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Old 04-16-2010, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Abilene, Texas
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Like Lakewooder said above, Dallas does indeed have more extremely wealthy people than a lot of other cities. And some of those people are fairly well-known to the general public (Ross Perot and Mark Cuban for example). As far as Dallas being percieved as being "glamorous" goes, I think the hit TV series "DALLAS" played a huge role in that. That show was on the air for something like 13 seasons, and was the #1 show on TV for about 3 years in a row in the earlier years of the series.

 
Old 04-16-2010, 05:03 PM
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Arguably Dallas is among world's 6 or 7 most economically powerful urban regions in terms of major corporate HQs (like Exxon) and wealthy energy and financial entrepreneurs (in both Dallas and FtWorth)

In coming yrs, Dallas will probably increase in economic power over more populated regions like LA or Chicago because of TX's lack of state income tax and Dallas' pro-business ethos (and poss rising state income taxes in NYC, CA, IL)...which may attract more major corporate HQs and high-income jobs

Dallas' Preston Hollow or Highland Park is about as elegant as any leafy suburb of NYC/Chicago, like Greenwich/Winnetka; and Dallas has a more efficient car-centric infrastructure, akin to SiliconValley, rather than archaic Eastern cities where drives from affluent suburbs to MidtownManhattan or Loop are far more arduous

Perhaps glamorous in that affluent tend to dress better, drive newer cars and live in newer houses than counterparts in some older, less economically powerful cities...but consumption patterns in Preston Hollow don't seem much different from those of more wealthy places like Silicon Valley's Atherton or NYC's Greenwich
 
Old 04-16-2010, 05:40 PM
 
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there was a fatwallet article that someone had linked here on city-data about two weeks ago, comparing annual median consumption per capita in various top cities of America; Dallas and Plano were among the biggest spenders.... so as someone upthread said, Pretentious...YES! Glamorous...not so much. Although a ton of women here look very glamorous indeed! hehe
 
Old 04-16-2010, 09:55 PM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
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Most of the country thinks of Dallas as being a very wealthy city. Do you think that Dallas is really richer then most cities in the country? If it is do you think its substantially richer then most places or not? A lot of people also have this view of Dallas as being “glamorous”. Why do you think this is? Is it because of the TV show or is it because Dallas really is glamorous? Is there a lot of old money in Dallas? If so where did it come from? [/SIZE]

I have never been to Dallas and I’m curious. I lived in Boston, Pittsburgh and Richmond how does it compare to these cities or others on the East Coast? No right or wrong answers just opinions.
The TV show made Dallas look very greedy, pretentious, and dishonest. There is nothing glamorous about those adjectives.

In my opinion, wealth and glamor are not synonymous. If one is glamorous, he or she is attractive and/or charming with a tad of "real" class. No, it's not the hair, the makeup, the perfume, the car, the house, or the clothes. Real glamor is of the soul, one's character, one's eloquent speech, one's intelligence, one's demeanor, et al. If one is wealthy, he or she just has a lot of money.

I don't possess either but if I'm ever blessed with a choice, I know which one I'd choose.
 
Old 04-17-2010, 05:15 AM
 
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Arguably Dallas is among world's 6 or 7 most economically powerful urban regions in terms of major corporate HQs (like Exxon) and wealthy energy and financial entrepreneurs
Two dozen Fortune 500 companies call Houston home, and a dozen are based in Dallas.
Texas home to 57 Fortune 500 firms | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Dallas Business News
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According to Fridays DMN, in the just released list of Fortune 500 companies Dallas ranked a very distant second among cities just in TX for Fortune 500 headquarters, therefor I seriously doubt that it's among the top half or so global cities in that department.
My gosh Dallas is only the third largest city in the state so it's really not a very big place in world terms, just in the minds of people who live there who apparently feel the need to brag about something.
 
Old 04-17-2010, 06:52 AM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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Two dozen Fortune 500 companies call Houston home, and a dozen are based in Dallas.
Texas home to 57 Fortune 500 firms | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Dallas Business News
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According to Fridays DMN, in the just released list of Fortune 500 companies Dallas ranked a very distant second among cities just in TX for Fortune 500 headquarters, therefor I seriously doubt that it's among the top half or so global cities in that department.
My gosh Dallas is only the third largest city in the state so it's really not a very big place in world terms, just in the minds of people who live there who apparently feel the need to brag about something.
Here is the list of the number of fortune 500 companies by metro area:

NYC - 71
San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose: 31
Chicago (IL, IN, WI): 28
Houston: 25
Dallas – Fort Worth: 24
Los Angeles: 24
Minneapolis – St. Paul: 20
Washington D.C. (DC–VA–MD–WV): 17
Philadelphia (PA, DE, MD, NJ): 14
Atlanta: 12
Boston: 12
Detroit: 12
Cincinnati (OH-KY-IN): 9
St. Louis: 9
Charlotte: 8
Denver: 8
Milwaukee: 8
Pittsburgh: 8
Cleveland: 7
Seattle: 7
Richmond – 6
Columbus: 5
Miami – Fort Lauderdale: 5
Omaha: 5
Phoenix: 5
Hartford: 4
San Antonio: 4
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News: 4
Indianapolis: 3
Jacksonville: 3
Kansas City: 3
Louisville: 3
Tampa – St. Petersburg: 3
Toledo: 3
Allentown: 2
Austin: 2
Portland: 2
Akron: 2
Baltimore: 2
Orlando: 2
San Diego: 2

The quote that you highlighted was "Arguably Dallas is one of the most powerful economic reigions" not "Arguably Dallas is one of the most powerful economic cities".
The statement made was absolutely right. The gap between the economic power of Metro Houston vs. DFW is tiny.

Nice attempt to put our city down though.
 
Old 04-17-2010, 07:15 AM
 
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Here is the list of the number of fortune 500 companies by metro area:

NYC - 71
San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose: 31
Chicago (IL, IN, WI): 28
Houston: 25
Dallas – Fort Worth: 24
Los Angeles: 24
Minneapolis – St. Paul: 20
Washington D.C. (DC–VA–MD–WV): 17
Philadelphia (PA, DE, MD, NJ): 14
Atlanta: 12
Boston: 12
Detroit: 12
Cincinnati (OH-KY-IN): 9
St. Louis: 9
Charlotte: 8
Denver: 8
Milwaukee: 8
Pittsburgh: 8
Cleveland: 7
Seattle: 7
Richmond – 6
Columbus: 5
Miami – Fort Lauderdale: 5
Omaha: 5
Phoenix: 5
Hartford: 4
San Antonio: 4
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News: 4
Indianapolis: 3
Jacksonville: 3
Kansas City: 3
Louisville: 3
Tampa – St. Petersburg: 3
Toledo: 3
Allentown: 2
Austin: 2
Portland: 2
Akron: 2
Baltimore: 2
Orlando: 2
San Diego: 2

The quote that you highlighted was "Arguably Dallas is one of the most powerful economic reigions" not "Arguably Dallas is one of the most powerful economic cities".
The statement made was absolutely right. The gap between the economic power of Metro Houston vs. DFW is tiny.

Nice attempt to put our city down though.
And nice attempt by you to try to omit recognition due to the city of Ft Worth, which is more and more becoming a prominent economic & cultural power right along with its sister city of Dallas in North Texas & througout the whole state and region.
 
Old 04-17-2010, 08:20 AM
 
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It depends on where you look.

If all you see is Paper City - then yes, Dallas is glamorous.
PaperCity

If you pick up the Observer - then maybe not so much.
Dallas News, Events, Restaurants, Music Dallas Observer

Dallas is huge. We have all kinds. Everybody can find their niche.
 
Old 04-17-2010, 09:10 AM
 
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I've lived in Encino Ca (Los Angeles), New York City, and Frankfurt and traveled all over Europe.
Now in back in DFW. Dallas is out here in the middle of vast expanses of pasture. No mountains, no oceans, no forests. No ports like Houston. It's basically Millions of people huddled together using only their wits to earn a living. Hence they care more so about appearances and are consumed with striving to climb the ladder. Not alot of "trust fund" babies in Dallas. I'm went to high school here and graduated from SMU. I can go into 5 star restaurants in New York City and feel much more comfortable than I do in Dallas. The pretentiousness is in air here.(Stephen Pyles comes to mind)
I was once told the biggest snobs in Europe are from Belgium because they have an inferiority complex. They don't have a London, or Paris, or Rome. They aren't the "biggest or best" in anything. There is a lot of truth to that. Dallas has an inferiority complex.
 
Old 04-17-2010, 10:16 AM
 
Location: Somewhere in Texas
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The news this morning mentioned, "What will the DFW area do with all the people who attend the Super Bowl (next year, right?)?" They're taking about accommodating all of them at the stockyards, West End, and a few other places because there were no beaches, mountains, et al. The Dallas news even made fun of the water (lakes) around the area. Oh well, if people come to the Super Bowl, let them entertain themselves. So many of them will be happy with their liquor and subsequent daze they shouldn't care if they're sitting on the curb or in Miami at the beach.
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