MiDTOWNeR Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Im even with you guys on this one.Put us out of our misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 No, guys, it's the area between 610 and the Beltway that's going to dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 What was the point of your post Plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 The answer is simple. I should have been remodeled no later than20 years ago. For once, Plastic, I agree with you. You've been desperately in need of 'remodeling' for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 No, guys, it's the area between 610 and the Beltway that's going to dust. What part, they both go around the city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 What part, they both go around the city?I want to know what Red wants to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Man, I sure wish I had some of what you're smoking right now.The only thing I smoked for the past week was sausage. Well I actually microwaved it but the company smoked them for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 The only thing I smoked for the past week was sausage.That's not something we really needed to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I also burned part of my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I also burned part of my house. There doesn't exist a smiley for the thought that I wish to express. It's kind of a cross between and . You're terriffic Plastic...don't ever change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Not following this post........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Plastic: I don't want to be the bad guy here, but the board is having a hard time following your posts. Are you implying that the donut effect that many cities experienced in the 70's & 80's is still happening here in Houston. Are you also implying that you feel we should give up the efforts to continue to redevelop innerloop areas?My answer to either statement, if those are indeed your thoughts, is "no". I feel that the donut effect is definately withdrawing. Proof of that is to see all the townhome development on ALL sides of downtown. As for you mentioning that our CBD is comprised of the entire inner-beltway, I again have to disagree. We have 1 CBD which is downtown. Sure we have other business districts, but due to distance, you can't call them a part of the CBD - especially when numorous residential neighborhoods seperate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 As for you mentioning that our CBD is comprised of the entire inner-beltway, I again have to disagree. We have 1 CBD which is downtown. Sure we have other business districts, but due to distance, you can't call them a part of the CBD - especially when numorous residential neighborhoods seperate them.I agree with Jeebus about our CBD comprising the entire inner beltway, but I disagree that we have only one CBD. When compared with other downtowns, the Uptown/Galleria is considered the 14th largest business district in America. I think Uptown could be recognized as a CBD as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 The keyword here is central. How can you have two "centrals"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 I've merged these two topics as the previous one had almost the exact same theme and initial post. In fact, Plastic's topics seem to have a common, reoccuring theme, that of "Houston's CBD is really everything inside the Belt and we ought to fix up the outskirts of this area, not Downtown". Reoccuring like one of those dreams, and written very dreamlike; a fragment here, a seemingly disconnected image there, which leaves the reader pondering what it all means.And pondering whether Plastic's posts are designed for entertainment or serious discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 The keyword here is central. How can you have two "centrals"?Easily. Downtown is the CBD in the traditional sense, but the Galleria area is more geographically central to the distribution of Houston's population. In truth, the notion of CBD vs. Edge City is just a matter of semantics. Downtown is just a relatively large employment center, one of many similar such employment centers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Easily. Downtown is the CBD in the traditional sense, but the Galleria area is more geographically central to the distribution of Houston's population. In truth, the notion of CBD vs. Edge City is just a matter of semantics. Downtown is just a relatively large employment center, one of many similar such employment centers.Still, how can "central" be in more than one place for one city. Maybe if your arguement is that there are CBD's for each area of industry, then perhaps I can concede. That's the only way you could call Uptown a CBD - if that you are trying to identify Houston's Central Commercial Retail Business District. But a CBD is not that. It is where the bulk of business - all facets of business - resides with in a city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 First we need to define what Central Business District is. I say it's the city's biggest district with big businesses,entertainment,main retail, urban development,the cities tallest buildings,dense collection of bus routes and highways,the heaviest traffic, where the city goverment is, and as in most cities it's in the center.Houston's Uptown is more massive than some city's Downtown's. Places like Alief and Greenspoint 17 miles away from Downtown are by some considered the gehtto.Not saying we shouldn't redevelop DOwntown it's that we should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chenevert Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Not saying we shouldn't redevelop DOwntown it's that we should have.I am just curious. Are you capable of putting together a complete and logical sentence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I am always amused when someone suggests that Downtown has not been redeveloped or otherwise improved. I wonder just what would qualify as redevelopment in that person's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 No it's being redeveloped,just not the things we like.The city seems to be catering to sports building new sports favilities,bring SUperbowl,Baseball Allstargame,NBA Allstargame and stuff.We need more music and shoping. WHile DOwntown has nightclubs I don't like them. We need some shops Downtown. If you really wan to to bring people in you've got to have a place for them to shop. SHoping and entertainment that's the key. WHile we do have The Park it's not like Memorial City or a standard mall. We need a Times Sqaure or a West End type markeyplace. You could see odd things and just walk around. WOuld also make a good place for events and parades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Ok Ok DOwntown's evrything inside The Loop and is becoming everything inside The Belt.Bump for the sake of entertainment...had a good chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi-Char-Hou-Dal Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks for the bump - classic thread. The sausage part was really entertaining on a slow work Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 The only thing I smoked for the past week was sausage. Well I actually microwaved it but the company smoked them for me. That's not something we really needed to know. I also burned part of my house. *Bump* You know you've been on this site too long when you start looking for posts from this guy just for the laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 *Bump* You know you've been on this site too long when you start looking for posts from this guy just for the laughs.I actually kind of miss him/her compared to the recent waive of posters we have gotten lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Does anyone have those pictures of Houston's future skyline him or danax posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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