Houston vs. Dallas (Fort Worth, Galveston: hurricane, tax, suburbs)

[Lakewooder]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

RT is looking quite dated.

I seriously doubt that you could exact any movement in Buckminster Fuller's grave with your critique.

[stoneclaw]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

The Williams Tower does that for Houston...especially at night when the beacon is on.

Is it just me or does it seem like all the cool looking stuff like the Williams Beacon go to everywhere in Houston BUT downtown? Driving in Houston at night, you see TMC, Uptown Galleria area lit up but downtown looks like a black hole (minus the Continential Building). They let old boarded up buildings like the Central Sq and Old Days in building stand and rot for years. Does someone here have it out for downtown?

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by C2H (ComingtoHouston)

Is it just me or does it seem like all the cool looking stuff like the Williams Beacon go to everywhere in Houston BUT downtown? Driving in Houston at night, you see TMC, Uptown Galleria area lit up but downtown looks like a black hole (minus the Continential Building). They let old boarded up buildings like the Central Sq and Old Days in building stand and rot for years. Does someone here have it out for downtown?

Like I posted in the "Will Houston Pass Chicago" thread:



I like that that's all Downtown Houston has. The "fancy" neon lighting stuff can stay with Uptown and the Texas Medical Center. Downtown Houston can stick with lighting similar to Continental's building (for example, the new Embassy Suites, Hess Tower, and MainPlace will all be lit up like that at night).

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

Like I posted in the "Will Houston Pass Chicago" thread:



I like that that's all Downtown Houston has. The "fancy" neon lighting stuff can stay with Uptown and the Texas Medical Center. Downtown Houston can stick with lighting similar to Continental's building (for example, the new Embassy Suites, Hess Tower, and MainPlace will all be lit up like that at night).

Houston's skyline is very dark, but the skyline is very impressive.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

It'll probably never be turned on again, because it's surrounded by other tall buildings (and would blind anyone in those buildings). Not to mention you probably couldn't see it from the freeway.

This is why Chicago's Palmolive Building's rotating Lindbergh beacon was turned off.

City Hall in DT Los Angeles had one as well. Its only lit for special occasions though just as the one in Chicago is.

Houston's Williams Tower is different. It will likely never (at least not in the near future) have a taller building around it for miles.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Lakewooder

The reworked the lighting - it took like a year or so - a couple of years back.

True

They did rework the lighting almost a decade ago. Technology changes so fast.

What they did was install all new bulbs & a computer controlled DMX lighting system where they could manipulate the lights in any way they wanted to...signs, shapes, lettering, blinking, etc.

[buzzpost]

Originally Posted by Scarface713

Like I posted in the "Will Houston Pass Chicago" thread:



I like that that's all Downtown Houston has. The "fancy" neon lighting stuff can stay with Uptown and the Texas Medical Center. Downtown Houston can stick with lighting similar to Continental's building (for example, the new Embassy Suites, Hess Tower, and MainPlace will all be lit up like that at night).

I'm not very impressed with that video. Kind of looks bland.

PS. Houston needs to pass up the DFW area before it passes Chicago, lol.

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

True

They did rework the lighting almost a decade ago. Technology changes so fast.

What they did was install all new bulbs & a computer controlled DMX lighting system where they could manipulate the lights in any way they wanted to...signs, shapes, lettering, blinking, etc.

They should install LED lights.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by buzzpost

I'm not very impressed with that video. Kind of looks bland.

PS. Houston needs to pass up the DFW area before it passes Chicago, lol.

Your opinion. And why would Houston need to pass DFW first? DFW wil pass Chicago, too (but before Houston obviously).

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by buzzpost

PS. Houston needs to pass up the DFW area before it passes Chicago, lol.

no one is talking about houston metro passing up Chiland yet.

They are talking about Houston Passing up Chicago

Houston already has more people than Dallas or fort worth