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^^^ it's friday night at SUPERBOWL LIVE.....

Oh so that's what we call that area. I always found myself struggling to find a name to describe that area. Me- "So it's like west of downtown sort of.." Friend- "Oh you mean Montrose?" Me- "No...its north of Montrose" Friend- "So you mean the Heights?" Me- "No to far north, it's below I-10" Friend- "Sooo..Washington?" Me- "That's a street" Friend- "East Downtown?" Me- "I hate you"

Just saw on their FB page that residents have started moving in. https://www.facebook.com/MidMainLofts/ Day and Night picture of their sign

Bless their hearts.

Htown by Marc longoria, on Flickr

One of the buildings at KBR that faces downtown. Really visible from afar.

That will look fantastic once the ivy has filled in that trellis.

2016 Texas Airport Statistics: DFW -- 65,670,697 (0.24, or + 158,226) IAH -- 41,615,689 (3.27, or - 1,407,535) DAL -- 15,562,738 (7.35, or + 1,065,240) HOU -- 12,909,075 (6.12, or + 744,646) AUS -- n/a SAT -- n/a ELP -- 2,807,734 (1.61, or + 44,521)

Uber chopper has come to Houston?

That is an great sign. Makes the area feel new and vibrant with just the sign

I appreciate the hell out of that sign.

Superbowl ready by Marc longoria, on Flickr Superbowl related: Houston lit by Marc longoria, on Flickr Somehow I was able to upload this video here but it appears to make you download it. :S 2017-02-03_02_39_32.mp4

http://www.postoakhotel.com/

Houston lights at night by Neil Gilmour, on Flickr

Ummm, a park can get full when it has as many people in it as can safely be accommodated. Pretty simple concept. Yes, I've been to Boston on 4th of July. Have you? They probably don't shut down the Boston Common because the celebration is in the Esplanade. And when the secured areas of the Esplanade reach capacity (imagine that, a park reaching capacity), they don't let in any more people. When the secured areas are full on July 3rd and July 4th, NO additional wristbands will be distributed.

And maybe warn people going out that they won't be able to get back in because it's getting dark and going to be bedtime soon. Great day overall, just annoyed by the overmanaging.

Ummm, how can a park get full? Ever been to Boston on 4th of July? They don't shut down Boston Common cause there's too many people. Anyway there were streams of people coming out, so wait awhile and open it back up.

Yeah. It was full. That happens. Nothing prudish about if.

The freeway message board said that the DG stuff was at capacity and gates were shut when I was driving in around 6. (paraphrasing)

What on earth was with the decision to close all the gates around 8 PM? We walked out to go walk around Main Street some before returning to see ZZ Top at 9, and when we got back at 8:30, all the gates were closed! No more entry until tomorrow, we were told. Way to throw a prudish party, Houston!

^^^ a little SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE action at DISCOVERY GREEN for SUPERBOWL LI. beautiful.....

i live in that neighborhood. Depending on who I am talking to i say Montrose or Midtown. I never say neartown, if I did no one would have any idea what I'm talking about and I would just have to explain using Montrose and Midtown as references anyways.

It's always been NearTown

A friend of mine that work for United at 1600 Smith said they are moving into 609 main last part of April.

What is even good about sinking the highway, tbey Would get the same benefits with widening the elevated highway, plus not massively destroy an entire neighbourhood (of apartment complex with an appearance of a neighbourhood) And many blocks maybe demolish half of the block is fine, but not the entire block, And not blockading various streets. And the fact that the elevated highways are barriers is nonsense, ive crossed under the pierce elevated and it's not bad you can still get to the other side without even realising that there's an elevated highway there.(okay you realise it but you don't have to stop and go around various blocks away to get to the other side) Whilst i-45 North, you go on some random city street, turns out it's blockaded by the freeway, great now I've to go to airline drive or Tidwell or West or any, to get to the other side. The elevated highway was made to not create a barrier, so that the cars could cross on the streets below, it's downtown Houston, not the old West Berlin. And why do they not demolish the convention centre, that's a barrier too. It takes like 10 blocks,.(I'm assuming) And if they want to do it because we "don't have enough parks" that's nonsense. We have many parks compared to other cities.and I don't know about you but nearly every time I've been to downtown they're not crowded, except once but it was because it was new year. And the worst.... rerouting the 45 creating curves where you have to curve more than 80 degrees... and it's longer and pointless. Makes drivers not want to take that highway. And besides they're covering it so its a tunnel. Have you ever been in a tunnel.? It's terrifying, you get the feeling like you dont have enough space to breathe and like it all will collapse you and the noise makes the closed in space (as my friend calls it) too uncomfortable And the lights inside the tunnel don't make it better. It's scary. I hope this project doesn't happen, and that elevated highway stay up cos elevated highways are the best thing ever. (I used to be (amd still am) so fascinated by the fact that there were many elevated highways here when I moved here... but i guess the Houstonians and every one else hates it) So I'm trying to peacefully and not aggressively make sense. I hope someone reads. That... i want to get this project cancelled which I've tried for 14 months and only 1 person (who moved to Europe) understood Just saying idk..

Construction underway.

Oooh, a Thompson brand hotel with condos on top in that location... that would be tempting. Might be time for me to sell the house!

The biggest difference is Tilman can be self-deprecating. I was at the opening of the newly renovated tennis facility at UH. Tilman joked with the woman it is named after by saying something to the effect of "i don't normally do photos next to other people's names but I'll make an exception for you." It was really cute and he totally poked fun at himself for being an attention seeker. The Donald would never. He would have attacked that old lady on twitter.

Rolex Building, via Maconahey:

I totally disagree, it actually has always been one of my favorites! It has a crown, and multiple profiles with the stepped sections. It can look like totally different buildings depending on the angle. & chill with Houston/Dallas cat fights please.

More from the article

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2017-02/03/content_28087008.htm

How any of yall think this is ugly is beyond me. Prob one of the best developments for residential.

Testing different colors and movements last night.

^^^ it just doesn't get any better than these two UBER ILLUSTRATIONS. magnificent!

George R. Brown - Superbowl Week - Jan 2017 by J-Orr

From CVHS. The lights on the old Continental building changed colors over time. And what you can't see here are the 40 spotlights hitting the clouds

^^^ just another LOVELY GRB pic. nice....

Simply Amazing how much this part of downtown has grown over the past 30 years. Thanks for the pics!

According to Kirksey, the topping out ceremony will be tomorrow (Thursday).

You could get a much better idea with a video, but here's from my balcony now. It cycles through colors rainbow style like the trash can building in the med center. Pretty nifty.

1987 http://imgur.com/a/uIoQF

Midtown sat on that parcel for AGES before actually moving forward on the project. Then, once they did begin construction, it progressed too slowly. Only after it was too late did they throw huge crews on the site to try to finish on time. And because it's become a rush job, we'll probably be left with shoddy workmanship. This project is just one example of Midtown's deficiency in the capital project management department. They've been advertising a Caroline Street re-do for years with zero progress to-date. Bagby park took ages to complete. Improvements to Baldwin Park a couple of years ago were underwhelming, at best. The lighting "improvements" there are already trashed. Disappointing......

We're the fourth largest city in the Country and we have exactly ONE newly built hotel/condo tower. The Four Seasons downtown was a conversion of old corporate apartments and don't have any of the bells and whistles these new properties have (10-12 foot ceilings, gas appliances, fireplaces, private terraces, etc...) Four Seasons, W Hotels, Fairmont, Conrad by Hilton, Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, Mandarin Oriental, Westin, Loews, St Regis, Kimpton, Canyon Ranch, SLS, Viceroy, Bentley and a few other chains have opened numerous hotel + residences over the last decade. Austin, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, New York, LA, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, Baltimore, DC, Philly, Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Phoenix, and Orlando have all received more than Houston.

Sequence of light changes...

Drove by this last night, they were still working and had all the light fixtures on in Kirby whatever and it looked amazing!

It's like a super (duper) mini Dubai.

Some shots from walking around yesterday... Even with the maze-like entry/exits across ADLA, was amazed with the number of people on the sidewalks and even at Grotto for after lunch hour.

Had dessert at Grotto tonight - they opened today at 4:00pm. They have a nice outdoor area with fire pits and TVs... More pics of the GRB area....

Air Canada to add daily flight between DFW, Montreal, eh?