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That's right. God's a woman now. Try and keep up.

If God really loved Houston, she would have given it this...

WARNING!

Do not waste any time reading this thread.

Wow. Makes Austin look like a pile of puke!

2 hours ago, rechlin said:

 

Central Station Main to Museum District station on the Metrorail will take you about 14 minutes, almost triple the 5 you mention.  And you won't get to the Kirby area from the middle of downtown in a 5 minute Uber.  At least 15, and more like 25 if there's any traffic.

Whatever. The point is there is a lot of cool stuff that a person without a car can get to from Downtown Houston - even if you are riding on a train that is 9 minutes late.

Just now, j_cuevas713 said:

Lol whatever you want to believe bud. Keep defending that garbage excuse for a city. 

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5 minutes ago, Jbarn said:

 

Mundane? Maybe, but tourist attractions nevertheless. 

I think you have a very broad definition of the term 'tourist attraction'. People aren't traveling to Dallas in any great numbers to see any of the things on your list.

@ Barn

LOL. Dallas has no major tourist attractions. Everything you listed are boring little things that can be found in just about every city. Come on, Farmer's Market? Right. Dallas 'tourist' attractions are as mundane as Indianapolis' tourist attractions.

I'm sure Discovery Green has as many tourist as your little Klyde Warren. Your stuff isn't exactly Fisherman's Wharf or Buckingham Palace either you know.

Yawn. You still have to sit in a 2-hour long traffic jam if you want to see the Rangers lose.

Let's see, in Houston the pedestrians have The Wortham, The Alley, Jones Hall, Jones Plaza, the downtown aquarium, Discovery Green, The GRB Convention Center, Tranquility Park, Sesquicentennial Park, Sam Houston Park, Greenstreet, The Shops at Houston Center, Market Square, the Astros, the Dynamo, the Rockets, Buffalo Bayou Park, Eleanor Tinsley Park and the Johnny Steele. Midtown is exploding with development, ect (all within walking distance of DT). A 5-minute Metrorail will get you to the greatest museum district in the state (please don't make me list all 150 of them), Hermann Park, the zoo, the Miller Outdoor Theatre, Rice University, the Texas Medical Center 1,2 and soon to be 3 (also exploding with development) and that stadium where they have the Superbowl sometimes. All of that can be done without a car.  A 5-minute Uber will get you to Montrose, the Heights and the Kirby area (also exploding with development) ect. ect. ect. Let's not forget Uptown Houston isn't really that far away either. 

Dallas is all about 'seem'. Where's their baseball stadium? Arlington? It all depends on what you want to look at and compare. For example, people in Dallas love comparing uptown Dallas to East Houston. It serves the 'seem' argument very well.

Don't worry, Houston still has lots and lots of 'promise'. Plus, boring as it may be, I just don't hate this style of building as much as everyone else. There are so many lots that need improvement in Midtown, that as long as we aren't getting another suburban style CVS on a Midtown block or anything else with a big parking lot in front, I think I can find a ray of sunshine in that project. 

I like it better than a vacant lot. It's not like it's light years worse than what's been there or any of the surrounding blocks for the last 50 years. 

I like wide shots like this ^ so you can see how the building looks in its environment.

Midtown is really looking good these days. It's almost worth the wait.