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View Poll Results: Where would you rather be in the Metroplex?
Dallas 108 56.84%
Fort Worth 82 43.16%
Voters: 190. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-21-2009, 05:58 PM
JJG JJG started this thread
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Dallas vs. Fort Worth......

Why not?
It's not like the two cities are RIGHT next to eachother like Minneapolis and St. Paul.


Ok. Let's look at the tale of the tape......

Dallas

Population: 1,279,910 (8th in Nation, 3rd in Texas)
Nicknames: Big D, D-town, Dirty Dirty D, The D
Global City status: "Beta World City"
Skyline Recognition Rating: 10/10
Main Suburb: Plano
Position in DFW Metropex: Leading major city
Major University: Southern Methodist University (Private)
Sports scene: Cowboys (NFL), Mavericks (NBA), Rangers (MLB), Stars (NHL), SMU Mustangs (NCAA FBS), Frisco Rough Riders (AAA Minor Leauge), Grand Prarire Airhogs (Ind. Minor Leauge), Lone Star Park (horse racing)
Political standing: Somewhat mixed
Mostly known for...: Dallas the tv show, the Cowboys, Texas State Fair, the Cotton Bowl, famous skyline, JFK assasination

http://jmunoz0525.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/dallas-skyline1.jpg (broken link)


Fort Worth

Population: 720,250 (17th in Nation, 5th in Texas)
Nicknames: Cowtown, Funkytown, Panther City, The City where the West Begins/Began
Global City status: none
Skyline Recognition Rating: 5/10
Main Suburb: Arlington
Position in DFW Metroplex: Secondary major city
Major University: Texas Christian University (Private)
Sports scene: Texas Motor Speedway (Auto Racing), Texas Christian University Horned Frogs (NCAA FBS), Fort Worth Cats (Ind. Minor Leauge), Texas Brahmas (CHL Hockey)
Political standing: More conservative
Mostly known for...: TMS, Cattle, the Cultural District, Zoo, downtown street life, Barnett Shale

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Old 07-21-2009, 06:01 PM
 
Location: Boston Metro
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I said Fort Worth because the city is smaller and is right next to the bigger city Dallas.
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Old 07-21-2009, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I voted Fort Worth because I really like their downtown on the street level. Lots of great bars and restaurants. The museum there is also really cool.
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Old 07-21-2009, 07:32 PM
 
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I don't like the comparison because they are in one metro area. You can easily go to one from the other. So as long as you live in one of the two cities, you get the amenities of both of them. They are not as close as Minneapolis & St. Paul but still very close, and besides they have a train connecting them while the light rail connecting the Twin Cities hasn't started construction yet. I don't see the point of comparing them, but I voted for Dallas.
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Old 07-21-2009, 07:37 PM
 
Location: 602/520
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Fort Worth might be smaller and have a smaller skyline than Dallas, but it is MUCH nicer. Downtown Fort Worth is very walkable, has numerous downtown housing options, has commuter rail, nice restaurants, and pretty much everything that Dallas has. Fort Worth also has the Stockyards, which is a nice addition as well. Downtown Dallas is not that walkable, has a bunch of tall skyscrapers for show, and just seems very impersonal.
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Old 07-21-2009, 07:53 PM
 
Location: The land of Chicago
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Dallas its where I was born
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Old 07-21-2009, 08:13 PM
 
Location: Denver
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Ewww.... Where's the option for neither! My cousin's friend went there and said both were bad and sprawly.

In all seriousness, though, I like Fort Worth better. It's nicer and much more down to earth, yet it has most of the amenities that are in Dallas.
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Old 07-21-2009, 09:35 PM
JJG JJG started this thread
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Alot of you may not know this, but Dallas and Fort Worth have been rivals ever since the mid to late 1800's....

For those of you who don't see the point in comparing the two..... ask that same question for all the other city vs. city threads on here....

Besides, I've always wanted to know if it came down to just these two, which one would it be? I'll never know the real answer since I can't ask every single person on this earth, but I can at least get info from some of the C-D fourmers....


Oh, and I'm not gonna vote. For those of you who've read my previous posts, you could take a good guess on who I'd vote for.
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Old 07-21-2009, 09:43 PM
 
Location: New England & The Maritimes
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Texas Forum.
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Old 07-21-2009, 09:45 PM
 
Location: metro ATL
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I think if I had the opportunity to move to the Metroplex, I might move to Fort Worth over Dallas. It just seems to be more active and have a better downtown.
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