Houston vs. Dallas (Fort Worth, Arlington, Frisco: alternatives, corporation, layout)

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

It's good that Houston's developing today and not the 1930's. We get all the cool advanced technology to be apart of our rapid development.

I kind of hope we catch up to our title of 4th, before we overtake Chicago as 3rd. Whatever it takes to get some respect from these Northeast density obsessed idiots...

in what way?

[DANNYY]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

in what way?

I didn't want to explain in the City vs City room why I said this but I can here.

The main reason I want Chicago to stay 3rd for the time being is that I want Houston to catch up with it's title first. For that it has to surpass Atlanta, Boston, Miami in a few criteria. I know it will happen for sure- it's inevitable with how fast the city is changing and modernizing.

Like the thing I don't want Houston to go through is what Los Angeles went through in the 1960's-1980's, when it was the center of all the jokes in the US where everyone made fun of it's sprawl layout, and how "it's not a real city" and how not dense and messed up it is for being the 3rd largest city at that time.

Today since 1990, Los Angeles earned a lot of respect by working on it's density factor and becoming modern.

They just built their own version of Times Square in their downtown called LA Live, and all these things for them to act like America's 2nd largest city. They're tied with Chicago, because they still have a long way to go before they actually transition to 2nd city of USA, it has to beat Chicago on overall importance on global transportation, trade, finance, diver economy, and density, public transit, among a list of other reasons.

But I want Houston to get a blue print of it's ideas down before it surpasses Chicago. No city deserves that kind of hate for no reason. Los Angeles got it big time, Houston kind of already gets it, it would only be worse if they become 3rd without making the transitional changes to be even 4th.

I don't know if that made sense, but that's just kind of the way I see it. Out of ALL the cities that I see growing today, it truly has one of the brightest futures, IMHO.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by OmShahi

I didn't want to explain in the City vs City room why I said this but I can here.

The main reason I want Chicago to stay 3rd for the time being is that I want Houston to catch up with it's title first. For that it has to surpass Atlanta, Boston, Miami in a few criteria. I know it will happen for sure- it's inevitable with how fast the city is changing and modernizing.

Like the thing I don't want Houston to go through is what Los Angeles went through in the 1960's-1980's, when it was the center of all the jokes in the US where everyone made fun of it's sprawl layout, and how "it's not a real city" and how not dense and messed up it is for being the 3rd largest city at that time.

Today since 1990, Los Angeles earned a lot of respect by working on it's density factor and becoming modern.

They just built their own version of Times Square in their downtown called LA Live, and all these things for them to act like America's 2nd largest city. They're tied with Chicago, because they still have a long way to go before they actually transition to 2nd city of USA, it has to beat Chicago on overall importance on global transportation, trade, finance, diver economy, and density, public transit, among a list of other reasons.

But I want Houston to get a blue print of it's ideas down before it surpasses Chicago. No city deserves that kind of hate for no reason. Los Angeles got it big time, Houston kind of already gets it, it would only be worse if they become 3rd without making the transitional changes to be even 4th.

I don't know if that made sense, but that's just kind of the way I see it. Out of ALL the cities that I see growing today, it truly has one of the brightest futures, IMHO.

well for one, I don't want all that rapid growth, but I know it is coming.

2. Catch up to ATL and Miami in what way??

3. Houston is already the center of zillion jokes. No matter what we do people will find things to put down our city, so who cares.

4. do you think Chicago was all that important when it passed up Philly? For that matter do you think New York was all that important when it passed up Philly? No all the cities that passed up their predecessor passed it up and then back filled.

5. I would be appreciative if Houston got all those things, but I want them to improve my standard of living, not to show up another city. I could care less about other cities.


6. When Houston and San Antonio passed up Philly I didn't hear a peep. maybe people don't care anymore.

Philly is way more important than SA, I don't think SA will ever catch up. but who cares, they are still bigger

[Trae713]

San Antonio never passed up Philly. Phoenix did though.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

San Antonio never passed up Philly. Phoenix did though.

yeah, you are right. sorry.

[dallasboi]

wow!...this is a circus tonight.

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

True

They did rework the lighting almost a decade ago. Technology changes so fast.

What they did was install all new bulbs & a computer controlled DMX lighting system where they could manipulate the lights in any way they wanted to...signs, shapes, lettering, blinking, etc.

Reunion Tower was redone in 2008, not a decade ago. And they decided against LEDs to keep the classic look.

What's wrong with a good example of something from the 70s paired with the classic geodesic 'ball'?

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by C2H (ComingtoHouston)

Dallasites always use Houston's annexation as a crutch. You do realize that it most of those annexed cities were under 20,000 people. Not really enough to really make a real big difference.

The Dallas 'burbs were all under 20,000 many moons ago before Dallas reached its northern limits - so what?

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

Reunion Tower was redone in 2008, not a decade ago. And they decided against LEDs to keep the classic look.

What's wrong with a good example of something from the 70s paired with the classic geodesic 'ball'?

I didn't know that.

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Dallas is not the center of its metro, something Houston has as an advantage. Houston is the nucleus & everything revolves around IT.

Oh ?