DSM Downtown Development Lauded in NYTimes

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:07 pm

Des Moines' extensive downtown development is praised in this piece from the New York Times.

In Des Moines, Downtown Revival Is a Team Effort

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:39 pm

Shhhhhh! You'll upset a few people that think Omaha is far and away better than Des Moines.

Post by **Brad** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:13 am

the1wags wrote:Shhhhhh! You'll upset a few people that think Omaha is far and away better than Des Moines.

Na... DTO has changed his mind about DMS.... Its amazing what some booze and a drag show will do to one's opinion! :;):

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:31 am

Brad wrote:Its amazing what some booze and a drag show will do to one's opinion!

but what does that have to do with Des Moines??!! Â :;):

Post by **Brad** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:30 am

almighty_tuna wrote:
Brad wrote:Its amazing what some booze and a drag show will do to one's opinion!
but what does that have to do with Des Moines??!! :;):

He was in DSM

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:11 pm

Brad wrote:
almighty_tuna wrote:
Brad wrote:Its amazing what some booze and a drag show will do to one's opinion!
but what does that have to do with Des Moines??!! :;):
He was in DSM

That's a swing and a miss, Al...

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:01 pm

Huge difference between a drag show and a Britney Spears concert. Drag queens are much more talented.

I have a favorable opinion of Des Moines but as I was talking with wags the other day I don't think it's got much on Omaha.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:40 am

it said there are 75,000 people working in downtown DSM. Â Does anyone have a figure on downtown Omaha? Â I thought i'd heard one time that there was something like 50?

ricko · Post by **ricko** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:15 pm

I don't know about the current number, but I remember reading something about 60K people working in DTO in the 1960's.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:20 pm

Hmmm. That number for DSM's downtown workers seems a little high. I have nothing to base that on, though. I'm guessing they would include the capitol and all the state offices around there, too, which would account for a lot of workers. In terms of distance, I'd say that would be like including Mutual, Keiwit, and Creighton's workers in the DTO worker population, and maybe they do. I don't know that either.

Can anyone shed some light?

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:14 pm

You're about right Streets but they still have a slightly larger DT worker population. Omaha's is around 35,000 the last I heard.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:26 pm

Right, but I doubt that includes Mutual, Keiwit, or Creighton.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:34 pm

We can always learn things from the neighbors. Â After all, they learn things from us.