Atlanta Business Chronicle by Ben Hautt, Stream Realty: Atlanta vs. Dallas (Jackson: living in, cabin)

[Staysean23]

Originally Posted by Onthemove2014

You guys should know by now that anytime someone tries to show an advantage or positive Atlanta has over another city someone is going to try to knock it down on city-data. Atlanta just can't win on this site.

Amen!! Church.. same people all the time.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by Saintmarks

Seems like this is a river of tears right here....

Been in Dallas 8 years now. I like it. It is a great city and has a lot going for it. However it ain't Atlanta. MY OPINION and I said as much. All your posturing and blithering won't change my perception one bit.

I don't wish to change your perception, Saintmarks. Personally, I like Atlanta better than Dallas, too. I'm just pointing out what I have observed from the Atlantans on this board. Many of you won't let facts get in the way of anything that's pro-Atlanta.

Reverse the situation and let's have an article where an author is stating half-truths in order to build up Dallas and put down Atlanta. Most of you would be crying foul.

I'm holding a mirror up to y'all's face. You should be embarassed at what you see.

[Onthemove2014]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

I don't wish to change your perception, Saintmarks. Personally, I like Atlanta better than Dallas, too. I'm just pointing out what I have observed from the Atlantans on this board. Many of you won't let facts get in the way of anything that's pro-Atlanta.

Reverse the situation and let's have an article where an author is stating half-truths in order to build up Dallas and put down Atlanta. Most of you would be crying foul.

I'm holding a mirror up to y'all's face. You should be embarassed at what you see.

I'd like to know what forum doesn't do this. How is this exclusivly an Atlanta fourm issue?

[R1070]

Originally Posted by Onthemove2014

You guys should know by now that anytime someone tries to show an advantage or positive Atlanta has over another city someone is going to try to knock it down on city-data. Atlanta just can't win on this site.

Well I think the point is that there are several comments about Dallas in this article that are not researched and just simply false.

[Saintmarks]

Originally Posted by R1070

Well I think the point is that there are several comments about Dallas in this article that are not researched and just simply false.

Isn't it just as bogus to make a sweeping statement like this without 1) listing the SEVERAL comments that are simply false and 2) showing your research that proves them false?

In my first post I mentioned the fact that the Cowboys stadium is NOT in Dallas, in fact quite a distance from Dallas in Arlington. The author's comparisons to Atlanta on this front were misleading and I pointed that out.

I suggest you list the SEVERAL statements that are false and make proof to why they are false.

[R1070]

Originally Posted by Saintmarks

Isn't it just as bogus to make a sweeping statement like this without 1) listing the SEVERAL comments that are simply false and 2) showing your research that proves them false?

In my first post I mentioned the fact that the Cowboys stadium is NOT in Dallas, in fact quite a distance from Dallas in Arlington. The author's comparisons to Atlanta on this front were misleading and I pointed that out.

I suggest you list the SEVERAL statements that are false and make proof to why they are false.

Well like you said. the stadium is in the center of the metroplex rather than in Dallas. Folks in the metroplex don't have to drive to Colorado to do outdoorsy things. There are several very large lakes in close proximity, a great system of bike and jogging paths and Cedar Hill State Park is very hilly for those looking for that type of outdoor recreation. If those hills aren't big enough the moutains in SE Oklahoma or the Palo Pinto area just to the west of DFW is a great outdoors adventure very close by. As for quality of life, crime and schools tend to have better statistics in the Dallas area.

[plessthanpointohfive]

Originally Posted by MathmanMathman

I take exception to his statement

I still say that not having a large body of water near Atlanta is downside and a tree canopy doesn't make up for that. And if you like tree canopies, it's not easy to take in unless you ascend a tall building, or head for Stone Mountain or Kennesaw Mountain. Not many elevated places. It's a shame that Atlanta wasn't built nearer the Chattahoochee or that they didn't dam the river further downstream for a "Lake Atlanta" to our north. Or they should have built Atlanta's city center closer to Stone Mountain so it could have a backdrop.

Nope, go for a run in Candler Park and then go for a run in Dallas during the month of July, or rather when both are having a 90F day, and tell me you don't appreciate the tree canopy.

Also, if you live in the city, have you ever noticed the natural bird alarm clock that goes off at dawn?

Or, that, even though you live in a dense neighborhood with lots of hills you can't really see anything other than up and down your own street?

A large body of water is fine for recreation and events. We drive down to Navarre Beach once or twice a year and it's nice and all, but it's vacation. A tree canopy makes daily life much nicer.

Personally, having grown up with easy access to water I am very happy to have easy access to the Blue Ridge Mountains, which I prefer over the Rockies because you can do a lot of casual hiking and camping and mountain biking. The 8-mile mountain biking trail at Unicoi is fun for me, my husband, and my 10 year old.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by Onthemove2014

I'd like to know what forum doesn't do this. How is this exclusivly an Atlanta fourm issue?

Precisely.

[MathmanMathman]

Originally Posted by plessthanpointohfive

Nope, go for a run in Candler Park and then go for a run in Dallas during the month of July, or rather when both are having a 90F day, and tell me you don't appreciate the tree canopy.

I usually run during cooler times of the day, even in Atlanta.

Also, if you live in the city, have you ever noticed the natural bird alarm clock that goes off at dawn?

Atlanta is not unique in this respect.

Or, that, even though you live in a dense neighborhood with lots of hills you can't really see anything other than up and down your own street?

Right. Can't see the forest for the trees.

A large body of water is fine for recreation and events. We drive down to Navarre Beach once or twice a year and it's nice and all, but it's vacation. A tree canopy makes daily life much nicer.

I just remember driving by the Atlanta waterworks

atlanta ga - Google Maps

That's what we're missing.

This closer to the city would be nice.

atlanta ga - Google Maps

This spot is less than have that distance from the center of Dallas

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=dallas...147.51,,0,2.01

And this is closer still

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=ro...8,,0,3.74&z=14

[tikigod311]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

Hm, still haven't gotten that vision checked yet?

Enjoying that "luxuriant foliage" over there in Houston?

I wish Texas and Georgia would stop being compared. They offer different things to different types of people. Nobody is wrong...

Except for when they say Houston looks just like an east coast city.