Metro Matt

R.I.P. Arcadia

Lower Greenville gets kinda crazy sometimes.

Best comparison would probably be inner loop Westheimer/Montrose area.

Crowns, spires, & antennae aren't a real way to determine how tall a building really is, if that were the case then Houston would have two 1000+ ft towers.

Dallas knows neon...Dallas IS neon

TXU is now the "new" Luminant...YEAH RIGHT!!!

Yaaaay! Lowlife tenants should be thrown out on the street.

Were they NOLA's?

I saw the Galveston Hooters this past weekend.

Anyone know when it opened?

I was in Galveston this past weekend & noticed this building now has a rotating beacon at night, similar to, but not near as bright as Williams Tower. It was also decorated in green neon lights along the top. This building located in downtown is now the third tallest in Galveston at 358 feet tall since the twin Palisade Palm condos were recently topped out at 378 feet.

His humor was not meant for the morning crew, and it got obnoxious.

Nighttime is his thing.

He was good with his live broadcast from the clubs too.

County Line Bar-B-Que off Cutten Rd. is pricey, but very good

Atom is in Dallas now working at KISS FM

As a whole, Houston is the most diverse metro in Texas if you were to include ALL race & ethnicities, but thats neither here nor there you're getting off the original subject now so I'll stop.

Also considering DFW has about 500,000 more people. Houston is the diverse and international city in Texas. Houston, as a whole, as more Asians than all of DFW by over 30,000. That is with us having 500,000 less in population.

Houston's Asian population is larger than DFW's, no doubt, but its not as diverse as one might think. There are a lot of Chinese, Vietnamese, Phillipino, & Indian in Houston, but thats about the extent of it. The Metroplex has more Laotian, Thai, Cambodian, & Korean than Houston.

Your wrong there man.

DFW has almost twice the amount of Koreans as the Houston Metro area

DFW - 18, 123

Houston Metro - 10, 341

These are old numbers from the 2000 census, but still you get a good idea on the figures.

Houston has a Korean town or "K town" for short, but a suprisingly small Korean population over all when compared to Dallas which has its Korean area concentrated in Irving along Royal Lane near I35.

The Exxon Bldg.... it has been covered with scaffolding and been undergoing a facelift for about 50 years now.

Just a slight exageration there...

I wouldn't call it a facelift...more like routine maintenance

To be fair, I think there are a lot of areas in outlying Houston where you could get the same vibe as Frisco. Someone currently in Houston could provide better information, but I suspect you could also find areas in Sugarland, Katy, and The Woodlands to your liking (although, less diverse? -- really?!? ) . Please correct me if I am wrong.

Ft. Bend County (Sugarland) is quite possibly THE most diverse county & suburb in Texas

The Woodlands & Katy are prediminately White, just like Frisco & Plano with the excetion they have a sizable Asian (mostly Chinese) population.

Not trying to bring Dallas in on this discussion, but lets face it their night skyline puts Houston's to shame. On a clear night I've seen Downtown Dallas from 30 miles away glistening in the night sky over the vast North Texas prairie.

The sold colors are cool, and they change every 15 seconds or so, which is quite distracting when you're seeing that effect for the first time.

I'm sure thats the same thing critics said about Transco Tower at night when it was first built.

I've heard the original Lizard Lounge in Houston which is not in existence anymore was owned by the same owner that has the popular Lizard Lounge club in Dallas which is very well known for its Electronic Dance Music & Goth/Industrial crowds. Next month will be Lizard Lounge Dallas' 15th year anniversary (almost an eternity in club years)

So Clarks/Deans is no more or did they reloctate?

It looked like a nice recording studio/club/clothing store which was a very unique & cool concept

.And I did say the port of houston was dirty ...but that is a fact...If I'm wrong, correct me.

Well you wouldn't exactly want to take a leasurily dip in it...

The POH is for commercial use not recreational

I think I left out Energy Corridor and Woodlands. Is Westchase a skyline?????

Yes, The Woodlands & Westchase are considered skylines

The tallest in Westchase is something like 330 feet tall with several other 200 footers in the area.

For comparison purposes only, the tallest in the Dallas Galleria skyline is only 350 feet tall.

Anadarko in The Woodlands is around 450 feet tall with many low & mid rises surrounding it they just get lost behind all the 50 foot tall pine trees blanketing the area.

Wow, maybe it's just been awhile since I've seen it at night, but it looks awfully lit up at that hour.

It's a nice landmark to see whenever you're landing in Houston.

It was taken more than likely in the Fall or Winter months when it gets dark around 6 pm, a lot of people are still in the offices wrapping up their day at that time. I've seen it lit up that much before, but only around the times I was talking about, during the Spring & Summer months you're lucky to see any office lights on at night.

34 for the Dallas, Forth Worth area total? That doesn't sound right. If so I have to say I'm impressed.

46 for NY? Daaang!

Where do you get 34? I see 21...