DFW is so divided. Houston isn't. (Dallas, Plano: crime, property taxes, live)

[stoneclaw]

Originally Posted by majicdonjuan

The cities don't look all that different to me. Houston looks a little more cluttered but I think the main reason that people perceive it as dirtier than Dallas is that the attractions in the city are either in areas that aren't as nice as similar attractions in Dallas, and you generally have to drive through the less desirable areas of the city to get there as well. Other than the Dallas Zoo, all (and I do mean ALL) of the area's major attractions are within or north of Downtown. That is also the nicest area of the city. In Houston, the west side is larger than North Dallas and at least equally nice. However, attractions in the city are all over the place and many visitors to Houston don't even see that side of town.

So honestly, I don't really call it Dallas "sweeping anything under the rug" so to speak - the city is just laid out differently. In Houston there are nice areas, but the freeway views don't do them justice and you can catch random pockets of "bad", whereas in Dallas, the majority of the city (south, west, and east of the CBD) isn't great but most visitors never have a reason to go there (as well as many residents) so you get a more skewed opinion.

Perfectly said. and i perfectly explains the "sweeping dirt under the rug" scenario to a tee. Most of Dallas's attractions are newer and developed in newer areas of town as opposed to Houston's being more scattered. So you're right, no one really has to be exposed as much to Dallas's ugly.

stoneclaw/C2H (ComingtoHouston)

[ClarenceBodiker]

That's a pretty fair assessment. Although you left out Fair Park, one of the most visited parts of Dallas and home to the biggest festival in the state of Texas, and it has some downright nasty areas around it. There's nothing hidden about that.

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by majicdonjuan

As far as the character thing goes I think Houston is an infinitely more interesting city and has a landscape that is more varied overall, but nothing in Houston compares to the lakes in DFW. I'm also a big fan of that cool little forest leaving Fort Worth, it's interesting how it springs out of nowhere.

Houston has beautiful lakes and the gulf to top it off. White Rock Lake is nice, but still I think that statement is a little far-fetched.

Originally Posted by ClarenceBodiker

That's a pretty fair assessment. Although you left out Fair Park, one of the most visited parts of Dallas and home to the biggest festival in the state of Texas, and it has some downright nasty areas around it. There's nothing hidden about that.

No it's not.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by blkgiraffe

Houston has beautiful lakes and the gulf to top it off. White Rock Lake is nice, but still I think that statement is a little far-fetched.



No it's not.

uuuuuhh....yes it is....name one that has more than 3,000,000 in attendance....just one.

[First24]

Originally Posted by blkgiraffe

Houston has beautiful lakes and the gulf to top it off. White Rock Lake is nice, but still I think that statement is a little far-fetched.

There are a few more lakes than White Rock. There are 11 lakes within the Metroplex alone. Over 15 more within 1.5 hrs.

DFW probably has the most of extensive system of lakes of any major metro area in the nation.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

uuuuuhh....yes it is....name one that has more than 3,000,000 in attendance....just one.

It is the largest fair, with the Houston Rodeo close behind. SXSW is the largest festival/event though.

Originally Posted by Scout_972

There are a few more lakes than White Rock. There are 11 lakes within the Metroplex alone. Over 15 more within 1.5 hrs.

DFW probably has the most of extensive system of lakes of any major metro area in the nation.

You're kidding right? Ever heard of Minneapolis? Orlando? Places with natural lakes everywhere unlike Texas.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by Scout_972

There are a few more lakes than White Rock. There are 11 lakes within the Metroplex alone. Over 15 more within 1.5 hrs.

DFW probably has the most of extensive system of lakes of any major metro area in the nation.

And not to mention white rock is the smallest one of them all;makin it the tip of the iceberg of lake offerins in DFW.(bachman is a pond so I didnt count it).

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by Trae713

It is the largest fair, with the Houston Rodeo close behind. SXSW is the largest festival/event though.



You're kidding right? Ever heard of Minneapolis? Orlando? Places with natural lakes everywhere unlike Texas.

Being Natural has nothin to do with his statement.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by Trae713

It is the largest fair, with the Houston Rodeo close behind. SXSW is the largest festival/event though.



You're kidding right? Ever heard of Minneapolis? Orlando? Places with natural lakes everywhere unlike Texas.

Whats the attendance numbers for this?

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

uuuuuhh....yes it is....name one that has more than 3,000,000 in attendance....just one.

Fiesta.

Originally Posted by Scout_972

There are a few more lakes than White Rock. There are 11 lakes within the Metroplex alone. Over 15 more within 1.5 hrs.

DFW probably has the most of extensive system of lakes of any major metro area in the nation.

Yes, I'm well aware of that. My point was White Rock is really the only lake in the DFW area that impresses me. Otherwise, those other lakes are nothing special compared to the lakes around Houston. It's a stretch to Houston lakes can't compare with Dallas lakes when we lakes and the coast just 30 to 50 miles south of us.