Which big Texas city has the best downtown? (Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Ft. Worth)

[lessQQmorePEWPEW]

Originally Posted by Austinite101

Oh I didn't realize San Antonio had Amusement parks and water parks smack in the middle of DT.

well, the kiddie park is an amusement park and is pretty much in downtown SA, so there goes your point

not only that, the zoos are right next door to downtown.

-former austin resident, glad he GTFO.

[Austinite101]

Originally Posted by lessQQmorePEWPEW

well, the kiddie park is an amusement park and is pretty much in downtown SA, so there goes your point

not only that, the zoos are right next door to downtown.

-former austin resident, glad he GTFO.

Hardly.

[kenshi]

If thousands of active people constitutes a ghost town, I'm wondering just how many are in Downtown Austin or San Antonio at night.

[dallasboi]

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[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Because they are different threads...and everything that was counted against Dallas in this thread has already changed....but people will ignore it as usual because Dallas is supposed to suck at everything.




....YES!!...I did just read this entire thread before i BUMPED it....I was bored with the progress race thread.

Everything in all of the Texas downtowns has changed in the last 3 years boi.. What point are you trying to make?
I wonder why you were getting bored with your own Progress Race thread..

[FJB327]

Ive only explored San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth. Been to Houston but never explored it's downtown. Out of those, here's how I'd rank them:

Vibrancy(Full of energy and enthusiasm)

1tie: Austin
1tie: Fort Worth
Close 2nd: San Antonio
3rd: Dallas
**Didn't rank Houston bc I don't really know. Only drove through and didn't really explore it**

Grandiose (impressive in appearance)

1: Dallas
2: Houston
3. Austin
4. San Antonio
5. Fort Worth

Clean and Safe (not a gritty, be on the lookout type feeling)

1. Fort Worth (league of it's own in this category)
Skip a few
2. Austin
I'm not even ranking the rest if we are talking about at night. To many homeless and or thuggery at night time. If we are talking during the day, I'd finish the list with Dallas, San Antonio, Houston

Overall:
1. Fort Worth
2. Austin
3. San Antonio
4. Houston/Dallas (may seem shocking but it's only bc Dallas and Houston have a lot of areas competing with its city center even within its city limits. Nothing will really compete with the historic riverwalk and alamo in SA. Or UT, the state government, and 6th street in Austin. Even in FW, 7th street is a big competitor with downtown and may win out one day)

As far as Dallas and Hoston, I'd give the edge to Houston since it's one huge city and the politicians can control it more. They are in a better position to make decisions to make their downtown thrive. Politicians in Irving, Allen, Addison, Arlington, etc are trying to get people to their respective cities and could care less if downtown Dallas is less desirable and doesn't thrive. They are direct competitors. That's the advantage of having one huge city with it's own government vs four fairly large cities and many smaller ones mixed together, all with its own government and agenda.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

Everything in all of the Texas downtowns has changed in the last 3 years boi.. What point are you trying to make?
I wonder why you were getting bored with your own Progress Race thread..

Im bored because dallas has the most stuff goin on.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by FJB327

Ive only explored San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth. Been to Houston but never explored it's downtown. Out of those, here's how I'd rank them:

Vibrancy(Full of energy and enthusiasm)

1tie: Austin
1tie: Fort Worth
Close 2nd: San Antonio
3rd: Dallas
**Didn't rank Houston bc I don't really know. Only drove through and didn't really explore it**

Grandiose (impressive in appearance)

1: Dallas
2: Houston
3. Austin
4. San Antonio
5. Fort Worth

Clean and Safe (not a gritty, be on the lookout type feeling)

1. Fort Worth (league of it's own in this category)
Skip a few
2. Austin
I'm not even ranking the rest if we are talking about at night. To many homeless and or thuggery at night time. If we are talking during the day, I'd finish the list with Dallas, San Antonio, Houston

Overall:
1. Fort Worth
2. Austin
3. San Antonio
4. Houston/Dallas (may seem shocking but it's only bc Dallas and Houston have a lot of areas competing with its city center even within its city limits. Nothing will really compete with the historic riverwalk and alamo in SA. Or UT, the state government, and 6th street in Austin. Even in FW, 7th street is a big competitor with downtown and may win out one day)

As far as Dallas and Hoston, I'd give the edge to Houston since it's one huge city and the politicians can control it more. They are in a better position to make decisions to make their downtown thrive. Politicians in Irving, Allen, Addison, Arlington, etc are trying to get people to their respective cities and could care less if downtown Dallas is less desirable and doesn't thrive. They are direct competitors. That's the advantage of having one huge city with it's own government vs four fairly large cities and many smaller ones mixed together, all with its own government and agenda.

...that last pargraph makes absolutely no sense at all...but ok.

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

...that last pargraph makes absolutely no sense at all...but ok.

Now you know exactly how the rest of us feel when we read your daily ramblings about Dallas.

[RonnieinDallas]

We have too many of these types of threads running