Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
la is probly better cuz thats where movies r shot at nd other stuff i aint gona lie la skyline look like houston skyline but ima go with houston cuz i live here lol
Both Houston and LA struggle with density in their downtown districts.
I see WAY too many parking lots in Houston, and L.A has a good number of them as well.
LA has a couple large "dead zones" where the parking lots are a real problem. The most problematic one can be seen in the last photo above, south of 7th between grand and olive. There was a large project proposed for this during the boom... but it'll probably sit empty for a while since its very popular for film shoots. This dead zone really keeps the historic core from connecting with south park.
Another problem lot area is between the civic center and little tokyo along 2nd that's slowly getting filled in.
My least favorite lot though is the one north of pershing square because it's such prime real estate (often, though, that can keep a place from developing because people sit on it.. just look at the grand ave. project..)
Downtown Houston is so strikingly similar to Downtown LA in look & feel its kinda freaky.
Even the architecture is identical...the shapes, the colors, the height & number of buildings.
Houston is taller on average though. LA has more surrounding low rise buildings therefore is twice the density of Houston. Its still a ghost town though after 5 pm.
^^ Really? a lot of people say similar things, but I don't agree. The number and height is definitely twinsy, but the colors and shapes are pretty different. LA definitely has more darker colored buildings.
I think architecturally, LA is more similar to seattle.
I most often see the skyline from the south, so it looks like this (when there's snow, obv). There's a definite rise to a "peak" at the union bank tower:
Houston doesn't look like this to me--you don't have a "peak" shape like that.
Do away with the mountains & Hollywood sign your average Joe wouldn't know the difference between DT Houston & LA.
Hell Houston's 2nd skyline Uptown/Galleria is taller than anything in LA's metro outside of downtown of course.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
