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YesIsaidYesIwillYes
August 16th, 2003, 01:09 PM
I came across this on the internet and found it to be quite beautiful considering it's in an agriculture state like Iowa. *It's not massive, but some pretty nice buildings. *What do you guys think?

http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/im/df/115197/


Sorry, I don't know how to post a picture. *But I'd like to learn. *Anyone who wants to tell me would be much appreciated. *But don't worry about it. *
TLOZ Link5
August 16th, 2003, 01:27 PM
It's nice. *Kinda reminds me of Cincinnati, actually. *But this thread would be better suited for Beyond the City.
DominicanoNYC
August 16th, 2003, 01:34 PM
Wow. I didn't know that Des Moines had such a nice skyline. I didn't even think that it was such a nice little city. In the Mid-West the cities I know of are Chicago, St.Louis, Cincinatti, and Detroit. Beyond that I din't rally think there were othere cities.
ZippyTheChimp
August 16th, 2003, 02:06 PM
To post a photo:

The photo must be hosted on a site - you cannot post photos that are on your computer.

Every image has its own URL. Right-click on the image (in IE click properties), the address of the image will be displayed.

Copy the address between img and /img tags (enclosed by brackets).

http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/images/forum2_logo.gif

I copied the photo on top of this page. To see the format, click EDIT on this post.
dbhstockton
August 16th, 2003, 02:38 PM
#Moderation Mode



<a href="http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/topic.cgi?forum=6&topic=126" target="_self">Moved here</a>
Kris
August 22nd, 2003, 03:20 PM
Cute but tacky.
amigo32
September 12th, 2003, 11:34 PM
It's a nice skyline, but I will always be predjudiced for my hometown.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/wm/ci/101312/
emmeka
November 2nd, 2003, 09:32 AM
I always thought that Des Moines was Quite cute 'petite' but when I first saw it I was shocked. I didnt expect it to look like that, I had read Bill Brysons book 'the lost continent' and he describes it as he thinks it is, but it was a shock when I realised that it had high rise!
sirhcman
November 6th, 2003, 11:02 PM
Wow. I didn't know that Des Moines had such a nice skyline. I didn't even think that it was such a nice little city. In the Mid-West the cities I know of are Chicago, St.Louis, Cincinatti, and Detroit. Beyond that I din't rally think there were othere cities.


Hey I am from St. Louis and our skyline totally sucks...And to top it off we got a dirty ass river we don't even utilize well! :oops:
TLOZ Link5
November 7th, 2003, 01:16 AM
Saint Louis is getting better, from what I've heard. The skyline, though definitely not on par with NYC, is charming, and the Arch is incredible. Still better than Buffalo or many other cities.

Lots of previously stagnating American cities are currently on some semblance of an upswing, even total nadirs like Detroit. People are investing more in the inner cities, apartments are being built or converted in downtowns, and crime overall has dropped substantially in the past decade.