Old Houston > Current Houston (Montgomery: crime, to live in, vs)

[Sunderpig2]

Whatever. I'm not going to keep fueling this fire. Maybe it will eventually sink in for you. Once it does, maybe you'll move on to a city that is heavily into idealism. Houston is 180 degrees opposite, and solidly into realism.

[Wipe0ut2020]

Originally Posted by Sunderpig2

Whatever. I'm not going to keep fueling this fire. Maybe it will eventually sink in for you. Once it does, maybe you'll move on to a city that is heavily into idealism. Houston is 180 degrees opposite, and solidly into realism. You can't change a elephant into a pussycat, no matter how long you talk to it or look into the wishing well.

A city's identity/mentality is far more malleable than what you speak of with this analogy.

[detachable arm]

Originally Posted by Wipe0ut2020

Houston went from a genteel, charming, Southern city on the bayou from the late 1800 to the dynamic metropolis poised for the future by the mid 20th century, an even more radical change than evolving towards opposition of the rampant development you speak of.

Houston has never, EVER been a "genteel" city.

Genteel (adj): polite, refined, or respectable, often I. An affected or ostentatious way
Synonyms: well mannered, courteous, polite, proper

Hey dawgg, this troll is getting old. I suggest starting over again, with yet another username.

[Wipe0ut2020]

Originally Posted by detachable arm

Houston has never, EVER been a "genteel" city.

Genteel (adj): polite, refined, or respectable, often I. An affected or ostentatious way
Synonyms: well mannered, courteous, polite, proper

Hey dawgg, this troll is getting old. I suggest starting over again, with yet another username.

Why don't you learn about the history of your own city, then you can get back to me. Just two sources to get you started:
https://books.google.com/books?id=b0...ouston&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=7W...ouston&f=false

[soletaire]

Lets see if this works.

The only drawback about Houston is that its a dry, semi-arid, desert climate, with literally NO evergreens.

[Wipe0ut2020]

Originally Posted by soletaire

Lets see if this works.

The only drawback about Houston is that its a dry, semi-arid, desert climate, with literally NO evergreens.

So, in other-words, no draw backs?

[soletaire]

Originally Posted by Wipe0ut2020

So, in other-words, no draw backs?

Other than its dry brown landscape, especially in the summer months...yeah, other than that, zero drawbacks.

[philopower]

Originally Posted by soletaire

Other than its dry brown landscape, especially in the summer months...yeah, other than that, zero drawbacks.

can't tell if being sarcastic

[crone]

Houston was a mosquito infested swamp founded by real estate developers.

Later there was Herman Park and the park at City Hall. Whatever amenities to be enjoyed by the public were given to the city by people getting rich here.

True, there were street cars and busses. The hep had to get to work.

By the 60s, park space was so spare, they counted the Astrodome parking lot as open space in order to meet federal guidelines.

If everyone in the Harris, Ft. Bend and Montgomery counties wanted to live in your genteel, walkable city, where would you put them?

[Milton Miteybad]

Originally Posted by Wipe0ut2020

I couldn't help but agree...

...Remainder of wailing, teeth-gnashing rant mercifully redacted in the interest of brevity...

I couldn't help but agree that the OP probably needs to consider finding a place to live that is more suited to his/her tastes, however questionable those may be.