Which North American city has the best downtown skyline?
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Boston:
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 2%
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Chicago:
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 38%
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New York:
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 34%
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San Francisco:
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 7%
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Seattle:
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 3%
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St. Louis:
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 12%
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Toronto:
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 3%
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Some other city:
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 2%
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Which technological advance do you most credit for the construction of skyscrapers?
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The hydraulic elevator:
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47%
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The mass production of steel:
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47%
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The telephone:
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2%
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The hydraulic water pump:
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3%
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The parking meter:
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1%
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Which of these skyscrapers do you like best?
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Empire State Building, New York:
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21%
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The Home Insurance Building, Chicago:
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1%
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Sears Tower, Chicago:
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12%
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Taipei 101, Taiwan:
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7%
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The Chrysler Building in New York:
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38%
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The Wainwright Building, St. Louis:
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11%
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HSB Turning Torso, Malmo, Sweden:
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11%
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Would you like to see a building taller than 50 stories as part of the St. Louis skyline?
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Yes:
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71%
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No:
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29%
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St. Louis has some great examples of the old architecture. Would you like to see some modern high rise buildings constructed in St. Louis?
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Yes:
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78%
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No, no tall buildings:
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11%
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No, tall buildings are OK, but let's not mix the old and the new:
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11%
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Where should the next tall building be built in St. Louis?
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Along the riverfront:
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11%
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In the central business district:
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31%
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In the midtown arts district:
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3%
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Overlooking Forest Park:
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3%
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Build them in all those places:
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42%
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No new tall buildings, please:
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10%
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Would you live or work in a building taller than 50 stories?
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Live, but not work:
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2%
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Work, but not live:
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28%
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Live and work:
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52%
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No, call me a confirmed flatlander:
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18%
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Would you prefer a shorter building that is wider and casts a wide shadow over a smaller area; or a taller thinner building that casts a narrow, but longer, shadow?
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Shorter building with a wider shadow in a smaller area:
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21%
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Taller building with a narrower, longer shadow:
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79%
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Which of these developers is most likely to build the next tall building in St. Louis?
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Kevin McGowan and his partners, who have talked about a downtown skyscraper:
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28%
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Sam Koplar and his partners, who have talked about a Central West End skyscraper:
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7%
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Dan McGuire and his partners, who have talked about a Bottle District skyscraper:
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11%
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Bill DeWitt and his partners, who have talked about a Ballpark Village skyscraper:
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35%
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Someone else:
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19%
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Which of these St. Louis buildings do you like best?
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City Hall:
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31%
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The Continental Building
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24%
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The Wainwright Building
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14%
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Union Station:
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31%
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Which of these St. Louis churches do you like best?
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The Old Cathedral:
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14%
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The New Cathedral
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55%
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Christ Church Cathedral
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11%
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St. Stanislaus Kostka
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9%
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Third Baptist Church:
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5%
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Central Reform:
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6%
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Which of these St. Louis courthouse buildings do you like best?
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The Old Courthouse:
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35%
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The Old Post Office
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30%
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The Muni Courts Building
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2%
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The Civil Courts Building:
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19%
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The Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse:
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14%
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Bonus Question:
Which of these St. Louisans is most likely to be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?
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Albert Pujols:
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46%
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Jack Danforth
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19%
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Nelly
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9%
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Jeff Rainford:
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15%
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Karen Foss:
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11%
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