Driving around New England Pix's

[Boston02124]

Today work brought me to a rainy Portland Maine,Been here my times,beautiful city,A few well place mid size towers and this place could rival Worcester,Oh no another thread has pop into my head!" Rate the New England city skylines" best to worst!

my destination

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I wish I had time to get out of the car and walk around,better pix's for one!

Portsmouth N.H. drive by, another day perhaps?

 

[Scott]

Rate the New England city skylines

1.Boston
2.Cambridge
3.Hartford
4.Providence
5.(6 tied)Bridgeport
Springfield
Manchester
Worcester
Portland
New Haven

Largest cities with few tall buildings

Lowell and Nashua

 

[Boston02124]

I've been to everyone of those cities,New Haven for the 1st time last month,It has some very nice buildings!

 

[Lrfox]

Scott, You'd rate Cambridge before Hartford? I'd give the nod to Hartford simply because it stands out more (being the largest skyline in its metro area).

Mine would be something like this:

1)Boston
2)Hartford
3)Cambridge
4)Providence
5)Springfield
6)New Haven
7)Worcester
8)Manchester
9)Stamford
10)Bridgeport
11)Portland
12)New Bedford
13)Fall River

I haven't seen enough of Lowell or Nashua to rate them. I'd also have a hard time putting Portland's in the same category as the other cities Scott has tied for number 5 seeing as there really are no high rise buildings (tallest building is a church) in town.

 

[Corey]

Hey, it's my house, 4th floor

 

[Boston02124]

nice building could be in Boston if I did'nt know better! should we start another thread? 1 Boston 2 Hartford 3 Providence 4 Stamford 5 Bridgeport 6 Worcester 7 New haven 8 Springfield 9 Manchester 10 New Bedford

 

[Boston02124]

Today brought me to Providence R.I.(capital Dist.) did'nt have time to go downtown,did'nt take many pix's as I assume people have seen Providence.

again most of these are taken while motoring!

 

[TheBostonBoy]

Great pictures everyone, especially Bosotn02124! This thread is awesome.
And my top 5 new england skylines would be:
1. Boston
2. Cambridge
3. Hartford
4. Providence
5. Springfield

 

[Chessplayer]

1. Boston
2. Hartford
3. Providence
4. Cambridge
5. New Haven (only because of Yale)

The rest uniformly suck or don't count as skylines.

 

[pharmerdave]

Today:
1.Boston
2.Hartford
3.Providence
4.Springfield
5.New Haven
6.Worcester
7.Bridgeport
8.Stamford
9.Cambridge
10.Manchester

5 Years from now:
1.Boston
2.Hartford
3.Stamford
4.Providence
5.Springfield
6.Cambridge
7.New Haven
8.Bridgeport
9.Worcester
10.Manchester

 

[Boston02124]

 

[Boston02124]

10-23-08 today was Waltham Mass.with it's strip mall like downtown(No Moody st) and ugly modern office buildings and it's landmarks on 128

city hall

 

[Boston02124]

10-23-08 Then off to Maynard Mass.! not much here except a nice old factory clock

 

[Boston02124]

10-23-08 then to Worcester Ma. again taking while driving so don't expect great pix's!

Worcester's tallest?

Union Station

 

[ablarc]

The new buildings in Hingham are all gross. It used to be such a pretty town.

Do folks there have no taste?

 

[Boston02124]

Hingham?^ No ones posted pix's of Hingham yet?

 

[ablarc]

^ My mistake: Waltham.

 

[Boston02124]

Then I agree with yah! ugly city thou the Moody st commercial area is ok

 

[riffgo]

^The next time you're in Waltham, please check out the Lyman Estate and Gore Place. Fascinating!

 

[Boston02124]

Yes I,ve been to them both,very nice!