(01-04-2022 06:42 PM)Sweetness Wrote: (01-02-2022 05:13 PM)BearcatsUC Wrote: Dallas is ugly. Endless, flat miles of strip malls, truck stops, and prefab buildings and sprawl. The drive between Dayton and Cincy now doesn’t seem so miserable.
ATT stadium is impressive. Gigantic. But who wants to sit in that upper deck so they can watch the game on the big screen?
Relatively short line in the club area, but a 45 minute wait for a $21 burger, bag of chips and pop. Seriously.
Outside of the immediate stadium area, Arlington is a dump.
Other than Dealey Plaza, Downtown Dallas at 10am on game day was a surreal ghost town.
Not impressed with the city itself. Good to be home.
Sounds like you stayed in a crappy part of Dallas or didn't look up places people mentioned to go. As others have stated,Deep Ellum, AT&T district, or if you wondered to the Arboretum are all nice areas with fun things to do.
I did venture into Dallas the morning of the game around 10am and walked around the West End neighborhood. There was barely a soul to be seen. I did feel safe and Downtown Dallas appeared to be very clean, if not sterile. Everything felt eerily abandoned.
I stayed maybe 15 minutes east of the stadium, immediately off I-30. Most of my exposure was between there and Arlington. Was kind of surprised that the area surrounding the stadiums was filled with strip
malls and a WalMart. Drove through a lot of Arlington to find mexican food. It’s like a massive Springdale. Driving on the highways, it’s like going through Butler County just north of Tri County Mall. Imagine Route 4, except it goes on forever.
I had the same reaction when first assaulted by the sprawl
of Houston. Over time, I developed a love/hate relationship with that city, but I’m sure they’ll tear down the parts i love to build something new. Houston is more interesting than Dallas. Plus, Houston has palm trees, subtropical plants and is a short drive to the beach.
I’ve spent more than a couple weeks in Houston’s Third ward, a short walk from Texas Southern and not far from UH. It’s known for being kinda ghetto (read black); however, that’s where all the nice old homes with character are. Having been there through a major storm when the rest of the city was flooding, the Third Ward stayed dry, as it did during that major hurricane that dumped like 50” on the city (Harvey?). As a result, home prices there have skyrocketed and you can see the tear down and rebuild process in progress. Sad.
On the way back, spent a night in Nashville. Was amazed from that short experience and want to return. I’m craving martin’s bbq.