Guess the City 175: Historic Edition 9

[Super Amputee Cat]

 

[DetroitPlanner]

Madison Wisconsin

 

[Cardinal]

Madison Wisconsin

Ouch! Not even close! No, I am guessing this is a river town and maybe a county seat. How about Quincy, IL?

 

[the north omaha star]

One of the Quad Cities?

 

[mendelman]

I'll go along with Cardinal - Quincy, IL - sounds goods

 

[boiker]

Having drove through three weeks ago, Quincy, IL sounds like a good choice.

 

[Super Amputee Cat]

None of the guesses are right so far.

Another view:

 

[biscuit]

And from wayyyyy out in left field comes......
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?

 

[Tom R]

gtc

The first view is looking south at a river. Cincinnatti?

 

[JNA]

Please give us at least a hint - which river is this city on ?

 

[biscuit]

Having just now noticed the print on the first photo which reads, "Looking south," I formally withdraw my previous guess of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. As for a new guess.... well, I honestly have no freakin' clue.

 

[boiker]

my other guess will be Souix City, IA

 

[DetroitPlanner]

Pierre South Dakota

 

[Super Amputee Cat]

Pierre South Dakota

Correct! Lucky guess or do you know this town?

 

[DetroitPlanner]

I've never been there, I noticed the difference between from my first posting that you had blocked out Pierre, I knew this was a Capitol City as the roads converged on what appears to be an elegant public buildning, and that some of the buildings that surround them appear to be University or Public Servie buildings.

My first choice of Madison was based upon unfortunate trips there (to comfort a friend's wife while he laid in the university hospital dying, the weekend prior to the AICP exam, so I did not see much of the town, but I did read the ICMA green book cover-to-cover, but I'm digresssing and running on so I will now stop). And I did not see much of the town, but noticed the capitol, the hills and the lake.