The Cotton Bowl or The Astrodome (Houston, Dallas: how much, shopping center, rail)

[The Gribbler]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

biggest single city airport

Not trying to get involved in the trash-talking back & forth, but this stuck out to me. This is a really really silly thing to try and claim/be proud of. Seriously dude. I think by land area DFW is one of the biggest in the world...just because the two cities got smart and decided to share one half between them doesn't mean that Houston is some sort of innovator in airport design.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by The Gribbler

Not trying to get involved in the trash-talking back & forth, but this stuck out to me. This is a really really silly thing to try and claim/be proud of. Seriously dude. I think by land area DFW is one of the biggest in the world...just because the two cities got smart and decided to share one half between them doesn't mean that Houston is some sort of innovator in airport design.

if you had read carefully you would have seen I said single city airport. DFW is a regional airport and was granted to the area to share instead of building a new one in Dallas and one in FW. If they were granting an airport to Dallas they would have granted one like San Antonio airport because both cities were about the same size at the time. And No one said anything about design, but I hate the design on DFW.

so again, IAH is the biggest single city airport in Texas

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

Ummmm not really. It's not like yall invented the dome.

when it comes to sports we actually did. Go look up the Astrodome

[Bily Lovec]

Originally Posted by Brewzerr68

Love it or hate it, the dome is a not only a major part of Houston's history, but a major part of America's sports history as well. To write it off as "worthless scrap" because the city of Houston has neglected to maintain it is just wrong-wrong-wrong. There are many Houstonians who would be more than happy to fork over whatever tiny percentage of taxes it would cost to renovate the dome.

I beg to differ.
we're talking $200 million to bring it up to compliance.
its worthless.
its scrap.
tear it down, make a parking garage out of it.
CoH neglected it beacuse its of no value. anything the astrodome can do, Relient center can do better.

I do not watch pro sports, I could care less about any of the big 3 or even HLSR. All four are simple about $$.
Given the option, I wouldnt hand a single buck over to save the astrodome.
I dont want to hear any crap about the HLSR "is for the children" thats also stinky stuff laying in the feedlot.

[Bily Lovec]

I wold like to point out to the math challanged that

The Galleria is only slightly bigger than NorthPark Center (NorthPark Center 2 million sq ft and the Galleria is 2.4 million sq ft)

the Galleria is 20% bigger
thats not "slightly" bigger

[Brewzerr68]

Originally Posted by Bily Lovec

its worthless.
its scrap.
tear it down, make a parking garage out of it.
anything the astrodome can do, Relient center can do better.

If that's your opinion, fine. You're entitled to it. However there are MANY more who feel exactly the opposite, and it doesn't have anything to do with modern-day professional sports so much as it has to do with history. Some of us actually grew up with the dome, believe it or not, and appreciate it's place in Houston's history. Houston has already torn down enough of it's history, and there's still plenty of land to build your soulless mass-produced suburbs, strip-malls, and overblown and overly expensive new stadiums on. I went to a game once at MinuteMaid and other than the great view of downtown, the experience sucked eggs compared to the Astrodome. Did you cheer when they tore down the Shamrock to build some stupid parking garage?

[UTHORNS96]

Originally Posted by Bily Lovec

I beg to differ.
we're talking $200 million to bring it up to compliance.
its worthless.
its scrap.
tear it down, make a parking garage out of it.
CoH neglected it beacuse its of no value. anything the astrodome can do, Relient center can do better.

I do not watch pro sports, I could care less about any of the big 3 or even HLSR. All four are simple about $$.
Given the option, I wouldnt hand a single buck over to save the astrodome.
I dont want to hear any crap about the HLSR "is for the children" thats also stinky stuff laying in the feedlot.

A parking garage? You clearly have no vision. How bit a nice Super Wal-Mart with an Olive Garden!? Can you say unique?

[Brewzerr68]

Originally Posted by UTHORNS96

A parking garage? You clearly have no vision. How bit a nice Super Wal-Mart with an Olive Garden!? Can you say unique?

[The Gribbler]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

if you had read carefully you would have seen I said single city airport. DFW is a regional airport and was granted to the area to share instead of building a new one in Dallas and one in FW. If they were granting an airport to Dallas they would have granted one like San Antonio airport because both cities were about the same size at the time. And No one said anything about design, but I hate the design on DFW.

so again, IAH is the biggest single city airport in Texas

I did read carefully, and that was exactly my point. WOW BIGGEST SINGLE CITY AIRPORT. Whoopity! You mean biggest because NYC has 3? You mean biggest because Chicago and Dallas and LA all have multiple? And how do you figure in single city, if I want to fly to Galveston I would have to hit Hobby or Bush Intercontinental wouldn't I?

[Trae713]

I wish that movie studio idea for the Astrodome happens. Wouldn't like to see it torn down.