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Going Up! - Sponsored by SYVP

For discussion of new and proposed projects.
Sponsored by: SYVP Architectural 3D & Hand-Drawn Rendering, and Scale Models

• Today at 01:55PM
• In: Marvy's New Acquisition...
• By: htownproud 

Houston Photos

Post your pictures of the Bayou City, and view other people's pictures.
Related link: Houston prints and posters for your home or office.

Subforums:

1. HAIF Photo of the Day

• Today at 01:01AM
• In: HAIF PotD: Goodbye Montros...
• By: editor 

Skyscrapers

Which are the best? Which were mistakes?
Related link: The big wiki list of new projects going up in Houston

• Friday, January 29, 2010 at 12:19 PM
• In: 200-Story Skyscraper in Hou...
• By: names 

Architects, Developers, and Designs

Photos and discussions of architects, styles of architecture, and the people behind them.

• Friday, February 5, 2010 at 12:50 PM
• In: Things getting harder for A...
• By: names 

Historic Houston

Places that have survived the city's "progress" and those that are only memories. Plus places that go bump in the night.

• Today at 04:04PM
• In: Old style street sign stand...
• By: ttuchris 

Houston Mod

Discussions of Houston's modern architectural heritage.

• Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 1:37 PM
• In: Need help with a mid centur...
• By: GREASER 

Crater Houston Alliance

Discussions about demolition, and the ugly buildings you'd like to implode.

• Friday, January 22, 2010 at 4:35 PM
• In: 2200 Pierce
• By: travelguy_73 

Holy Places

Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, Temples, Cathedrals, Chapels, and other revered places.

• Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 3:02 PM
• In: Help with restoring main do...
• By: Tommy 

Sports and Stadia

The teams, their buildings, and all things related.

• 6 minutes ago
• In: Houston Dynamo Stadium Talk
• By: KinkaidAlum 

Moving to Houston

A place to ask questions before you move, get guidance as you prepare, and learn what to expect once you're here.

• Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 10:31 PM
• In: 405 Hawthorne (Montrose Area)
• By: kdog08 

Community Announcements

Press releases, announcements, and notices related to Houston architecture, real estate, development, and culture.

• Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 6:12 PM
• In: Tour a green building
• By: trymahjong 

HAIF en Español

Para las discusiones sobre Houston en Español.

• Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 9:24 AM
• In: City of Houston launches ne...
• By: editor 

Traffic and Transportation

The Katy Freeway is full. The Southwest Freeway is full. The Eastex Freeway is full. All the freeways are full. What should we do next?

Subforums:

1. Planes
2. Trains

• 2 minutes ago
• In: Metro train hits Metro bus
• By: AtticaFlinch 

Houston Real Estate

Talk about buying, selling, relocating, building, neighborhoods, and other issues related to settling down in the Bayou City.
Do not post real estate listings. They go here: Real Estate and Apartment Listings

• Today at 10:01AM
• In: Best Resource for Finding N...
• By: Norhill Realty 

Houston Construction, Home Repair, and Improvement

Talk about the process and business of construction from huge towers to D.I.Y. with a Houston twist. Discuss your projects and get advice on problems that only seem to pop up in the Bayou City.

Subforums:

1. Deed Restrictions, Variances, and Permits
2. Interior Decorating
3. Landscaping and Lawn Care

• Yesterday at 07:28PM
• In: Cordell romans
• By: sevfiv 

City Hall

It's your city. How is it serving you? Are the potholes being filled, or do we have to call 911 for 311?

Subforums:

1. Crime and Punishment
2. Education

• Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 9:56 PM
• In: Pix: Cell phone store robber
• By: Hanuman 

Houston and the Environment

From flooding to Buffalo Bayou to air pollution to the rapidly disappearing Katy Prairie, talk about the city's impact on the environment and the environment's impact on the city.

• Friday, January 29, 2010 at 5:08 PM
• In: Houston residential recycli...
• By: barracuda 

Houston and the Media

Radio, TV, Newspapers, web, and more. Discuss Houston's home-grown media (KTRK, KHCW, KHOU, The Chron, The Press, KTRH, KUHF, etc...) and how the outside world sees Houston.

• Yesterday at 10:33PM
• In: Houston sightings
• By: OkieEric 

International Houston

Life in Houston's Asian, French, British, Russian, Mexican and other foreign-based communities.

• Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 10:57 AM
• In: Accused airline bomber came...
• By: editor 

Houston Area Dining, Shopping and Entertainment

Houston and its environs have great restaurants, the largest mall in Texas, and some of the liveliest night life in the Southwest.

• Yesterday at 12:56PM
• In: If I ever left...
• By: JLWM8609 

Downtown

Rebirth on the bayou, or just as seedy and run down as ever?

• 28 minutes ago
• In: Market Square Park
• By: 312 

Midtown

If you don't live there, chances are you don't know it exists. But it's actually one of the hottest locales in town.

• Today at 01:20PM
• In: Antique Bar
• By: TJones 

Montrose

Combining stately homes and the city's "Alternative" culture.

• 10 minutes ago
• In: Revival of Westheimer Stree...
• By: AtticaFlinch 

The Heights

Once Houston's first exurb, linked only by electric trolley. Now one of the few places to see Houston as it was 100 years ago.

• Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 2:50 PM
• In: Blue house in Heights Blvd
• By: heights_yankee 

West Loop/Galleria/Memorial

Another of Houston's cities-within-a-city. The shopping and business mecca's future appears to be in soaring condo towers.

• Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 11:57 AM
• In: The Stanford Financial Buil...
• By: LTAWACS 

The East End

The historic and industrial heart of the Bayou City, between downtown and the Port of Houston.

• 49 minutes ago
• In: Broadmoor breakin
• By: kylejack 

Museum District

Quiet. Green. Dignified. The neighborhood so many others try to emulate.

• Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 12:03 PM
• In: Mecom rose garden?
• By: marmer 

Texas Medical Center

One of the fastest growing cityscapes in Houston.

• Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 12:08 PM
• In: Rice - Baylor Med Merger
• By: N Judah 

Other Houston Neighborhoods

Post the topic here. If a neighborhood gets enough messages, it will get its own forum.

• Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 9:28 PM
• In: A Third Option for the Dyna...
• By: WAZ 

Galveston and the Gulf Islands

Galveston Island, Bolivar Peninsula and the other barrier islands of coastal Texas.
Related link: The small but growing wiki list of new projects going up on Galveston Island

• Today at 02:59AM
• In: Galveston Pics
• By: Nick S. 

Katy and Points West

Katy, Cinco Ranch, Sealy, and other I-10 exurbs and their neighbors.

• 13 minutes ago
• In: Lupe Tortilla Coming to Katy?
• By: u080570 

Sugar Land and the Southwest

Sugar Land, First Colony, Missouri City, Richmond-Rosenberg and other southwestern areas.

• Monday, January 25, 2010 at 12:29 PM
• In: Sharpstown Mall to become P...
• By: porTENT 

The Great Northwest

Champions, Spring, Klein, Cypress, Tomball, FM 1960, Copperfield, Jersey Village, Cy-Fair and more.

• Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 5:30 PM
• In: A safer 1960?
• By: crone 

The Woodlands and Northern Pines

The Woodlands, Kingwood, Spring, Conroe, Humble, Cleveland and onward into the Piney Woods.

• Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 3:44 PM
• In: Earth Quest Adventure
• By: houstonartstudent 

Coastal Prairie and Bay

The mainland communities south of Houston and along the coast of Galveston Bay from Pearland, Alvin, Freeport, and Lake Jackson to Clear Lake, Texas City, and Anahuac.

• Today at 11:19AM
• In: Fire/EMS Station #5 - West ...
• By: Timnwendy 

Bryan-College Station

Population: 152,415 (2000)

• Yesterday at 02:29PM
• In: CS Wally World
• By: IronTiger 

San Antonio

Now the second-largest city in Texas, best known for the Alamo and the Riverwalk.
Population 1,144,646 (2000)

• Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 9:54 AM
• In: 24 - Story Botique Hotel
• By: citizen4rmptown 

Dallas/Fort Worth/Metroplex

Our neighbors to the north.
Dallas Population 1,188,580 (2000). Fort Worth 534,694.
Respectful discussions, only. Any my-city-is-better-than-your-city flamewars will be deleted without notice.

• Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 1:52 PM
• In: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (...
• By: dfwcre8tive 

Austin

The state capital and Texas' own version of San Francisco
Population 656,562 (2000)

• Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 10:13 PM
• In: The Austonian
• By: LoneStarMike 

Other Texas Places

From Amarillo to Brownsville. El Paso to Nacogdoches. There's a lot of places to see in the Lone Star State. Talk about them here.

• Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 6:47 PM
• In: Kirana
• By: LTAWACS 

New Orleans and Southern Louisiana

The food. The music. The city. The swamp.
Population: 484,674 (2000).

• Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:51 PM
• In: Photos from the Big Easy
• By: Dan the Man 

Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World...

Discussions of architecture and urban issues in other cities within the United States and abroad.

Subforums:

1. Pictures From The Rest of the World

• Today at 01:18PM
• In: Burj Dubai finally opens, a...
• By: TJones 

General Houston Discussions

For anything about Houston that doesn't quite fit into another category.

• Today at 07:45AM
• In: When will the next skyscrap...
• By: Howard Huge 

The Weather

Hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, sandstorms, and sun: Texas has it all.

Subforums:

1. Hurricane Ike 2008
2. Hurricane Rita 2005
3. Hurricane Katrina 2005
4. Hurricane Wilma 2005
5. June, 2006 Flooding
6. January, 2007 Ice Storm
7. Hurricane Dean 2007

• Monday, January 11, 2010 at 10:19 PM
• In: Arctic Front heading our way!
• By: AtticaFlinch 

Off Topic

For sensible discussion of other topics of interest. Books, art, whatever. Anything but sex, politics, and morality.

Subforums:

1. HAIFinance
2. Humor And Incidental Finds (HAIF)
3. The HAIF Bookshelf

• Yesterday at 12:57PM
• In: Manned space flight and Con...
• By: AtticaFlinch 

Way Off Topic

For discussion of controversial topics. Sex. Politics. Morality. Things like that. Keep it PG-13, or your post will be deleted. There are children among us.

Subforums:

1. Local Politics
2. State Politics
3. National Politics
4. Religion

• 9 minutes ago
• In: TX GOV 2010
• By: barracuda 

Computers, Technology and the Internet

If you're here, you must have a computer and internet access. Talk about computers, life online, the latest gadgets and gizmos, and related cool stuff.

• Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 3:43 PM
• In: iPad discussion
• By: Fringe 

Classified Ads

Need something? Have something to sell? Got some room? Looking for space? Post your ads here. Ads for get-rich-quick schemes, MLM programs, and anything verging on illegal or questionable will be deleted without warning.

This section is for active members of HAIF, not for random people to drop by, promote their business, and not participate fully in the forum. If you have fewer than 50 posts on HAIF, don't even bother posting an ad in this section.

Subforums:

1. Houston Area Help Wanted/Jobs Wanted
2. Real Estate and Apartment Listings
3. HAIFer to HAIFer

• Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 10:24 AM
• In: Drafting Table with Paralle...
• By: shasta 

Houston Architecture .Info

For discussions of the web site and suggestions for improvements to it, and this forum.

Subforums:

1. HAIFAQs
2. HAIF Links
3. The Houston Posts
4. HAIF Contests

• Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM
• In: HAIF-HD4 software upgrade
• By: editor