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Originally Posted by Spocket
Hey guys, sorry to post this here but I couldn't find a more appropriate place.
I'm hoping you can help me answer a question. Basically it's this: How is it that a city that's been booming for so long and that has so much construction throughout the entire region hasn't really beefed up its already impressive skyline? I know that some of you are going to take umbrage with this question but it's actually a compliment if you think about it. I would have expected a city like Houston to have several supertalls either recently built or under construction but the tallest and most impressive thing I see is 609 Main.
It seems that Houston maniacally boomed in the 80's with downtown construction and since then it's all been much smaller scale in the core. Why? Is there some bylaw in place that has stymied construction? Something else?
Again, sorry to put this here but I'm totally perplexed and have been for a while now. Curiosity got the better of me though, so here we are.
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The oil crash of the 80's hit Houston ... HARD.
Houston's growth has always been less centralized than other cities.
The skyline is beefing up of late. And it's more vibrant than it's been in decades.