My wife and I made a long-postponed trip to Houston this week and visited Westbury Square. The condition is basically hopeless. One can look through the windows of many of the old shops and see sunlight streaming in through the roof, or what's left of it. I think this was the old glassblower's shop, and it's in the the best condition of any of the buildings.
The Christmas decorations give some indication of how long this place has been idle. In fact, the whole place has a kind of Omega Man feel to it. There's not a soul in sight, but there's scattered evidence of human activity - the occasional illuminated outdoor light, and lots of trash. There was considerable police presence in the area, and we watched one guy being driven off on West Bellfort in the back of a cruiser. It's not a place I would go after dark. How sad. I grew up a few blocks away, and it was such a nice place to spend an evening. I suspect the bulldozers will be along shortly, but the area is so blighted, I don't know who would want the property.