I did not get around to looking at the eagerly anticipated Best of 2014 edition of Fort Worth Weekly til this morning.
It only took flipping the cover to the first page to aggravate me.
You are looking at the aggravation on the left. A full page advertisement from the entity known as Sundance Square.
I know there is often little truth in advertising, but this un-truthful advertisement is downright embarrassing. I know that Fort Worth Weekly likes its advertising revenue, but, really, this ad is totally shameless.
The ad claims "Fort Worth has the #1 downtown in America, according to livability.com..."
That is a lie.
Livability.com did not designate Fort Worth's as the #1 downtown in America. I blogged the facts about this ridiculous propaganda previously in a blogging titled Elsie Hotpepper Helped Me Learn How Fort Worth Became The Top Downtown In America.
Why does Fort Worth Weekly go along with this false advertising I can not help but wonder?
Than again, maybe I don't need to spend all that much time wondering, what with the following propaganda gem from Fort Worth Weekly itself in the "On the Town" section of its Best of 2014 edition....
While the Critic's, meaning the Fort Worth Weekly staff, chose Coyote Drive-in as the place to Take a First Date.
Part of the Critic's Choice explanation for their choice says "Situated at the scenic Panther Island Pavilion, the outdoor theater serves tasty food and beverages..."
Okay, let's just ignore the fact that what used to be known as Trinity Bottoms has been renamed Panther Island, by the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle, even though there is no island, and it is highly likely there never will be anything one could stretch their imagination far enough to call an island.
There also is no pavilion on the imaginary island. A blogging from a few weeks ago titled The Futile Search For The Missing Pavilion, Island & Panther At Fort Worth's Panther Island Pavilion elaborated on the fact there is no pavilion at Panther Island Pavilion.
Now, let's get back to what those Fort Worth Weekly Critic's had to say.....
Coyote Drive-in "Situated at the scenic Panther Island Pavilion"?
The area that is known as Panther Island Pavilion is at the confluence of the West and Clear Forks of the Trinity River, that being the location of the Trinity River Vision Boondoggle's Rockin' the River Happy Hour Inner Tube Floats.
I do not know anyone whose imagination is so imaginative that they would see this location as being scenic.
The oddest part of what the Fort Worth Critic's had to say about the Coyote Drive-in being situated in the scenic Panther Island Pavilion is not the scenic part, it is the fact that the Coyote Drive-in is no where near the confluence of the West and Clear Forks of the Trinity River and that which is being called Panther Island Pavilion.
Well, you get what you pay for. Fort Worth Weekly is free.....
Personally, I thought Las Vegas, NM had a much better city plaza than Sundance Square. Lots more history, too. Las Vegas has a population of around 14000. http://dfwptp.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-mexico-quickly.html
ReplyDeleteSteve A, I recollect driving through Las Vegas, New Mexico, but don't
ReplyDeleteremember it being as interesting
as your photos make it look. Seems like I camped nearby, near Fort Union. I think that was the name.
Anonymous, you're right, I erroneously assumed it was the Pinnacle Award which was being exaggerated. I sort of remember seeing this livability.com Top 10 Downtown list previously and quickly discounting it as absurd due to the other 9 Downtowns on the list, following Fort Worth's #1 position, with that list being, in order, starting with #2... Providence, Rhode Island, Indianapolis, Indiana, Provo, Utah, Alexandria, Virginia, Frederick, Maryland, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Bellingham, Washington, Eugene, Oregon, Birmingham, Alabama.
ReplyDeleteI think I may have blogged about this list, due to Bellingham and Eugene being on it. Both relatively small towns with which I am familiar. I was born in Eugene and have lived in Bellingham. Unless both have deteriorated since I've last visited, both have better downtowns than Fort Worth's. In my unbiased opinion....