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Like Atlanta in the sense that Houston is very wooded & green in parts of the city, especially north, east, & west of downtown. The southern sides of the city are coastal plains with LOTS of palm trees everywhere similar to LA or Miami, but there are actually palm trees all over the Houston metro as far north as Conroe. Far west Houston you get into flat wide open prairie grasslands as far as the eye can see.
That's the cool & unique thing about Houston is you have several different looking regions in different parts of the metro. From piney woods, to palm trees along the coastal areas, to bayous, to 100+ year old Live Oaks draped in Spanish Moss inside The Loop, to Magnolia's in East Houston, to open prairie grasslands in West Houston.
Hmm sounds like some other metro I've heard of.
The metro Houston has the most in common with? Dallas-Fort Worth. Just like the metro that Southern California has the most in common with is the Bay Area.
The metro Houston has the most in common with? Dallas-Fort Worth. Just like the metro that Southern California has the most in common with is the Bay Area.
You think just because they're in the same state they would look identical? That would be a negative.
D/FW is rolling prairie grassland with rivers & lakes. Lots of Cedar & Mesquite trees. Very few tall trees just overgrown bushes as I like to call them.
Houston doesn't have any of that. Houston's topography is more similar to New Orleans than Dallas.
You think just because they're in the same state they would look identical? That would be a negative.
D/FW is rolling prairie grassland with rivers & lakes. Lots of Cedar & Mesquite trees. Very few tall trees just overgrown bushes as I like to call them.
Houston doesn't have any of that. Houston's topography is more similar to New Orleans than Dallas.
There are parts of the Houston metro that are in rolling prairie grasslands with rivers and lakes. Prairie View is in Houston metro for a reason.
You think just because they're in the same state they would look identical? That would be a negative.
D/FW is rolling prairie grassland with rivers & lakes. Lots of Cedar & Mesquite trees. Very few tall trees just overgrown bushes as I like to call them.
Houston doesn't have any of that. Houston's topography is more similar to New Orleans than Dallas.
I didn't say they look identical. I just said of all of the other US metros, Dallas-Forth Worth are the most similar. And I wasn't really talking from a geographic-terrain-natural appearance standpoint exclusively, also heavily weighting the physical environment of the actual cities.
The worst part about Houston is what's not ghetto is redneck, and what's not redneck is ghetto.
At least in L.A., once you leave the ghetto, you don't have to deal with rednecks. And no, the Inland Empire doesn't count as redneck.
Less than 50% of Houston is White. I don't know where you're seeing these rednecks unless you're referring to rural Houston 50 miles out in Cleveland or Liberty because that's the only place you'll see them.
Hijab's outnumber cowboy hats 1,000:1 in Houston this is no lie.
All I will say is that a new age is coming to the city of Houston, and it will show the world the power it is.
I won't reveal any spoilers.
What does this even mean?
And what do you think is going to happen once Downtown LA is fully revitalized with all it's new highrises? Do you know how awesome Hollywood is going to be in 10-15 years? Or Korea Town? There's nothing in Houston like these places.
Not to mention all the high density TOD that will come with the Purple Line extension. LA is only going to get way better.
Yeah but that's like nearly an hour outside of the city.
Well Katy isn't.
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