Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 12-09-2012, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Houston, Texas
2,169 posts, read 5,173,374 times
Reputation: 2473

Advertisements

Interesting perspective. Makes Houston look pretty good that's for sure.

Joel Kotkin: The Gulf Coast is America
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 12-09-2012, 06:59 PM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
8,560 posts, read 11,218,878 times
Reputation: 4258
Yeah, back around 1970 the Chronicle had a front page spread titled 'Houston, the Once and Future City'. It covered the idea of a Gulf Coast, largely populated from Florida to around the Texas Coast. The center of population growth was Houston/Galveston.

The legend continues...
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-09-2012, 11:59 PM
 
Location: Plano, TX
770 posts, read 1,798,738 times
Reputation: 719
Quote:
Originally Posted by TrueDat View Post
Interesting perspective. Makes Houston look pretty good that's for sure.

Joel Kotkin: The Gulf Coast is America
Houston is already a powerhouse and has been for years now. Dallas and North Texas in general, will never be able to oust Houston as the powerhouse in the state, since Houston is the only major city/metro area (i.e. Corpus doesn't count in this comparison) in TX that has a major seaport that directly connects to international commerce.

Unless a major river/canal project is built along the Trinity River from the gulf to Dallas to give Dallas a large "in land port", Dallas will never be able to compete with Houston in that department.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2012, 04:30 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
1,606 posts, read 3,413,453 times
Reputation: 2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by Newbe10 View Post
Houston is already a powerhouse and has been for years now. Dallas and North Texas in general, will never be able to oust Houston as the powerhouse in the state, since Houston is the only major city/metro area (i.e. Corpus doesn't count in this comparison) in TX that has a major seaport that directly connects to international commerce.

Unless a major river/canal project is built along the Trinity River from the gulf to Dallas to give Dallas a large "in land port", Dallas will never be able to compete with Houston in that department.
Even though I live here, and not that I think it is...

But Corpus Christi is technically considered a major city. Just saying.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2012, 07:42 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
20,516 posts, read 33,561,459 times
Reputation: 12157
It would be a nice article if it wasn't for the guy who wrote it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2012, 09:04 AM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
18,495 posts, read 32,967,780 times
Reputation: 7752
The Rise Of The Third Coast: The Gulf Region

The gulf coat is growing nicely.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2012, 12:52 PM
 
2,206 posts, read 4,749,870 times
Reputation: 2104
The Gulf Coast will be stronger for the following reasons:

1. Texas is educating its future Hispanic population very, very well.
2. Panama Canal Widening.
3. USA is a net exporter of Natural Gas to the world and will soon be the same for Oil.
4. The other states with export economies are dying - CA and NY come to mind.
5. Rise of Brazil and Mexico as the #1 and #2 economies of the Wester Hemisphere.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2012, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
18,495 posts, read 32,967,780 times
Reputation: 7752
Quote:
Originally Posted by TX75007 View Post
5. Rise of Brazil and Mexico as the #1 and #2 economies of the Wester Hemisphere.
huh?????
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2012, 05:18 PM
 
Location: plano
7,891 posts, read 11,417,653 times
Reputation: 7800
I dont get the benefits of numbering coasts and calling the gulf coast the third coast.....its less efficient and assumes a value system to call it third......Its simply the gulf coast.... a four letter not a five letter name.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2012, 05:53 PM
 
Location: Houston, Texas
2,169 posts, read 5,173,374 times
Reputation: 2473
And the Great Lakes region has long marketed itself as The Third Coast as well. So, does that make the Gulf Coast the Fourth Coast?

The Great Lakes: North America's 'Third Coast' | OurAmazingPlanet.com
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Texas

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:44 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top