Wow Pearland is ugly (Houston, Frisco: theatre, living, restaurants)

[texas7]

How funny - and I much prefer the Clear Lake/Old Pearland area over the Woodlands. But heavily wooded isn't a big deal to me. I like a few trees but not overkill.

[newtohouston2]

i'm not sure where i have been driving, but i've been to pearland a few times and have been pretty impressed by how nice it is. guess it depends on where you are.

[alext82]

^ I agree. I lived there last year after moving from KS and believe me there is a lot worse out there. The op was probably in the old part of town as the "new" Pearland is just like any other suburb. Not great but not bad either.

I was getting my car fixed a couple of months back and the mechanic told me that the other side of 288 used to be nothing but forest/trees. Is it true they only started developing it in the late 90's/2000's?

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by JimBaker488

The coastal prairies of the Houston area just ain't very pretty, no matter how you cut it. I used to live in the Clear Lake area, which is just on the other side of the Gulf-Freeway/I-45 from Pearland, and as one would expect it's very much the same as Pearland. Fact I used to work with people from the "The Woodlands" area of Houston who used to ridicule me about living in an area without many trees. You know, trees are a big freeken deal up in The Woodlands.

Not just The Woodlands.

South of I-10 there just isn't a whole lot of tall pine trees.

I used to live in far NW Houston off of 1960 in the Champions area & it looked just like The Woodlands minus the zoning & newness of course

[nana053]

Originally Posted by alext82

^ I agree. I lived there last year after moving from KS and believe me there is a lot worse out there. The op was probably in the old part of town as the "new" Pearland is just like any other suburb. Not great but not bad either.

I was getting my car fixed a couple of months back and the mechanic told me that the other side of 288 used to be nothing but forest/trees. Is it true they only started developing it in the late 90's/2000's?

Yes. I just met someone who lived in Pearland back when Cullen and 518 was actually a deadman's curve.

PEARLAND, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

In 1989 the town had a population of 15,688 and 456 businesses. In 1990 the population was 18,697, and the city had expanded into Harris County. The population was 37,640 in 2000.

The population now is over 100,000.

[ChocolateBabz]

I live in East Pearland (just off Pearland Parkway) and like the mix of old and new - granted the 35 is a mess right now - apparently it will take 48 months to complete the road .

I like driving up to Pearland Town Center to shop or eat but would not want to live up there - the traffic at rush hour and at the weekend is awful. I also get completely turned around in Shadowcreek, every section looks the same.

[westres1]

Originally Posted by nana053

Yes. I just met someone who lived in Pearland back when Cullen and 518 was actually a deadman's curve.

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I lived in Pearland then....it was a little town not a burb. I think the older part of Pearland is better...much less congested. Pearland Pkwy is a pretty drive but Im sure it will fill in with more strip centers. Green Tee is a very nice older neighborhood with alot of character compared to the new cookie cutter look.

[TimBomb]

I think what totally threw me off were trees and shrubs not trimmed at all, so everything looked like wild growth. The overuse of "Pear" in large signs is kinda annoying too. I saw that barn looking tavern, looks 'cool' except everyone had an old personal/service pickup truck.
I'll try to visit the town center soon.

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by TimBomb

I think what totally threw me off were trees and shrubs not trimmed at all, so everything looked like wild growth. The overuse of "Pear" in large signs is kinda annoying too. I saw that barn looking tavern, looks 'cool' except everyone had an old personal/service pickup truck.
I'll try to visit the town center soon.

You're not missing anything.

[jr1038]

Originally Posted by Spade

Basically. It's a suburb. Same as Frisco or Schaumburg, IL.

Except not as wealthy as Frisco, nor nearly as nice-looking.