) but the turf between them is all suburban-style single-story commercial buildings, garden apartments, and single-family homes.
Here's an image of the Orange Line:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit-oriented_development#/media/File%3AArlingtonTODimage3.jpg |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:37 AM Author: floppy circlehead interesting.
so basically when people talk about the people in the "Washington suburbs" - it's really the same people as those in Washington, they just decide to live right by the metro rather than in shithole studios in DC proper? |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:42 AM Author: maroon stirring toaster There's still a yuge difference between the "city" life in Northern VA and the city life in DC. There are fewer establishments of cultural or social interest per unit area in NOVA cities than there are per unit area in DC. Even the most DC-like of the suburbs, Arlington, offers a surprisingly narrow set of options for eat, drink, entertainment, etc. Reston is entirely chains. Tysons is little more than an enormous corporate park.
While there is a huge difference now, the rate of change is really fast in the NOVA cities. IMO they could become legitimate, appealing cities in the next 20 years. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:44 AM Author: dark odious brunch background story Not necessarily. NoVa is quite vast so the overall number of people overwhelms the people living in high-density zones right by the Metro. Fairfax County is 1.1 million people and the vast majority are not that close to a station. Hell I live in Arlington proper and it's a half-hour walk for me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728403) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:51 AM Author: appetizing mood pocket flask are the DC burbs getting more expensive now that DC itself has gotten so built up? or has it had the opposite effect (people moving back to the city making Virginia prices cheaper)? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728441) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 1:10 AM Author: dark odious brunch background story Not an expert but I'd guess D.C. is only getting more expensive. It's a weird metro though, because the high cost of living is very disproportionately driven by childcare costs rather than just rent. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728517) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:47 AM Author: twinkling factory reset button ceo Arlington is 85% white and has very little crime, and COL is slightly cheaper than living around homeless pissy drunks in DC (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728426) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:53 AM Author: dark odious brunch background story No way Arlington is 85% white unless you're counting all Hispanics as white. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728452) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:58 AM Author: appetizing mood pocket flask it's not even that high if you count hispanic whites.
in 2012:
64% non-hispanic white
9% black
10% asian
15% hispanic
it's probably less white now. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 1:07 AM Author: dark odious brunch background story Yeah seriously NoVa is insanely diverse now. It's all Amharic-friendly computer shops, Vietnamese restaurants, and Mexican laundromats strung along streets named after Confederate generals. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728503) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:57 AM Author: garnet shrine That last bit will be changing soon. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34729981) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:37 AM Author: dark odious brunch background story They'll change Davis highway but I'm less sure of the rest. Something like 30 streets in Alexandria have Confederate names (including Van Dorn St/metro stop) so changing all of them would be a pretty serious expense and hassle. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730657) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:35 PM Author: ebony trust fund lol @ shitlibs caring about expense (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34735794) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:42 AM Author: maroon stirring toaster Silver line gives a very different perspective on the Tysons skyline. 2-3 years ago you couldn't be a mile away from the edge of Tysons and be elevated enough to get above the tree line. Now as you approach it on the silver line, you can. That elevation lets you see how many huge buildings there are in a fairly small land area. I was really shocked the first time I rode into Tysons on the train.
The biggest buildings to be built in Virginia are under construction on Rt 7 in Tysons now. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:59 AM Author: hot razzmatazz mediation the amazing part of Dayton is that you get downtown and it is ALL EMPTY. I once had a depo at a Dayton skyscraper with entire disused floors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34729995) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:01 AM Author: insanely creepy hissy fit The tallest building in Dayton was 100% vacant as recently as a few years ago (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730008) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:38 PM Author: Talented queen of the night stage Dayton is experiencing a revival and PE firms have bought all the towers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34735806) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:54 PM Author: razzle cruel-hearted school Dayton sucks (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34735937) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:21 AM Author: Magenta Violent Box Office Selfie Syracuse, NY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728229) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: floppy circlehead I dunno bro, I'm not seeing it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728243) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: blue range its a very interesting city
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:43 AM Author: wonderful aqua parlour first time I went up to Cuse was at night on I81 north. you come over a hill by the indian reservation and all the sudden you see crazy lights like you're approaching a boston or philly or somewhere. Then 81 takes you right through the city, so close to the buildings. Its pretty cool. Its also mostly vacant. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730319) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: Rebellious potus house manhattan, san francisco, chicago (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728239) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: floppy circlehead fail (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728245) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: Orange becky hominid Chicago (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728244) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:23 AM Author: floppy circlehead come on (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728247) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:24 AM Author: Orange becky hominid what's your problem? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728252) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:24 AM Author: Rebellious potus house he has aids (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728259) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:24 AM Author: floppy circlehead I don't appreciate laziness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728261) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:26 AM Author: internet-worthy hell cities that are the de facto capital of a large geographic region sometimes develop that sort of thing despite their size. des moines has c. 700K people in its metro, but its skyline looks like this:
an extreme example might be yellowknife, which is decently built-up in the city core despite only having 20,000 people.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Downtown_Yellowknife_2_second_version.jpg |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:29 AM Author: Magenta Violent Box Office Selfie Charleston, WV is another example of this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728286) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:33 AM Author: floppy circlehead this one is good too (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728323) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:29 AM Author: Magenta Violent Box Office Selfie (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728287) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:31 AM Author: floppy circlehead I like how the second one goes from literally nothing to skyline in about 2 miles. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728302) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 2:21 AM Author: electric ultramarine theatre I remember being baffled when I drove into Yellowknife. I was expecting a standard 20k town, but instead found a fair number of decently tall office/government buildings. It could also just be because the city is a frozen 20 below hellhole in the winter that it's easier to manage keeping basic services/roads running if workplaces are less spread out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728837) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:27 AM Author: Indigo stain TCR is Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburgh, PA
Also, Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Rochester, NY are surprisingly large |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:31 AM Author: floppy circlehead I would expect Fort Lauderdale to be pretty large. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728307) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:36 PM Author: ebony trust fund Pittsburgh is very cr Columbus is about as big as you'd expect though |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:29 AM Author: Magenta Violent Box Office Selfie Greenville, SC (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728290) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:53 AM Author: Chartreuse State Place Of Business Pretty small for it's population (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728450) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:31 AM Author: Rebellious potus house honolulu (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728300) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:32 AM Author: floppy circlehead that one is pretty good.
I was expecting it to be large but not that large. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:35 AM Author: abnormal hall Miami has a gorgeous skyline. simply gorgeous (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728341) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:39 PM Author: flushed principal's office Miami is ranked #36 in the world for number of buildings over 100m. 3rd in US after NY and Chi. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34735815) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:40 AM Author: territorial senate messiness Shreveport, LA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728372) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:42 AM Author: Coiffed National Security Agency minneapolis
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Minneapolis_skyline_from_Prospect_Park_Water_Tower%2C_July_2014.jpg/900px-Minneapolis_skyline_from_Prospect_Park_Water_Tower%2C_July_2014.jpg |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:53 AM Author: spectacular pontificating roast beef office I sometimes wish the twin cities had just one downtown. Could theoretically be a more impressive city in certain respects, including the skyline (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728449) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:42 AM Author: burgundy swashbuckling associate alpha OTOH, Minneapolis and St. Paul have very different vibes, which is kind of cool. If it was just meshed together then you would notice more that these cities aren't actually close to anything else. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730697) |
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Austin |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 12:58 AM Author: appetizing mood pocket flask to be fair though, Revel is abandoned (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728473) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 1:28 AM Author: Chartreuse State Place Of Business Why are people naming mid-tier metro areas like Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Columbus, etc.?
That 15-30th ranked metro areas by population group has a pretty standard looking skyline.
You can just add Kansas City, San Diego, Denver, Tampa, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, etc. to the ones previously mentioned. |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 1:59 AM Author: Indigo stain Interesting (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34728762) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:41 AM Author: Chartreuse State Place Of Business (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730685) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:58 AM Author: garnet shrine Buffalo NY has some beautiful Art Deco skyscrapers. Dallas has a 180 skyline (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34729985) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:41 AM Author: Chartreuse State Place Of Business Dallas is the 4th largest metro area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730687) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:59 AM Author: Talented queen of the night stage The better thread is to call out surprisingly small skylines, faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34729992) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:30 AM Author: sable menage Probably some beach resort towns? Not that familiar with the US, but I know in Europe and Asia, there are small resort towns that have huge hotels lining the water (e.g. Benidorm) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730253) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:42 AM Author: Chartreuse State Place Of Business (guy from Myrtle Beach) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730691) |
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Date: November 21st, 2017 5:33 AM Author: sable menage Benidorm has 30 skyscrapers over 100 meters (similar to San Diego, which is a good 20 times bigger), Myrtle Beach has exactly one, so looks like it doesn't quite compare. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34737638) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:40 AM Author: wonderful aqua parlour Springfield Mass surprised me. also Rochester ny. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34730310) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 11:44 AM Author: burgundy swashbuckling associate alpha Grand Rapids, MI: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/grand-rapids-michigan-royalty-free-image/498554434?esource=SEO_GIS_CDN_Redirect
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:30 PM Author: Excitant windowlicker dysfunction Houston has a couple downtown like skylines
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Uptown_Houston.jpg/1200px-Uptown_Houston.jpg |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 9:32 PM Author: Talented queen of the night stage Uptown Houston, Medical Center and Greenway (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34735774) |
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Date: November 21st, 2017 3:34 AM Author: insanely creepy hissy fit Pretty sad and lacking compared to the next biggest city, Chicago (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34737453) |
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Date: November 20th, 2017 10:00 PM Author: razzle-dazzle legal warrant dopamine St. Louis has the best skyline in the US. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3803135&forum_id=2#34735989) |