Race for the Skies: Chicago vs. New York
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"The sears tower, now known as the Willis tower..." no... no, it's still known as the sears tower...
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I'm from Chicago and I have no idea what its called now
that's ture, i still call it sears tower now.
yeah its technically the willis tower but everyone will still call it the Sears tower
Sean Lobough it’s this: “The Sears Tower, now known as the Willis Tower” Nope, it’s still called Sears Tower.
Empire State Building will always be my favourite. Just looks classy, clean and dominant. Modern skyscrapers don't have the same effect.
I think the mindset of the nation reflects in the architecture. We no longer have the patriotism and “can do” attitude of the Americans that built the empire state building, and as a result it shows in our modern structures overall designs and feel.
my favourite building since childhood :)
And the Sears tower doesn't? (As a chicagoian I refuse to call it Willis tower)
@@bennieben4637 Wanna see my Willis?
My favourite is fredom tower
NYC skyline is beautiful, but Chicago’s skyline combining the building, the parks and Lake Michigan is just spectacular.
I humbly agree, but reversed
I think that New York has one of the most iconic and visually exciting skylines in the world. Chicago’s is stunning too, but I find it to look pointier and more threatening for some reason.
@@NightOfCrystals nyc has more variation in shapes and sizes, as well as having the east river and all it's iconic bridges
I agree. I think Chicago has the best skyline in the U.S., not that New York’s isn’t a close second.
@@bilbobaggins8108 how do you call a pile of brick and glass amazing
The Chrysler Building will always be my favorite building because it has a lovely art-deco style.
Less than the empire State ?
@@Bill-R335 Chrysler is like a mini Empire State. For like more than a decade, Empire State and Chrysler were new York’s tallest buildings.
Nyc and Chicago are by far the dominant concrete jungles, but one city that’s always forgotten about is Philadelphia. It doesn’t have high rises scattered all over the city but I find the density and concentration of the supertalls there like the Comcast center, CITC, and liberty place buildings beautiful. The city is so dense and has some amazing skyscrapers that gleam in the light and is so underrated
I've been to both. Manhattan is better than Chicago. The people are much nicer not like the media portrays & the crime is not as bad in New York like Chicago. In Chicago the people are rude as I have experienced first hand as i have experienced first hand and the crime is bad. I have been there to the loop, West side, Northside and South side. I didn't feel safe going there. Yes the crime is not as bad in the loop but it's not unheard of. I would never take my family to a place like Chicago because the people are rude, the crime is bad and it is horrible. The people in New York also don't pay much attention to what happens in Chicago. Chicago on the other hand always looks for any type of attention. Yes they are proud which is fine but they show hatred for other cities. That's one of the reasons why I would rather visit other cities than chicago. Shouldn't Chicago be worried about their own problems than worrying about other cities?
Yeah, it gives a nice view when you live close by.
@@jwebs6472 Los Angeles?
im from philly and for being one of the latest to build skyscrapers ,due to the law that prohibit buildings taller than the william penn statues, we have a nice skyline
NYC is better than Chicago
Chicago and New York both are amazing. They're both nice and beautiful. Why can't everyone like both?? They both look amazing...
Been to both but prefer Chicago
Ture
@@adinp9384 It really is SO much cleaner in Chicago that is for sure!
@@adinp9384 So true. A lot of people visit New York and say its very dirty, but imagine LIVING there like I do. ITS HORRIFIC IN CLEANLINESS!!!!!
@@jeremiahplays2324 your right!
The Empire State Building is still my favorite skyscraper. It's iconic, so I hope New York doesn't get too ambitious with skyscraper heights, since It would be pretty sad for the Empire State Building to be blocked from view.
Lol
Jeremiah Plays too late
It already is, 30 hy, 35 hy, 75 hy, 15 hy, the spiral, one vanderbilt, central park, 111 w57, and a few more.
I don’t think it will as it is right in front of manhattans massive “neighbourhood district” I guess you could call it. It would take many many years to even fill a portion of that land with skyscrapers. It is also not a very good choice for developers to build there .
New York's skyline is a favorite from people around the world.
These videos are always so satisfying and relaxing to watch. Love the information density if that’s a term.
Information density!
I'm from the L.A. suburbs and I really liked this. When I was little I thought "city" meant a place with lots of skyscrapers so I didn't think L.A was a big city.
That’s cause LA has a shitty skyline
La don’t got that many tall buildings but it has so many houses and neighborhoods and rich people and industry and all that
LA is the second biggest city in the country but has an awful skyline. But Chicago is the third biggest by population in the country and has a way better skyline than LA.
@@Yasin_2312 Well London is building some awesome taller towers but yeah I still mostly agree.
Even Dalls and Houston has a better skyline and more skyscrapers than LA
Although New York's skyline is truly impressive with all its tall skyscrapers, I love Chicago's skyline more. The city planning and urban layout of the buildings that stretch out so aesthetically like a coherent mountain rage along that gorgeous lake is so magnificent.
Abandoned downtown in Chicago, not easy to get downtown. NYC you can walk for miles and miles and never lose energy of city. No wonder we have 2 million to their 8 million people, people drawn there, not here.
I've been to both NYC is better. Just my two cents. Most people here agree.
@@jasonvelis8688bruh most people saying chi is better read the comments you clearly upset again go look at the reviews Chicago is better a lot of people say it is third world shithole countries think nyc is better because they live in shitholes but ask anyone who been to every major city including Chicago they always vote chi over most cities especially New York even in reviews people prefer London and Tokyo over new York I rather live in the most claustrophobic apartment in hong Kong than nyc Tokyo doesn’t have much greenery compared to nyc but yea people rather live there than nyc the only vet y’all can compete with is Dubai or Miami at this point y’all lost almost every debate
@@jasonvelis8688I've been to both but chicago is just better sorry
@@AUSER04-le5seIt is better learn your fact. Chicago's generally better than New York. The only reason people give a s*** about New York is because a Marvel studio, that's it.
Woohoo! I always wanted you guys to do something about Chicago. It's like an early birthday present. Thanks for the awesome video! ☺
You're welcome - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Chicago is the best
Happy Birthday. The gift you have is living in Chicago!
Extraordinary video like always. This channel is among the bests in UA-cam.
Wow! Thank you so much!
@@TheB1M You are welcome.
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@@TheB1M The Chicagoans opinion shouldn't count. Just because he's from Chicago and thinks Chicago is better shouldn't count and has many people outraged. That might as well be considered cheating.
@@jasonvelis8688 then who's opinion should be counted? New Yorkers?
I live in Chicago and this summer there was probably 5 skyscrapers either being built from scratch or added on to make them taller. Definitely cool to see in person.
Chicago is best
Chicago has over 50+ highrises under construction mostly downtown, its getting bulkier, longer, wider, will look drastically different in five years we have some tall monsters on the way
I've been to Chicago and NYC. Chicago gets a bad rap because its has some slums far from the center of the city that have high crime. No tourists go to those slums. There is nothing to do there. As long as you stay in the city, there is little crime and I dare say less than NYC where there is crime everywhere. Yes, the crime in NYC is not as bad as it was in the 70's and 80's, but you still have to be somewhat careful and watch over your shoulder in NYC. Chicago is far more laid back and the people aren't paranoid like they are in NYC. Chicago is also a lot cleaner and beautifully landscaped with flower beds everywhere. The garbage in Chicago is kept in alleyways, unlike NYC where garbage cans are put in the front of the buildings and on a hot summer day the stench of cooking garbage is enough to make you puke. This brings out the rats and roaches and bed bugs in NYC.
Chicago's subways are also a lot cleaner than NYC's. Look up rats in the NYC subway and there are videos of rats everywhere. In NYC, in the wintertime they let the snow pile up in mountains. In Chicago they instantly go out and start plowing the snow. I was in Chicago one February when the city had one of the largest snowstorms in history, all day and night, there were people plowing the snow. In NYC, we had a large snowstorm a few years ago and the outer boroughs were stuck in snow for weeks. There was no mail delivery and cars couldn't get through the streets. I find Chicago much more concerned about its citizens than NYC. Let me take that back, NYC is concerned about well-to-do Manhattanites, but the working classes in the outer boroughs can basically fend for themselves.
And the towers in Chicago Look better and are better placed. NY they just looked all jumbled up in a mess. Plus Chicago has the beautiful Lake and beaches and River walk
@@PRHILL9696 I can refute all of those claims, but I'd rather just enjoy the video.
Great video!
NYC and Chicago have the best skylines in the US and one of the best in the World.
yest but both have fallen behind asia now.
@@ahrlj24 not really both cities dont built the tallest buildings anymore but still have the best skyline
ahrlj24, height wise then yes, America has fallen behind Asia, but aesthetic wise American cities win. They are far more organized and neat due to their grid street pattern, and they aren't as cluttered.
Lol Hong Kong’s skyline shits over them and that’s not even top 5 in Asia
Chicago is so breathtaking!
Still sad to this day that the Chicago spire was never built. I really wanted the US to get a 2000+ footer. We could have at least gone out with a bang before passing the torch to Asia.
I agree abput chicago spire. I thought it was a great looking building
@@Gevixel well said
@Pedro Takahashi Gunderson well said
@Pedro Takahashi Gunderson exactly, it also feels like a sin to have a building taller than the Sears Tower here.
@@Gevixel George Washington would be mad at us
I like my skylines tall and thick! I’ll go for New York because they got more. Chicago’s skyline is my second favorite, and they’re catching up!
Hong Kong is the city that has more skycrapers of more than 100 meters tall
Vicente Walbaum - Yeah but many of those Hong Kong buildings look ugly in the day time.
@@Izakokomarixyz holy shinikes. I don't know why I can't stop laughing. 😂😂😂😂😂
Weird fetish
Chicago's skyline is almost as big as New Yorks
So glad to have discovered this channel.
me too
Videos are so well created, illustrated and narrated. Big thumbs up.
We give this kind of feedback a big thumbs up too! Thanks so much for watching.
Where are my Chicago people at?
Nah WHERE MY NEW YORKERS ATTTTTT
@@astropurpless your New Yorkers are in New York!
@@astropurpless AYO IM HERE
ı am here
Let's go to Gotham
Two great cities but Chicago is one of a kind! My favorite city in the US!
UrbanTraveller Chicago is not one of a kind at all. New York City really is though.
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ NYC is dirty and cramped. Chicago is a better city in every way other than the economy.
@@GreekOrthodox7 Chicago is smaller comes building and popularity wise sure. But how bout the food, cleanliness, and crime? Chicago kicks NYs ass. And I've been to both. I live in Chicago as well. But been to NY few times. I notice these things
As a native New Yorker who loves my city, I agree with Jack and Bennie (although I’ll have to say the food is better here in NY 😛)
Is beter?
2 Videos in a week! Love this channel!
Love this channel!
its a re-upload video.......... i watched this ages ago!!!!!
Cities of the Future, why aren't there any videos of Toronto on your site ?
Lake Ontario Sea Horse coming soon! ;)
@@CitiesoftheFuture Merci 🍾🍾🍾
The NYC skyline is vast magnificent, and iconic.
Good video. Been to both cities. New York overwhelmed me when I first saw it. So many people! 😳 Chicago did it a tad less, but that was only because I encountered New York first... 😁
Steven Galloway Chicago has much less people.
Chicago- Like
New York- Also Like
Other- Comment
I liked the comment and only replied because I wanted to laugh at how there was only one other comment. This comment is not supporting “other” I will always support New York
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Pittsburgh has a very underrated skyline but nothing is extremely tall
Seriously though, Austin’s not as big, but it’s skyline from MoPac is just 👌
Dubai tho
For me, Chicago is the more attractive city of the two with a wonderful shoreline
rockaway beach in nyc is really nice though
Proud to be a Chicagoan! The creators of the skyscraper. I love New York when I visited, but I think Chicago is just cleaner, better planned, and has better architecture. Love my NY brothers though! You all have Broadway, bright lights, and the economic capital of the world! I'd love to visit again! 🇺🇸
and me being from CHicago i have to agree on that you said! and same here, I like NY,, and to be fair.. no one can compete with our cities!!!.. not SF. Not Houston, Not any city!!..
cheers!
My man James... How do you have a bone to pick with such a lovely comment. If you'd like I'm sure that one of us would be glad to explain to you exactly how misinformed you are about Chicago violence, but that's not going to be necessary, is it?
@James Parker wait what are you talking about? Your comment out of context and made no sense.
Chicago is the best that is why we chose it over New York and other places
Chicago has a ton to be proud of
Chicago - hands down!! There's something about the way the skyline envelopes you. Especially when you're driving into downtown. It's just the combination of Lake Shore Drive, the blue expanse of Lake Michigan, and the sun that pours in. Michigan Ave in the spring is just beautiful. Additionally, Chicago is just so much cleaner. Logistically, it was also planned out to be more efficient. Although Rahm has been such a disappointment as mayor, I think Chicago is still so beautiful. I know that other midwestern towns and states don't consider Chicago as part of the midwest, but I think it's still the city of big shoulders. It's the city that works. New York is also wonderful, and the skyline is definitely magnificent, but I prefer the quiet elegance of Chicago's skyline.
Thank you for making your videos. They're wonderful!!
Wrong
@connextro Not you mmgratitudea. I agree with you.
Joel Arias Sorto So? It’s smelly, rat infested, surrounded by brown water, and has ludicrous living costs. Literally people only say it’s better because it’s in more movies
@@tomnook4048 Thats the Usa,
@Joel Arias Sorto Not better than London!
What an amazing and informative video, thank you.
Although I love the New York skyline Chicago's skyline still has that special something that draws me into it.
I know right
Chicago is special. More than any other place on earth
I think it is because it is not NYC, but another city that seems like it.
Chicago and New York City of brothers. So no comparison.
Chicago & New York are brother cities.
NYC is Chicago's older brother twice as big
@Really Jayden choice of words
LA is just a cesspool of garbage.
Brothers who have little in common except for the key characteristics. 😂😂😂
As a European guy, interested in architecture and cities, I went to New York and Manhattan actually blew my mind. The size of the buildings dwarfs anything in our cities and the architecture is absolutely beautiful. I was and still am amazed.
this channel just gets better and better, keep up the good work!
Another great video! I love watching your videos about the history of particular projects, it shows how fascinating civil engineering can be :)
No city grew ‘up’ faster than New York in the ‘30’s until Dubai in the 2000’s.
Michael Meloche Dubai is hollow
troy arrington New York was in the ‘30’s as well though.
Detroit grew even faster between 1900 and 1930 due to the emerging auto industry.
@I HATE TOUCANS how does that kill Dubai?
Shanghai had no skyscrapers until 1992 and now stands with 182 skyscrapers. Shanghai too did something that phenomenal
Glad you mentioned my favorite skyscraper. The Chrysler Bldg
It’s beautiful isn’t it?
It doesn't matter how big the buildings are. You can thank Chicago for introducing the modern Skyscraper! Also, I wished the Home Insurance Building was still here in Chicago! Now its a Art Deco-style building called the Field Building. Both cities are beautiful!
@Joe Aziz lmfaoo. They probably think they invented the subway too!
Chicagoans keep thinking they invented the skyscraper when it was an architect from Massachusetts William Baron Jenney who built the first skyscraper the Home Insurance building. I do research and know my facts. Massachusetts architect William LeBaron Jenney created the Home Insurance building for the New York Home Insurance Company's headquarters in Chicago. A Chicagoan architect born in Chicago would have had to have built the first skyscraper in order to be considered invented by the city of Chicago which is not true because thats not a fact it was an architect from another place. The Home Insurance building the first skyscraper was owned by the New York Home Insurance company and created by William LeBaron Jenney a Massachusetts architect these are just facts that you didn't know about.
The Chrysler building is definitely my favorite building anywhere. It’s just so beautiful
Awesome video as always, really enjoyed
Your videos are always so well done! I've never subscribed to a channel like this before but I really look forward to your videos. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the nod to Chicago as this station seems to focus primarily on NYC. Loved the video and history, I learned a few things. Btw love the station!
I love love love this channel! 👍
THANK YOU!! We love our viewers!!
New York City has the best looking skyline by far. The Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building are iconic. And the Freedom Tower is a nice looking building as well.
Nyc does have a better skyline than Chicago
I think different but people have opinions and I respect that
If I had to choose I would say chicago has the better skyline but hey we all have our opinions
Nah nyc skyline has no shape idiot. The chicago one does
NYC has a messy skyline Chicago is better organized
NYC has statue of liberty, empire state building, Freedom tower, Brooklyn Bridge, central park, Coney island, Time square, rockerfeller center, St Patrick's cathedral, wall street bull, UN building, Yankee stadium, Madison Square Garden. NYC is the capital of the world.
You have one of the most professional channels I've seen on youtube. The scripts are straightforward and clean. Your voice is clear and crisp. Your videos eye-catching and beautifully edited. If I still had a tv or a cable subscription this is the sort of thing I'd want to see on NatGeo or other education channels. Fantastically done!
Having lived in Chicago for over 7 years, I only love this city more and more the longer I live here. Nicest big city in the world.
Really? I thought that place was crime infested from what I here on the news.
Mr Tank I hate seeing comments like this. Innocent people brainwashed by the so-called news. Chicago, as a whole, is NOT crime infested AT ALL. The violence is pretty much confined in its entirely within a handful of neighborhoods on the South and West sides of the city. Aside from those areas (most big cities have dangerous areas like it, just to a lesser extent) Chicago is not really dangerous at all, and it certainly isn't the warzone that the media makes it look like it is.
David MacKay Ive never been there but Im a huge Chicago fan and I consider it as the most beautiful US city. Its lake waterfront and overall set up is superior to NY's
Mr Tank “from what I hear on the news”
Proof right there you don’t know what you’re talking about.
I actually live in one of the top 10 "most dangerous" neighborhoods in Chicago. You definitely need to have your head about you, but my neighbors look out for me, and I look out for them. There are just a few bad eggs that exploit economically depressed areas. Also worth noting that in the U.S. Chicago isn't even in the top 20 cities in crimes per capita.
New Yorks skyline is too densely packed which restricts the view of the buildings except from the ground looking up. Chicago has a skyline that allows you to admire the building and architecture from far away as well as up close a much more satisfying experience. Chicago is the best.
Chicago is much cleaner and nicer than New York just my opinion.
No where near as spectacular
Joe Martin Yeah it’s clean, but I prefer New York cause I have more connection to New York/love the city.
it gets bad though once you leave the downtown area
I feel like you said Chicago because you like the name
Chicago is the most beautiful city in the US in the summer in my opinion
Both cities are absolutely beautiful! Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸
Monterrey is turning into quite the skyscraper city. Greetings from Buffalo
@@robertpreskop4425 I've been to both. Manhattan is better than Chicago. The people are much nicer not like the media portrays & the crime is not as bad in New York like Chicago. In Chicago the people are rude as I have experienced first hand as i have experienced first hand and the crime is bad. I have been there to the loop, West side, Northside and South side. I didn't feel safe going there. Yes the crime is not as bad in the loop but it's not unheard of. I would never take my family to a place like Chicago because the people are rude, the crime is bad and it is horrible. The people in New York also don't pay much attention to what happens in Chicago. Chicago on the other hand always looks for any type of attention. Yes they are proud which is fine but they show hatred for other cities. That's one of the reasons why I would rather visit other cities than chicago. Shouldn't Chicago be worried about their own problems than worrying about other cities?
I love architecture, I love this channel. Always interested in learning the history of cities.
Also, 1 WTC might be the most beautiful building in the world. I love it’s simplicity and grand size, just stunning.
J - The original 1 WTC or the new 1 WTC?
I always been thinking that.
Traveling right now, saw a notification, better than onboard entertainment.
Haha, that's SO cool!! Thank you so much for watching!! Safe travels.
Good Idea!
As someone passionate about building innovation and construction, I absolutely love your channel. This video was super special to me. Thanks again.
We are so humbled to read that. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind feedback. It's incredible to know our work is having an impact in the way that it is. Keep watching, and we'll keep going!
The Empire State Building is one of my favorite buildings, its just so iconic and I have a nice history with it. The freedom tower is also one of my favorites, I am always just in awe of it
Proud to be Chicagoan 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Another epic video from the B1M!
This makes LA look pathetic in comparison, thanks for that
LA was never known for it's skyline though, it's known for Hollywood and good weather.
You have to be a willful idiot.. California has earthquakes hence the height regulations
L.A. now has about 20 million people and the more powerful popular culture
on the planet. NY has about 22 million in its area, but Los Angeles doesn't
have to dip into San Diego to amass it's count, whereas NY needs to go into
2 or three other states. L.A. area has more people than the state of New York.
Also would love to see NY or Chicago after a mid sized earthquake.
Thanks for that.
caspermilquetoast411 thats simply not true LA has around 13 million people and is way behind NYC economic wise
caspermilquetoast411 more like L.GAY
This is one of my new favorite channels nice work :)
Great video as always
Thank you!!!!
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@@TheB1M This isn't even a fair comparsion. I am from Chicago and Chicagoans are known to compare themselves to NY. This should be what people think not what Chicagoans or New Yorkers think.
Go Chicago
shermanowney1971 nah B
I'm a New Yorker by heart but Chicago is a Beautiful city 🌃
Very interesting. Thanks. Almost forgot about that rivalry. Times have changed.
One of my favorite channels. Diverse content. Informative and historical coverage. Awesome production value. Thank you!
The New York skyline looked so much better with the Twin towers. Those two towers made the skyline so iconic, along with the Empire State Building, but it just added to that. Wish they would’ve rebuilt them.
In the 2020s they post to make more world trade centers XD
Would've sent a message to Bin Laden that we weren't gonna let him ruin our nation. Instead we freaked out and became the world's biggest pussy for 19 years and running.
In my opinion they were pretty ugly
@@catalannationalist9847 definitely agree with you on the striking blandness of the WTC. 70s architecture at its worst
@@brucekrause2801 IMO they were bland but still iconic to see in person. Glad I had the chance to see them in person as a kid.
I've been waiting for a video like this! I clicked it so fast
Old skycrapers have so much class. They look like castles, cathedrals and temples. Todays skycrapers are often very similar and always having these ugly glass fassades. If you look at them, you can see that these building have no soul.
Go back to Art Deco and Historicism!
wuzeltown It's a matter of taste. Personally I prefer the modern style. They might not have a soul, they still got character.
I hate how modern skyscrapers are literally just giant glass boxes.
Some modern buildings can be very creative though, and sometimes built with curves and angles that you'd think could never be done, there are many in different cities around the world that can be very impressive. Not all new buildings are like glass boxes. But I do also love some of the old buildings in NYC and Chicago, they had some nice class about them, as you said like cathedrals and churches. The worst period of ugly buildings in the last 100 years that I can think of were often built 1960s-1980s. During that time period all around the world were some of the ugliest buildings ever built, im not even a fan of the Sears Tower design, and even worse was the old twin towers, no disrespect to the whole 9/11 thing, but they were ugly buildings to look at. The new World Trade building is an improvement to me, but not one of my favorite buildings in NYC.
I mean yeah they're nice, but constructing a building with all that ornamentation cost more than a simple glass box would. And modern buildings are more than just the facade, its all about maximizing the interior space. Those old buildings are nice, but i wouldn't want to work in one, once you get past the main lobby its quite bleak. I'd rather live/work in a space with floor to ceiling windows and sweeping views than a historic building with minimal natural light, cramped interior, and views blocked by another building.
The newer skyscrapers look waaay better at night.
Visited both NY & Chicago....the buildings are the product of marvellous engineering and architecture ....they are stupendous !
Great video. The ones covering the historical narrative of this field are always a delightful treat.
I was wondering if maybe for a future video, you could cover the topic of major historic pioneers in the field whose contributions pretty much revolutionised how things were approached. More specifically, the ones that are known as the fathers of their respective fields. Like Fazlur Rahman Khan, who's considered the "father of tubular designs" for high rise buildings, Karl von Terzaghi as the "father of soil mechanics", and so on...
Chicago's Skyline is laid out beautifully especially near the lake. I always admire it but here in New York is no contest. We have 2 major skylines and about 4+ mega talls over 1300 ft. 1WTC, 432 Park, Central Park Tower, One Vanderbilt, soon, 2WTC! Let alone ESB, 30 Hudson, BOA Tower!
This video is better than seeing a documentary in those museums
New York City is the icon of USA as an international person in USA
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Until people find Chicago! Chicago amazes the more than New York. New York is garbage!
@@yawos9024 Chicago is nothing but a ghetto trash rude overrated, overhyped city. Over hyped by Chicagoans and the media. There are tons of more beautiful friendlier cities than Chicago.
New York has more high rises but Chicago has more ICONIC skyscrapers. And because they are not split between midtown and lower, an overall better skyline as well.
Goodfella New York's Midtown Skyline alone is larger than Chicago's downtown. Don't get me wrong I happen to like Chicago but you don't know what the word iconic means. What in Chicago compares to The Empire State Building, Chrysler, Flat Iron, New York Life Building, Metropolitan life Tower, The Helmsley Building, The Woolworth Building, just to name a few? I could mention internationally famous apartment buildings and Bridges as well if you like.?? New York's skyline has been immortalized in film and photography. I have yet to see a poster of any single Chicago tower, and and if so, would anyone outside of Chicago know what and where it is?
@connextro than the whole USA
@@sir.fuentes7642 I live in Chicago and we have one of the most famous well known tower skyscraper in the world and that is the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). In 1973 the Sears Tower surpassed the original World Trade Center (Twin Towers) in New York. They were built around the same time as each other.
CHICAGO has a much more diverse architecture style. I think Chicago has the most beautiful skyline day or night.
as a civil engineer, this channel is pure delight
Regardless of my intrigue of the topics of some of your videos, by the end I am always so glad I watched. So well done and always interesting!
Great video, great channel. I've always been obsessed by tall buildings
I visited both if them. But I like NYC more.
I lived in both, Chicago is MUCH better
Robert Preston false
@@joshg1555 Fact
Robert Preston Chicago isn’t even close to NYC
Robert Preston I mean
The NYC skyline is breath taking especially looking at it across the Hudson from jersey.
“The tortoise becomes the hare”. Idk why but that phrase and the music afterwards almost gave me a little chill down my spine
You guys have hit a new high with this video (pun intended). Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much!!
As a Londoner who’s never been to Chicago, I still prefer the NYC skyline. But the London skyline should not even be compared to NYC and Chicago’s skyline
@Richard Schiffman I've been to both. Manhattan is better than Chicago. The people are much nicer not like the media portrays & the crime is not as bad in New York like Chicago. In Chicago the people are rude as I have experienced first hand as i have experienced first hand and the crime is bad. I have been there to the loop, West side, Northside and South side. I didn't feel safe going there. Yes the crime is not as bad in the loop but it's not unheard of. I would never take my family to a place like Chicago because the people are rude, the crime is bad and it is horrible. The people in New York also don't pay much attention to what happens in Chicago. Chicago on the other hand always looks for any type of attention. Yes they are proud which is fine but they show hatred for other cities. That's one of the reasons why I would rather visit other cities than chicago. Shouldn't Chicago be worried about their own problems than worrying about other cities?
@@ZINC_CROSS6868 No way is Manhattan better than Chicago. No where close.
Another excellent video. Great info and impeccable presentation. Keep up the great job B1M!
You forgot to talk about the controversy about the so called vanity height that OWTC uses. People in Chicago stated that the Sears Tower was still the tallest because of roof height until Central Park Tower was completed recently
Im from a city with no tall buildings and when i visited Chicago everything felt so enclosed and moving too fast, I had a panic attack because I felt like the buildings were going to fall on me! I have no interest in visiting New York because of the shock factor I had with Chicago. I dont know how you guys do it. Its just too big, but it looks really cool to have all those buildings clumped together on tv and in pictures. I wish I was braver and not a claustrophobic or else Id visit these grand cities. I have a lot of respect for people who live in these big places, I couldnt do it. Give me flatland and low density and Im a boring happy camper lol
In the last month I’ve been to both NYC and Chicago and I have to say I prefer Chicago… the river between all the skyscrapers is incredible
Excellent work.A fun rivalry between two dynamic cities.
New York's motto "Excelsior" meaning "Ever upward" in latin is so fitting.
NYC skyscraper capital architect dream
I love chicago with my heart. And I was raised here but I also visited New York and I have to say the skyline is way ahead than ours. New York is really an amazing city. Will definitely go again in the future.
Been to both places and prefer Chicago. Better skyline and city is so much cleaner and friendlier and just read Chicago has been ranked best city on earth two years in a row
Really is that why there are thousands and thousands moving in at such a rapid rate that they have to keep building new towers all over the city to keep up? Nice try troll but you fail
Well due to the fact you love satan and the devil. Which means you must like living in hell which is Chicago.
ZINC-CROSS
LMAO good one
Nyc is better
Dude. This video was actually the most inspirational I've seen in some time. Incredible visuals, music and choice of topic guys
Obtaining a height via a spire is like lowering a basketball hoop so you can tell people you can dunk
Chicago is just beautiful a priceless architecture. NYC is just squared and overpopulated.
No no, it's quite different than what you think
Squared? NYC has a bunch of spires...
Been to both New York is way better than Chicago as most peopIe here agree.
SPIRES ARE CHEATING
MAKE THE BUILDINGS TALLER DANGIT
Benjamin Jackson highly agree. Floor count, not spires. The Sears tower is the tallest in America
troy arrington Yep, The freedom tower is 1300 feet to the top floor
Yes, Sears is still highest
Spires are not cheating. Its not the floor count its the height of the building. Because the height is what makes buildings impressive. If it were up to me antennas would count too.
China actually does that, they make the buildings taller. If you recognized China's tallest building have no spires. They're legitimate super tall and mega talls.
These videos are so well done. It always feels like a full length documentary
0:44 Fun fact: Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris is actually unfinished. Two towers are missing the spires with which they were to be crowned. Total height was supposed to be just over 100m, but spires were never added leaving the height of the towers at 68m.
Great fact!!
Chicago's skyline is the best and it is widely known around the world. People in NYC live in a bubble and think NYC is the best at everything. Well, they're wrong.
Except they’re not
NYC's is known around the world too. More so than Chicago's
Chicago is not known around the world idiot nyc is.
I've been to both New York is better. Chicago is a rude unfriendly much more violent city.
I've been to both. Manhattan is better than Chicago. The people are much nicer not like the media portrays & the crime is not as bad in New York like Chicago. In Chicago the people are rude as I have experienced first hand as i have experienced first hand and the crime is bad. I have been there to the loop, West side, Northside and South side. I didn't feel safe going there. Yes the crime is not as bad in the loop but it's not unheard of. I would never take my family to a place like Chicago because the people are rude, the crime is bad and it is horrible. The people in New York also don't pay much attention to what happens in Chicago. Chicago on the other hand always looks for any type of attention. Yes they are proud which is fine but they show hatred for other cities. That's one of the reasons why I would rather visit other cities than chicago. Shouldn't Chicago be worried about their own problems than worrying about other cities?
I'm glad chicago limited height of buildings because now you have nice views of the city from different angles unlike NYC or Hong kong
Your videos are the best each and everyone of them. Keep it up!
Wow great video, great visuals, loved the format. Awesome.
Two completely different cities, it's hard to compare the two. Both very unique in their own ways.
Arthur Every city is gonna be unique
I read a comment about how Chicago and New york could never compete with Dubai. Lol they already did, won by class, value and culture.
I always say it loud Subscribe to the B1M every time he says it
You have become one of my favorite youtubers.. you’re amazing!