Is Dallas ugly? (Houston, Fort Worth, The Woodlands: to live in, safe, move to)

[grindin]

I guess the only way to get to a logical conclusion about this is to get someone to count each and every tree within their respective city limits.


Of course, you'll need an out-of-towner to referee.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by grindin

I guess the only way to get to a logical conclusion about this is to get someone to count each and every tree within their respective city limits.


Of course, you'll need an out-of-towner to referee.

Dallas is in the Prairie & Lakes region of the state, Houston is right at the edge of the Piney Woods where it meets the Gulf's Coastal Plains. A quick glance at a satellite photo will tell you right away most of Houston is greener than Dallas is. *I'd say anything directly south & further north of I-10 in Houston is considered to be, by large city standards, more than adequately forested for an urban area given its the 4th largest US city.

*See Memorial Park

[grindin]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Dallas is in the Prairie & Lakes region of the state, Houston is right at the edge of the Piney Woods where it meets the Gulf's Coastal Plains. A quick glance at a satellite photo will tell you right away most of Houston is greener than Dallas is. *I'd say anything directly south & further north of I-10 in Houston is considered to be, by large city standards, more than adequately forested for an urban area given its the 4th largest US city.

*See Memorial Park

Well cut my legs off and call me shorty! I swore I said that a few posts ago! Having been to both cities, I can certainly agree that Houston has a more massive tree cover than Dallas. I was being a bit facetious, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone called my bluff and actually went to count trees to prove a point. We can bring food and live bands, and scavenger hunts for the kids.


I'd also suggest potential relocators to the area use Google Streetview or Bird's Eye View (from MSN Live maps) to get a good look at the area if they are not immediately able to actually visit the area.

[aceplace]

Originally Posted by grindin

Well cut my legs off and call me shorty! I swore I said that a few posts ago! Having been to both cities, I can certainly agree that Houston has a more massive tree cover than Dallas. I was being a bit facetious, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone called my bluff and actually went to count trees to prove a point. We can bring food and live bands, and scavenger hunts for the kids.


I'd also suggest potential relocators to the area use Google Streetview or Bird's Eye View (from MSN Live maps) to get a good look at the area if they are not immediately able to actually visit the area.

I can apprciate your whimsy, Grindin.

As to whether more or less of a metro area is covered by forest, does it really matter? There are plenty of areas in either metro that are forested. If that means anything to a resident.

The truth is... nobody lives everywhere in a metro, they live just in a particular neighborhood. If you like living in a forest and your particular neighborhood is heavily wooded, what's the problem?

[TXNGL]

Originally Posted by grindin

Well cut my legs off and call me shorty! I swore I said that a few posts ago! Having been to both cities, I can certainly agree that Houston has a more massive tree cover than Dallas. I was being a bit facetious, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone called my bluff and actually went to count trees to prove a point. We can bring food and live bands, and scavenger hunts for the kids.


I'd also suggest potential relocators to the area use Google Streetview or Bird's Eye View (from MSN Live maps) to get a good look at the area if they are not immediately able to actually visit the area.

I think we could cover more area in less time if the tree counters used Caucasian skatescooters.

[Lakewooder]

Welcome to my world - use street view and start counting

6900 tokalon dallas 75214 - Google Maps

7100 fisher road dallas texas 75214 - Google Maps

[Cha Ching]

Originally Posted by nmnita

too many people never get out of their own little world. You are right, there is a lot to see. Outside of Dallas, we love Waxahachie's town center and old city hall.

Nita

My own little world? Excuse me...you don't know me. Kind of judgemental, dontcha think? I lived in Texas my whole life until 2 years ago.

I've been to Waxahachie and enjoyed it, and I've been back and forth across the state of Texas, seeing much of it. As well as other states.

The original poster didn't ask about other areas, he asked about Dallas specifically. Yes, there are gorgeous courthouses in Texas, but if you want to see real history, you need to go to the Alamo or the old missions in San Antonio. Dallas is not the place to enjoy historic architectural beauty, with the exception of Fair Park or the Adolphus or a few other buildings. Even the gorgeous old bungalows in Lakewood and Lower Greenville are being ripped down at a disgusting pace.

The 1920s, while they are historic and cool, do not compare to the gorgeous old architecture up here in Milwaukee-- old German churches with the establishment date still carved above the doors, the Pabst mansion, "Old Main" at the old soldiers home, the main library, the Miller mansion....some of this stuff still dates from the 1860s and 1870s. It is valued and preserved. THAT is what I was referring to. So save the snark, please. Driving down the streets in Dallas did not make me gasp in wonder at the history.

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by Cha Ching

. Even the gorgeous old bungalows in Lakewood and Lower Greenville are being ripped down at a disgusting pace.

We've instituted several conservation and NSO districts to stop this and we've even gotten one historic district of over 700 homes approved. The first HD in many years to be approved. Lakewood Heights (caught by surprise) was too late to save so that's where most of 'new homes' are - a lot of great homes were torn down but they weren't really as significant as other areas such as the M-Streets or Bungalow Heaven Junius Heights - also a there were dozens of 'back houses/servants quarters' built there in the Depression which were waiting for main houses to be built on the front of the lot and that never happened. So not a huge loss on those.

In any event, the economy and lack of jumbo loans has slowed the McMansions down quite a bit.

[Cha Ching]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

We've instituted several conservation and NSO districts to stop this and we've even gotten one historic district of over 700 homes approved. The first HD in many years to be approved. Lakewood Heights (caught by surprise) was too late to save so that's where most of 'new homes' are - a lot of great homes were torn down but they weren't really as significant as other areas such as the M-Streets or Bungalow Heaven Junius Heights - also a there were dozens of 'back houses/servants quarters' built there in the Depression which were waiting for main houses to be built on the front of the lot and that never happened. So not a huge loss on those.

In any event, the economy and lack of jumbo loans has slowed the McMansions down quite a bit.

Thank God for that, but I stand by my attitude. We lived in the 6300 block of Llano, and I drove by there before we left. Barely any of the same dwellings were still standing, including our cute little rental. The architecture here is in Milwaukee is beautiful. People buy the structures that are here, and work WITH them rather than tearing them down and building something else.

[Lakewooder]

Yeah Llano was hit hard - I used to live across Abrams in the 6400 block of Westlake - it's in a conservation district.