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Originally Posted by Paul in S.A TX
I doubt that, seriously! Does downtown K.C have five restored Vaudeville Atmospheric theatres, a phlethora of cutural venues, plazas, parks, historic districts and historical landmarks? Does downtown K.C. have all the dinning, shopping, that San Antonio has? Does it have a famous history, like San Antonio's?
Downtown San Antonio as a whole is what draws millions upon millions to Downtown. It's not just a Convention center and thousands of hotel rooms.
K.C. has nice architecture and a nice skyline, but, I wouldn't say it us superior to San Antonio's in any fashion.
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Funny, you just mentioned two ways in which it is superior, though I wouldn't say KC's architecture is "better", as its so different it isn't really worth comparing. If I put the Tower Life Building up against the Power and Light Building, I go nuts trying to pick a favorite.
Also, you'll notice I said "quantifiable measure", by which I'm talking number of downtown residents, the median income of those residents, amount of downtown office space, number of upscale shopping venues, etc. This is to say nothing of the fact that billions of dollars has been pumped into downtown KC the past few years in the construction of a new arena, entertainment complex, loft conversions, a brand-new Performing Arts Center under construction, and other redevelopments.
While SA's downtown is certainly "historic", the value, and thus the appeal, of that is in the eye of the beholder, and not something that can be quantifiably measured. It interests me because I'm from SA and TX and enjoy learning about their history, but if I weren't from there most of the historic stuff would frankly bore me to tears.
You're right about one thing, though. DT SA is not just a convention center and thousands of hotel rooms. Its that, plus the Alamo and the Riverwalk
btw, you said SA has a "plethora" of parks downtown. I just would like to know if you know what a plethora is. I would not like to think that person would tell someone he has a plethora, and then find out that that person has no idea what it means to have a plethora.