Houston vs. Dallas (Spade: apartment, townhomes, neighborhood)

[Exult.Q36]

I doubt any of you actually attend a Dynamo game. Sorry that’s one ugly stadium. I am sticking with my assessment. Minute Maid Park is beautiful on the inside.

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by Trae713

Bro, that's kdogg. He dislikes anything Houston.

I don't dislike Houston...You know that stadium is kind of ugly. Stop trying train your eye to like that monstrosity. At least it doesn't look as bad as Texas Stadium did. I use to cringe every time I looked at that stadium. The Cowboys left the cotton bowl for this. I personally celebrated when they demolished Texas Stadium. Wish I was there to see it get demolished.

[JJG]

Ok... so...

DOWNTOWN DALLAS:

Pros:
Other than the skyline, I do have to say Downtown Dallas was more vibrant than I thought at night... although at the time there was the State Fair Classic and Arkansas was playing A&M.... AND there was a party at the Convention Center, so that may have added to the vibrancy that the area usually gets.
I saw a freestyle artist in West End just workin' on some pieces with techno in the back ground, and he used fire on his paints. Little hard to discribe, but it was awesome. If I wasn't broke from the Fair, I would have got one em. What that shows me is just some sense of culture and wanting to do something different. You can't have enough of that.
I also like the new Omni Convention Center hotel. It's well needed and long overdue.
Of course, access to DART Rail is just picture perfect. It's one of the few models of Dallas I wish Fort Worth would follow. It's been almost a full year and I'm STILL pissed about that .
I don't need to mention the great mixture of architecture that would be the envy of many major cities in this country.
And walking around downtown at night didn't give me that feeling of 'I'm gonna die' panic. You can also tell that Dallas is at least trying to get better in the core, unlike a certain city-burb that has no real downtown and STILL is the largest city in America no real transportation...

Cons:
The homelessness is atrocious. I really feel for those people, knowing that for some it's hard. Some just had horrible luck and ended up in a place where they never wanted to be. But seriously, there has to be some sort of help for these people.
The people are.... different. Seriously, it seems the further east you go (even in the Metroplex), people change. A lot of the dudes I passed were shady as hell. And no this wasn't just because I was there at night, it happened when I went there in the daytime as well. 3 random dudes just asked if they could use my phone. Well, not really ASK, just say something like, 'hey, let me use yo phone'. Just don't trust that. And even when I went to Dealy Plaza that night, someone just approached me and all of a sudden started talkin' about the site, the conspiracy, then PV, TSU, U of H and all.... then after all that, he basically begged for 'donation' and (remember, I'm broke) when I tell him I can't help him out, he cops an attitude.
And speaking of Dealy Plaza, I swear you just get a chill down your spine standing there and reflecting. That's not really a pro or con, just a basic fact.
There's a liquor store with barbed wire fencing right next to the Channel 4 studio.... enough said.
And as we all know, Downtown Dallas is about 20% pedestrian friendly. But again, they're trying.


DOWNTOWN HOUSTON:

Pros:
Houston is much better at street level. Not perfect by any means, no, but you can tell H-town has tried a hell of a lot more than Dallas in the past decade.
The Historic District (like the West End in Dallas or Sundance Square in FW) is lovely. Kind of reminds me of New Orleans.... if it had 900 footers in the background. It has Market Square, which is a park with a dog area, fountains, artwork, a lil' Greek shop with a stage for live music, and plenty of greenery.
Arts District is top notch with Bayou Place and Verison Center
Also, all the parks... Sesquincentenial, Tranquility, Hermann Square, Sam Houston, Antioch, Championship, Allen's Landing... and of couse Discovery Green.
I mostly like Discovery Green as it's like a mini, mini..... MINI Central Park. It's a great place for a date, to take your dog, your kids. It's got its big time fountains you can run in, a little place that resembles the natural wetlands you in East Texas, amphitheater, scultptures, this GREAT place to eat right in the middle...... took a girl there once.... Good times.
Minute Maid Park, Convention Center, and Toyota Center all lined up perfectly.
Rail line straight down Main Street.
And you just gotta love the linear skyline set up.

Cons:
Like Dallas, it can seem a bit intimidating walking through there.
Same homeless problem as Dallas... and other big cities, for that matter.
Main Street, although it has a rail line going through it, isn't exactly that attractive.
Some beautiful old buildings that are abandoned and/or going to be demolished. There's this HUGE hole close to where the Chase Tower is. Not exactly pretty. Dallas also has this problem.
WAAAAAY TO MANY SURFACE LOTS. Talk about heat island...
This is the same place that had Enron's Headquarters.... enough said.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

I don't dislike Houston...You know that stadium is kind of ugly. Stop trying train your eye to like that monstrosity. At least it doesn't look as bad as Texas Stadium did. I use to cringe every time I looked at that stadium. The Cowboys left the cotton bowl for this. I personally celebrated when they demolished Texas Stadium. Wish I was there to see it get demolished.

Oh, Dynamo Stadium is shaping up.
As for the actual look and architecture of it.... meh. Hey, could be worse.

That neighborhood around it is gonna have to have some facelift work...

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by JJG

Oh, Dynamo Stadium is shaping up.
As for the actual look and architecture of it.... meh. Hey, could be worse.

That neighborhood around it is gonna have to have some facelift work...

You know I just know found out Reunion Arena was demolished back in 2009. I admit I will miss that Arena. I had some pretty good memories as a young buck at Reunion. What are they planning on doing with the site?

[Spade]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

I doubt any of you actually attend a Dynamo game. Sorry that’s one ugly stadium. I am sticking with my assessment. Minute Maid Park is beautiful on the inside.

Are you talking about the current Dynamo stadium? Because the new one is under construction now.

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[SouthernBoy205]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

I like the Dynamo Stadium too.
This is the one right?

Dynamo get green light to build stadium | MLSsoccer.com

I bet this stadium will give way to more modern and sleek development.

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by Spade

Are you talking about the current Dynamo stadium? Because the new one is under construction now.

JJG, click here.
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If that is the planned development around the stadium that will look really nice.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by JJG

Ok... so...


DOWNTOWN HOUSTON:

Pros:
Houston is much better at street level. Not perfect by any means, no, but you can tell H-town has tried a hell of a lot more than Dallas in the past decade.
The Historic District (like the West End in Dallas or Sundance Square in FW) is lovely. Kind of reminds me of New Orleans.... if it had 900 footers in the background. It has Market Square, which is a park with a dog area, fountains, artwork, a lil' Greek shop with a stage for live music, and plenty of greenery.
Arts District is top notch with Bayou Place and Verison Center
Also, all the parks... Sesquincentenial, Tranquility, Hermann Square, Sam Houston, Antioch, Championship, Allen's Landing... and of couse Discovery Green.
I mostly like Discovery Green as it's like a mini, mini..... MINI Central Park. It's a great place for a date, to take your dog, your kids. It's got its big time fountains you can run in, a little place that resembles the natural wetlands you in East Texas, amphitheater, scultptures, this GREAT place to eat right in the middle...... took a girl there once.... Good times.
Minute Maid Park, Convention Center, and Toyota Center all lined up perfectly.
Rail line straight down Main Street.
And you just gotta love the linear skyline set up.

Cons:
Like Dallas, it can seem a bit intimidating walking through there.
Same homeless problem as Dallas... and other big cities, for that matter.
Main Street, although it has a rail line going through it, isn't exactly that attractive.
Some beautiful old buildings that are abandoned and/or going to be demolished. There's this HUGE hole close to where the Chase Tower is. Not exactly pretty. Dallas also has this problem.
WAAAAAY TO MANY SURFACE LOTS. Talk about heat island...
This is the same place that had Enron's Headquarters.... enough said.

May I ask where this is? I've probably walked a total of 20 hours downtown and I've never felt like I was back home.
Downtown is missing one thing, PEOPLE.

[JJG]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

May I ask where this is? I've probably walked a total of 20 hours downtown and I've never felt like I was back home.
Downtown is missing one thing, PEOPLE.

You're asking where the Historic District is?