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Old 07-05-2011, 01:11 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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I don't like to call Houston ugly or unappealing because I don't see it like that. I'd say compared to Dallas; Houston is more gritty.

 
Old 07-05-2011, 05:16 PM
 
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Yeah, the Fort Worth side is probably the hilliest side of DFW. Especially western and SW Fort Worth. I like that about it.
I would say either the woodhaven or rolling hills area. Virtually the entire Rolling hills and Woodhaven area reside on big hills.

The tallest peak in Fort Worth does reside in East Fort Worth in Tandy Hills park.


















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Old 07-05-2011, 05:40 PM
 
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YouTube - ‪Tandy Hills Park‬‏
 
Old 07-07-2011, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Every city has rough areas...Houston just has more. (I can't speak for San Antonio never ventured through the city. Fort Worth the southside is very rough looking and I avoid the area because its depressing to look at (would fear for my life at night time). I never said the city of Houston is poor. Its a very wealthy city with tons of millionaires. It still doesn't change the fact its rough looking IMO.
Dallas keeps its ugly areas confined where in Houston they are all spread out because it covers over twice as many square miles of land.

Imagine keeping a city of over 2 million people looking manicured all over the whole place what a job that would be. Dallas has it easier with almost half the population & land area to cover.

Houston has done a much better job of beautifying its freeways than Dallas has with all of the trees being planted to create a sorta "buffer zone" between the freeways & feeder roads. Creeping vines have also been planted on freeway walls too to cover the bare concrete most notably on the 59 trench right before downtown & also 610 West Loop in Uptown/Galleria.
 
Old 07-07-2011, 01:01 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Dallas keeps its ugly areas confined where in Houston they are all spread out because it covers over twice as many square miles of land.

Imagine keeping a city of over 2 million people looking manicured all over the whole place what a job that would be. Dallas has it easier with almost half the population & land area to cover.

Houston has done a much better job of beautifying its freeways than Dallas has with all of the trees being planted to create a sorta "buffer zone" between the freeways & feeder roads. Creeping vines have also been planted on freeway walls too to cover the bare concrete most notably on the 59 trench right before downtown & also 610 West Loop in Uptown/Galleria.
Central Expressway (US 75) is the only landscaped freeway that I know of. I'm glad that they are putting new native plants along the freeway.

I really don't see that big of a difference. Yeah Houston has a bigger population but that has nothing to do with the amount of the dilapidated areas. Look at Camden, NJ. They have a smaller population and land area but they have a lot dilapidated areas.
 
Old 07-07-2011, 01:07 PM
 
Location: Upper East Side of Texas
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Central Expressway (US 75) is the only landscaped freeway that I know of. I'm glad that they are putting new native plants along the freeway.

I really don't see that big of a difference. Yeah Houston has a bigger population but that has nothing to do with the amount of the dilapidated areas. Look at Camden, NJ. They have a smaller population and land area but they have a lot dilapidated areas.
In Houston you can see pine trees, palm trees, & crepe myrtles lining almost every freeway from Downtown on out to the Beltway. A good 15-20 mile radius.

You just don't see that in Dallas...North Central Expressway being the exception.
 
Old 07-07-2011, 01:09 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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In Houston you can see pine trees, palm trees, & crepe myrtles lining almost every freeway from Downtown on out to the Beltway.

You just don't see that in Dallas...North Central Expressway being the exception.
Man, I wish Dallas was like that. Oh well........
 
Old 07-07-2011, 01:12 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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Old 07-07-2011, 01:12 PM
 
Location: ITL (Houston)
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In Houston you can see pine trees, palm trees, & crepe myrtles lining almost every freeway from Downtown on out to the Beltway. A good 15-20 mile radius.

You just don't see that in Dallas...North Central Expressway being the exception.
The DNT and Bush Turnpike also.
 
Old 07-07-2011, 01:13 PM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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The DNT and Bush Turnpike also.
Oh yea. I've been on the DNT.
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