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Unread 12-20-2011, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Pearland, TX
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Who cares if Houston is pretty? Make a living, pay less taxes and call it a day.

Just sayin'...

Ronnie
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Unread 12-20-2011, 03:01 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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This:

http://www.texasfreeway.com/houston/...-2001_hres.jpg

http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k...%20Up/1-50.jpg

...looks more modern and contemporary than this:

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?

The most current buildings in Houston do up the ante a bit, but outside of those, I just don't see it.

Either way, both skylines look rather dated. I'm not coming down on your opinion or anything, but I'm just hoping that you might expand a little more.
way to go there. Choose two pics of Houston taken from a freeway going 90 miles an hr, and compare it to pics of Dallas, saturated in color, taken from strategic vantage points. How fair of you

I agree with Oatmeal, I think Houston's Skyline looks classier day or night.

Here:
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif (broken link)
http://www.baldheretic.com/pics/houston/sabinehdr.jpg (broken link)
http://houstonsmedicalofficespace.co...n_skyline6.jpg
http://images.pegs.com/imageRepo/3/0..._Skyline_J.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/...43a1c59953.jpg
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif (broken link)
Twin Cities:
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif (broken link)

vs

http://www.city-data.com/forum/membe...as-skyline.jpg

that last pic ^ looks like a cheesy 80's soap opera skyline
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Unread 12-20-2011, 03:25 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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way to go there. Choose two pics of Houston taken from a freeway going 90 miles an hr, and compare it to pics of Dallas, saturated in color, taken from strategic vantage points. How fair of you
Believe it or not, with the second photo of Houston, I was trying to find a photo that had the BG Group tower in with a large part of downtown in the shot. It's not my fault that it's difficult to find good angles of this.

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I agree with Oatmeal, I think Houston's Skyline looks classier day or night.

Here:
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif (broken link)
http://www.baldheretic.com/pics/houston/sabinehdr.jpg (broken link)
http://houstonsmedicalofficespace.co...n_skyline6.jpg
http://images.pegs.com/imageRepo/3/0..._Skyline_J.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/...43a1c59953.jpg
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif (broken link)
Twin Cities:
http://l.yimg.com/www.flickr.com/images/spaceball.gif (broken link)

vs

http://www.city-data.com/forum/membe...as-skyline.jpg
I tolerate Houston's skyline. It's not the best, but it isn't the worst, either. One reason I love it at night is because all you can really see is pillars of lights, and you don't have to look at the actual buildings.

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that last pic ^ looks like a cheesy 80's soap opera skyline
'Dallas'? What an original joke, Htown.

So, Dallas looks 80s, and Houston looks....????
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Unread 12-20-2011, 03:32 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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So, Dallas looks 80s, and Houston looks....????
Eternal
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Unread 12-20-2011, 03:34 PM
 
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Eternal

haah. Eternal. That's good.

BTW HTownLove did you ever at far go do heal?

stoneclaw/C2H(ComingtoHouston)
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Unread 12-20-2011, 03:42 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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haah. Eternal. That's good.

BTW HTownLove did you ever at far go do heal?

stoneclaw/C2H(ComingtoHouston)
???? Que??
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Unread 12-20-2011, 03:48 PM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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So, Dallas looks 80s, and Houston looks....????
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Originally Posted by HtownLove View Post
Also very 80s
Exactly! See, I knew you'd come to your senses.
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Unread 12-20-2011, 03:54 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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Exactly! See, I knew you'd come to your senses.
you need to

Musical Youth Pass the Dutchie - YouTube

There are no buildings in our skyline that screams 80's.

Dallas however looks like it is stuck in the 80's.

Our skyline is the past, present and future. it is not that 80's show.

I know you are an 80's boy so that is why you get woodies for the Dallas skyline.
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Unread 12-20-2011, 04:05 PM
 
Location: At your mama's house
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you need to


Musical Youth Pass the Dutchie - YouTube

There are no buildings in our skyline that screams 80's.

Dallas however looks like it is stuck in the 80's.

Our skyline is the past, present and future. it is not that 80's show.

I know you are an 80's boy so that is why you get woodies for the Dallas skyline.
To be fair, the Chase Tower looks very late 70's/early 80's in style and architecture.
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Unread 12-20-2011, 04:08 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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To be fair, the Chase Tower looks very late 70's/early 80's in style and architecture.
you think so?? It is rather a plain behemoth that is hard to place imo. Because it is so faceless I refer to it as Houston's mountain.

I still want some of what Nairobi is smoking tho. He seems to be hitting it hard lately did you see his crappy Texas map. lol
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