# The Philadelphia Skyline Photo Collection
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863
**Category:** Philadelphia
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863 "2020-05-08T23:53:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/62 "2020-11-28T22:23:54Z")
Looks great! What site or platform do you use to create your renderings, they are very good!
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/63 "2020-11-28T22:49:57Z")
For many years I’ve been using an app called PicsArt. All of my drawings have been drawn on my phone with my finger tips (including a lot of stuff for Philly YIMBY articles), no pen needed. Back in 2017 I used a tabled for a bit, but I found it easier to do everything with my hands
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [November 28, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/64 "2020-11-28T23:04:54Z")
Rocky V final shot and my recent shot. Notice on the Rocky V screenshot you can see the Mellon Bank Center still under construction
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/65 "2020-11-29T02:04:38Z")
Ah, okay. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/67 "2020-11-29T20:28:55Z")
Found that one a bit ago. Looks like that photo and Rocky V were shot around the same time
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/68 "2020-11-30T22:09:27Z")
1988
From a old Philadelphia illustrated book.
The most modern pictures of Philadelphia from my collection.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [November 30, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/69 "2020-11-30T22:34:06Z")
I have this book as well!
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/70 "2020-12-30T23:05:06Z")
      
Some recents
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/71 "2021-01-05T18:11:06Z")
> **[How One Liberty Place Revolutionized the Philadelphia Skyline - Philadelphia...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/01/how-one-liberty-place-revolutionized-the-philadelphia-skyline.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY explores the history and legacy of One Liberty Place, the 945-foot-tall office tower that revolutionized the Philadelphia skyline in 1987.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/72 "2021-01-11T16:44:30Z")
> **[YIMBY Scopes Skyline Views From Arthaus at 311 South Broad Street in...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/01/yimby-scopes-skyline-views-from-arthaus-at-311-south-broad-street-in-washington-square-west-center-city.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY shares photos from a tour of the 37th floor of Arthaus, a 47-story skyscraper at 311 South Broad Street in Washington Square West, Center City.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/73 "2021-01-18T10:33:34Z")
 
Looks like they’ve finally restored the lights on top One Liberty
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/74 "2021-01-18T15:10:54Z")
> **[Designing One Liberty Place, the Tower that Transformed Philadelphia's Skyline...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/01/designing-one-liberty-place-the-tower-that-transformed-the-skyline.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY looks at the design process behind One Liberty Place, a 945-foot-tall tower that revolutionized the Philadelphia skyline in 1987.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/75 "2021-01-28T20:24:18Z")
> **[The Illustrated History of Philadelphia's Skyscraper Boom of 1984-1991 -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/01/philadelphia-skyscraper-boom-1984-1991.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY presents an illustrated history of Philadelphia's skyscraper boom of 1984-1991, which shaped much of the city's skyline as we know it today.
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/76 "2021-02-01T18:59:41Z")
   
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/77 "2021-02-08T14:55:05Z")
You must’ve been looking at me on Cira Green capturing the skyline
   
> **[Decorative Lighting Upgrade Complete Atop One Liberty Place in Center City -...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/02/one-liberty-place-crown-lights-restored-in-center-city.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY reports that a decorative lighting upgrade has been completed at One Liberty Place in Center City.
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/78 "2021-02-09T01:48:20Z")
Wow, yeah I must have been! Great shots!
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/79 "2021-02-10T14:58:01Z")
> **[The Story of the American Commerce Center, Once Planned as Philadelphia's...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/02/the-cities-originally-planned-tallest-tower-american-commerce-center-in-center-city.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY presents the story of the American Commerce Center, once planned as Philadelphia's tallest tower, as well as exclusive skyline renderings.
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### Author:  [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/80 "2021-02-13T20:31:49Z")
unbuilt American Commerce Center
[https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/american-commerce-center/145](https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/american-commerce-center/145)
> **[Philly's American Commerce Center: Looking Beyond the Credit Crunch -...](https://www.keystoneedge.com/2008/12/04/phillys-american-commerce-center-looking-beyond-the-credit-crunch/)**
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> With credit markets frozen and the economy in recession, it might seem like the proposed 1,500-foot American Commerce Center in Philadelphia will need a series of miracles to survive.
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/81 "2021-02-13T21:39:26Z")
> **[Looking Back at the Second Tower Once Planned at Cira Centre in University...](https://phillyyimby.com/2021/02/second-cira-center-tower-that-was-supposed-to-dominate-university-city-west-philadelphia.html)**
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> Philly YIMBY looks back at the second tower once planned at Cira Centre in University City, West Philadelphia.
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### Author:  [@Skier](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Skier)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-philadelphia-skyline-photo-collection/16863/82 "2021-02-14T01:54:06Z")
Sorry for posting the same photo on multiple threads (I’ll have some new ones tomorrow), but just wanted to show this graphic. All three towers have been built since 2018, and are some of the most prominent in the city. Really just goes to show how much the city has grown in recent years. Hopefully the trend continues, we have a couple potential 500+ footers proposed, 700+ over at Penn’s Landing, and almost 700 at Cathedral Place, plus two long term super talks in University City. It would be incredible to see these buildings actually come to fruition.
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