Dallas vs San Antonio (Houston, Austin: 2010, live in, centers)

[NEsananto]

San Antonio doesn't have widespread huge lush tree cover either.

Actually, it does.

[Dangerfield]

Originally Posted by NEsananto

Actually, it does.

Pictures please.

[tstone]

Lush mesquite trees. Actually I kinda like those trees, as dirty as they are. We have a few around the Houston area here & there. They spread like wildfire but can create a decent shade.

[Dangerfield]

Originally Posted by SweethomeSanAntonio

Dallas attracts less vistors per year despite having with one of the largest Airports. It would not beat San Antonio,for, Government-National Defense, Healthcare-Medical(Second to Houston), Tourisim-Convention or Financial Industry. I will look for the link I read ,and post it. San Antonio leads the state in these industries. More employees in these industries and impact on the economy. San Antonio also leads the state for Mix-Use develpments under construction. So to say Dallas beats out San Antonio in every which way, is further from the truth.

On the Forbes most visited US city list; Houston 9th, Dallas 10th..... SA 17th. I'm sure SA has more leisure visitors, but the fact Dallas is ranked so high says volumes about the business prowess of the city. Medical and mixed use development in Dallas vs SA; I'll have to do my research.

America's 30 Most Visited Cities - ForbesTraveler.com

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

Originally Posted by BBQgritz

On the Forbes most visited US city list; Houston 9th, Dallas 10th..... SA 17th. I'm sure SA has more leisure visitors, but the fact Dallas is ranked so high says volumes about the business prowess of the city. Medical and mixed use development in Dallas vs SA; I'll have to do my research.

America's 30 Most Visited Cities - ForbesTraveler.com

Americas favorite urban destinations.

http://www.travelandleisure.com/afc/2007/index.cfm

That list undercounts San Antonio's numbers. In 2004 the city listed 21.7 million, ever since then it has increased. In 2006 San Antonio attracted 26 million. I don't think Dallas has surpassed this number. Also, as far as a urban destination, accrding to a nationwide poll by Travel & leisure, San Antonio seems to beat out Dallas in many categories and ranks higher overall.


26 million
San Antonio’s Hospitality Industry Report: $10.5 Billion Impact. - Tuesday, 18th March 2008 at 4Hoteliers

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by sxrckr

Unlike San Antonio / Austin / Houston ... Dallas is practically in Oklahoma and doesn't have the huge lush trees and as much rainfall as these more southern/central parts of the state. Lakewooder always brings up that same photo, which is not typical of the way DFW looks and just a tiny portion taken at just the right angle of a park near downtown to make you think Dallas is somehow blessed with tons of large trees and greenery instead of the dry prairie the majority of the metro actually is.

agreed. most of the metroplex is incredibly flat. if you wish to live in an area with that kind of scenery in the postcard, be prepared to pay for it.

[Lakewooder]

Look, just about everyone in Texas loves San Antonio. The Alamo gives me goosebumps, the River Walk is unparalled and brings back great memories of PASF conventions in high school (the seniors always had their own dinner barge with mariachis), love the Menger, etc.

I really don't see SA and Dallas as rivals.

BTW, there are some really wonderful 'mountains' in Oklahoma and Arkansas. They don't get the publicity the hill country gets, but they are great. And we have a lot of beaches and coves on our multitudes of lakes.

[allbizness]

Pictures please.

All these pictures are of San Antonio. All within 1604.

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These are outside 1604.

This is a view from Camp Bullis looking towards Stone Oak.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/3...b49d0bc0_o.jpg

Camp Bullis looking towards downtown.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/3...13dedf78_o.jpg


Need anymore?

[allbizness]

Can someone fix it so as the link are clickable.

[TXperson]

Originally Posted by SweethomeSanAntonio

It's sorta comparing, San Antonio-Austin-New braunfels-San Marcos to Dallas without Ft Worth-Arlington-Denton. Not a fair comparison in region size, neary 3.9 million to 6.1 million(19 counties). Also, DFW didnt go from 6.1 million July 2007 to 6.5 million in a year.

Quit trying to over-buff San Antonio's size. I know you love your city, but please stop blowing it out of proportion. I've already explained that they were most likely basing cities off of their population rather than their land mass, in which even if San Antonio's metro is at 2 million, it still remains as a fraction that of Dallas and Houston. Again, more people equal more opportunities. The Boston area is nowhere near as large as San Antonio in terms of land mass, yet it still has much more opportunities in comparison.

Even if San Antonio is as big as you make it out to be, it still doesn't even host a third of the opportunities, let alone ideal ones (working at an H-E-B isn't necessarily a desirable opportunity), of what you could find in Dallas and Houston. AT&T relocating their headquarters from San Antonio to Dallas isn't helping your point.