Historic Houston
Places that have survived the city's "progress" and those that are only memories. Plus places that go bump in the night.
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Montrose Collective: Office Building With Retail At 888 Westheimer Rd.
I wonder if Mayor Whitmire realizes Galveston sends its senior citizens to the same place he is afraid to have Children. -
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Project Green: Mixed-Use Development On Allen Parkway By Hines
Looks like SCI and Harvey will be creating a plat for the new HQ's after withdrawing the previous one a while back according to the email I got from the Temple Terrace Project. "On Friday, May 24, 2024, as required by city ordinance, signs will be posted around the property owned by SCI notifying the public of an upcoming Planning Commission Meeting. The commission will review SCI’s application to replat their properties into a single reserve. Residents within 200 feet of the property will also receive a letter from the City of Houston notifying them of the meeting. The hearing will take place at the Planning Commission meeting on June 13, 2024." -
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Lower Westheimer Road Construction
There is no engineering reason tunnels would not work, but there are a few other issues. A practical one is what type of tunnel to build. If you build cut and cover, you will have Westheimer unusable for a couple of years, destroying every business along the way, especially on lower Westheimer where the right of way is far narrower. Bored tunnels would not affect the surface, but would require more negotiation with property owners due to curve radii and such. There are right of way issues as well, as any tunnel is going to infringe on the underground rights of property owners, all of whom are going to claim that the damage to their surface estate is worth $30 million per foot of tunnel. The last issue I'll raise is that no one knows what lurks below the surface. Not all wells, water or oil, are documented. Running into a well can ruin the tunnel builder's day. I would run rail on Center. Washington is too useful as a vehicle street, and is the only East/West thoroughfare between I-10 and Memorial. -
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Lower Westheimer Road Construction
If a Houston line went up N.Main and Airline, I could see it. But even so, I'm not sure the demand is ever going to be there. Washington corridor has lots of residential density plus lots of businesses plus a logical Memorial Park terminus. It just makes too much sense. Houston Ave feels more fantasy to me. I can think of a bunch of routes I'd do before Houston Ave. -
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METRORail Red Line
I would add - our fares are extremely low, and we get what we pay for.- 1
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