tigereye Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 9 hours ago, Timoric said: Houston needs a very nice Space Needle adjacent to this park, a very tall one, maybe where that railroad or other can't remember museum thing that failed was to go and the museum at the bottom can talk about the history of space and Houston's role and the plans to do stuff at Ellington Space Port for the future. Space City = Space Needle IIRC, that land is owned by Jim Crane 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctaf Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 They could put a tall stylized oil derrick looking thing there, and I'm thinking of the Oilers logo old fashioned kind, not the more modern ones, with something touristy at the top. Or would that look like too much of a rip off of the Eiffel Tower? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I hope not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted February 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2017 1987 http://imgur.com/a/uIoQF 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Simply Amazing how much this part of downtown has grown over the past 30 years. Thanks for the pics! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 ^^^ just another LOVELY GRB pic. nice.... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I don't think I've ever seen Pre-DiscoGreen like that before. Kinda sucks we lost a block of park space but it wasn't in vain 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 2 hours ago, BigFootsSocks said: I don't think I've ever seen Pre-DiscoGreen like that before. Kinda sucks we lost a block of park space but it wasn't in vain It looks like we also gained about a block of park space from the two parking lots on each side that were turned back into park, so probably was a wash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sic'EmBears Posted February 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2017 George R. Brown - Superbowl Week - Jan 2017 by J-Orr 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post monarch Posted February 3, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2017 ^^^ it just doesn't get any better than these two UBER ILLUSTRATIONS. magnificent! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Uber chopper has come to Houston? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post monarch Posted February 4, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2017 ^^^ it's friday night at SUPERBOWL LIVE..... 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) ^^^ a little SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE action at DISCOVERY GREEN for SUPERBOWL LI. beautiful..... Edited February 5, 2017 by monarch 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 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! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 The freeway message board said that the DG stuff was at capacity and gates were shut when I was driving in around 6. (paraphrasing) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) Yeah. It was full. That happens. Nothing prudish about if. Edited February 5, 2017 by Houston19514 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: 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. 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. Edited February 5, 2017 by Houston19514 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, Houston19514 said: 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. I've been there twice on 4th of July. The Boston Pops play on the Esplanade but the party is in a lot of other places, including Boston Common. Sure, wristbands for the concert area. Can't believe you went and found a link for it. So you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: I've been there twice on 4th of July. The Boston Pops play on the Esplanade but the party is in a lot of other places, including Boston Common. Sure, wristbands for the concert area. Can't believe you went and found a link for it. So you. And I've been there once (and apparently observed more than you did in two visits). It's hell being proven wrong, isn't it? The fact is, the Boston crowds are in the Esplanade and they limit the admittance, just as Houston did in Discovery Green for this event and for the comparable Final Four events. Facts can be stubborn and not that hard to learn. Edited February 5, 2017 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Just now, Houston19514 said: It's hell being proven wrong, isn't it? The fact is, the Boston crowds are in the Esplanade and they limit the admittance. Facts can be stubborn and not that hard to learn. If you think all the 4th of July crowds are in that little Esplanade, I am certain you haven't been there. It's where the concert is, that's about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 DG and GRB may have had limited access, but downtown as a whole remained open. While it was busier than a typical Saturday night it still had room for more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Yeah they shut down the entrances to the Kendrick Lamar concert for the final four so my buddy and I hopped the fence. Way less security than the Superbowl so when it was at capacity last night I just went to rice village. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 3 hours ago, jmitch94 said: Yeah they shut down the entrances to the Kendrick Lamar concert for the final four so my buddy and I hopped the fence. Way less security than the Superbowl so when it was at capacity last night I just went to rice village. Yep, I was going to mention this too. I left early that day to walk around downtown and take pictures, and the park was already at capacity/theywere already turning people away by 4:00 when I was leaving. That's what happens when you have large events.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUCAJUN Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) I can understand the frustration for people from out of town. If you're local, the news kept telling us Houstonians to experience the events the opening weekend. I listened and went before the out of towners arrived and had a great time. Obviously it was going to get really crowded THE DAY BEFORE THE SUPER BOWL! Edited February 6, 2017 by HOUCAJUN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted February 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 6, 2017 But still..... fam, I think Houston might have just hosted the best Superbowl of all time. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 (edited) On 2/4/2017 at 11:44 PM, H-Town Man said: 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. You're annoyed by over-managing? The management was by far above world class, if that's even possible. To go a full week without incident is incredible! Just imagine if the downtown population grows to that level consistently, at least we know the city of Houston can handle it like nothing. And yeah, parks reach capacity, big freaking deal. Not too difficult to understand. It's wasn't a bad thing that park was filled to capacity. Edited February 6, 2017 by j_cuevas713 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Downtown was amazing this weekend. Walking around the Discovery Green area and Main St/Market Square Park area Friday and Saturday night was unbelievable. The atmosphere was amazing and all of the out of towners I talked to said how much they enjoyed Houston. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUCAJUN Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 The NFL Experience hasn't sold out in 20 years! Great job Houston! This area looks great and there is another 1 billion dollars in residential , office and hotel yet to be developed . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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