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Not necessarily related to the funny tote thing, but I happened to be going through where the tornado hit North Dallas in 2019 on street view last night. The street view car went down some of the streets in January 2020 after the tornado went through and you can see some of the heavy damage: https:/...

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Don't feed the troll.

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lol at the thought that millennials are clamoring for $500k-750k+ priced homes when they can barely afford the $250k market.

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https://aci.aero/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/top20_2020_table_005.jpg Source: ACI ATL also has a much larger amount of traffic, although right now it is skewed since DL has been more aggressive in drawing their operation down than AA. I can't find DAL's data but it wouldn't surprise me if ATL was hi...

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LOL talk about butthurt. ATL is absolutely the superior airport to DFW in terms of passengers and traffic in normal times. CNN may use weird numbers because Beijing (PEK), Tokyo (HND), and Dubai (DXB) are mixed in there, which would place the top 3 US airports in the top 6 in the world. DFW and AA r...

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Neat that NW Arkansas is up at #6 with only Tyson Foods, Walmart, and JB Hunt HQ'd there.

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The elevated DART rails there are extremely loud and vibrate since they're built with metal beams instead of concrete beams. Plus the complex was was built with sticks with I'm sure very little insulation. Not surprising if it was performing poorly.

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In a time where oil is cheap, I'm sure selling the property and moving would yield quick capital for them as well as consolidation of workforce.

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I still believe the tornado damage at the Preston/Royal Central Market resulted in them shifting resources and focus to get that one reopened. I have nothing to back that up though.

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https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/04/17/xfl ... mKHfw5pnF8

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Maybe I missed the explanation, but I just don't get why they are keeping the thing...Sure they're putting in some mixed-use, but it would probably be more successful knocking it down and continuing to make it a bigger destination for football and baseball like they've done with Staples Center and G...

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I know this is an unpopular opinion, I think the location of the airport and all the dealerships will always yield a low density neighborhood down lemmon once you get west of Turtle Creek.

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How much of it is parking?

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Weird flex, but ok

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Looks like a 645 sq ft 1 bedroom unit starts at $2150

https://www.amli.com/apartments/dallas/ ... floorplans

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Those rents are insane! I wonder if Cowboys staff and players get a killer deal living there. Seems nuts that all the penthouses are already leased.

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I do enjoy what Collin County in general has to offer. I know a lot of people my age (upper 20s) still despise leaving the 635 "wall" but I think The Colony/Plano/Frisco offers a LOT for the age group if you're stuck working up there. There's so many good food and bar options now too. Unfo...

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I'm just going to be selfish and hope they turn it into an Alamo Drafthouse

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LUCK posted on their facebook that they are closing.

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That's certainly not an official website, and it is just regurgitating information from wikipedia...

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None of those bars on that strip should aim for flashy/fancy/trendy. Just not the right spot in Uptown. There's a reason The Loon and Quarter Bar have outlasted the others.

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I mean, it's January. I would think it's temporary covering for the patio so they can fill more tables. Close it in and heat it and you can use those tables where you would otherwise not be able to when it's cold outside and open air. I bet once it warms up they remove it.

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Sooooo after all the rumors of closing by New Years is Gingerman still open?

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If you're expecting anything other than a Water Street or Legacy type development with cheap mid-rise apartments and first floor retail/restaurants, you will be extremely disappointed.

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Considering the Mavericks are in a lease at AAC until 2031, we probably won't hear much soon...

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Very nice. Google Maps did a special sweep right after Harvey too. Could see flood waters all over neighborhoods still.

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Is it possible the number is amount of house sales that closed across the area? Still seems like a super exaggerated number, but it's probably higher than whatever the number of people who relocated here is.

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It could very likely be a phased open. There's no way the lower floors aren't close to being completely outfitted and finished. They will release a few floors every month or two probably. Not that unusual, you even see Texas Doughnut complexes do it.

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The executives making bank at Schwab will happily move from their 4000 sqft house in SF that cost $3.5 million for a 10000 sqft house in Vaquero in Westlake at the same price. Who would've thought...

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Looks like a bar called "Gaslight" is replacing Eastwoods, which means this particular building is here to stay: http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/11-20-19-eastwoods-bar-mckinney-avenue-gaslight/ Another "craft cocktail" bar in Uptown. Snore. I still think that ...

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Not the best location for foot traffic but I guess good for them for going bigger. The Loon was right next to Eastwoods. Wonder if a redevelopment is in the works.

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Hannibal Lecter wrote:Ah.... Thanks.

And it's now on maps.google.com!

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Nowhere near that recent in Deep Ellum. Images are from before the Case Building opened and before the previous buildings on the Novel Building site were demolished. The updated images are on Google Earth itself, not Google Maps. On Google Earth you can see the completed Case Building and even the ...

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Probably not related, but the Preston/Royal location took a bad hit from the tornado. I wonder if any of the focus and efforts on Central Market/HEB's end had to be shifted towards rebuilding that location first.

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Wish this was a block over at Mckinney/Hall.

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When I lived across the street, Eastwoods was always a good stop for Happy Hour but it definitely wasn't the hot late night place. The Loon was commonly busier. That whole stretch has great "local" bars but it's also awkwardly between the "cooler" bars farther south and the resta...

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Yeah Hall is a boomer and maybe older than that. Nothing against Hall or his development per se but it just seems that the can-do attitude of the city has changed into something else. And yep, I'm a boomer and damn proud of it. Tired of all the whiny gimme free sh*t crowd. You know who you are. Sou...

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Is it the empty lot between Zona Rosa and Whataburger? Not like that area is hot for redevelopment right now anyways...It's certainly better than plopping it in the Medical District.

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I'd love to see how Minneapolis vs. St Paul match up and how that compares to Dallas vs. Ft Worth.

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Interesting to compare the two DFW airline HQs. Southwest is very modest and practical, American's is flashy and luxurious.

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Their first location was Deep Ellum so guessing that's where their HQ is currently.

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On The Border is closing to be redeveloped for more shopping spaces. I assume they'll tear the building down and build something shorter and closer to the street (similar to Kate Spade building)?

http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... n-closing/

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Reservations have opened for 12/15 and beyond:

http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/trave ... -december/

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Looking on Google Earth vs the renderings, they are not quite the same...

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McLemmon is an odd name...Notice how the rendering shows McKinney two way!

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Lived in the high rise apartments just north of that (McKinney Uptown) for two years. Both buildings have been closed/abandoned since before summer 2016. I always heard that the owner of that parking lot makes a ton of money off valet/parking for the bars across the street and hasn't had an interest...

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Hotel is very likely for training employees, similar to the JetBlue hotel in Orlando and honestly I think it is only a matter of time before Southwest does the same thing as I am sure it's cheaper in the long run than having a permanent block of rooms at the downtown Sheraton and having shuttle buse...

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Went twice, disappointed both times by overpriced small portions and bad service. I've had better omelettes on airplanes. Sounds like it was poorly run and they're seeking a scape goat.

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Walmart has always been headquartered in Bentonville. They have been the primary driver to Bentonville really exploding economically and XNA having impressive connectivity to the largest metros in the US. Fun fact: NW AR has 2 other fortune 500 companies out there: JB Hunt and Tyson Foods.

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Gingerman is officially open as of yesterday. Had some opening day kinks but it already had a good crowd there. Will do very well.

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