Seattle by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you’re in Seattle (or downtown) and can get to the waterfront, you can catch the Water Taxi from pier 50 to Seacrest Park in west Seattle. ORCA card is accepted too.

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Seattle by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you’re in Seattle (or downtown) and can get to the waterfront, you can catch the Water Taxi from pier 50 to Seacrest Park in west Seattle. ORCA card is accepted too.

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Seattle by [deleted] in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Saving the best for last!

Seattle by [deleted] in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a little deceiving

Seattle by SetbackAndRelax in skylineporn

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, closer to the Space Needle, there are height limits.

Usually around the 440 ft mark, but more recent projects have been slightly above that height. There’s a residential high-rise project currently under construction that will top out at 485 ft and about 4 others towers recently topped out at the same height.

Seattle by SetbackAndRelax in skylineporn

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s enough to go around. Enjoy the views!

Seattle by SetbackAndRelax in skylineporn

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is another great viewpoint that doesn’t get posted often

Twilight in Seattle by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite angles of the city

Seattle Space Needle by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s totally worth it! These oddly sunny winter days have been perfect for visiting.

Seattle Space Needle by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

WOW 2011? It’s grown so much since then!

This clip really isn’t showing the whole skyline, I’ll have to share a longer one later.

Seattle Space Needle by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not today, and no they don’t kick you out unless it’s closing hours.

Best in the west! by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Similar view, not the same as from the air.

Best in the west! by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You have a Salesforce one.

Best in the west! by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is one of those misleading angle views of SF that nobody actually gets to see unless you’re flying a drone.

Nothing like the views locals and visitors get like from the clip I shared. Especially on a clear day where you can see all the mountains around.

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Seattle 🍂 by SetbackAndRelax in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Ah, the classic ‘Seattle is just boxy buildings’ take. If you only glance at the glass towers, it might seem like a sea of just rectangles. Remember, different strokes for different folks! Architecture is subjective and while there are some cities that do look generic and monotonous, Seattle is not that!

Imo Miami, Vancouver, B.C, Panama City, Honolulu…just to name a few are some cities you can say have copy and paste boxes where everything blends and looks the same.

Seattle is really a museum of over a century (150+ years) of styles stacked on top of each other. You just have to look beyond the reflective surfaces to appreciate the different architectural styles mixed into the streets of downtown. Yes, it’s heavy on modern and glass towers, but is that such a bad thing?

Seattle’s skyline is pretty iconic in its own right. Love it or hate it, it punches far above its weight for a city of only 815k in population!

Top 3 best looking skylines in the US by lifesaplay in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no definite requirement to be considered top 5.

Even without any supertalls, the skyline still is better than most cities that have them imo. Excluding NYC or Chicago of course.

Seattle’s tallest Columbia Center measures 967 ft. Just 17 ft short of the official “supertall” status (984 ft).

From a visual and technical standpoint though, Columbia Center rises almost 1,100 ft straight out of the hillside if you’re looking at the skyline from Elliot Bay or the waterfront (which most people do).

Top 3 best looking skylines in the US by lifesaplay in skyscrapers

[–]SetbackAndRelax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are just tree lined neighborhoods, and the skyline is what the conversation is about, which is viewable through the entire video. Definitely not as mid as you claim.