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Can you name the cities with the most skyscrapers in the world in 1962?
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A skyscraper is defined as a building over 100 meters (328 feet). Monuments like the Washington Monument do not count.
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Number
City
Tallest
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Empire State Building, 443 m
42
Chicago Board of Trade, 184 m
15
Philadelphia City Hall, 167 m
15
Gulf Building, 177 m
11
Mirante do Vale, 170 m
10
Penobscot Building, 202 m
9
Republic Center Tower, 184 m
7
Moscow State University, 235 m
6
Place Ville Marie, 188 m
6
PacBell Building/Russ Building, 133 m
5
Custom House Tower, 151 m
5
JPMorgan Chase Building, 131 m
5
Power & Light Building, 145 m
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City
Tallest
4
Carew Tower, 175 m
4
Los Angeles City Hall, 138 m
4
Pirelli Tower, 124 m
4
Foshay Tower, 136 m
4
Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil, 122 m
3
Maryland National Bank Building, 155 m
3
Edificio Alas, 132 m
3
Buffalo City Hall, 115 m
3
621 17th Street, 117 m
3
Torre Latinoamericana, 140 m
3
National Newark Building, 142 m
3
Commerce Court North, 145 m
2
Commerce Court North, 145 m
2
Commerce Court North, 145 m
2
Commerce Court North, 145 m
2
Commerce Court North, 145 m
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Skyscraper Cities (1960s) Quiz
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Created Mar 1, 2012 in
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thebronze
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Mar 1st, 2012 at 14:54 GMT
18 points
Nice quiz! It is crazy how see how quickly the economic rise of Asian economies has completely changed this list in just 50 years!! Makes you wonder who's next
Game published: Apr 11th, 2012 at 04:03 GMT
sraveau
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 04:32 GMT
28 points
I can't believe there is no Tokyo...
Bobman1
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 04:41 GMT
0 points
Love this quiz. Got 'em all but the Queen City--having never been there, I had no idea. Thinking of the year and rust belt dominance of the era helps. Such an American phenomenon! Thanks for all the helpful bonii with two skyscrapers--I must have racked up a half dozen of them as well (how many are there in all?). So close.... Surprised Seattle missed out--the Smith Tower, tallest building west of the Mississippi for about 50 years, and then nothing else! I know a handful of apartment properties that are inthe 20-story range, but that's about 125 feet too short. Hmph!
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statephone
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 04:41 GMT
-21 points
So 50 years ago we had 10 out of the top 13. What happened, America?
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statephone
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 04:42 GMT
-27 points
So 50 years ago we had 10 out of the top 13 skyscraper cities in the world. What happened, America?
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DashDixon
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 05:24 GMT
-10 points
Skyscrapers are hideous. Eyesores. Phallic monstrosities. A testament to the spirit-crushing 'landscape' of urban dystopian planning....... So why aren't there more in Cleveland?
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junctionist
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 05:35 GMT
-13 points
Skyscrapers are traditionally defined as buildings with 12 storeys or more. As such, the list used in this challenge might be quite different.
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Zak6009
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 06:04 GMT
-15 points
Too US Centric... there I said it!
Cleverfield
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 06:24 GMT
10 points
Cleveland, my home town, might not have made the cut for number of skyscrapers, but I bet you didn't know that we had the tallest building in North America outside of New York City until 1964, the Terminal Tower.
LauraF84
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 07:04 GMT
5 points
Wow. I definitely got it into my head that this was US cities only. I suck.
cuendillar
:
Apr 11th, 2012 at 11:17 GMT
49 points
Darn Giza. They build two buildings above 100m within 30 years of each other - and then nothing for the next 4400 years!
NotThere
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 11:40 GMT
17 points
The fact that there are no Asian cities on this list shows how much the Asian economies have grown over the last 50 years.
Extinctanimals22
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 11:47 GMT
2 points
@zak6009 Its more too Western Hemisphere centric actually.
save_ferris15
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 12:21 GMT
8 points
Can't believe there's no Hong Kong. Isn't it No. 1 today?
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Stran
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 12:30 GMT
-23 points
Surprised not to find Dubai!
Zossima
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 12:49 GMT
10 points
Great URL! You could do a combination quiz of the cities with the most skyscrapers in several time periods (e.g. 1942, 1962, 1982, 2002).
dancastro
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 13:02 GMT
14 points
@Stran: not so surprising, if you consider that the first thing you need to build a skyscraper (or anything else) is money. Which was the price of the crude oil 50 years ago?
Dralcoffin
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 13:14 GMT
22 points
(Rocky pose) My first publish! Thank you, Sporcle! As for Hong Kong, the tallest building in 1962 was the Bank of China Building at 60 meters tall. Tokyo's tallest was the Nippon Building, a mere 52 meters tall. Dubai didn't have a single highrise. As for the 100 meter cutoff, it's mostly to hit a nice round number, to cut down on the number of cities to check, and to emphasize the sheer size of the top skylines.
sickmission
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 14:42 GMT
3 points
LauraF84: I did the same thing. Not sure why. I guess I'm just too US-centric.
Bob91351
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 14:57 GMT
3 points
I tried every other Italian city except the right one...
eab21
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 16:00 GMT
1 point
Very surprised, especially by the lack of cities in Eastern Asia like Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
rsplenda477
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 16:25 GMT
9 points
Alright Pittsburgh!!!
Anarion
:
Apr 11th, 2012 at 17:11 GMT
2 points
Buffalo - who knew. Also tried a few European ones but didn't get Milan. Everything else - check! Good quiz.
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jshorne
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 17:23 GMT
-5 points
Surprised Detroit is on there. Although I guess there was a time Detroit was a city that had something called "jobs".
thewildboo
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 17:30 GMT
1 point
Three of the five I missed were due to spelling. Damn you Brazil and Argentina!
severian
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 18:09 GMT
6 points
Grrrr Philly! I thought it'd be out of the running because of the "gentleman's agreement" that existed there up till the 1980s limiting the height of new buildings. (They could be no taller than the head of the statue of William Penn atop City Hall.) I forgot, of course, that the statue itself is pretty high up in the air...
barnztormre
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 18:35 GMT
4 points
Listening to the Boston Red Sox game. I've been to Boston and admired their architecture many, many times. Missed Boston. Epic fail of Red Sox proportions.
WyattsTorch
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 19:10 GMT
2 points
Can't believe Vancouver wasn't on this list. There are 42 skyscrapers there now...but clearly none then!
dutchesNclutches
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 20:46 GMT
1 point
damn only missed sao paulo and buenos aires and because of spelling. buenoes aires was a stupid mistake but I always thought it was sao paolo. now I know
Dralcoffin
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 22:17 GMT
5 points
Vancouver had quite a few mid-rise towers (including one at 98 meters), but only one, the Hotel Vancouver, over 100 meters.
MasterNachosII
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 22:49 GMT
6 points
@severian- 548 ft high, to be precise. Wow, it's the second-tallest masonry building in the WORLD!
tulliuscicero
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Apr 11th, 2012 at 23:47 GMT
10 points
As a Pittsburgher, nothing makes my heart swell with pride more than seeing us beat Cleveland and Detroit at something inconsequential. Thanks!
severian
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Apr 12th, 2012 at 00:59 GMT
1 point
@tulliuscicero: Amen, 'burgh-brother. Plus, the light in Pittsburgh's Gulf building is a different color each night based on the next day's weather forecast. Just try and beat THAT for awesomeness, Cleveland!
Preguntero
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Apr 12th, 2012 at 01:05 GMT
2 points
Tokyo, where were you??
dancastro
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Apr 12th, 2012 at 02:13 GMT
5 points
@Preguntero: probably with Frankfurt, Berlin et al. In 1962 Japan and Germany can (somehow loosely) be said to have been still in a postwar period. Tall buildings weren't probably a basic need in those times. (By the way: although in most languages a calque of the word "skyscraper" is used [French gratte-ciel, Spanish rascacielos, etc.], the German buildings are more modest: they only scrape the clouds [Wolkenkratzer]).
Aull_Tennis
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Apr 12th, 2012 at 02:33 GMT
2 points
The midwest was very big then. As you can see by the number of OSU fans in Charleston, it has shrunk since then.
rockhopperlad
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Apr 12th, 2012 at 02:34 GMT
6 points
I figured Cincinnati would be on the list. Its skyline was for many years used in the title card for the soap opera The Edge of Night.
loewinluo
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Apr 12th, 2012 at 03:19 GMT
-1 points
Totally didn't mentally process that it said world and not just US... But I got all but one of the US ones, so still a good score!
UngodlyFreak
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Apr 12th, 2012 at 14:24 GMT
4 points
It's so strange to imagine places like Tokyo or Hong Kong without skyscrapers
Tex17
:
Apr 12th, 2012 at 19:19 GMT
0 points
Got 'em all, ended up with a few bonus answers too with guessing.
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