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    Hey, got an idea. Why not allow local artists to set up shop in Market Square, sellling art, hand-made trinkets, etc? I saw this in a small park in Mexico City and it was the epicenter of the entire area. The place made the whole area bustle with activity.
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    If the intent is to bring people downtown, then all I can say is kudos for doing things that are different. Sure, there will be skeptics. But, if this brings, say, 100 people on average during a normally dead-time, and those people visit restaurants and such, then its all good.
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    Of course, the taller the structure, the more people will live there, the more street activity! But, part of me would prefer midrise on those 3 blocks, something on the order of 5-to-15 floors.
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    Well, sometimes it does work. They built Bayou Place and Rice Apartments, and the DID come.
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    Next: YAKS. I think Tillman has finally lost it.
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    And what the hell is that SMELL?
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    He left because there were too many hispanics, or as he calls them "Mexicans", moving in close to him. The sounds of Spanish and the smell of fajitas was more than he could bare, regrettably. And, he left because he noticed apartments that were being offered in the low-rent $2000-per-month range. That's why he left. "....and the smell of fajitas....rising up through the air..." - Hotel California, the Mexican version. Take care -2112
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    Still cleaning self up.
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    HAHAHAHAHAHA
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    I had to get myself cleaned up after reading that.
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    Wouldnt it be funny if Montrose was taken by federal agents for suspicious taking of downtown buildings?
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    That just moves the problem. But I guess since Houston only exists inside the loop, then its ok.
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    Oh, and Midtownguy, my rant was not directed at you.
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    Exactly. Totally agree. If there is good balance (and not saturation of very-low rent apartments), then that is a good solution where everyone can co-exists. But again, there are people out there who start freaking out the moment A SINGLE apartment complex comes withing a half mile of thier homes. It's all about variety, balance, and tolerance. Take care.
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    My gut feeling is they wouldnt do something crazy like build a permanent structure underneath an elevated that might have to be fixed or expanded, or, that might leak toxic chemicals in the event a rig exploded up above on the freeway. I think the article reads correctly, except for the part where the author made and assumption that it was "underneath" the elevated. Too bad. It would have been kinda cool to see something underneath it though.
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    "...space is a 62,500-square-foot vacant lot bounded by Milam, St. Joseph Parkway, Louisiana and Pierce..." Wait a minute. The streets that bound this place are not under the elevated...its between Pierce and St. Josephs Pkwy. Did I read this thing wrong?
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    If you bothered to address the things I posted, the thing I commented about was on the lack of regard towards decent people who happen to live in apartments, for whatever reason. I know of many apartments that are in the $500 range more or less that are not dripping with crime. Apartments serve a need, and as long as people are willing to share thier areas with a nice distribution of apartments and homeowners, they can, and do, coexists. As someone just posted recently, its the people who think they are too good who leave thier area because of things like this who are just as much a cause of the problems. You question again prooves my point.
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    Naaa. I was just messing around. It was innuendo week, remember?
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    I grew up in section-8 housing. Pretty much from my elementary school years until I was 20 years old, starting out in college. I didn
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    Hey. Thanks for the gloom. Now I can start out my week with a nice dose of "Were all gonna die". Thanks.
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    I'm sure the continuous iron work in NYC's SoHo was considered too new and mabye lacked character, back when it first came on line. But look at it now...its a real gem of a particular era. Maybe in timeour main stream will be looked upon as interesting history. Who knows. I particularly love all those aluminum looking 2 and 3 story strutures popping up in Midtown and other areas. Whats that callled anyways? Does anyone have any information on when that style began? I seem to recall that Houston had something to do with creating that style. Is this true?
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    Although he hits it home with Houston being itself and capitalizing on its own identity, he is over simplistic in his complete disregard towards a denser, transit-oriented, and cultural city. You can embrace both sides of his ideas: a quality of life in both the suburbs AND the core, with urban amenities in both. I remember visiting Hoboken New Jersey and realizing that, even though this was essential a New York City suburb, it was nevertheless as urbane as Greenwich Village, with as much residential and transit and entertainment crammed into a small area. Hell, in Houston, as far as transit, having a great local network of rail combined with a good commuter network, would tie both sides together. I mean, everyway you look at it, you have to conclude that both are essential; city dwellers can visit Houston
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