Is the Waco/Temple/Killeen area the next DFW?

[Pontifikate]

Tony Romo's never it makes it come playoff time.

[Dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Pontifikate

Tony Romo's never it makes it come playoff time.

Hmmm... Tony Romo's as a restuarant; would be over-hyped, over-priced, food and service stinks.

[jluke65780]

Originally Posted by Pontifikate

I think you mean Tony ROMA's not Tony Romo's.

my bad, typo

[Jerryltx]

This is an old thread now, but I had to make some comments about Waco being suburban in nature. In my opinion, Waco has some of the most urban features of any city of its size and I do not necessarily mean positive features. Waco is similar to a small Detroit or other large old city that has a decayed central area with low income and homeless. Venture out from the central city and there are more prosperous suburbs (such as Waco's Woodway, Hewitt, Robinson, China Spring, etc). Fortunately, there is now some development in downtown Waco that hopefully will lead to some improvement of the central district. Metropolitan Waco (McLennan county) is now about 50% population in Waco proper and 50% suburbs. Most other similar sized Texas cities have a higher percentage contained in the city proper and can maintain the prosperity of the total region as it's identity. Abilene is mainly Abilene, Amarillo is mainly Amarillo, but 'Waco' is 50% old urban Waco and 50% suburbs forever growing westward on I35 and US 84.

[jluke65780]

Originally Posted by Jerryltx

This is an old thread now, but I had to make some comments about Waco being suburban in nature. In my opinion, Waco has some of the most urban features of any city of its size and I do not necessarily mean positive features. Waco is similar to a small Detroit or other large old city that has a decayed central area with low income and homeless. Venture out from the central city and there are more prosperous suburbs (such as Waco's Woodway, Hewitt, Robinson, China Spring, etc). Fortunately, there is now some development in downtown Waco that hopefully will lead to some improvement of the central district. Metropolitan Waco (McLennan county) is now about 50% population in Waco proper and 50% suburbs. Most other similar sized Texas cities have a higher percentage contained in the city proper and can maintain the prosperity of the total region as it's identity. Abilene is mainly Abilene, Amarillo is mainly Amarillo, but 'Waco' is 50% old urban Waco and 50% suburbs forever growing westward on I35 and US 84.

Agreed. Lots of people don't realize the history and character of Waco. Riding down Austin Ave or Washington Ave would surprise lots of people.

The Waco area can definitely hold its own against the Killeen-Fort Hood-Temple area.