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Old 10-27-2011, 06:37 AM
 
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People are always putting Houston in the same category with Dallas (DFW) and Atlanta. Since Houston is economically speeding past Atlanta and to a much lesser extent Dallas, do you think it is starting to emerge into a new group with different cities or do you think it should still be in the same group with Atlanta?
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Old 10-27-2011, 07:56 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Please cite your references.
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Old 10-27-2011, 08:09 AM
 
Location: Katy,TX.
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People are always putting Houston in the same category with Dallas (DFW) and Atlanta. Since Houston is economically speeding past Atlanta and to a much lesser extent Dallas, do you think it is starting to emerge into a new group with different cities or do you think it should still be in the same group with Atlanta?
I think it's starting to be on par with Mexico City.
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Old 10-27-2011, 08:18 AM
 
Location: Houston (Bellaire)
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Houston isn't "speeding past" Dallas, nor is it unequivocally "ahead" of Philadelphia. These cities are all direct peers. Houston may be ahead of Atlanta in terms of sheer size, but the two cities are still comparable. Beyond them you have cities like Washington DC, San Francisco, and Chicago, and by almost every metric Houston is far behind this group of cities. Just looking at populations and gross metropolitan products of the regions alone illustrates my point:

Houston: population of 6.05 million, $385 billion GMP
Dallas-Ft. Worth: 6.73 million, $378B
Philadelphia: 6.53 million, $367B
Atlanta: 5.62 million, $279B

Washington DC-Baltimore: 8.57 million, $575B
San Francisco-San Jose: 7.47 million, $545B
Chicago: 9.69 million, $539B

So, no, Houston is not starting to emerge into a new group of cities. It has a very long way to go before it can be considered alongside the likes of Chicago or DC.
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Old 10-27-2011, 07:42 PM
 
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I think it's starting to be on par with Mexico City.
Except Mexico City is full of charm, history, and exciting things to do.
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Old 10-27-2011, 08:20 PM
 
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Except Mexico City is full of charm, history, and exciting things to do.
So Houston isn't exciting?????
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Old 10-27-2011, 08:24 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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So Houston isn't exciting?????
No. (I love it here- but it is not an exciting city to the same extent as NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, etc.)
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Old 10-27-2011, 08:28 PM
 
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Exciting as Atlanta? LOL! LOL!
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Old 10-27-2011, 09:51 PM
 
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So Houston isn't exciting?????
Well, Mexico City has El Zocalo, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Museo de Antropologia, Bosque de Chpultepec, La Zona Rosa, Los Canales de Xochimilco, La Plaza de Garibaldy, incredible nightlife, etc.
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Old 10-28-2011, 07:42 AM
 
Location: Houston, Tx
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Well, Mexico City has El Zocalo, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Museo de Antropologia, Bosque de Chpultepec, La Zona Rosa, Los Canales de Xochimilco, La Plaza de Garibaldy, incredible nightlife, etc.
And yet all those people keep sneaking into this country err immigrating here. I don't care what anybody says Mexico is a Sh*t hole country. Between the drug cartels, the crime, the corruption, the dirty water, the poverty.
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