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L.A. hands downs but check back with Houston in four or five years.. The area called Market Sqaure is bustling right now , with 6 bars already opened on the same block in the last..ear alone two more on the way.. Batanga has already become a hot shot bar/live music/ restraunt in Houston. Now hines is planning to build a 33 stroy highrasie on the same block as well..
Greenst is being renovated by Midway they have a nack for turning dead zones into hot spotss for retail and shopping.. so here is hoping they can use that magic touch on this project..
Even the Downtown residence is seeing a surge with two luxary buildings being built, and two more planned and another rumored..
All three rail lines will be on line by then...I am intrested in seeing Dt Houston in the next five years
I'm surprised LA seems to be so far ahead of the pack...I guess it's older/more interesting...I prefer it's skyline too, Dallas and Houston have kind of ugly, blocky, spacey skylines.
I'm surprised LA seems to be so far ahead of the pack...I guess it's older/more interesting...I prefer it's skyline too, Dallas and Houston have kind of ugly, blocky, spacey skylines.
Why? Your post reads as though you were expecting different results.
I'm originally from Chicagoland. Therefore, downtown Chicago is my measuring stick for downtown areas.
I've never visited Los Angeles or Dallas. I haven't seen Houston since I was 15. I live in Atlanta. Granted, there are only a few pics of Los Angeles posted, they are dynamite, nonetheless! Especially, the ice skating. I've seen enough of downtown Atlanta. I want to see Dallas and Houston pics.
I'm surprised LA seems to be so far ahead of the pack...I guess it's older/more interesting...I prefer it's skyline too, Dallas and Houston have kind of ugly, blocky, spacey skylines.
You mean like this?
Like this?
Or like this?
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As a place to live, work and play, downtown LA by a long, long way. Downtown Atlanta, Dallas and Houston all have impressive skylines but at street level they are tragic for MSAs their size. Many downtowns of MSAs less than half their size have much more vibrant downtowns: Pittsburgh, Austin, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Portland, to name a few, all have better residential, pedestrian friendly, alive and livable downtowns. On an average Tuesday night, you will see more people on the streets in downtown Omaha than downtown Dallas! Downtown Atlanta is marginally better than downtown Houston or Dallas, but for MSAs over 5 million, only downtown Phoenix would be worse than downtown Houston, Dallas or Atlanta.
Is that giant pit where the Whole Food's mixed-user is going? That thing is killing one of the biggest parking lots in DTLA.
Yes, that certainly looks like where that was taken but I'll let pwright confirm it.
Quite a few parking lots in LA's inner downtown core getting developed right now. Should add to the fabric and vibrancy of those parts of downtown nicely once they open.
As a place to live, work and play, downtown LA by a long, long way. Downtown Atlanta, Dallas and Houston all have impressive skylines but at street level they are tragic for MSAs their size.
I have been to all four cities and I agree. Though, I would not use the term tragic do describe the other downtowns.
I was pretty impressed on a recent trip to Houston. I like the city. But as a city/downtown Houston is far closer to a built up version of Phoenix than it is to Los Angeles. Downtown LA has so many blocks/districts with 4 to 12-story early 20th century buildings. From the fashion district to the historic core you would never mistake those other three downtowns for downtown LA. A completely different feel and fabric........in my experience.
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