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I'm a bit surprised how close we could get. Though I guess the building isn't especially big. Still though, it was about half the distance of the last couple demolitions I went to. And my video since I seem to have been in the wrong thread before.
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Well, today was the day they demolished the Ben Milam Hotel. Fairly light turnout compared to some other demolitions, but it didn't seem to have as high a profile. Kind of a shame they couldn't make some use of it, it only takes up about an eighth of the site. Here is the video I took. Before. What is left of the sign on the north corner. Looking down Preston St. afterwards.
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Pretty sure he's just saying that a golf course is a very inefficient use of open space. There are only 48 tee times a day for a maximum of 4 people. Even if every time is taken with the largest party possible, that is only 192 people per day (although it could be more with the driving range and other ammenities). So even assuming it operates at maximum capacity year round, the zoo still averages 22.8 times more people per day despite using less than half the space. As a comparison Discovery Green saw an average of 850,000 visitors per year in its first two years ("over 4 million" since it opened, but I don't know as of when.), and that's just a 12 acre park. While it's nice to have a golf course so close into the city, I have to agree that it is wasted space in its current form.
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Some pictures from this morning. Seems that it's topped out, and the cladding will probably be going on soon.
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Gables Tanglewood: Multifamily At 5740 San Felipe St.
YakuzaIce replied to lockmat's topic in Uptown and Galleria Area
From this morning, there is some equipment on site now.- 66 replies
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Pictures from this morning. This one seems to be going up pretty quickly.
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M5250: Gables Multifamily At 5250 Brownway St.
YakuzaIce replied to houstonfella's topic in Uptown and Galleria Area
Some updates from this morning. They seem to be about a floor and a half higher than the last pics.- 169 replies
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MD Anderson Main Building At 1515 Holcombe Blvd.
YakuzaIce replied to tmariar's topic in Texas Medical Center
(Full size http://i.minus.com/ilbhOk6Julk8r.JPG ) And, what it used to look like.- 111 replies
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MD Anderson Main Building At 1515 Holcombe Blvd.
YakuzaIce replied to tmariar's topic in Texas Medical Center
Much bigger crowd than I was expecting for early on a Sunday morning. Although it wasn't that early by the time it finally came down. Here's a video of the demolition. Also some pictures Around 9:30 can't see a damn thing Fog has cleared up, can see the full building now (I have a lot more and in higher resolutions if anyone is interested). The aftermath as people flee the dust cloud.- 111 replies
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Main Place is quite a bit bigger at 973k square feet. Discovery tower is just a bit under 900k square feet. I don't think this will end up being very tall. Especially being on a 5 acre lot. Although the streets surrounding it are private and I believe they are partially included as part of the lot. A very rough estimate for the area they would be building on would be around 138,000 sq ft. A good chunk of that could be taken up with drop-off areas or landscaping though.
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M5250: Gables Multifamily At 5250 Brownway St.
YakuzaIce replied to houstonfella's topic in Uptown and Galleria Area
Some pictures from this morning. Tower crane is still being put together. The back of the lot seems to have gotten underway.- 169 replies
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Some new pictures from this beautiful rainy day. The crane is quite a bit taller now. Couldn't really get good site pictures because it started pouring when I got there.
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That's odd, my experiences are pretty much the same as RedScare's (at least concerning Downtown). For the most part when I don't give any money they will just say "God bless" or "Have a nice day", and that's that. Can't say it's the same for along 59 however. Several times I have had my windshield struck when I say I don't want them to wash it. Even so these experiences are few and far between.
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Is this what you are seeing? (stolen from Gary)
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