San Jose VS. Houston (market, Phoenix, best, places) - Page 8 - City-Data Forum

blkgiraffe · 07-05-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by durf

Houston sure looks dull and boring just like when I was there. No life and all the buildings accounted for, including the new Hines building and Trammel Crow building that are nearing completion. The last building under construction to be complete is the hotel tower in downtown Houston. That's it for a while- maybe 5 years due to the economy. The new building for Houston ballet is a drop in bucket for downtown Houston. The only hope is that Houston's Pavilions fill up and reach its potential, also finish the riverpark. When the economy picks up, please do something about them parking surface lots. Build a non-profit or homeless shelter, anything to push those lots. Maybe building a sprawling campus or housing project to get rid of those lots there. People don't want to walk by those lots and makes them feel there's nothing there-no action, and it feels unsafe and dead.

Well; trust me when I say those pictures of SJ don't look so lively either.

durf · 07-05-2010, 08:33 PM

jluke65780, I've actually been to both and saw it first hand. You probably have never been to SJ. Yes, it sure is, y'all.

DANNYY · 07-05-2010, 08:35 PM

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jluke65780, I've actually been to both and saw it first hand. You probably have never been to SJ. Yes, it sure is, y'all.

That's not cool man. Not at all.

SouthmoreAve · 07-05-2010, 08:52 PM

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Guys, we'll end this once and for all. For proof that San Jose is more dense than Houston and some other big cities downtowns, just look at flickr.com and type downtown San Jose. Just keep looking at all those pictures and be patience. You'll definitely see very dense above view of downtown San Jose, and its current. Some pictures will be crappy and some are very, very good just keep going and you'll see. You can also enlarge those pictures. You'll also see almost no surface parking lots there. Flickr is excellent to check out other cities' downtowns. Wikipedia is also good, but the vantage point of downtown San Jose is only ok. Another tool is Google, type downtown San Jose and click on video. You'll get an impressive view of downtown San Jose. You know what? Just go to 360 residences.com, the condo project of SJ, and click on several video of downtown San Jose. You should see it.

OK, what are you arguing? I'm arguing that I don't think that DT San Jose has more high-rises than DT Houston. I think most will agree that DT San Jose is more dense, just from pictures, it doesn't have the excessive amount of parking lots.

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Originally Posted by durf

Houston sure looks dull and boring just like when I was there. No life and all the buildings accounted for, including the new Hines building and Trammel Crow building that are nearing completion. The last building under construction to be complete is the hotel tower in downtown Houston. That's it for a while- maybe 5 years due to the economy. The new building for Houston ballet is a drop in bucket for downtown Houston. The only hope is that Houston's Pavilions fill up and reach its potential, also finish the riverpark. When the economy picks up, please do something about them parking surface lots. Build a non-profit or homeless shelter, anything to push those lots. Maybe building a sprawling campus or housing project to get rid of those lots there. People don't want to walk by those lots and makes them feel there's nothing there-no action, and it feels unsafe and dead.

No offense to OmShashi, but he isn't exactly a proffesional photographer, so I wouldn't base DT Houston off of those pictures. (OmShashi:Sorry, but thanks for at least posting pics) DT Houston is not vibrant, ok, but it isn't exactly dead, I mean there still is a lot of hope and tons of potential. The "shopping district" usually has a fair amount of people, and it wasn't shown, not to mention the hotspot that is Discovery Green. And the people milling around the Theater District, City Hall/Tranquility Park area, Main St. Square on most occasions, etc.

You can talk about DT Houston being dull and boring on account of the lack of people, but the buildings(oveall) are way better than anything in San Jose.

blkgiraffe · 07-05-2010, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by durf

jluke65780, I've actually been to both and saw it first hand. You probably have never been to SJ. Yes, it sure is, y'all.

Was the ya'll really necessary??? So lame.

I guess unlike you; we realize there is much more to Houston than downtown.

DANNYY · 07-05-2010, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthmoreAve

No offense to OmShashi, but he isn't exactly a proffesional photographer, so I wouldn't base DT Houston off of those pictures. (OmShashi:Sorry, but thanks for at least posting pics) DT Houston is not vibrant, ok, but it isn't exactly dead, I mean there still is a lot of hope and tons of potential. The "shopping district" usually has a fair amount of people, and it wasn't shown, not to mention the hotspot that is Discovery Green.

I was there on a Tuesday during work hours. I just do it for fun, not really to get anything out of it. Lol, so it's cool!

SouthmoreAve · 07-05-2010, 09:09 PM

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I was there on a Tuesday during work hours. I just do it for fun, not really to get anything out of it. Lol, so it's cool!

Yeah, I'm the same way, probably will always have just a regular camera myself. It's just fun taking pictures of a skyline, buildings, etc.

DANNYY · 07-05-2010, 09:14 PM

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Yeah, I'm the same way, probably will always have just a regular camera myself. It's just fun taking pictures of a skyline, buildings, etc.

No I do it because I want to get through all 50 states and every big city in the country, everything from Knoxville to New York City. I will eventually get to it.
My goal is before I turn 30.

OyCrumbler · 07-05-2010, 11:10 PM

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Now, I rest my thread. I didn't just make up disallusional fact of San Jose. It shows that everything I said was validated. As for San Joseans, get off the self-inferiority shell! You have it pretty good with pop. of 1,023,000, capital of high tech, world class airport(new) and a structured downtown.

What are you talking about? What is validating your opinions at all? These pictures sure aren't making it look anything that you're portraying.

durf · 07-06-2010, 12:49 AM

Just look at the new cityhall in dt San Jose on Flickr.com and tell me that it doesn't look as good as Houston's. Also look at the Axis Condo of San Jose on flickr.com. Just type those buildings on when get on flickr.com or type downtown San Jose and keep looking. You can also look for them on google by typing downtown San Jose and then press image.