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Omaha and Des Moines: Both have very architectural tallest buildings. Those towers are also of very similar height, Omahas 633 ft, Des Moines 630 ft. And they both have the same floor count, 45.
Omaha's One First National Center.
http://www.fmsp.com/images/port_OT_FirstNational.jpg (broken link)
Des Moines' 801 Grand
Both have big Square monoliths for they second tallest, both of which are of similar height, Omaha's 478 ft and Des Moines 457 ft. Both buildings are also Headquarters for insurance companies.
Omaha's Woodmen Tower
Des Moines' Ruan Center
and in 2010, both will have similar looking and similar height 3rd tallest buildings. Omaha's 373 ft and Des Moines 365 ft.
Omaha's Wallstreet Tower
http://www.downtownomahaliving.com/assets/properties/DLT08_wallstreet.jpg (broken link)
Des Moines' Marriot
Both Cities are surrounded by a sea of corn and are by far the largest cities in their States. They both have strong and growing economies, and there are a lot of insurance companies in both. Both of them sprawl mainly to the west and have Downtowns that were recently revitalized that have continuous projects going on. And soon both will have downtown Baseball Stadiums. Both are also growing at a similar numerical growth. And finally, both have another city nearby that aren't part of their metros. Omaha, Lincoln and Des Moines, Ames.
Birmingham is normally compared to: Pittsburgh - both were steel cities in Appalachian foothills Atlanta - the coulda/woulda scenario. What would have happened if the Delta hub was in Birmingham? What about civil rights? Memphis - generally, Birmingham and Memphis are mentioned for crime rates; also for violence during civil rights. There are some other comparisons I would make, but that might be from overestimating Birmingham's image (which is surprisingly non-existant)
Mobile
New Orleans - just mention Mardi Gras (Mobile's tends to be more family friendly)
Montgomery
Richmond - Former Confederate capitals? I'm kinda stretching it here
Huntsville I think it just wants to be compared to the state of Washington stereotype.
very true. san antonio is kinda the armpit of texas. well, that's at least the way we view them here in houston.
hahaha r u kidding me? San Antonio is one of the FEW assets of Texas. Houston is the armpit of Texas, your big ass port and all your oil refineries = a blue collar dump... SMOG like no other, even worse then LA's
hahaha r u kidding me? San Antonio is one of the FEW assets of Texas. Houston is the armpit of Texas, your big ass port and all your oil refineries = a blue collar dump... SMOG like no other, even worse then LA's
ok, not so much armpit but it seems like dallas, houston, and austin look down on it due to it's lack of cosmopolitan feel to the city. i know for sure dallas looks down on houston. and of course austin thinks they are the equivalent of new york city to texas lol.
Wow i cant belive Houston Texas out off all places has more Hispanics than whites..
you'd think that Denver, Phoenix, and Albuquerque would have Hispanics on the top but they dont..
Wow i cant belive Houston Texas out off all places has more Hispanics than whites..
you'd think that Denver, Phoenix, and Albuquerque would have Hispanics on the top but they dont..
i can believe it. it's like little mexico here. but i see it as a positive. it adds alot of culture to a city that can sometimes get lost in a business mind frame.
Dallas isn't really known for it's skyline. That's the first time I've heard that. Maybe in Texas, but not nationally. The average person on the street would not be able to recognize the skyline. It doesn't really have an iconic symbol like the Empire State Building, Washington Monument, TransAmerica Pyramid, Space Needle, Hollywood Sign, etc. The Bank of America Plaza has the neon outline at night, but I don't think that is really synonymous with "Dallas" the way those other iconic structures are with their respective cities.
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