# What city is this a picture of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 31, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661 "2011-03-31T18:48:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/1 "2011-03-31T18:48:29Z")
[Picture here](http://img15.imageshack.us/f/cityscapel.jpg/) I have no idea. Does anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/2 "2011-03-31T18:56:16Z")
based on the US Bank Tower in the photo, it has to be one of [these cities](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bancorp#Namesake_buildings), and it’s NOT Cleveland or Portland or Cincinatti or Sacramento but a lot of them don’t have photos. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/3 "2011-03-31T19:00:47Z")
Boise, Idaho, I think. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/4 "2011-03-31T19:02:37Z")
I’m thinking Boise, too. ---
**Author:** ![Cheez\_Whia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@Cheez\_Whia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheez_Whia)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/5 "2011-03-31T19:03:13Z")
It looks like Salt Lake City, UT. I think the small building with the red and white sign is [Benihana](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.benihana.com/sites/default/files/images/salt-lake_0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.benihana.com/locations/saltlakecity-ut-sl&usg=__zIt7g-dBzo4eZAg7vx1Why746eE=&h=158&w=249&sz=103&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=acdzp8RzHBDDAM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=176&ei=Fs-UTZf3KofQgAfwncXYCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsalt%2Blake%2Bcity%2Butah%2Bbenihana%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1268%26bih%3D702%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=277&oei=Fs-UTZf3KofQgAfwncXYCA&page=1&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=123&ty=52). ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/6 "2011-03-31T19:10:52Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > based on the US Bank Tower in the photo, it has to be one of [these cities](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bancorp#Namesake_buildings), and it’s NOT Cleveland or Portland or Cincinatti or Sacramento but a lot of them don’t have photos. The building in the OP might not be _named_ US Bank Tower, though. ---
**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreasyJack)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/7 "2011-03-31T19:11:39Z")
It’s SLC. You can see the Utah state capitol peeking out between two buildings in the center of the frame. It’s just taken at a funny camera angle that leaves out most of the usual skyline. ETA: Also, you can see the LDS office building (which we recently discussed the phallicness of) behind the building to the right of the capitol. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/8 "2011-03-31T19:14:17Z")
… with it’s very unusual black dome and snow atop the hills to the right. I’m with **Cheez** and **Greasy**. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/9 "2011-03-31T19:15:16Z")
Yeah, I think it is SLC. [![](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3375181507_8b5abcd133.jpg) ](https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3375181507_8b5abcd133.jpg) The facade of the Boise building has vertical stripes. Not to mention a plaza around it :smack: ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/10 "2011-03-31T19:16:26Z")
> [@GreasyJack](#): > > It’s SLC. You can see the Utah state capitol peeking out between two buildings in the center of the frame. It’s just taken at a funny camera angle that leaves out most of the usual skyline. > > ETA: Also, you can see the LDS office building (which we recently discussed the phallicness of) behind the building to the right of the capitol. That appears to be it. Thanks to everyone! ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/11 "2011-03-31T19:23:00Z")
Looks like it was taken from the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, at the bottom center of [this Google map](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=170+South+Main+Street,+Salt+Lake+City,+UT&aq=&sll=40.765545,-111.891814&sspn=0.003097,0.006539&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=170+S+Main+St,+Salt+Lake+City,+Utah+84101&ll=40.765215,-111.89211&spn=0.003097,0.006539&t=h&z=18). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-city-is-this-a-picture-of/576661/12 "2011-03-31T19:35:55Z")
One of the buildings looks like it has a Zion Bank logo that also supports the SLC theory.