KimberlySayWhat

What part of the mall is that?

Doesn't "Knowles-Rowland" sound like a fancy car?

Yep, one of these days I'm gonna get me a Knowles-Rowland.

Here's a slightly more in-depth article from the Chronicle:

http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/e...nt/5130842.html

Contributers and supporters of the project include Wal-Mart, American Express, Giorgio Armani and L'Oreal.

This is fun. The Astrodome has its own Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/houstonastrodome

I like it, too. An old Texas theme would be more suited for a place like Dallas.

Oops. I just added the link to the already existing Astrodome hotel thread. I swear I looked first to see if anyone had posted it. Mine can be deleted.

Out with the Texas theme.

Investors' historic theme dropped for modern look:

http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5114972.html

The guy who did the "Astrowhirl" film (I think that's what it's called) is also documenting the distruction of this with his camcorder.

My gosh! It was a couple of months months ago! Now another couple of months?

Gary: The Stros looked like they were bored almost the entire season.

And I was bored watching them and their low scoring, no scoring games. Even when they do manage a win the score is usually something like 2-1. A win is a win, but not very exciting to watch as a fan.

I feel bad for them personally, but some changes desperately needed to be made. I love the Astros, but they're crap this season.

Thanks for the pictures. I was trying to take some a few nights ago but it was too dark outside. It is coming along.

I was surprised to hear that he was only 25. He had been with about three NBA teams already and has been in legal trouble several times. It's so sad that he ended up this way.

I'm pretty sure it was a spin-off of "Another World".

I took a few pictures yesterday and was trying to post them, but it wouldn't allow me to neither do that or link them.

It will be strange for a while seeing it in a new place, but I think it will go well at Discovery Green.

I gave into the hype and bought a T-shirt.

I almost got choked up watching it when his family and later Jeff Bagwell went on to the field. I wish I had been there. I'm going Wednesday, but there's no chance he wouldn't have gotten it by then.

On TV the game looked like it had the atmosphere of a playoff game. The only way it could have ended better would have been for Craig Biggio to make that walk-off grand slam and on top of that have that be his 3000th. Could you imagine that? It was great, though.

Does anyone know where some photos from his funeral are available? I've already looked.

Glenn McCartney owned the Shamrock. He also inspired the character of Jett Rink (played by James Dean) in "Giant".

See my avatar.

The Houston Pavilions, bounded by Dallas, Polk, Main and Caroline, is under construction and expected to be completed in October.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories...63&hbx=e_du

Why does it say that completion will be in October?

Great picture, thanks!

Is it just me or does it almost not look real? Like a scaled down model or something. I can imagine it sitting on a piece of plywood on top of a table.

How about putting the old train in a plexiglas box or something like that along with a historical marker and placing it somewhere in the park.

Vertigo58:

better not melt it down or something stupid like that which Houston is historically known for

Yes, I know, that's why I'm concerned. I was going to suggest that Houston ought to open up a Houston history museum, but there wouldn't be anything to put in it.