How Amazon HQ2 would have changed the Dallas skyline

[@theshowstopper979]

We need taller highrise buildings

[@mccramer2270]

Because everything is bigger in Texas!

[@theshowstopper979]

@@1986-e3s I've been to Houston and Chicago i love Chicago skyline

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

Well Dallas is actually planning on beginning construction of two buildings one of which will be the tallest in the city

[@theshowstopper979]

@@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle awesome yea dude Dallas is growing we about to surpass Chicago as the 3rd largest metro. Wish they would fix fort worth

[@dvferyance]

@@theshowstopper979 I do too but they don't need any more skyscrapers. We need some in some other cities.

[@JasnoGT]

Never heard of this Day 1 name but originally it was called Smart District and would have included the tallest skyscraper in the USA outside of Chicago and NYC. At 1121ft it would have towered over anything in California and would have had a taller Roof height than Phillys new Comcast tower. It could still be built.

[@gerardogonzalez3059]

JasnoGT soo.... what’s the status on it so far.

[@julianmares9496]

Gerardo Gonzalez I think they never approved it

[@ChrisSapphire]

This should still be built. It's beautiful!

[@lildb2007bell]

It cannot ruin the skyline

[@LordWinter1222]

Dallas is getting bigger!!!!!!!!

[@halfvolley11]

Dallas is already very very big. For a metro of 7 million people -- the skyline is POOR.

[@LordWinter1222]

@@halfvolley11 Well is just your opinion not a fact. So eh

[@halfvolley11]

@@LordWinter1222 It is a FACT buddy. Dallas does not even feature top 10 in the list of Skyscrapers or High-Rise. Dallas is very sprawling. Small metro areas like San Fransisco, Philadelphia, Atlanta have more buildings than Dallas. Calgary in Canada ( a city of only 1 million vs 7 million in Dallas) has more more skyscrapers in its downtown core. Google it , google the skyline.

[@vernonjohnsonjr7389]

@@halfvolley11 looks better then my city Little Rock

[@halfvolley11]

@@vernonjohnsonjr7389 Okay, I accept :P.

[@jorgehernandez8657]

So they can offer Amazon $1.2 billion $1,200,000,000.00 in incentives but the city does not have money to fix streets? Pay for more Firemen and Cops that are badly needed? Fix their pension ? Raise First responders salaries?

[@emotionscomeandgo]

They aren't offering money.... They are providing a coupon for paying taxes. Do you understand the difference?

[@DallasCowboyFan95]

Pensions are a scam. Only a fool will depend on a traditional pension for retirement

[@Davis9754]

dallas needs more attention. nyc, california, and chicago get way too much attention.

[@MarquosXoloVanda]

Screw those cities, prefer t Dallas to be left alone.

[@californiamade5608]

@@MarquosXoloVanda screw Dallas!

[@californiamade5608]

That’s because we have actual skyscrapers that aren’t outdated

[@Davis9754]

@@californiamade5608 dallas needs to stop being sleepy and catch up with every other major us city, they’re just constantly building small apartment buildings instead of actual skyscrapers that would change the skyline greatly

[@ELI4SZ]

@@californiamade5608 our current skyline > San Fran skyline .. fix your homelessness issue dumb bitch nobody Is worried about skyscrapers 😂

[@dom-xt9pt]

This is really cool! I would like it more if it was in the downtown area though...

[@marcusmorgan6748]

It is in downtown.

[@mkccv]

Dhom I know what you mean but Texas cities like Austin and Dallas are growing at such a fast rate that eventually downtown would build in that direction

[@davidanthony6408]

What I heard is that Amazon will not create new jobs, just import existing employees and are not willing to pay certain taxes, I don't know the specifics but New York rejected them for reasons similar to that. They'll create more traffic and get wealthier while Dallas pays and suffers the costs.

[@glorious.warrior]

They heard about Dallas city council corruption

[@LeVartu]

Of course they did. I'm shocked there isn't a documentary on how mismanaged our city has become

[@zigyv7100]

We took a fat L on this idgaf about the tax money taken it would’ve expanded our skyline and gave us a more infamous look with our rising sports teams

[@israelramirez1572]

More pokestops 👏👏

[@petemoya3416]

whats the point of this video....? Dallas never had a chance to get amazon

[@dragoncrackers7660]

It would have been better for Amazon than for Dallas had they located there. Texas is very business friendly and is growing. I think they decided on Virginia right out of DC. Not a terrible choice either but I think I would have chosen Texas or Florida.

[@paulm.7422]

Dallas dodged a major bullet by not getting Amazon!

[@tornadokegan]

The Amazon HQ2 looks like a miniature Oklahoma City

[@lildb2007bell]

You can make a choice, but make sure you don't ruin the skyline

[@gabrielmerino7522]

Glad they didn't come. Garbage. I do like the idea of a new skycraper.

[@steevemccloud5841]

Gae

[@anonie8770]

Is Amazon going to build their business in Dallas?

[@Glumpyglooper]

Becky's Balcony, sadly Dallas didn’t have enough tech workers so amazon didnt pick dallas

[@anonie8770]

Aaron Lopez really? I think Dallas has a lot of tech people. We have Texas Instruments here

[@Glumpyglooper]

Becky's Balcony, well sadly amazon said it themselves.

[@aygent_8534]

that makes it ugly and it ruins the skyline

[@boundlessmatter4361]

In the future when more of our buildings look similar then it wouldn’t look ugly it’s how every big major city evolved and if it even gets built or something like it gets built in the future it’ll probably grow on us in a couple years

[@lildb2007bell]

It's not ugly as it looks, they make sure it doesn't ruin it

[@MitchellBPYao]

I'd never went to the city only saw it from the airport

[@tvnist]

Dallas only talk about there skyline, because they don't have real city quality

[@JasnoGT]

False. Either you've never been here or you haven't seen enough Dallas videos that go over that.

[@tvnist]

@@JasnoGT I'am not alone...

[@jaleeldean8407]

tvnist Always a Dallas hater somewhere mad because the city they live isn’t as beautiful as Dallas

[@slimez4420]

a quick google search says dallas has one of the best skylines in the USA but ok you do you

[@chrishampson597]

@@franjokristof4007 hater🤣🤣 Disgusting..okay..I'm sure your face puts alot of people to sleep too

[@nightowl1654]

Dallas is the worst city to bring any business

[@JasnoGT]

Why? I've heard otherwise. Please back up your claim.

[@jaleeldean8407]

NightOwl16 actually it’s one of the best in America and second best in Texas behind Austin...

[@LordWinter1222]

Sweety. Dallas is the 9th largest city in the USA. Lol get your facts right.

[@slimez4420]

@@LordWinter1222 add the meto it makes 4th biggest

[@MrDariolett]

Yeah so all the new corporate transplants from all over the country that are moving to Dallas as we speak should be rejected and sent back to where they came from right? This is what happens when you live on a diet of beans. You start to give big winded opinions about things that you don’t know anything about.