I don't know about him, but I grew up in Klein, have lived in the Galleria area, Bellaire (just down the street from Episcopal), and just off Greenbriar. RefGal lives in Galveston County. Let me tell you...that area has a lot of character. It isn't just all the same corporate crap. There are Mom and Pop shops all over the place. Just because you live in a 281 area code does not mean that you live in a cookie cutter, plain vanilla place. And, for the record...the traffic here sucks...even inside the loop.
Uhhh, Galveston is one of the richest historical cities near here. But I don't consider Galveston to be a Suburb. Hell, Before the Great Storm of 1900 it was larger than Houston, itself, which has a lot to do with their history. Don't get me wrong, Bellaire was considered a "suburb" in the 50's. Things change. However, I, personally loathe master-planned communities. The only suburb that can pretend it isn't is Sugarland. All the others were made solely due to urban sprawl. If y'all like it, that's you. I hate it. I like an infrastructure in my hometown, and I will vote fore everything to make houston great in the downtown area, as well as it's immediate surrounding areas.
So how was your dinner at Chili's tonight? Did you then get in your Tahoe and drive one strip center over to Starbucks for a mocha frapucino? That's essentially your life if you live out in Katy or ny of the other suburbs. Go to the Montrose/West U areas and you'll see cool bookstores, restaurants, barbershops, bars, and coffee shops that are unlikely to be located next to your neighborhood Wal-Mart Supercenter.
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Hey man, there's a Tex-Mex place on pretty much every corner in Kingwood. Can't wait until the new Los Cucos on 59 and Kingwood Drive opens so we don't have to drive all the way to Humble! I just thought Baqui99's comment was ironic due to the fact that there are...let's see.... 5 Chili's within a 25 mile radius of Portland as well as 23 Starbucks in the same area...................... There are also 15 Chili's in Austin as well as 27 Starbucks...... Oops!!
This is the change in the area of town that I grew up in (and live in now) that I'm noticing. I grew up in the suburbs...this is less and less the suburbs, now. The development is absolutely amazing to me. The rise in the price of real estate is just crazy.
Wow, what a douchebaggy response. "Can I say that?" Well, yes I can Marco "Fatty" Polo. A.) I live in NYC now, have lived all over the world, and when I lived in Houston lived in Montrose, Midtown, Memorial, & the Galleria area. Visiting another city doesn't tell you **** about its character. And Fatty, Lubbock is not "everywhere else." B.) Midtown is not Montrose. Montrose does still have its quirks but is quickly being overrun with townhomes, Starbucks, CVS, etc - everything that every other nondescript 'burb has. This problem just seems endemic to Houston. When The Heights is finally overrun, it will be game over. C.) As to Midtown, "character" is not being able to walk 30 yards for Mike to buy you a shot at Tipsy Clover or for you to order quesadillas at Pub Fiction. Midtown has the same "master planned" feel to it that Cinco Ranch does, albeit with townhomes. Seriously, what on Earth do you feel gives Midtown its character? The bus terminal?
And yet another douchebaggy response that presumes that the person DARING to call into question the glory that is Montrose/Midtown/West U is some sort of soccer mom on her way to the PTA meeting. Get over yourself already, drive around the neighborhoods you mention, and as you start your journey by exiting 59 at Kirby, take note of the Chili's & Chick-fil-A on the right. Continue to take note as you drive through these neighborhoods of the Walgreens/CVS/Starbucks/Subway on ever corner in a neverending stream of beige/cream colored strip malls. Make special note of the swarm of cloned 3-story townhomes all around you, in many cases towering over single family homes that have been there for decades. Look, if I were to move back to Houston it probably would be to Midtown - but that's because I am single & young, and that's where many single, young people have congregated. It would not be under some illusion that I lived in a neighborhood with "character." It certainly wouldn't give me any sense of superiority over someone who chose to live further out, but get 18 times more/better house than I would for the same price. Then again, maybe I'm not an ******* who equates living location with a sense of superiority over others.
why the hell are you guys knocking Chilis and Starbucks. Okay, Starucks, I understand, CHILISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS baby back ribs. barbecue sauce.
Well I'm not sure what's going on here, but it appears that if you don't live in a part of a city with "character" then you are just a loser. What is "character" of a city anyways? Old buildings? Historic sites? Potholes? I mean, Fatty's genatilia have character, lots of things take residence there, but is that a good thing? Ew
