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Old 07-13-2009, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
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FW's skyline looks fine as it is, thank you very much! Downtown has a lot to offer. Dallas has the huge skyline for those who want it. Don't see a need for FW to mimic Dallas. Cowtown is unique... special. We oughta keep it that way.
Well I hate the Fort Worth skyline!
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Old 07-15-2009, 03:00 AM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Well I hate the Fort Worth skyline!
second.... and I'm a lifetime native....
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Old 07-17-2009, 11:25 AM
 
Location: Fort Worth/Dallas
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The skyline is diminutive for such a large city, but the skyline does not make the city; the people do. And the people of Fort Worth are some of the finest people in the country, if not the world.

Also, downtown FW has so many GREAT places for entertainment.

I agree that for such a large city, FW has a disappointing skyline, but FW has SOOOO much more to offer.

BTW, I too wish that FW had a more impressive skyline. I agree that a skyline kind of represents the "character" of a city, BUT in Fort Worth's case, it certainly doesn't represent the character of this fine city; it's one of the finest cities in the United States.

And BTW, I'm a native Okie....

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Old 07-19-2009, 09:50 PM
 
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I frequently drive into Dallas and Houston so when ever I see these skylines (especially Houston's) I always seem to forget how big they are in comparison to Fort Worth's. That being said, I don't dislike FW's skyline and think it is somewhat charming. The DR Horton/ Wells Fargo buildings look neat when you are coming SW on 183 and the Pier One tower is awesome at night. The Omni has added a cool sight on the south part too.

Downtown FW is also MUCH easier to navigate than Dallas or Houston too, so we are lucky in that regard. Remember though, bigger skyline = more people and more congestion. I like it the way it is.
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Old 07-20-2009, 12:00 AM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Like I said many times before, our skyline doesn't have to be HUGE..... but does it really have to look like it does now? I mean, REALLY???

There are always 3 to 4 big gaps in between the skyline from every angle, all but two of the major skyscrapers are blocky/less imaginative fill-ins, and our tallest is just a big white box with a step design on one side and a much smaller box on top of it that doesn't even match the color of the rest of the building.......


Seriously, we don't have to be the next Chicago, but why can't it be better than what it is?

WHY?!?!?!?!?
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Old 07-20-2009, 12:46 AM
 
Location: League City
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Ft Worth is just right to me. We spent New Years downtown and got treated to an impromptu drum band concert in the middle of the square when the clock struck midnight. Houston is ok for me, but we really loved Ft Worth. Now Dallas is a different story...
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Old 07-20-2009, 12:54 PM
 
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second.... and I'm a lifetime native....
Lifetime native here, too.

Fort Worth is special because of its character, not its skyline. Seems like more people should respect that fact. If you want a large skyline like Houston or Dallas, move there. Don't try to change this special place.
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Old 07-20-2009, 02:15 PM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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Lifetime native here, too.

Fort Worth is special because of its character, not its skyline. Seems like more people should respect that fact. If you want a large skyline like Houston or Dallas, move there. Don't try to change this special place.
You haven't been reading my last posts...

I don't want Fort Worth's skyline to be like Dallas and Houston.
Besides, even if I did, it would still be impossible by the way downtown Fort Worth is set up....

And some of you are acting like if we add just a few more skyscrapers, it'll suddenly make Fort Worth the worst place in the world.
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Old 08-10-2009, 10:11 AM
 
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the fw skyline does suck - i love how any criticism is met with "we don't want fw to be like dallas, we're a small town feel, etc." when one can have a great downtown with a great skyline and not end up like the wasteland that is downtown dallas.

fw needs to face it that it IS a big city and needs to act like one. downtown fw has a lot of good going for it but there are too many parking lots, never anything significant built outside of the omni, etc. downtown exists now basically as an office park for suburbanites during the week and as a theme park for suburbanites on the weekends. fw is just a mass of bland suburbs that is lucky enough to have a nice downtown but everything in fw moves SOOOOO SLOWLY that it wont change in our lifetimes. slow slow slow city except when it comes to eating up more of mother nature for a bunch of cookie-cutter cardboard subdivisions that comprise 95% of the city already.
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Old 08-10-2009, 06:15 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth/Dallas
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I find it interesting that a city the size of Tulsa (390K population has such a large skyline; even though most of the buildings are older). Tulsa's skyline evolved many, many years ago. The BOK Tower in Tulsa comes close to 700 feet tall (it's the structure that was designed after the World Trade Centers by the same architect). Tulsa had oil, oil, and more oil to fuel that skyscraper boom in the earlier part of the century, but FW also has had oil. All being said, I still love this city (Fort Worth).

Some pics of Tulsa's downtown....









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