Houston has the most recognized skyline, survey says (Dallas, Marshall: city hall, tenant)

[DavePa]

Originally Posted by SanJac

Have you ever heard of the Astrodome? I bet you'd know it if you saw it and you would also know what city it is in.

As far as downtown towers Pennzoil Place is iconic Houston.

Those of us a bit older certainly do. But younger ...... the relic left to just sit is not on any radar when Houston today comes up.

Hope the city can get the relic re-purposed. But seems they just await its condemnation perhaps to be ripped-down. Nobody or group or politician? Seems to be fighting to save it?

[turf3]

Originally Posted by fnh

. At least Dallas has the Phallus.

It's not a phallus, it's a dandelion.

[DavePa]

Originally Posted by turf3

It's not a phallus, it's a dandelion.

It's Houston with the Phallus sculpture ......

There aren't many videos on Houston's "Cloud Column" like the Chicago's "Cloud Gate" or "The Bean" yet both are getting called a bean ...
at least at first being from the same Artist Anish Kapoor.

But this video highlights both. A VIEW OF BOTH SIDE BY SIDE split screen first ..... then first half is in Chicago on the Chicago Bean.
THEN IN HOUSTON THE SECOND HALF AND ITS ERECT ONE....

I call it MORE -- THE HOUSTON PHALLUS ....
Because of its vertical look and side view especially not really showed here.

Still just cause this Phallus term is mentioned for Dallas.....
I note this in Houston's that ain't no dandelion. .
I don't think they even yet allow you to TOUCH Houston's mirrored artwork?
But everyone touches Chicago's and Maintenance crews wipe down the bottom six-feet of the three-story sculpture several times a day with soft polishing cloths because of all the touching.

Second half is Houston's "Cloud Column" bean but a quick glimpse of both at the start.
Super nice couple thru their video of both. But no tourist vlog videos like Chicago's.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HQm6hixnVc,

As Houston grows around the area. It may get more being a big tourist draw?
Chicago's already reached a iconic tourist destination and Park it's in.

[elnina]

How Houston has the most recognized skyline if "41% of Americans mistook the Dallas skyline for Houston"?

This statement makes no sense...

[JJG]

. . . is this just like the "poll" that ranked the Dallas skyline "The Best in the World"?

Because it seems like the same thing and just as ridiculous.

I mean, I like Houston and the entire collection of skylines, but MOST RECOGNIZABLE? Really?

[Redlionjr]

Originally Posted by DavePa

Houston clearly sees it doesn't get its due recognition. Most get that......but it still is evolving and hopefully more recognition worthy additions come. More live-in residents downtown surely will help.

More visit Cores of cities Some less one Core-Centric as Houston still. But still they Judge more by street-level and walking to attractions they prefer in a Core. That Houston still needs to improve. Low-requirements from Corporations to add to street-level ...... did not help. All new buildings hooking up to the Tunnel Network certainly won't help and so much of Old Houston allowed to be destroyed over more blending of old and new. I already noted how a block on and off Main Street Houston with OLD HOUSTON MORE INTACT. Remains more vibrant and you think - if only more was saved.

One Big wrench of absolutely no help, are the huge parking garages. Most just nothing street-level. Lucky if some trees got planted at least. More Planning and expectations for building approvals. Should be utilized.

Only Houston can improve itself. How it builds homes in areas that get flooding to its Core. Added cost can pay for themselves in the long-run. New buildings downtown can be the retail and eateries location on the block street-level too. Not just the tunnels.

Sadly, even on C-D. Houston rarely gets mentioned in list of cities with improving downtowns. Best that can be sad ..... is more high-rises built for a live-in population. But still not helping if most just enter the nearest tunnel.

When's the last time you've been to downtown Houston? If you've been to downtown recently you would notice the population growth in downtown. You'll notice new eateries/food halls/ retail/bars and parks popping up in downtown. You'll see that there's more development catering to a urban lifestyle being built in downtown Houston as we speak.

Downtown Houston is seeing a revitalization like no other time in the city since this past decade. More people are using the streets to get to point A to B instead of the tunnels nowadays. You can clearly see the activity in today's downtown.

And you also see the right kind of growth in areas adjacent to Downtown such as East downtown/ Midtown/ and the Buffalo Bayou park.

When's the last time you've visited downtown Houston? 2005? Tunnel references are so early 00's.

[DavePa]

Originally Posted by Redlionjr

When's the last time you've been to downtown Houston? If you've been to downtown recently you would notice the population growth in downtown. You'll notice new eateries/food halls/ retail/bars and parks popping up in downtown. You'll see that there's more development catering to a urban lifestyle being built in downtown Houston as we speak.

Downtown Houston is seeing a revitalization like no other time in the city since this past decade. More people are using the streets to get to point A to B instead of the tunnels nowadays. You can clearly see the activity in today's downtown.

And you also see the right kind of growth in areas adjacent to Downtown such as East downtown/ Midtown/ and the Buffalo Bayou park.

When's the last time you've visited downtown Houston? 2005? Tunnel references are so early 00's.

I dis not address fringe areas or as if nothing new is being added. I certainly acknowledged more high-rise in-core living happening.

So do you really think the tunnel network is less relevant today ..... when it's 90+ and humid outside downtown send how sooooo many garages connect to it? It clearly has had safeguards from flooding also added. It still covers a large are of the core. Other cities do have systems too. But Houston's and Canadian cities stand out in more then corridors but shops, banks and eateries to getting a hair cut.

Chicago has them but effects street-level much less. But in the middle of winter. Can get you to underground parking garages without the cold and snow till you exit the garage or the metro train stations and CTA ones even to the subway parts downtown. But not much shopping unless you go thru Macy's .....

[malcorub16]

Although it is massive, sorry, most Americans don't know the Houston skyline.
St Louis' skyline is not impressive in the slightest, but the arch makes it very recognizable.

[Redlionjr]

Originally Posted by DavePa

I dis not address fringe areas or as if nothing new is being added. I certainly acknowledged more high-rise in-core living happening.

So do you really think the tunnel network is less relevant today ..... when it's 90+ and humid outside downtown send how sooooo many garages connect to it? It clearly has had safeguards from flooding also added. It still covers a large are of the core. Other cities do have systems too. But Houston's and Canadian cities stand out in more then corridors but shops, banks and eateries to getting a hair cut.

Chicago has them but effects street-level much less. But in the middle of winter. Can get you to underground parking garages without the cold and snow till you exit the garage or the metro train stations and CTA ones even to the subway parts downtown. But not much shopping unless you go thru Macy's .....

What I’m saying is more and more people are walking on the streets oppose to using the tunnel. Sure the people who work downtown are still heavily dependent on it. But there’s more people moving into downtown and more people visiting downtown that simply have no use for the tunnels. That’s due to the influx of restaurants/bars/parks/retail shops/ clubs into downtown. It’s clearly trending to a downtown not just catered to workers.

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by DavePa

Chicago has them but effects street-level much less. But in the middle of winter. Can get you to underground parking garages without the cold and snow till you exit the garage or the metro train stations and CTA ones even to the subway parts downtown. But not much shopping unless you go thru Macy's .....

Well, that and the stuff in Block Thirty Seven.

Still, there's plenty you can get to without being out at street level if you don't want to be, between B37, Macy's, Thompson Center, Millennium Station and some other spots.

The real difference here comes down to the transit bringing people from all over the city and the suburbs via Metra who did not drive there, as well as throngs of tourists who are there to see the stuff above ground and don't care about the Krispy Kreme in Block Thirty Seven any more than they would about anything beneath downtown Houston.