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They both lack being unique IMO. I love Houston skyline better because I'm a native. Philly just looks like it tried to imitate NYC, while Houston tried to go for a Texas version of la's skyline.
I admit that I haven't been to Philly since Comcast was built. In pictures, it seems to lack some of the grace that others possess in Philly, though. The street level shots look more like a Houston building, if I'm being honest. It's kind of a Total Plaza or maybe a Hilton Americas look. Not exactly what I'd expect or want in Philly.
Hi - I lived in Houston for over 25 years before moving to Philly over 1.5 years ago. I can understand that the street views remind you of Hilton Americas or Total Plaza. On the ground, however, they are different. The plaza serves as an real urban gathering place featuring an eatery in a park-like setting that draws people to congregate and linger. But for me, the real draw is the lobby, which offers looped seasonal multi-media presentations. Here is a video of the presentation last December:
Take the time to watch it. You may be different, but every guest we take there comes way impressed. I know one or two posters will say this is off-topic, but I view you as someone interested in learning instead of scoring points for one city or another.
They both lack being unique IMO. I love Houston skyline better because I'm a native. Philly just looks like it tried to imitate NYC, while Houston tried to go for a Texas version of la's skyline.
Houston and L.A. are always compared. And they ARE very comparable cities. In fact, I always think of Houston as the result of L.A. and New Orleans hooking up...
Houston and L.A. are always compared. And they ARE very comparable cities. In fact, I always think of Houston as the result of L.A. and New Orleans hooking up...
That said, I've never heard that one before.
Because it never happened houston developed for the same reason as any city, its downtown was close to the port of entrance, so it became a business Hub, since people coming in from the bayou were let off there, its other districts , were born from business locating to close to where the bulk of there employee lived, that is also the reason why exxon pulled most of it employees from downtown and open up its woodlands branch the vast majority of there employee live there
that is not true, mpost of Houstons sidewalks are wider than some Boston streets, beacon hill, and the North end you can only fit single file down the street, only in Back Bay westward is there wide sidewalks.
Hell yea the sidewalks in Boston are very narrow.
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