IronTiger Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Marble. Just like the big ol' SakowitzthatwasmakingFoley'sitsbeotch / nowaparkinggarage downtown, and the long gone First City banking lobby. Nobody uses it anymore, which is a bit of a shame.Marble. Absolutely fascinating. All these years I thought it was concrete. No one uses marble anymore for building because it's far too expensive. Unlike the Midtown Sears, this one ought to stay because the company's future isn't questionable, it's built like a rock (because it is, lol), and the facade wasn't ruined decades ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Marble. Absolutely fascinating. All these years I thought it was concrete. No one uses marble anymore for building because it's far too expensive. Unlike the Midtown Sears, this one ought to stay because the company's future isn't questionable, it's built like a rock (because it is, lol), and the facade wasn't ruined decades ago.No one uses marble for building because it it s terrible material for building. It is soft and porous and doesn't keep its color over time. Several building around town that were clad with marble have had big issues (lyric center, Houston chronicle, the capital one building on Westheimer, and another building on Fannin come to mind) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 No one uses marble for building because it it s terrible material for building. It is soft and porous and doesn't keep its color over time. Several building around town that were clad with marble have had big issues (lyric center, Houston chronicle, the capital one building on Westheimer, and another building on Fannin come to mind) Seems like Travertine Marble was a big status symbol for buildings in the 60's-70's, kind of like Burl Walnut in cars. Amoco building in Chicago was clad in it, as were other famous buildings. I think that the same local press that did the Transco book whose cover is my avatar also did a book on the family-owned company in Italy that quarries the travertine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 i believe that is their bunker hill site. They were putting up chain link fence today at the Bunker Hill and I-10 intersection. I think the office building going up on that corner will be started soon. Not sure if we have another thread for that anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Is that not where the Zaza is supposed to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 There are a few buildings going up on the remaining land. There were a lot of plans in their office for the office building so I figured they were gearing up for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 X 6 in reference to galleria dillards haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 6, 2016 Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 Guessing this is the site? Subdivision plat filed for the corner of Barryknoll Lane and Memorial City Way. SubdivisionPlatPDF_MemorialCitySec7.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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