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HTown I have been going to Houston since the mid 90s, have probably been there an accumulated 30-40 weeks of my life over that span, I have been to every neighborhood you describe multiple times. I visit a friend in the woodlands at least twice a year on top of that, I actually am pretty familiar with the city, ESPECIALLY the galleria. I have been nearly hit by a car crossing the street in the area, had a drink with Bill Walton in the Marriott at the Galleria, he was in to do one of the first Yao Ming games that time, I am dating myself, but YES I know the cities and the area being discussed very well. Why to me it feels just like many suburban areas I am also very familiar with.
Is midtown more similar to Tysons Corner or Downtown Boston, serious question, you tell me
And I am telling you that if it reminds you of the suburbs you are familiar with, then they are not suburban
Downtown boston is not the judge of not being suburban.
If you are not an apple doesn't mean you are an orange.
Again suburban areas are primary residential. THE GALLERIA AREA IS NOT PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL, IE IT IS NOT SUBURBAN
so why must you put it down in every thread and can't say one good thing about it?
All you do is post very stupid and highly incendiary comments about Houston. Comments that are almost 100% wrong. Why are you always trying to put Houston down and spread silly lies about the place?
HTown I have been going to Houston since the mid 90s, have probably been there an accumulated 30-40 weeks of my life over that span, I have been to every neighborhood you describe multiple times. I visit a friend in the woodlands at least twice a year on top of that, I actually am pretty familiar with the city, ESPECIALLY the galleria. I have been nearly hit by a car crossing the street in the area, had a drink with Bill Walton in the Marriott at the Galleria, he was in to do one of the first Yao Ming games that time, I am dating myself, but YES I know the cities and the area being discussed very well. Why to me it feels just like many suburban areas I am also very familiar with.
Is midtown more similar to Tysons Corner or Downtown Boston, serious question, you tell me
No offense, I think your problem is that you are looking at everything as black and white, in this case urban and suburban. The Galleria is definitely not urban when compared to a typical CBD because it is built around the car with some strip malls and parking lots dotted in the area. But it is certainly not a suburb when compared to my interpretation of it in that there is lots of business and commerce done there compared to say residential communities such as Katy or Kingwood. I just simply label the Galleria area as an edge city or satellite center. The same label goes for Tysons Corner, Bellevue, Century City, Buckhead, and so on imo.
No offense, I think your problem is that you are looking at everything as black and white, in this case urban and suburban. The Galleria is definitely not urban when compared to a typical CBD because it is built around the car with some strip malls and parking lots dotted in the area. But it is certainly not a suburb when compared to my interpretation of it in that there is lots of business and commerce done there compared to say residential communities such as Katy or Kingwood. I just simply label the Galleria area as an edge city or satellite center. The same label goes for Tysons Corner, Bellevue, Century City, Buckhead, and so on imo.
you fit your title well. "Fair"
I don't know why he seems to think that if the area doesn't look like Downtown Boston then it is either suburban or rural?
But that is only for Houston.
And I am telling you that if it reminds you of the suburbs you are familiar with, then they are not suburban
Downtown boston is not the judge of not being suburban.
If you are not an apple doesn't mean you are an orange.
Again suburban areas are primary residential. THE GALLERIA AREA IS NOT PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL, IE IT IS NOT SUBURBAN
NOT BEING BOSTON DOESNOT MEAN IT IS SUBURBAN
Yes it does remind me of many suburbs I am familiar with. And there are resdiential areas just outside the Galleria area, exactly how suburbs and their core business/retail districts exist in most metros, again the vast boundaries of Houston contain much of what is called suburban in other cities, As usual you want it both ways, call the 600+ miles the city and say it is different from the areas the same distance from their respective cores. Why the boundaries of houston are mostly laughable in the context of comparing to any other cities/metros of Houstons size.
I don't know why he seems to think that if the area doesn't look like Downtown Boston then it is either suburban or rural?
But that is only for Houston.
No, I said there are urban areas of houston, to me the galleria is not one of them, I also do not call Tysons or Restin or KOP or Cherry Hill or Edison or Waltham urban either
Satalite centers may be appropriate but still believe it to look, feel and funtion as the suburbs, hence to me not urban
No offense, I think your problem is that you are looking at everything as black and white, in this case urban and suburban. The Galleria is definitely not urban when compared to a typical CBD because it is built around the car with some strip malls and parking lots dotted in the area. But it is certainly not a suburb when compared to my interpretation of it in that there is lots of business and commerce done there compared to say residential communities such as Katy or Kingwood. I just simply label the Galleria area as an edge city or satellite center. The same label goes for Tysons Corner, Bellevue, Century City, Buckhead, and so on imo.
I agree, but these all function as the business/commerce/retail centers of suburban areas. i actually do agree, I said to me the area is not urban, the houston folks told me it was and different from all the places you named, i agree with you completely in that is is a satalite center and not a core urban area, which was proported earlier by many houston folk, not all but many
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