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    Unfortunately, I know precisely how you feel.
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    You're right. We were hardly able to build anything in the 70s and 80s before that oil glut.
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    Fantastic news.
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    Houston skyline being destroyed by giraffes in this recent Saturday Night Live skit (at 0:57): http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/vid...iraffes/810987/ Saw it and immediately thought about this thread
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    Channel 2 posted news on this recently: http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...7502800^1736561 HBJ reports that things are back on schedule (original groundbreaking was to be October 2008) and work on the site is expected to begin in the Second Quarter of 2009. Also, they're completely renovating the Marketing Center for the development right across the street (have been working on it for a month, if not more). The developer is saying in the media that they're going ahead with it. Work has been very active over there at the Marketing Center, so I don't see any reason to think that they've changed course. A lot could happen between now and 2Q of 2009, but things look to be on track for now.
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    Agreed. I've looked for more information about this online and haven't been able to find anything. I am very interested to see what it will look like--though there's no telling when it will actually be built given the current economic climate. As an aside, my first thought when hearing the name "Tolerance Bridge" was that the bridge's proximity to Houston's new Ismaili Center had to cross through the minds of those in charge of choosing the name. I would be surprised if they didn't at least consider the fact that the bridge will be right across the street from the future center of Houston's Islamic community.
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    Perfect!
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    He's a ray of sunshine every day.
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    I think most people are aguing instead that "Tolerance" isn't a very laudable ideal. "Tolerance" sounds very 1970s. As in, "I don't like those other cultures, but I'll do the right thing and tolerate them." A hallmark of Houston is that it--far more than the vast, vast majority of other cities--welcomes and encourages people of all cultures, races, and ethnicities. It's one of the things that makes Houston a great city and provides international appeal. If you don't believe it, then take a day this weekend and drive around the city. Try going to some places you've never been to before. It's amazing how eclectic Houston's residents are and how cohesively we operate as Houstonians. Houston doesn't "tolerate" others--it embraces others. Even if it's a simple error in linguistics, the naming of this Bridge misses the point.
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    Thanks ChannelTwo. That last image in particular shows a lot about how the bridge will be laid out.
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    Yeah, I'm not 100% sure about it either. Swamplot speculates that they are different renderings. Giving it a close look, I think, will reveal that the two aren't consistent.
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    Prior to the release of this design, I had wondered if there was a possible way to have the bridge also extend over Allen Parkway. However, it would likely be logistically more difficult, as it would have to be raised to clear Allen Parkway. Under this thought, the bridge would have 4 landings--and would extend entirely across both Allen Parkway and Memorial. Not gonna happen though... I wish there was some better way to cross Montrose to get to the parks and to Memorial Heights / Washington than currently exists. A small pedestrian bridge near Montrose would do the trick...
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    Two (Apparently) Differing Renderings of Houston Ballet's New Building Downtown: (courtesy of Swamplot)
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    Not sure. It was referenced in some article I read online...
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    Tolerance Bridge: EDIT: Added new renderings released.
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    For reference, here's a rendering of the area from the Discovery Tower thread, which includes a rendering of Embassy Suites.
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    That rink is looking pretty sweet. I'll definitely be heading down there once they open it up. Thanks for the pictures.
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    It was white last night. Almost certain it was stock footage.
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    Isn't that the first confirmation fof plans to build Phase II immediately after Phase I? I know there has been a lot of talk about Phase II around here, but I hadn't heard anything concrete on the plans.
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    Thanks very much for the pictures. This tower is going to look awesome from Discovery Green. It's really going to change the feel in the park to have this thing towering over the park. OPP was a great start, but Discovery Tower is really going to change how this park feels. Discovery Green, One Park Place, and Discovery Tower are all great additions to the City of Houston.
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    Thanks. This intersection is looking great...
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    Thanks for the pics. This place looks awesome so far. No qualifications...
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    Pretty sure KJB is referring to this article: http://swamplot.com/grave-concerns-for-reg...are/2008-08-28/ http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/kho...ves.22ac15.html I'm interested to know if any potential discoveries would cause problems during the development process.
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    ^ That would make sense. There was a lot of activity around the site today. About 15-20 cars parked on the former Allen House lot, and across the street the bulldozers pictured above tore up the entire parking lot for 1203 Dunlavy. There were a lot of workers on site and workers were up on the roof doing some sort of work most of the day. I'm not sure what the roof and parking lot work is for. No changes noticed on the Allen House lots yet.
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    Drove by at around 6PM today to look at this. There were no cars and no people on the lot, and I didn't notice any significant changes to the lot from before. I did notice a couple of small signs attached to the entry of the lot, so those are probably the J.E. Dunn construction signs you mentioned (which is good news). However, as I was driving by I did notice 2 small dozers tucked away on a lot across the street. So I circled back and parked in the lot to see if I could find anything linking these to the J.E. Dunn / Regent Square. This is the building and parking lot at 1203 Dunlavy--which is immediately across the street from the empty Allen House lots (this is not where the group of construction trailers are located. They are located further away at Rochow, I think, between W. Dallas and W. Clay). I have no information about this development that isn't available here, but the recent activity (trucks on site, new signs, etc.) is encouraging:
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