monarch Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 ^^^ very exciting! props for sharing towerspotter.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 ^^^ wonderful progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Timoric Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Do you consider Manhattan to be one big "downtown"? Depending on your definition, there are definitely non-downtown sections in Manhattan more impressive than Uptown Houston 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Yeah that's what I was gonna say lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) It looks like Manhattan is a bit bigger than the diameter of 610, and about double the width of downtown Edited July 9, 2015 by cspwal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 through my dirty windshield: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Coming back from the Sam Houston tollway to 59 in to town is such an incredible view up on that high level exit to 59. The medical center downtown and the galleria are starting to look not so far apart. The BHP Billiton building and its cluster really looks good from out there. As the new wave of high rises in Montrose, Greenway Plaza/River Oaks area get taller the galleria and downtown are looking more and more like a smaller version of Manhattan. Now don't any one get there panties in a wad but I'm just saying in 50 years it will be just like NYC's skyline minus a couple of hundred story buildings. Its amazing how from out there you can really see the three areas getting closer to each other. Pretty amazing when you see all three areas from that location. Edited July 17, 2015 by bobruss 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Coming back from the Sam Houston tollway to 59 in to town is such an incredible view up on that high level exit to 59.The medical center downtown and the galleria are starting to look not so far apart. The BHP Billiton building and its cluster reallylooks good from out there. As the new wave of high rises in Montrose, Greenway Plaza/River Oaks area get taller the galleria anddowntown are looking more and more like a smaller version of Manhattan. Now don't any one get there panties in a wad but I'm justsaying in 50 years it will be just like NYC's skyline minus a couple of hundred story buildings. Its amazing how from out there you can really see the three areas getting closer to each other. Pretty amazing when you see all three areas from that location.It is by far the best view of the skyline/s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 ^^^ cool illustration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChannelTwoNews Posted July 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2015 View from the Chase Tower yesterday, also posted in the Astoria thread... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 View from the Chase Tower yesterday, also posted in the Astoria thread... Great picture! It has been very clear and nice (although overwhelmingly hot). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79ta Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 NYC v Houston.PNG It looks like Manhattan is a bit bigger than the diameter of 610, and about double the width of downtown How'd you make that map? I'd like to see how Manhattan would look rotated to fit basically between i-10 and 59. I guess we would lose the med center, but gain the galleria and the energy corridor, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elecpharm Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) Mapfrappe.com ^^^ Edited July 19, 2015 by elecpharm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art vandelay Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Coming back from the Sam Houston tollway to 59 in to town is such an incredible view up on that high level exit to 59.The medical center downtown and the galleria are starting to look not so far apart. The BHP Billiton building and its cluster reallylooks good from out there. As the new wave of high rises in Montrose, Greenway Plaza/River Oaks area get taller the galleria anddowntown are looking more and more like a smaller version of Manhattan. Now don't any one get there panties in a wad but I'm justsaying in 50 years it will be just like NYC's skyline minus a couple of hundred story buildings. Its amazing how from out there you can really see the three areas getting closer to each other. Pretty amazing when you see all three areas from that location.Remember also that the NYC skyline is rapidly changing as well. So maybe in 50 years Houston might resemble Manhattan as it is today, but even that might be a stretch. It really comes down to bridging the old midtown gap in the areas you listed, but as we all know there are some very old and extremely wealthy neighborhoods there that fight tooth and nail anytime a high rise goes up anywhere near them. It'll be interesting to see if greenway continues to expand along 59. Also depends on how many businesses continue to move to the Energy Corridor, Memorial city, and westchase. As the property values skyrocket in these areas, I think more businesses will stay in the city. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 6/18 by rockytopfotos on Flickr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChannelTwoNews Posted July 20, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2015 A few photos from yesterday... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Nice images Channel2news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 ^^^ beautiful illustrations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jmitch94 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Is the astoria crane coming down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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