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MachoManSavage 02/17/18 11:52:41 AM #1:	The other three big North American citiies, NYC, Toronto and Chicago, are all known for having many high rise and skyscrapers. Wikipedia shows they are miles ahead of the next city. The skylines are all visually striking and grandiose. But LA, which is fucking huge, doesn't have many buildings. The skyline looks like an unremarkable medium sized city. Why is this? Is it natural disasters? West coast having a different city planning mentality? Something else? --- A proud wrestling Smark, because we know better than you. <cite>MachoManSavage posted [p:896255059] in Why does L... [t:76328946]...</cite> <quote>The other three big North American citiies, NYC, Toronto and Chicago, are all known for having many high rise and skyscrapers. Wikipedia shows they are miles ahead of the next city. The skylines are all visually striking and grandiose. But LA, which is fucking huge, doesn't have many buildings. The skyline looks like an unremarkable medium sized city. Why is this? Is it natural disasters? West coast having a different city planning mentality? Something else?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kombucha 02/17/18 11:54:08 AM #2:	MachoManSavage posted... Is it natural disasters? I was thinking this, with all the earthquakes and whatnot. --- http://www.last.fm/user/walkingishonest <cite>Kombucha posted [p:896255132] in Why does L... [t:76328946]...</cite> <quote><cite>MachoManSavage posted...</cite> <quote>Is it natural disasters?</quote> I was thinking this, with all the earthquakes and whatnot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fishy 02/17/18 11:55:28 AM #3:	yeah probably the quakes, they built out instead of up. --- ~Dr. FishyStick\| Welcome Back. http://i.imgur.com/z50xS2H.jpg <cite>Fishy posted [p:896255184] in Why does L... [t:76328946]...</cite> <quote>yeah probably the quakes, they built out instead of up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 02/17/18 11:55:31 AM #4:	LA grows out, not up. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:896255188] in Why does L... [t:76328946]...</cite> <quote>LA grows out, not up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 02/17/18 11:59:07 AM #5:	Kinda unrelated but How did Chicago historically become and continue to be considered a top American city when the rest of the Midwest is disparaged as "flyover country?" --- https://i.imgur.com/tviNQV5.jpg https://i.imgur.com/SJT9tyG.png <cite>Doe posted [p:896255348] in Why does L... [t:76328946]...</cite> <quote>Kinda unrelated but How did Chicago historically become and continue to be considered a top American city when the rest of the Midwest is disparaged as "flyover country?"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 02/17/18 12:00:46 PM #6:	Washington DC has even fewer high rises. A whopping 0. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:896255416] in Why does L... [t:76328946]...</cite> <quote>Washington DC has even fewer high rises. A whopping 0.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paper_Okami 02/17/18 12:01:00 PM #7:	Because it's a massive strip mall. --- "Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism"- Emma Goldman "Wimmy Wham Wham Wozzle!" -Slurms MacKenzie <cite>Paper_Okami posted [p:896255431] in Why does L... [t:76328946]...</cite> <quote>Because it's a massive strip mall.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fishy 02/17/18 12:01:55 PM #8:	Doe posted... Kinda unrelated but How did Chicago historically become and continue to be considered a top American city when the rest of the Midwest is disparaged as "flyover country?" pretty sure because of its proximity to the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. Super important water passage in the founding years of the country. --- ~Dr. FishyStick\| Welcome Back. http://i.imgur.com/z50xS2H.jpg <cite>Fishy posted [p:896255485] in Why does L... [t:76328946]...</cite> <quote><cite>Doe posted...</cite> <quote>Kinda unrelated but How did Chicago historically become and continue to be considered a top American city when the rest of the Midwest is disparaged as "flyover country?"</quote> pretty sure because of its proximity to the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. Super important water passage in the founding years of the country.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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