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Please see the nicknames discussion and consensus in the talk archive if you have questions concerning why or where the nicknames appear in the article. Thank you, Postoak 19:47, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
How about a section on the regional culinary tastes here.(Tex-mex, mexican, etc..). I don't expect a complete list of restaurants or the other types of foods listed here, but ones that are unique to this region of texas.
Do we need this sentence in the lead?
"The city itself has several sister cities worldwide."
I mean Oklahoma City, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and New Haven all have "several sister cities worldwide", but you don't see them mentioning it in their intros.-- Loodog 04:17, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
I added a comment about flights here but it may be too specific for this article. I won't mind if it's taken out. VK35 16:05, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
If you know Houston, add places (and verify/deny the accuracy of existing places) at: http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=29770000&x=-95390000&z=11&l=0&m=a&v=2 -- Landersn 11:49, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
Wouldn't it perhaps be best if the article was broken down a bit more for "one time events" as opposed to those that regularly occur? Those that regularly occur (annual, bi annual, etc) have a notation put on that? I think it's in need of a little organization. -- Hourick 15:13, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
I also think that the development and growth of Houston after the devastating 1900 Hurricane in Galveston should be mentioned. That was the main reason for the federal government approving the dredging of the Houston Ship Channel shortly thereafter, so that the main port for Texas could be moved inland. Mwaltrip 05:59, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
I removed the text below because it is unsourced and may also violate "What Wikipedia is not" ( WP:CRYSTAL). Also, it was misplaced it the article (appeared in the footnotes) and has a few spelling errors.
Recently the City of Houston entered into a building boom that rivals that of the 1980's. As many as 6 highrises have been proposed for the downtown area and countless others for the uptown area. One of the buildings proposed is the Marvins Finger Park One Tower that will rise 37 stories. This 501' structure will be the biggest all-residential building in the downtown area. Also on the drawing board is the 31 story, 630,000 sq.ft. Discovery Tower being developed by Trammel Crow Co. They have said that the building has the potential to grow to 1.2 million sq.ft if the market warrents and tenants are eagar to sign. Recently Hines Co. also announced plans to build a 900,000 sq.ft. building. Hines has said that the building will rise reguardless of a tenant lease. This, along with Discovery Tower, will be a LEED building; meaning environmentally friendly. Discovery Tower and the Hines building both have the potential to rise to over 700 feet. These projects will be the first towers to be completed since the 40 story Enron building completed in 2003. Other projects around the city are mainly residential buildings on the order of about 30 stories tall.
-- Postoak 07:01, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
The hustle and bustle of Houston is found in Midtown. Houston has some of the best cuisine in the WORLD and its all in Midtown. From the Highland Village shopping, River Oaks, to the Rice Village, to the hipster thrift shops on Montrose and Westheimer, you can find tons of great shopping. Cafe Brasil, Agorra, Cafe Artise...I mean its like a little Greenwich Village in Midtown. It should be mentioned.
Although at least two of the places mentioned above aren't technically in Midtown, I generally agree with the sentiment. I think the criticism points to a weakness of the opening paragraphs of the 'Culture' section. It is event driven. Sure, the art-car parade is televised and fun, but this event, together with the others, do not represent day-to-day lifestyle of the city's denizens. I think a more representative opening section would take a more broad-sweep approach, based on descriptions of districts (i.e. Midtown) inside and outside (i.e. Galveston?) the loop, and a separate 'Events' sub-section within the 'Culture' section. If the 'Events' approach to culture is kept, then it should be more comprehensive. -- Landersn 01:27, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
I agree with the above, including the part about midtown being separate... Midtown is the area between downtown and the Museum District. The light rail passes through it on the way there headed south. Then you have River Oaks, Greenway Plaza, Montrose, and the Medical Center around there. Deatonjr 11:37, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello! I started an article about Southwest Houston, Houston, Texas - I need some help with sourcing to find neighborhoods that can be identified as in "Southwest Houston" - Should I include Greater Southwest Houston Commerce's definitions? WhisperToMe 06:35, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
I've just added the IPA pronunciation: I'm surprised it hadn't occurred to anyone before! -- NigelG (or Ndsg) | Talk 14:23, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
With all the vandalism going on today, I request that this article be placed for protection. -- Hourick 18:49, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
This page says Houston is the 4th largest metro area in the U.S. while the metropolitan area page lists it as 6th. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcsunderman ( talk • contribs) 19:36, August 30, 2007 (UTC)
UHMM....I don't think that picture is appropriate for this topic....~~Arely —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.42.198.218 ( talk) 22:54, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Well the first picture is that of the a female..~~Arely —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.42.198.218 ( talk) 23:01, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
I remember an older version of this article mentioned that the traditional Houston pronunciation of "bayou" is "bay-yō", not "bay-yū". The comment was marked "citation needed" and now it is gone. The Houston Chronicle had an article on the subject that could be cited, and I would like to see this small fact restored. Do others agree? -- Ginkgo100 talk 13:23, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
It is understood that HPD is responsible Law Enforcment here, but I was also curious to know if perhaps other entities should be mentioned that overlap? Sheriff's Dept. and DPS patrol the highways here, Metro as well as the various Constables. I'm not talking about Bellaire, Piney Point, and such as I know those are totally different municipalities. Someone raised this question to me and I didn't have an honest answer for them as to why they weren't included in the article. -- Hourick 14:00, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
It seems to me that everything in the article is based on the fact that Houston occupies such a massive land area. I'll use this comment as a reference:
"Houston has the 3rd largest gay community in the U.S.?" Well, it really doesn't. If you look at the states with the most gays, you'll see it almost perfectly coencides with the largest populations... It seems to be a very misleading statement. Houston doesn't come close to San Francisco, Ft Lauderdale, Miami Beach, or New York for gay communities. All the charts of gay activity in the U.S. and only one, the top 10 zip codes, lists Houston, at #10.
Also, while houston may have a large metro and CSA, it has only a small Urban area, which is measured WITHOUT political deliniation. Looking at urban areas, Houston is #13. New York, LA, Chicago, Philly, Miami are the top 5. It should be stated that alot of the huge population numbers come from land space, not actual density. So in reality, it's not that big of a city (yes, I've been there many times, I lived in Dallas, neither are that big.) It seems to me that you should try to report more realisitic numbers. Just for an example, the Miami Metro area is about 5/3rds as dense as the Houston metro if you INCLUDE the everglades, which is an uninhabited national park. Urban area numbers and non-political numbers seem to be the best, as Jacksonville, Columbus, Houston, and a couple of other cities have simply annexed out until they were the biggest. Houston, after all, is the Sultan of Sprawl. Even LA is more than twice as dense!
If I were to judge the city by the articles (without the pictures, which really tell all), I'd think this really was the 4th biggest city in the U.S.
I think you need to pull alot of POV statements, like "Houston is a multicultural city.." Yeah, not really factual. That's POV. New York is a multicultural city, so is London and Toronto, and Miami is the only city on EARTH with a majority of foriegn born residents (59%), Toronto has 43%, LA 35%, etc. You really need to quantify these statements.
The article could be so great if it was just more accurate to reality. ReignMan 17:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey guys! Do you think it would be OK to start an article about the "Houston, we have a problem" line and its origins? Amit@ Talk 15:24, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
I replaced the weather box that was deleted. It provides good information for the climate section and is found on other featured city articles. Postoak 13:27, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
A citation was requested for the following sentence in the lead: "The area is the world's leading center for building oilfield equipment." I grabbed that sentence from the "Economics" section of this article, which also appears in the Economy of Houston article. Why is a citation requested now when it has been in the article for over two years? This article made FA status without anyone ever requesting a citation for that statement. — RJN 02:54, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
I think the "em dash" is a bit overused in the lead, according to WP:MOS. I replaced a few with commas. Postoak 19:50, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
![]() | This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Please see the nicknames discussion and consensus in the talk archive if you have questions concerning why or where the nicknames appear in the article. Thank you, Postoak 19:47, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
How about a section on the regional culinary tastes here.(Tex-mex, mexican, etc..). I don't expect a complete list of restaurants or the other types of foods listed here, but ones that are unique to this region of texas.
Do we need this sentence in the lead?
"The city itself has several sister cities worldwide."
I mean Oklahoma City, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and New Haven all have "several sister cities worldwide", but you don't see them mentioning it in their intros.-- Loodog 04:17, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
I added a comment about flights here but it may be too specific for this article. I won't mind if it's taken out. VK35 16:05, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
If you know Houston, add places (and verify/deny the accuracy of existing places) at: http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=29770000&x=-95390000&z=11&l=0&m=a&v=2 -- Landersn 11:49, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
Wouldn't it perhaps be best if the article was broken down a bit more for "one time events" as opposed to those that regularly occur? Those that regularly occur (annual, bi annual, etc) have a notation put on that? I think it's in need of a little organization. -- Hourick 15:13, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
I also think that the development and growth of Houston after the devastating 1900 Hurricane in Galveston should be mentioned. That was the main reason for the federal government approving the dredging of the Houston Ship Channel shortly thereafter, so that the main port for Texas could be moved inland. Mwaltrip 05:59, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
I removed the text below because it is unsourced and may also violate "What Wikipedia is not" ( WP:CRYSTAL). Also, it was misplaced it the article (appeared in the footnotes) and has a few spelling errors.
Recently the City of Houston entered into a building boom that rivals that of the 1980's. As many as 6 highrises have been proposed for the downtown area and countless others for the uptown area. One of the buildings proposed is the Marvins Finger Park One Tower that will rise 37 stories. This 501' structure will be the biggest all-residential building in the downtown area. Also on the drawing board is the 31 story, 630,000 sq.ft. Discovery Tower being developed by Trammel Crow Co. They have said that the building has the potential to grow to 1.2 million sq.ft if the market warrents and tenants are eagar to sign. Recently Hines Co. also announced plans to build a 900,000 sq.ft. building. Hines has said that the building will rise reguardless of a tenant lease. This, along with Discovery Tower, will be a LEED building; meaning environmentally friendly. Discovery Tower and the Hines building both have the potential to rise to over 700 feet. These projects will be the first towers to be completed since the 40 story Enron building completed in 2003. Other projects around the city are mainly residential buildings on the order of about 30 stories tall.
-- Postoak 07:01, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
The hustle and bustle of Houston is found in Midtown. Houston has some of the best cuisine in the WORLD and its all in Midtown. From the Highland Village shopping, River Oaks, to the Rice Village, to the hipster thrift shops on Montrose and Westheimer, you can find tons of great shopping. Cafe Brasil, Agorra, Cafe Artise...I mean its like a little Greenwich Village in Midtown. It should be mentioned.
Although at least two of the places mentioned above aren't technically in Midtown, I generally agree with the sentiment. I think the criticism points to a weakness of the opening paragraphs of the 'Culture' section. It is event driven. Sure, the art-car parade is televised and fun, but this event, together with the others, do not represent day-to-day lifestyle of the city's denizens. I think a more representative opening section would take a more broad-sweep approach, based on descriptions of districts (i.e. Midtown) inside and outside (i.e. Galveston?) the loop, and a separate 'Events' sub-section within the 'Culture' section. If the 'Events' approach to culture is kept, then it should be more comprehensive. -- Landersn 01:27, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
I agree with the above, including the part about midtown being separate... Midtown is the area between downtown and the Museum District. The light rail passes through it on the way there headed south. Then you have River Oaks, Greenway Plaza, Montrose, and the Medical Center around there. Deatonjr 11:37, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
Hello! I started an article about Southwest Houston, Houston, Texas - I need some help with sourcing to find neighborhoods that can be identified as in "Southwest Houston" - Should I include Greater Southwest Houston Commerce's definitions? WhisperToMe 06:35, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
I've just added the IPA pronunciation: I'm surprised it hadn't occurred to anyone before! -- NigelG (or Ndsg) | Talk 14:23, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
With all the vandalism going on today, I request that this article be placed for protection. -- Hourick 18:49, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
This page says Houston is the 4th largest metro area in the U.S. while the metropolitan area page lists it as 6th. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcsunderman ( talk • contribs) 19:36, August 30, 2007 (UTC)
UHMM....I don't think that picture is appropriate for this topic....~~Arely —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.42.198.218 ( talk) 22:54, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Well the first picture is that of the a female..~~Arely —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.42.198.218 ( talk) 23:01, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
I remember an older version of this article mentioned that the traditional Houston pronunciation of "bayou" is "bay-yō", not "bay-yū". The comment was marked "citation needed" and now it is gone. The Houston Chronicle had an article on the subject that could be cited, and I would like to see this small fact restored. Do others agree? -- Ginkgo100 talk 13:23, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
It is understood that HPD is responsible Law Enforcment here, but I was also curious to know if perhaps other entities should be mentioned that overlap? Sheriff's Dept. and DPS patrol the highways here, Metro as well as the various Constables. I'm not talking about Bellaire, Piney Point, and such as I know those are totally different municipalities. Someone raised this question to me and I didn't have an honest answer for them as to why they weren't included in the article. -- Hourick 14:00, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
It seems to me that everything in the article is based on the fact that Houston occupies such a massive land area. I'll use this comment as a reference:
"Houston has the 3rd largest gay community in the U.S.?" Well, it really doesn't. If you look at the states with the most gays, you'll see it almost perfectly coencides with the largest populations... It seems to be a very misleading statement. Houston doesn't come close to San Francisco, Ft Lauderdale, Miami Beach, or New York for gay communities. All the charts of gay activity in the U.S. and only one, the top 10 zip codes, lists Houston, at #10.
Also, while houston may have a large metro and CSA, it has only a small Urban area, which is measured WITHOUT political deliniation. Looking at urban areas, Houston is #13. New York, LA, Chicago, Philly, Miami are the top 5. It should be stated that alot of the huge population numbers come from land space, not actual density. So in reality, it's not that big of a city (yes, I've been there many times, I lived in Dallas, neither are that big.) It seems to me that you should try to report more realisitic numbers. Just for an example, the Miami Metro area is about 5/3rds as dense as the Houston metro if you INCLUDE the everglades, which is an uninhabited national park. Urban area numbers and non-political numbers seem to be the best, as Jacksonville, Columbus, Houston, and a couple of other cities have simply annexed out until they were the biggest. Houston, after all, is the Sultan of Sprawl. Even LA is more than twice as dense!
If I were to judge the city by the articles (without the pictures, which really tell all), I'd think this really was the 4th biggest city in the U.S.
I think you need to pull alot of POV statements, like "Houston is a multicultural city.." Yeah, not really factual. That's POV. New York is a multicultural city, so is London and Toronto, and Miami is the only city on EARTH with a majority of foriegn born residents (59%), Toronto has 43%, LA 35%, etc. You really need to quantify these statements.
The article could be so great if it was just more accurate to reality. ReignMan 17:24, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Hey guys! Do you think it would be OK to start an article about the "Houston, we have a problem" line and its origins? Amit@ Talk 15:24, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
I replaced the weather box that was deleted. It provides good information for the climate section and is found on other featured city articles. Postoak 13:27, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
A citation was requested for the following sentence in the lead: "The area is the world's leading center for building oilfield equipment." I grabbed that sentence from the "Economics" section of this article, which also appears in the Economy of Houston article. Why is a citation requested now when it has been in the article for over two years? This article made FA status without anyone ever requesting a citation for that statement. — RJN 02:54, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
I think the "em dash" is a bit overused in the lead, according to WP:MOS. I replaced a few with commas. Postoak 19:50, 14 October 2007 (UTC)