Houston vs. Dallas (Rochester: infested, city hall, houses)

[R1070]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

It's funny how fast it fills up too. The floodplain is like a bathtub

Yea, I was thinking the same thing. But I heard there can be no more lakes created in the Trinity River Basin.

The city has said this, but plans to put some smaller "lakes" under the bridges, etc.

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by R1070

The city has said this, but plans to put some smaller "lakes" under the bridges, etc.

The lakes are feed by the River?

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

We learned our lesson in 1908 by building right next to the river. The Great Flood of 1908 killed 5 people and 4,000 people were homeless. The river crested at 52.6 ft and a width of 1.5 miles. Don't let the river fool ya, that thing is beast when it comes to floods.

TxDot was smart for building that stretch of 45 elevated. If it was at ground level the freeway would be shutdown every time we have heavy rain.

only 5? That is like a summer sprinkle in Houston. People drown driving on our highways here when it rains. NO JOKE.

We build right on that flood plain:




Look at downtown in the distance. bet you wish your DT looked like that when your area floods:


THIS IS A STREET NOT A RIVER:

[JJG]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

only 5? That is like a summer sprinkle in Houston. People drown driving on our highways here when it rains. NO JOKE.

We build right on that flood plain:




Look at downtown in the distance. bet you wish your DT looked like that when your area floods:


THIS IS A STREET NOT A RIVER:

That's another HUGE difference between Houston and DFW....

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

only 5? That is like a summer sprinkle in Houston. People drown driving on our highways here when it rains. NO JOKE.

We build right on that flood plain:




Look at downtown in the distance. bet you wish your DT looked like that when your area floods:


THIS IS A STREET NOT A RIVER:

There's pictures of Dallas that look like that.

I can't post pictures that are not mine.



From Wikipedia

Major flooding occurred on the Trinity River in the years 1844, 1866, 1871, and 1890, but a major event in the spring of 1908 set in motion the harnessing of the river. On 26 May 1908, the Trinity River reached a depth of 52.6 feet (16.03 m) and a width of 1.5 miles (2.4 km). Five people died, 4,000 were left homeless, and property damage was estimated at $2.5 million.
Now the wreckage of a shed or outhouse would move by, followed by a drowned swine or other livestock. The construction forces of the Texas & Pacific worked feverishly to safeguard the long trestle carrying their tracks across the stream. Suddenly, this whole structure turned on its side down-stream, broke loose from the rest of the track at one end and swung out into the middle of the current and began breaking up, first into large sections and then into smaller pieces, rushing madly along to some uncertain destination. [Approximately half a dozen of the workmen fell into the torrent at this point; exaggerated reports of their drowning swept the city.]
—C.L. Moss
Dallas was without power for three days, all telephone and telegraph service was down, and rail service was canceled. The only way to reach Oak Cliff was by boat.[6] West Dallas was hit harder than any other part of the city—the Dallas Times Herald said "indescribable suffering" plagued the area. Much to the horror of residents, thousands of livestock drowned in the flood and some became lodged in the tops of trees—the stench of their decay hung over the city as the water subsided.


The Trinity River flooding on 8 July 1908.

After the disastrous flood, the city's citizenry wanted to find a way to control the unpredictable Trinity River and to build a bridge linking Oak Cliff and Dallas. The immediate reaction was clamor to build an indestructible, all-weather crossing over the Trinity. This had already been tried following the 1890 flood—the result was the "Long Wooden Bridge" that connected Jefferson Boulevard in Oak Cliff and Cadiz in Dallas, but the resulting unstable bridge was easily washed away by the 1908 flood. George B. Dealey, publisher of the Dallas Morning News, proposed a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) concrete bridge based on the design of a bridge crossing the Missouri River in Kansas City. Ultimately, a US$650,000 (US$15.7 million in today's terms) bond election was approved and in 1912, the Oak Cliff Viaduct (now the Houston Street Viaduct) was opened with festivities that drew 58,000 spectators. The bridge, at the time, was the longest concrete structure in the world.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by JJG

That's another HUGE difference between Houston and DFW....

Yes, in Houston everyone has waterfront property...when it rains.

Last month the rain water came into someone's home, took her fridge and flowed off with it. Had some might hungry weather lately.

Dallas copies Houston in everything, they need to just go ahead and copy us and build right over that flood plain.

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Yes, in Houston everyone has waterfront property...when it rains.

Last month the rain water came into someone's home, took her fridge and flowed off with it. Had some might hungry weather lately.

Dallas copies Houston in everything, they need to just go ahead and copy us and build right over that flood plain.

That happened in Dallas too. There was water up to people's houses last month. In South Dallas part of a street was blocked off for a whole day because of high water. We actually had a record for the most amount of rain in a day in the month of January. We had over 3 inches of rain some areas had 5 inches.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Yes, in Houston everyone has waterfront property...when it rains.

Last month the rain water came into someone's home, took her fridge and flowed off with it. Had some might hungry weather lately.

Dallas copies Houston in everything, they need to just go ahead and copy us and build right over that flood plain.

Those pictures say it all...The city of Houston does not give a flying **** about its residents. Thats why the quality of life is way better in DFW.....looks like the whole city of Houston should be rotting from the inside out.....just filthy,muggy,humid,mosqito infested ill planned swamp land...all over the city.

[HtownLove]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

That happened in Dallas too. There was water up to people's houses last month. In South Dallas part of a street was blocked off for a whole day because of high water. We actually had a record for the most amount of rain in a day in the month of January. We had over 3 inches of rain some areas had 5 inches.

I think we broke the most water in a day for February this year too. These past 3 months have been so different from last year

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Those pictures say it all...The city of Houston does not give a flying **** about its residents. Thats why the quality of life is way better in DFW.....looks like the whole city of Houston should be rotting from the inside out.....just filthy,muggy,humid,mosqito infested ill planned swamp land...all over the city.

you are just jealous that you can't have water front property because Dallas people are too whimpy to build near the water.

Anyway the QOL here is a zillions times better than in Dallas. you are so dry up there. no waterfronts, just sand, dessert cacti, mirages.

No wonder Houston has a million more people than Dallas

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Those pictures say it all...The city of Houston does not give a flying **** about its residents. Thats why the quality of life is way better in DFW.....looks like the whole city of Houston should be rotting from the inside out.....just filthy,muggy,humid,mosqito infested ill planned swamp land...all over the city.

.....With tall buildings.