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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 03:28AM
• In: New 35 story Memorial Herma...
• By: kdog08 

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

• Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:59 PM
• In: homework assignment
• By: samagon 

Skyscrapers

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

• Monday, October 26, 2009 at 8:26 PM
• In: Downtown at night
• By: Johnme 

Architects, Developers, and Designs

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

• Friday, October 23, 2009 at 4:54 AM
• In: Top 15 modernist gas stations
• By: Montrose1100 

Historic Houston

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

• Yesterday at 08:11PM
• In: Jefferson Davis Hospital Re...
• By: AtticaFlinch 

Houston Mod

Discussions of Houston's modern architectural heritage.

• Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:53 PM
• In: Replacing metal columns
• By: sevfiv 

Crater Houston Alliance

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

• Today at 02:35AM
• In: The Savoy Hotel / Apartments
• By: kylejack 

Holy Places

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

• Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM
• In: The most amazing Hindu temp...
• By: Dharma 

Sports and Stadia

The teams, their buildings, and all things related.

• Yesterday at 11:19PM
• In: HAIF NCAA weekly pickem cha...
• By: lockmat 

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, September 29, 2009 at 7:16 PM
• In: Oil Companies
• By: davev1977 

Community Announcements

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

• Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:06 PM
• In: Urban Dare - November 21, 2009
• By: LTAWACS 

HAIF en Español

Para las discusiones sobre Houston en Español.

• Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 11:40 AM
• In: Metro has a new talk show i...
• By: august948 

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

• Yesterday at 05:27PM
• In: I-10 construction
• By: barracuda 

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

• Yesterday at 10:40PM
• In: Purchase Price versus List ...
• By: crunchtastic 

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 09:43PM
• In: Need a Recommendation for B...
• By: JLWM8609 

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

• Yesterday at 10:09AM
• In: Houston mayor's race 2009
• By: kylejack 

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.

• Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 2:22 PM
• In: Houston's New "Gree...
• By: JLWM8609 

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.

• Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:07 PM
• In: Houston sightings
• By: citykid09 

International Houston

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

• Friday, September 11, 2009 at 6:51 PM
• In: Vietnam to open general con...
• By: kylejack 

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.

• Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 4:38 PM
• In: Landry's in trouble?
• By: gto250us 

Downtown

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

• Yesterday at 11:29AM
• In: La Carafe is getting a beer...
• By: musicman 

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.

• Yesterday at 03:49PM
• In: Midtown Article in Executiv...
• By: ricco67 

Montrose

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

• Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 2:54 PM
• In: Wilshire Village Apartments
• By: sevfiv 

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.

• Yesterday at 09:53PM
• In: Pie in The Sky
• 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.

• Yesterday at 02:49PM
• In: the new metro line
• By: trymahjong 

The East End

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

• Yesterday at 11:42AM
• In: 100 Years Of Magnolia Park
• By: musicman 

Museum District

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

• Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 9:36 AM
• In: The Asia House
• By: roadrunner 

Texas Medical Center

One of the fastest growing cityscapes in Houston.

• Yesterday at 08:01PM
• In: Rice - Baylor Med Merger
• By: sidegate 

Other Houston Neighborhoods

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

• Yesterday at 09:08PM
• In: Bellaire's Teas Nursery...
• By: sarahiki 

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

• Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 1:52 PM
• In: The Flagship Hotel
• By: bachanon 

Katy and Points West

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

• Friday, October 30, 2009 at 12:45 PM
• In: What could this be?
• By: katy since '82 

Sugar Land and the Southwest

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

• Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 2:32 PM
• In: Brazos Town Center
• By: totheskies 

The Great Northwest

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

• Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7:14 PM
• In: New Wine Bar?
• By: Marley 

The Woodlands and Northern Pines

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

• Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:24 PM
• In: Earth Quest Adventure
• By: AtticaFlinch 

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.

• Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:15 AM
• In: Record fine for Texas City ...
• By: barracuda 

Bryan-College Station

Population: 152,415 (2000)

• Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:37 PM
• In: Goodbye Red Light Cameras
• 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.

• Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:18 PM
• In: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (...
• By: njjeppson 

Austin

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

• Friday, October 9, 2009 at 5:15 PM
• In: New Federal Courthouse
• By: LegacyTree 

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.

• Yesterday at 08:47PM
• In: Mass Shooting at Fort Hood
• By: AtticaFlinch 

New Orleans and Southern Louisiana

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

• Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10:05 AM
• In: It's not Racist to Care...
• By: LTAWACS 

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

• Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 4:55 PM
• In: Amazing photos!
• By: lockmat 

General Houston Discussions

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

• Yesterday at 05:59PM
• In: No Citizen Question on 2010...
• By: kylejack 

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

• Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 12:54 PM
• In: Ike: Which TV stations are ...
• By: LTAWACS 

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 06:19PM
• In: Flu Shot
• By: kylejack 

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. Politics
2. Religion

• Yesterday at 05:38PM
• In: Maine becomes 5th state to ...
• 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.

• Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 8:15 PM
• In: The death of Geocities
• By: Geoff8201 

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

• Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 5:57 PM
• In: Will do CAD for Food
• By: jmancuso 

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

• Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM
• In: Haif - Sold its Soul
• By: Pumapayam