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Old 10-23-2008, 08:30 AM
 
Location: houston/sugarland
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I ABSOLUTELY cannot stand from this urban sprawl that houston suffers from. The Williams Tower looks like the middle finger with all the little galleria buildings around it. WHY IS IT THERE it should be with the big downtown buildings. and there are all these other random building just popping up. And when i go out on the weekends the drive home KILS me because its so late and all i want to do is sleep; its so dangerous to drive on saturday and friday nights.

People complain about gas prices and traffic when they want to live in a house that is 40 mins. away! makes me just want to slap them.

The companies that are based in houston need to stop putting offices in Sugar Land; Katy; Tomball; Greenspoint and put it in downtown like all the other wonderful cities in the US (minus LA).
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Old 10-23-2008, 08:52 AM
 
Location: Clear Lake, Houston TX
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Welcome to Texas & the Sunbelt.
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Old 10-23-2008, 09:52 AM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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Old 10-23-2008, 09:53 AM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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1.There is absolutely no added value (like *class*) being located downtown.
2.engineering businesses/departments are destined for blue-collar locations and ghetto business parks, and near the warehouse

Some companies just need the Houston address. did you know there is a middle finger looking building in Brooklyn? It's Citibank's I believe. it still gets the NYC address of course even tho its surrounded by factories
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Old 10-23-2008, 09:57 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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Actually, there are many skyscrapers in Brooklyn, and its downtown is New York City's 3rd largest CBD.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Dtown_Bklyn.JPG/800px-Dtown_Bklyn.JPG (broken link)
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Old 10-23-2008, 09:59 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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Furthermore, Houston and LA aren't the only cities that build towers outside of the CBD. Click here to see pictures of some of Dallas' buildings outside of the CBD:

Tour Dallas Area High-rises
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:02 AM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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my bad, do you have a pic of the tall one which sprawled away from brooklyn downtown. I believe its near northern blvd (midtown) bridge
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:05 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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Is this the one you are talking about? It's in Long Island City, in Queens just over the Queensboro bridge from Manhattan

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5a/Silvercup_Studios_and_Citicorp_Building_from_Queen sboro_Bridge.jpg/800px-Silvercup_Studios_and_Citicorp_Building_from_Queen sboro_Bridge.jpg (broken link)
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:08 AM
 
Location: Dallas
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:08 AM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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Is this the one you are talking about? It's in Long Island City, in Queens just over the Queensboro bridge from Manhattan
thats the one haha thanks. it was in my window view from my park ave office when i was working in there.
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