Better skyline Houston or Dallas? (Fort Worth, Irving: rapes, companies, developments)

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

We don't need all that when we have a trillion things to do at the Fair.

the main attraction of the state fair went up in flames last year...

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

for reference, heres the lineup for the 2013 Houston Rodeo...

Toby Keith, Gary Allan, Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band, Mary J. Blige, Brantley Gilbert, Demi Lovato, Austin Mahone, Styx, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Bruno Mars, Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, Julion Alvarez, Los Invasores de Nuevo Leon, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen, Pitbull, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, George Strait, Martina McBride and the Randy Rogers Band

unlike the state fair, ive actually heard of the people performing at the rodeo.

Why would we need all of that when we have football games, Broadway plays, museums, dog show, livestock show, car show, home show, petting zoo, etc.

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

the main attraction of the state fair went up in flames last year...

And they are building it back, bigger and better than ever.

[Newbe10]

I don't see Dallas EVER surpassing Houston in terms of downtown skyline or the number of skylines in the metro area. Heck, Uptown Houston is just as big as Downtown Dallas, and The Woodlands Skyline by itself is just as big as the Dallas skylines along I-635 and U.S. 75 between 635 and downtown.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

Why would we need all of that when we have football games, Broadway plays, museums, dog show, livestock show, car show, home show, petting zoo, etc.

Aquarium,a lagoon, water shows,lazer shows, more food choices........Fair Park >>>Reliant Park

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by Newbe10

I don't see Dallas EVER surpassing Houston in terms of downtown skyline or the number of skylines in the metro area. Heck, Uptown Houston is just as big as Downtown Dallas

agreed. this comment i came across on another site speaks for the skyscraper market of both cities.

" ^ This pretty well sums up the difference in the health of Houston's downtown office market vs Dallas'.

We whine about 33 story buildings being too short.

Folks in Dallas are ecstatic about a 16 story building."

and especially with the multiple 40-60 story towers Houston has proposed, along with all the other skyscrapers theyre currently building. Houston isnt slowing down anytime soon.

[Trae713]

The inner loop skylines alone pretty much match all of DFW. You still have Greenspoint, Westchase, energy corridor, and the woodlands.

[Dallaz]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

agreed. this comment i came across on another site speaks for the skyscraper market of both cities.

" ^ This pretty well sums up the difference in the health of Houston's downtown office market vs Dallas'.

We whine about 33 story buildings being too short.

Folks in Dallas are ecstatic about a 16 story building."

and especially with the multiple 40-60 story towers Houston has proposed, along with all the other skyscrapers theyre currently building. Houston isnt slowing down anytime soon.

Like I have stated many times, I would rather have density than multiple tall buildings that doesn't help with vibrancy at street level. Hey, y'all can have all those skyscrapers but they are gonna be freeway architecture, if it doesn't have any street level presence.

BTW we get excited about a "16 story building" because, it helps densify the urban core.

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by Newbe10

I don't see Dallas EVER surpassing Houston in terms of downtown skyline or the number of skylines in the metro area. Heck, Uptown Houston is just as big as Downtown Dallas, and The Woodlands Skyline by itself is just as big as the Dallas skylines along I-635 and U.S. 75 between 635 and downtown.

What? It's like two miniature buildings that make up the Woodlands skyline. Your whole post is over exaggerated.

[Trae713]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

Like I have stated many times, I would rather have density than multiple tall buildings that doesn't help with vibrancy at street level. Hey, y'all can have all those skyscrapers but they are gonna be freeway architecture, if it doesn't have any street level presence.

Houston has both.