Midsize Skyline

[cheeriokid61]

All right, I'm new with making these kinds of topics, so if you have any criticism, just say it, don't talk among yourselves about how horrible this poll is. Also, I'm sorry if this has been done before, but I've never seen it and I wanted to see how this would turn out. It worked quite well in the Southeast so I figured I'd try it here.

Also, some cities, such as Minneapolis, were eliminated because I either thought they would win by a longshot, or I wasn't sure whether or not they were considered middle-sized. If you have any questions, which I hope you won't, then just post them, I'll try to answere them.

[Viper]

You've got a few large cities in there that sit in leagues with Minn.

I'll go with Cleveland of this list.

[cheeriokid61]

Yeah I wasn't sure about Austin, Charlotte, Indianapolis, and Baltimore. I've only seen the middlesize cities of the southeast, so the non-Southeast ones troubled me.

[Cotuit]

I voted other, would Hartford be mid-sized?

[cheeriokid61]

You know, it's a funny thing. I used to live in a suburb of Hartford, and putting it on this list never even crossed my mind. But yeah, I probably would consider it a mid-sized city. It's got a great skyline for a city of its size.

[Neo]

I voted other, would Hartford be mid-sized?

I would think so.

[JivecitySTL]

How can you put Cleveland on the same list as Oklahoma City?

[Charleston native]

Many of the choices here shouldn't be on here. I chose Denver, since when I lived in Fort Collins, my friends and I drove down there alot. Denver is by far the best pick because it has such a diverse and tall skyline. But Denver shouldn't be considered mid-size. As far as ACTUAL mid-size skylines, I would vote for Charlotte or Jacksonville.

[cheeriokid61]

Could any of you tell me the real mid-size and not mid-size cities, just for future reference?

[Viper]

Indianapolis

Baltimore

Denver

Portland

Cleveland

Kansas City

All have metro areas of more than 2 million.

Comparing metro population of an equal number of people or close to it is the best way to compare what their DT skyline should be like.

Tulsa has less than 1 million so it's not fair to compare it to Cleveland that has 3 million. Granted Tulsa has a better skyline than its population suggests.

[SOCOM]

Since not too many peoplke outside New England really know about Hartford's skyline, here's a pic to help out. I don't think Hartford can beat Cleveland, Denver, or even Kansas City, but I'd personally put it in the top 5 for mid-sized skylines.

[Viper]

Hartford fits in the mid-size range just fine.

[cheeriokid61]

^You're right. I'd agree that Hartford's skyline isn't that bad. And thanks, Viper, I need to make a mental note of those cities.

[Viper]

No problem Cheerio.

Check out www.emporis.com to give you both a good example of population and skyline for any city you'd like info on. It will help you on your next poll if you wish to do another.

[cheeriokid61]

All right. Cool.

[CoreyPortlandME]

Go Hartford! Bring back the Whalers!

[vdogg]

Mods note: Please refrain from overt negative attacks on others cities and personal attacks in general

[95-Souf]

Never seen Hartford's skyline,.. pretty inpressive given its size... I would have to rank it up there with the top 10 myself,..

My Top 5

1. Charlotte

2. Cleveland

3. Denver

4. Baltimore (although lack of taller buildings)

5. Tampa

[paulwade]

how on earth did orlando get on the list when tampa did not

[TheGerbil]

I don't know if you would consider it midsize, but Pittsburgh's skyline kicks ass. The view of it Mt. Washington was ranked as the second prettiest scene in the country.