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And what is this?

It's a photo from a fundraiser held at RDG + Bar Annie.

In the last couple days, the building that housed the River Cafe (Montrose & Marshall) was demolished. Does anyone know what is coming next? Have any permits been filed with the city??

I know they planned the midrise there several years ago, but that fell through. It shocked me to drive down the street and see that it was gone!

This was supposed to be pretty impressive when it was annouced, and had good legs for a while like the Turnberry Tower.

May I suggest a topic merge?

Update: Looks like Lauren already mention this las week per Swamplot on said thread.

It seems like a whole bunch of threads that are month or even years dormant are starting to be revived. There's an option in the software to make old dead threads read-only. I wonder if I should turn that on.

LOL'd I just dug one up from the grave myself.

But I am fine, but I like less clutter on the forums. So unless it can't be rinsed, reused, and recycled to some sort of relative continuity, I a game.

The whole LaCenterra 2009 was unnecessary.

How about you just ban kirk, because the nature of this forum is such that really old threads need to be bumped sometimes.

What would Spock say about this?

At the very least, we should give Kirk and Carol credit for bringing this to our attention, maybe call this new forum rule the "Kirk Bumping Old Carol" Clause.

The observation deck in the Williams Tower has been closed to the public for years... you should probably get out more.

That and Carol has not logged in since Feb 13th 2009. She must have gotten lucky on Valentines day and has since forgotten about HAIF. . .

HEY CAROL.........THERE IS AN OBSERVATION FLOOR AT THE WILLIAMS TOWER............YOU SHOULD GO UP THERE SOMEDAY................ALSO THERE IS A 75 STORY BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON THAT HAS AN OBSERVATION FLOOR TOO, GREAT VIEWS............AND THE EL CAPITAN IS PART OF THE HISTORY OF PASADENA............THE OLDER PART, RIGHT

AND CAROL...............THEY HAVE TUNNELS UNDERNEATH DOWNTOWN HOUSTON JUST FULL OF STORES AND EATERIES............YOU CAN WALK THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TOWN.............ITS REALLY NEAT UNDER THERE...............YOU SHOULD TRY THAT SOMETIME TOO

Captain Kirk beams this year old post back from the dead. I hope Carol appreciates it.

How Doogie Howser of you.

This afternoon Council Member Anne Clutterbuck and Parks and Recreation Director, Joe Turner, Upper Kirby TIRZ and Management District Board Chairmen and others will dedicate the first set of new trees to be planted on Kirby Drive between Richmond and Westheimer.

From the press release:

It's gonna look amazing.

200 gallon trees is not a bad start.

Did anyone post the construction cam, yet?

http://oxblue.com/pro/open/linbeck/embassysuites

Nope, but this was probably the best quality construction cam I have seen.

Great find.

Awesome! I'll be working overseas for a about a month and half starting next week... It's going to be awesome to come back to downtown with (hopefully) HP hoppin (lucky strike, mia bella, cork wine bar, 3 forks, etc... open!) and the DG area becoming very vibrant. Seems like it has taken HP 1 year to get going but it's going to be awesome coupled with discovery green and the surrounding developments...

Another hotel will bring tons more activity to the HP. Anyone who does not have a car and walk around!

Go Houston.

Jax's shot puts into perspective the relatively minimal impact DT has on Houston's skyline.

Dude, really?

I'm sure the shopping center will cease to exist in the next 5-10 years, so no biggie there. And I think the entrance in the allexy/driveway is fine. Paris is made up of alleys and I remember the entrance to my hotel being just up the alley.

For such a new shopping center, it's sad if that were true, but I would welcome a better use of that land at such a prime location.

It has great potential to pull sidewalk traffic from Macy's

As it stands, there is not motivation for people to cross the intersection, and then walk across a strip center style parking lot.

Let hope, if they do, we can so retail near the street in the next redesign.

Did anyone know this was being built? I searched and could not find anything on it. Sure it's not headline news, but it's 15 stories and they made it pedestrian friendly.

Not sure how much discussion this will get since it's finished, but thought I'd post a notice anyway.

C2N said it best, it's been finished for a while, and both hotels are back to back.

Not the best "pedestrian friendly" design, but better than most suburban designs.

The shopping center next to it screws up that potential, and the front entrance is just a driveway/alley, rather than a street.

Ya know, 99% of the waterwall photos out there all seem to be head-on and from the exact same spot (some of mine included).

Just adding a little perspective and getting a little more in the background really adds a lot, i think.

Nice work.

Too funny, you are absolutely right. Heck, that's what I try to accomplish too, head-on shots.

What? Change my Username? Just ask Editor! He'll do it for you.

I am happy with mine, I was just unaware we were able to do that.

I know, im not talking about you. I'm talking about other people here. Im not going to say names 'cause its pretty obvious.

How the heck did you do that?

No one?Questions?Comments?Thoughts?

Thank you for sharing!?!?!

Just what I was looking for. I did not even have to request it.. Thanks for your help.

That's what HAIFer's do!

Not about the project Blvd Place.

Wow, it's finally happening!

610 & San Felipe is being reconstructed and repaved! When it's finished, it's going to be so awesome.

I heard on the morning radio that east? bound lane of San Felipe @ 610 will be closed until August 24th.

Yup, Uptown District sent out a flyer.

Oh Yes - Houston in the 80's

1. Oil bust 1982-1986

2. Unemployment of 9.3% in 1983

3. Dozens of Banks and S&Ls go bust

4. Shamrock Hotel torn down

5. Nolan Ryan traded to the Rangers

6. Much of Market Square destroyed

7. The Katy Prairie begins to be destroyed

8. Houston Gamblers formed (what a joke)

9. Sheila Jackson Lee first elected to office

10. West U tear down phase begins

Someone needs their diaper changed?

most likely it's the mediocre food.

That title belong's to Chuy's if I recall correctly.

Saw this on the Visit Houston Facebook page: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/moms/6551657.html

If it ends up being anything like the African exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo, then it will be awesome. The plan sounds very similar.

I might have not been to the see in forever to not know that the chimpanzees were gone.

"A condo bldg at 50% occupancy with half of those a bad debt bubble"

OPP is not a condo bldg.

Okay okay, it's a high-rise apartment, but really it's no different than a high-rise condo.

Potato, PoTATo.

??? Nobody is talking about a condo building here... whatever the occupancy level. We're talking here about an office building. 100% occupied, at that.

I think it was in reference to Discovery Tower's nearest neighbor, One Park Place.

I'd also like to add that Texas Pizza on Richmond near Woodhead and Bambolino's Pizza on Westheimer near Mulberry are both pretty damn bad.

Like greasy bad, right?

"Family friendly" paintball. It's mimicking combat as it is. What are they planing on throwing in, Teletubbie targets?

I can't imagine an 8 year old competing with an adult.

Some of you guys are total Debby Downers.

Do you guys have kids?

I think it is still great to have another entertainment option as you mentioned.

But maybe it was the way the local news promoting and teasing it to be a "theme park". Sound like more of a sports/entertainment complex.