BigFootsSocks Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 After a glass of wine (or 3) I've come to the conclusion that the tag line, "Rebirth on the bayou, or just as seedy and run down as ever?" is a bit outdated. Sure, there are still "seedy" parts, but are we still questioning its rebirth? I propose the new tag to be "Rebirth on the Bayou" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Agreed! Change it...... I am told that downtown, statistically, is the safest part of the city and a stroll around downtown at 10pm will confirm it. Seedy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Nah, I think the existing description is fine, even if you think it's the former in terms of description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 Get out of here, this is an echo-chamber petition thread only! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 That's a bad description of downtown Houston. Surely there is a better way to describe it. I can understand feeling a need to not sound like you are promoting it, but planting negative imagery into the heads of everyone just before they go into the subforum isn't very constructive. Websites that sow negativity will reap negativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted May 22, 2016 Author Share Posted May 22, 2016 It sounds more cynical to me, which, admittedly, epitomizes Houston perfectly. I think it could use a refresh though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 @editor Can we get this done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I think the description is dated, but the proposed change just sounds like a particularly lame advertising slogan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adr Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I would possibly be for removing "run down", because it's still hella seedy down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 "Has it turned the corner?" "A mini-Manhattan or a bigger Beaumont?" "Where old and new coexist. For the most part." "Born on the bayou... ooh, ooh, ooh..." "Is the renaissance complete or, like Castro's Cuba, is it a new revolution every day?" "Everyone's neighborhood." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 29 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: "A mini-Manhattan or a bigger Beaumont?" HAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 "A mini-Manhattan or a bigger Beaumont?" +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 In keeping with IT's proposed cynicism, I approve of the suggested addendum's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 1 hour ago, BigFootsSocks said: In keeping with IT's proposed cynicism, I approve of the suggested addendum's. It gets rid of the "run-down" language, it still offers a comparison, it's funny, and it doesn't sound like something a tourism bureau wrote up. Everyone wins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 15 hours ago, H-Town Man said: "Has it turned the corner?" "A mini-Manhattan or a bigger Beaumont?" "Where old and new coexist. For the most part." "Born on the bayou... ooh, ooh, ooh..." "Is the renaissance complete or, like Castro's Cuba, is it a new revolution every day?" "Everyone's neighborhood." "Everyone's neighborhood". That is totally perfect, in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 how about: "not your father's downtown" "rebirth on the bayou?" "towers and trains everywhere" "Houston, we have residents" "it may still be a little seedy, but it's less seedy than other parts of town and that counts for something" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADCS Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Better than it used to be, not quite what it'd like to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 How aboutDowntown - What's it to ya? Explain. It's open-ended, not cloying, has a bit of swagger. edit: Seriously, the current one is so 15 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 On 5/24/2016 at 8:48 AM, samagon said: how about: "not your father's downtown" "rebirth on the bayou?" "towers and trains everywhere" "Houston, we have residents" "it may still be a little seedy, but it's less seedy than other parts of town and that counts for something" Houston we have residents sounds like the perfect description of where we are heading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I'll vote for downtown still being at least a little seedy. I saw a guy relieving himself on Sunday morning on Lamar near Main. I haven't reviewed the definition of seedy in a while, but I'm pretty sure pissing on the sidewalk in broad daylight is on the list of qualifiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 If this tag deserved to be changed in 2016, it is more than overdue in 2018 (so many more residents, hotels, towers, food halls, coworking spaces, the super bowl, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 H-town man had it right: ”everyone’s neighborhood” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I vote "everyone's neighborhood" too. While everyone obviously won't live there, DT is increasingly becoming a place for all Houstonians. From Discovery Green and the Convention District to Market Square and the plans for HPL and the Theater District...there is definitely more to see and do, DT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Dare I say it? You guys are whitewashing the unsavory memories of downtown and gentrifying the description of this thread... the shame! My vote would be to leave it for as long as the hulking shell of the Days Inn is still standing. That or replace it with a picture of a townhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reporter Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Change it. It sounds like it was written by someone who lives in another city and has an inferiority complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 9:10 AM, Reporter said: Change it. It sounds like it was written by someone who lives in another city and has an inferiority complex. I second the motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajgallion Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 "Now too expensive to live in." "Overpriced or Overrated?" "Suburbanite's playground. Urbanite's home." "We just want to be like Chicago." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtownian Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 How do we actually get the change done? Any advice from the mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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