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I got it from a data analysis firm that was analyzing the census data from 2000 and released in 2002.
I was reading it at work in something from one of developer clients.
HGAC also has access for this data.
Are you referring to growth strictly within the city limits of Houston... inside the loop versus outside the loop? That MIGHT be believable. If you are referring to inside the loop versus all of suburban metropolitan Houston, I'm not buying it.... certainly not without more supporting evidence than you've given us so far. A link please? I'm begging you for a link. ;-)
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One positive note, more people moved into the innerloop in the past couple of years than in the suburbs. Hard to believe, but the census data really has some weight.
Color me skeptical... do you have a source for that?
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Yeah, Michael Graves' work has unfortunately degenerated into a dreadful pastiche.
Pastiche: a dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly immitating the works of other artists.
So Michael Graves' architecture has degenerated into a dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly immitating the works of other artists? Wow, that's quite the degeneration... ;-)
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I saw the finished building for the first time driving down Memorial the other day, and I really thought it looked great. I think it makes for a landmark frontispiece for the downtown skyline, and I love the stature that it has.
One thing that gets me about this forum, and about architecture forums in general, is the relentless pessimism. It's like we're all trying to sound like dour East Coast architecture critics, lamenting the failures of modern capitalism, longing for some golden age where everything was so well-scaled, so human, so right, and generally acting as if the world is going to end. If something fits in with what has gone before, then it's the same old boring thing, whereas if it breaks from the old, then it destroys the beauty, the charm, the genius of what went before. Either someone is doing the same old bland suburban thing, or someone is trying too hard to be New York, and not being Houston.
Witness the crying about the new courthouse building: "cheesy historical," "what's with the silly dome?", "hate the windows," "not daring enough," "not Houston enough." When all that was there before, and all that stretches to infinity beyond, is asphalt surface lots! A nice new shopping center proposed near Washington Ave. apparently doesn't benefit its existing context of graffiti-sprayed warehouses and seven foot weeds. Now this new building is "ruining Allen Parkway." Hello, Allen Parkway is in diapers. Its environment hasn't even been invented yet. In twenty five years it will look nothing like it does now.
I would put forth that none of the recognized great buildings in Houston had anything to do with anything that came before them, and that for each one that was built, somewhere there was a pessimistic critic lamenting the passing of the noble era of Houston building that had gone before. I want to point out that no developer in the history of this city ever gave a rat's a$$ about the existing environment, other than to change it, and that if any environment does exist in Houston, it happened purely by accident.
Look, I'm not responding to anyone specifically on this page. I used to be this way myself. But really, it does get to be silly sometimes.
BRAVO!! BRAVO!! Very well said!
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Very interesting... Editor, did you mean to say "northeast" part of the city, rather than "southeast"?
I noticed on Mapquest, that there is also a street named "Epsom Drive" right there in the neighborhood of Jensen Dr and Parker Rd. I wonder if Epsom Drive was named for the racetrack or vice versa?
This web site receives dozens of letters each month from people trying to research bits of Houston history.-
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Yip. I saw that. Oh well. Looks like the only way I will KNOW what's going there is to go down there in person. Unfortuantely, I will then have at my proximity and disposal all of the bars on Market Square and main street in case nothing is going on at Jones Plaza. In which case, I will be forced to drink at Market Square. Damn it. I hate it when that happens.
C'mon 2112, do it for US! Take one for the team! ;-)
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Thanks for the links. Unfortunately, none of them show anything going on tonight, Thursday May 5th. That seems odd to me, becuase I remember Thursdays being "THE" night on the plaza. I know Tuesdays and Wednesdays is Salsa, Merenge, Tejano nights. But what's going on tonight??
?? The link I provided shows Party on the Plaza when you click on May 5. No detail, but it says... "Weekly live concert series after work. Weather permitting."
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The best and most-complete calendar of events I've ever found for Houston is actually now on the City of Houston's home page. It's quite good. Unfortunately it doesn't have the level of detail for Party on the Plaza that would give you the name of the band. But it does tell you it's occurring tonight.
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Downtown Chicago has Disneyquest.
DisneyQuest Chicago will be closing permanently on September 4th, 2001. Try this Disney Virtual Adventure while it lasts. (1-888-693-9265.) Located at 55 E. Ohio, on the corner of Rush and Ohio. It is one block west of Michigan and Ohio in the North Bridge area.
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They are not building a dorm. It is an acacemic building.
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At one time there was talk of adding another block to the Root Square park. I presume that idea is dead?
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Color me skeptical. If it were true that the flag used to be SO large that it hung down TWO FLOORS below the top of the building (which, incidentally, also seems like it would be a violation of flag etiquette) I am pretty confident SOMEONE on this board would recall seeing such a thing.
Anyone?
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Business connections
Meaning what, exactly? And how does D-FW have greater "business connections" than Houston?
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Yeah: 002 Magazine, but it lacks any magazine content.
Not true. You can see most of their magazine content and flip through the magazine page by page.
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yeah, enron represents the hideous side of corporate america as opposed to just houston.
houston's biggest obstacle is traffic and lack of alternatives. why would anyone want to visit a city that is difficult to get around in?
plus this city needs to come up with its own ideas rather than emulate other cities; riverwalk(san antonio), theme parks(orlando), towers or giant statues (toronto, seattle, new york). this city has world class theaters and museums and needs to capitalize and improve on what it already has
I agree wholeheartedly with your second paragraph. But you can't be serious about that first paragraph... New York City, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, just for starters... all much more difficult to get around in and all seem to have plenty of visitors.
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As is always the case with these types of "studies," the answer you get will depend on the question you ask, or on the way in which you ask the question. I'm looking at the full report to try to get some idea of the methodology (i.e., how they define and measure "world city-ness.") But in the meantime... Overall, the results look pretty reasonable, but I'm curious how Dallas even rates as highly as Houston. Their international airport traffic is nowhere near Houston's, Dallas has no port, and Dallas is not even close to Houston's leauge when it comes to foreign country consulates. Surely, all of those would be factored in to any measurement of "world city-ness," would they not?
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^ and right here is the reason developers keep building business structures with surface parking attached.
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wow, you slipped that one right past me.
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You missed what I was saying. I was saying that out of the 40% total, that if Hispanics made up 30 to 35% (of the total population - not the 40 percent) then that would mean that all other immigrants would make up the remaining 5-10% (of the total population - not the 40 percent).
This is not a factoid. I used the word if to begin my statement. Also, I'm not assuming that all Hispanics are immigrants, I'm assuming of the immigrants, Hispanic immigrants would represent the largest percentile. I don't think I have to explain that edutcated guess. The answer is 6 hours south of here.
No Facts, all assumptions.
While your assumption that the bulk of the immigrant population in D-FW is Hipanic is no doubt true, your assumption that 30-35% of the entire population of D-FW is comprised of Hispanic immigrants (even as defined in the subject article) strikes me as waaayyy to high.
If yall's post directly above is correct (and looking at the census numbers, it looks pretty reasonable), your assumption of 30-35% is impossible. If only 24% of the population is Hispanic, it's pretty obvious that 30-35% of the population cannot be Hispanic immigrants
Back to my skepticism about the numbers quoted in the article. The fact that they disclosed no source or methodology raises red flags for me. Of course that might just be because of the journalist being lazy or ignorant (or both), but it would be a lot more believable if we had some idea of how they came up with these numbers.
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Yeah, I noticed that little definitional "sleight of hand" ;-)
But I still don't think the numbers work. Overall, they are saying that the percentage is more than double what the overall percentage is for those four counties in 2000. Even allowing for children, given that a very large percentage of foreign-born persons are either already married when they come here or marry other foreign-born persons, they would have to be AVERAGING more than four children per couple.
I am trying to avoid spending all day crunching the numbers, but am I making any incorrect presumptions or calculations here?
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Well, the numbers could be skewed. If Hispanics make up at least 30-35%, then that would mean all other immigrants would only have to cover 5-10% to make their numbers work right?
What is it here for Houston?
Huh? Where did you get the "Hispanics make up at least 30-35%" factoid? And even if it is correct, how is it relevant? Not all Hispanics are immigrants.
Regarding Houston, the 2000 Census for Harris County shows 22.2% foreign born.
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Is anyone else just a little skeptical about that article about D-FW immigrant population? 40% of the Metroplex population are immigrants??? and that percentage has risen by 5 points in only 3years??? I'm not sure I'm buying those numbers. Note that these numbers are thrown out there by an "interest group" (and swallowed whole with no skepticism whatsoever by the "journalist".)
According to the US Census, in 2000 the percent of foreign-born population in Dallas County was 20.9%. In Tarrant County: 12.7% Collin County: 13.3% Denton County: 9.4%
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Perhaps that's because it's actually patterned after MAYAN temples. Not Aztec. ;-)
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Hmm..what would happen if Tillman wanted to build a skyscraper for his company? What would that look like?
Go to www.kirksey.com Click on "Portfolio" Then on "Commercial"
Then click on the number 3. You can get an idea of what kind of skyscraper he might build by looking at the company headquarters he already built. (It's only 8 stories, so probably not really a skyscraper. Nevertheless, it might give some indication of the style, level of design, etc.)
Busch Gardens Park At 775 Gellhorn Dr.
in Historic Houston
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Found this info on the Anheuser Busch web site:
The Houston brewery began operating May 18, 1966.
Houston Busch Gardens opened May 28, 1971.
Houston Busch Gardens closed December 1972.
FWIW, they also used to have a Busch Gardens in Los Angeles, which was downscaled and converted to Busch Bird Sanctuary - Los Andeles in 1976 and was closed in 1979.