Capital of the South? (better, cons, accents, downtown)

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

There is a Houston accent, you of all people know it. Nome talm baut, stick of dro, Nome sayn, etc. If there's no accent then why do most of the blacks born before the 90s sound like they could be in SUC?!

Lol, well, every city has it's own subculture and unique way of talking, but everybody here doesn't sound like that.

Half of Houstonians with southern accents talk more slow, while the rest of us talk more fast. I'm the latter, and the only time I say "nomtombot" is when I'm goofing around.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by Spade

I'm sorry Nairobi but I'm not seeing it in those google maps.


Richmond is EASILY Southern. There is no doubt about that. Don't know how it's barely Southern. As far as Houston feeling like a different world. Well, it does. It's very international. No city other than maybe Dallas has that feel within 500-600 miles of it. But I should say there is a Louisiana element in that area.

Well its just a different type of southern up there.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

Lol, well, every city has it's own subculture and unique way of talking, but everybody here doesn't sound like that.

Half of Houstonians with southern accents talk more slow, while the rest of us talk more fast. I'm the latter, and the only time I say "nomtombot" is when I'm goofing around.

Its still an accent native to Houston.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by Spade

I'm sorry Nairobi but I'm not seeing it in those google maps.

I don't see how you don't, but I can't force you to see anything.

Houston Texas - Google Maps

Shreveport Louisiana - Google Maps

To be clear, I never said all of Shreveport looked liked Houston, but parts of it absolutely do. They both have that southern, flat, piney-woods-straddling-plain look to them. Not to mention, many of the exact same trees and other flora grow in both cities. Geographically, their distance is great, but they're naturally much closer to each other than Houston and San Antonio.

I'm not one who likes to use streetview to prove a point, but it's a helpful tool for conveying what I've seen with the naked eye, and that's that parts of Shreveport do indeed look like Houston. No doubt about it.

Speaking of streetview, I've noticed that they updated most of their pictures of Houston, and they did it right around spring time, when many neighborhoods are at their most beautiful.

[annie_himself]

Houston and Shreveport definitely look similar in a few parts. Same with any sunbelt city sans the more urban ones.

[Spade]

I can see it there in those links. There really isn't any urban part of Shreveport outside of their very tiny downtown core. Most of Shreveport beginning immediately outside of the downtown is very suburban. That link of Houston is showing suburban Houston. Most post WW2 suburban areas of the sunbelt look alike. There are areas in NOVA and Suburban Maryland that look exactly like those two links.

Well its just a different type of southern up there.

That's a given.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by Spade

I can see it there in those links. There really isn't any urban part of Shreveport outside of their very tiny downtown core. Most of Shreveport beginning immediately outside of the downtown is very suburban. That link of Houston is showing suburban Houston. Most post WW2 suburban areas of the sunbelt look alike. There are areas in NOVA and Suburban Maryland that look exactly like those two links.



That's a given.

The Highlands and Queensborough in Shreveport are urban in layout, not dense but not winding subburban roads either, my cousin owns a house in the Highlands in an older walkable neighborhood with a park in her back yard. Much of Queensborough could pass for the east side of Houston no doubt. With that said, the Garden District in Baton Rouge could pass for the area of University Blvd between Kirby and Main. I would have expected those homes to be much bigger and well kept, but to my surprise they aren't.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

The Highlands and Queensborough in Shreveport are urban in layout, not dense but not winding subburban roads either, my cousin owns a house in the Highlands in an older walkable neighborhood with a park in her back yard. Much of Queensborough could pass for the east side of Houston no doubt. With that said, the Garden District in Baton Rouge could pass for the area of University Blvd between Kirby and Main. I would have expected those homes to be much bigger and well kept, but to my surprise they aren't.

Urban in layout? Maybe. Doesn't make it urban. I would say most of Houston is urban in layout. But we know better than to call most of Houston urban. Winding roads doesn't make an area suburban. Otherwise, Boston would be suburban and again, we know better than to call Boston suburban. What I've seen from Queensborough in Shreveport (and yes, I've been through there), doesn't remind me of East Houston inside the loop. Maybe points towards the beltway. Just to add. That area of Shreveport actually reminds me alot of SE Dallas.

Garden District in BR does remind me of some parts of Houston. Not that area of University BLVD though.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by Spade

Urban in layout? Maybe. Doesn't make it urban. I would say most of Houston is urban in layout. But we know better than to call most of Houston urban. Winding roads doesn't make an area suburban. Otherwise, Boston would be suburban and again, we know better than to call Boston suburban. What I've seen from Queensborough in Shreveport (and yes, I've been through there), doesn't remind me of East Houston inside the loop. Maybe points towards the beltway. Just to add. That area of Shreveport actually reminds me alot of SE Dallas.

Garden District in BR does remind me of some parts of Houston. Not that area of University BLVD though.

Houston is far too large for it to be 'mostly' urban. Nothing urban about anything outside of the loop, and certain neighborhoods like Upper Kirby aren't urban inside the loop.

Shreveport: Shreveport, LA - Google Maps
Houston: Houston, TX - Google Maps
(Damn Houston looks so much better!)

The style of homes are different than most in Baton Rouge but still reminds me of it because of the nearby colleges, etc...

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

shreveport la - Google Maps

shreveport la - Google Maps

shreveport la - Google Maps

Call me crazy, but I get more of a North/Central Texas vibe from those pictures. Shreveport and Dallas are more similar and connected than Houston and Shreveport. The infamous "urr" ending that is prominent in Dallas is common in Northern Lousiana.