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SSGinSpringBranch

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  1. You're going to have to arrive in that limo pictured because there is never anywhere to park on that side of the mall.
  2. Does anyone know where on that lot this building is going to be situated? I'm guessing the section north of Mathewson but I'm basing that on absolutely nothing.
  3. I think there was definitely something else besides funding at play. I asked three times about funding, I've been in grant-funded humanities for a decade, I know the drill. They swore up and down funding was not an issue, 10 days later, funding is an issue. I do not think the price tag just all of a sudden dawned on them. Nope. Someone changed their mind. Don't know who or why but there was a change of heart somewhere.
  4. Well technically, the Cohn house has been within a few blocks of its current location for a little over a century, hence its importance. The city bought it around '03, moved it a bit to save it from road construction, and there it has sat. The city felt it was important enough to save a decade ago when they needed to widen a road, and there were plenty of empty lots in the area. That is not to say they still feel it is worth saving if they choose to build something on the lot. That area has filled in considerably in the last decade, the fact that the house is still just sitting does not speak well for it's future preservation. The other old house which was next to it, the Foley house, was gifted to Incarnate Word, they were supposedly going to use it for offices, but I don't know if that's still the case. The deciding factor will be what the city and Houston First want to do with that parcel of land, there are a lot of options which would be far more economically profitable than any sort of cultural/historical use. Whether they want to add economic value or cultural value to the area is the key.
  5. I am very curious what they will do with the house. The city donated the land (and I think) the house for this project, and the train was donated along with $$ from Union Pacific for the museum. I suspect the train will be returned along with the money. And chances are there is something else totally-non-history-related on the horizon for the land which means the house either has to be incorporated or removed.
  6. Yes, the Foley house was given to Incarnate Word and I was told (see above, I was also told funding was not an issue) IWA would rehab the building and use it for office space, but in light of the news about the Clayton building, I was just wondering if the Foley house was still being saved or not.
  7. I hate to say it but I do not think this project will be resurrected. I think there was a loss of interest somewhere (the funders, the board, the city) that when combined with the economic downturn made this not only unfeasible but unpopular. And whatever happened/whoever made the decision--I think it caught Houston First off guard, as of 10 days ago they were enthusiastically interviewing candidates for museum staff to guide the content development. And they swore up and down that funding wasn't an issue. At least now I know why they never called me back. I am very curious/worried what will happen to the Cohn house and the Foley house now. Anyone heard anything?
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