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  1. FYI, I took the family to Hermann Park Saturday morning. What a gem this park is!! The renovations to the reflection pool and McGovern Lake are fantastic. There have also been a lot of reforestation projects undertaken that will pay dividends in a few years. We should be proud of Hermann. . . it's a great urban park. Do yourself a favor and spend a couple of hours there soon. It is a good stress reliever. . .
  2. I just found out that small park located in the front of the Texas Women's Hospital Campus is actually a city-cited park called Fannin-Greenbriar Triangle located at 7898 Fannin Street. I thought it was just a small green space area belonging to the hospital. Didn't think it was an official city park. Also looks like it's a protest spot, AKA First Amendment Expression. https://www.houstontx.gov/parks/pdfs/FreeSpeechArea/Fannin-Greenbriar Triangle.pdf These areas are open to users for exercise of First Amendment rights during park hours. Users must register with HPARD Permits Office in order to reserve the area in advance. Although not a requirement of the area's use, it is recommended that all users register to avoid conflicts.
  3. Happy Friday... I was stunned when I found this, but would you believe that there is an old section of the original alignment of Braes Bayou right in the middle of the Texas Medical Center, hiding in plain sight? I found it today while walking by MD Anderson and the University of Texas School of Nursing building. The UTSN building is at the SE corner of Bertner and Holcombe. Just east of this building is a small park, which contained the homestead of a family that saw the TMC growing all around it and decided to give their 1 acre of land to the TMC under the stipulation that it be left as a park. At the north end of this park, about 15 feet from Holcombe, is a 20 foot deep gully that extends the full length of the park, west to east. After calling my brother, Texas Freeway (http://www.texasfreeway.com) owner/webmaster and doing some research online, it appears that this little 20 foot deep gully is perhaps the only remaining section of the original Braes Bayou, PRE Army Corp of Engineers re-alignment, dredging, concreting that took place in the 50's. See, the original Braes Bayou winded incessantly across Houston in a path that had to have taken water 2-3 times longer to pass through Houston's, so the ACoE decided to straighten the bayou's to provide more direct water drainage, and foliage elimination to provide less resistance. This little section of the bayou is visible in GoogleEarth historical imagery as well as TOPO maps on www.historicaerials.com going back to 1915 that show the winding alignment in this direct spot, adjacent to present day Holcombe Blvd. It would post some snap-shops in HistoricAerials or GoogleEarth to show this comparison, but I am short on time right now - perhaps another faithful HAIF poster can put some up? Kevin
  4. There is a park that spans a few blocks called MD Anderson Wortham Linear Park that contains the Levit Family Garden located at 1212 Holcombe Boulevard. The small park actually has 2 separate water fountains! Impressive. I know who Gus Wortham is but I'm not sure who the Levit family would be. I assume the garden is named after Joe Levit, of Grocers Supply Company. The park starts on the outside of the Lowry and Peggy Mays Clinic.
  5. i went by the menil and rothko chapel yesterday and the broken obelisk in the reflecting pool in front of rothko is gone. anybody know what's up?
  6. From the Houston Chronicle, 28 Dec. '08: When finished, the .09-acre patch of land near the Galleria will be the city's smallest park. Too small even for a basketball court, Post Oak Lane Park might be big enough for a game of horseshoes, a few benches and greenery. Using its power of eminent domain, the city of Houston seized the land for the park from brothers James and Jock Collins last year. Officials claimed there was a "public necessity" for the park in the Uptown area, despite the fact that a much larger one
  7. Not sure if Fondren Park is located in the City of Houston, or the City of Missouri City? Looks like it's Missouri City, but maps refers to it at Houston. Official website: http://www.fondrenpark.com/default.php It's a smaller "pocket" park that includes a pool and a club house.
  8. I noticed work was being done here. https://gis.ehrainc.com/portal/apps/storymaps/stories/b8499817945e4c158cd81e4b172ca789 These were from a few days ago.
  9. I noticed last night and yesterday how peaceful and beautiful the bayou is right now. Emerald and dark green waters sparkling from the lighting .... the people who put this together .... including mother nature .... my congratulations. Houston .... we have a great downtown venue. Let's use it.
  10. Does anyone know exactly how long the memorial park track is?
  11. Not to be confused with Bayland Park at Bissonnet and Hillcroft. Precinct 4 Website: Burnett Bayland Park (harriscountytx.gov) Madres Del Parque Facebook: Madres Del Parque | Houston TX | Facebook Master Plan Website: Burnett-Bayland Park (harriscountytx.gov) "Harris County Precinct 4 and Commissioner Lesley Briones has begun the Burnett Bayland Park Master Plan. The Master Plan will transform Burnett Bayland Park into an iconic experience for all to enjoy. It is a collaborative community initiative, and the project team wants to hear your ideas for the future of the park. The Master Plan process will include the voices and input from key stakeholders and the surrounding community. There will be stakeholder meetings, community workshops, presentations to area groups and organizations, informal touchpoints and a survey. This is scheduled to take place from summer 2023 through Spring 2024." Chronicle Editorial from January in favor of the upgrades. Briones wants Gulfton to get a 'signature' park like Hermann. Why not? (houstonchronicle.com) "Burnett Bayland Park lies within the city limits, so one might wonder why the county, rather than the city, is spearheading a project of this scope. Briones’ answer: “My philosophy as commissioner is I am going to serve all of my precinct.” (About half of her Precinct 4 lies within Houston or other municipalities.) She reached agreements with former Mayor Sylvester Turner’s administration for the county to take over maintenance and operations of Burnett Bayland Park, Bayland Park in nearby Sharpstown and Freed Park in eastern Spring Branch."
  12. I remember going to Playland Park in Houston in the 1950s as a kid,fond memories!. My step-dad operated the motor boats,my brother and I would operate all of the lock levers to let boats out and in,that wouldn't have happened these days!. Please share your memories. We lived on the old Chocolate Bayou Road,and now I've heard it is "Cullen Blvd." We were close to Pearland,8 miles south of Holmes Rd.,near the Brazoria/Harris county line. What is out there now??. I remember there were cemeteries around us and not much else!. Thanks, Ron Hoover Denver Co.
  13. Looks like they’re working on a new park on the Columbia Tap Trail at the corner of PNC Stadium. To be open by the 2026 World Cup. Public engagement meeting will take place in January 2023! www.goalpark.org
  14. I heard about this on the radio driving into work this morning but am unable to find any press on it. Texas Parks or some organization is going to match $500K that City of Houston will provide in order to upgrade this 110 acre park on the banks of the Brays Bayou. Tree plantings, jogging trails etc. This is great but I'm wondering if this is part of a plan, along with the Southeast Metrorail line which will run nearby, to further encourage development from factions outside that area or just a gesture to the community that already exists there. That area is generally depressed ecomically and could be a tax-base boost to the City if the Med Center and private developers move in.
  15. Why do I feel like I've just been to a real estate seminar? The first time someone got a gun stuck in their ribs and told to "gimme all you're money" would likely signal the turn off point for most. Let me ask you a question. When was the last time you were in Greenspoint? Are you there every day? You mentioned a beautifully kept park earlier. The park's name is Wussow, btw. Would you like to know how many fights, robberies, drug deals, and gang gatherings have occurred there in just the past, say, 5 years? The area IS ugly. Just because City View remodeled a bunch of old apartment complexes, and the city laid some new concrete and planted some trees, does not make it "beautiful". The area has serious crime issues. Until that is addressed and minimized, they can slap all the lipstick they want on it. It'll still be "gunspoint". Might want to update your pictures, btw. Crowne Plaza is no longer in Greenspoint.
  16. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/5484430.html The Houston Parks Board has purchased a 27.2-acre site on Sims Bayou for a public park that will be a key link in a chain of parks connected by a 14-mile hike-and-bike trail.
  17. Oct. 19, 2004, 3:55PM City begins acquiring land for new urban park By MIKE SNYDER Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle The city has begun acquiring property for a 13-acre urban park that is likely to trigger substantial new development on the east side of downtown, Mayor Bill White said today. White said the city signed a contract today with Crescent Real Estate Equities Inc. to purchase 5.29 acres just west of the George R. Brown Convention Center. The city will acquire the remaining, adjacent property by the end of the year, design the park next year and start construction in 2006, White said. ADVERTISEMENT The park should be open by 2007, he said. "You will see an explosion of growth around the periphery of this park," White told the annual meeting of Central Houston Inc., adding that the new development would strengthen the city's tax base and enhance the continuing revitalization of downtown. White said private contributions would pay for at least 80 percent of the park's estimated $80 million cost. The city's contributions would come from hotel and entertainment tax revenues rather than property taxes, White said. The new park, which would be the largest downtown and one of the largest in the central part of Houston, would attract convention visitors as well as local families, White said. The park would complement the vision for downtown development over the next 20 years unveiled this week by Central Houston and other downtown organizations. The "framework for downtown development" calls for increasing downtown's residential population from 3,000 to 20,000, and downtown leaders said parks were an important amenity to attract families to live downtown. White said all great cities have preserved land in their centers for major parks. He said this may have been Houston's last opportunity to acquire park property downtown before rising real estate values made it impossible. "This will be a unique urban green space that will last for centuries in this community," White said. SOurce: http://www.chron.com
  18. So this is a view from the 7th floor of my office buildnig. Noteworthy places in the shot are; http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb212/benny2oo0/outwindow.jpg 1. Love Street Light Circus and FeelGood Machine is the little green abandoned building towards the lower-left side of the shot (http://www.faculty.missouristate.edu/d/Den.../lovestreet.htm) 2. University of Houston Downtown, obviously, is the big building on the left 3. Baker St. Jail is the big building on the right-hand side of Buffalo Bayou 4. Buffalo Bayou itself 5. A train edit: 6. The light-rail (thanks nativehou) Oh yeah, and of course ... Allen's Landing (right around the Love Street Light Circus).
  19. I wondered the other day why no one ever discusses old Sylvan Beach??? It's like it just faded from all memory. We always went because of the old Dance Pavilion for weddings and parties over the years. (More interior photos to scan) The pavilion was always known for its spacious dance area and for the big bay windows that let you see out into the water. (very romantic) Maybe we can find some links to show the old and new Sylvan Beach. There are some real killer historical pics out there. It was once a major attraction waaaaay before our time of course. Check out the SAVE THE PAVILION site! http://savethepavilion.org/ http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...l%3Den%26sa%3DN http://laportetexas.net/sylvan.htm
  20. Root Memorial was updated into a very useful and attractive setting, and Discovery Green promises to be a major amenity, but Market Square doesn't really jump out at me in the same way despite its prime location. As an open question to everyone, I'd like to ask how you think Market Square might be improved (if you think it needs improvement).
  21. There is going to be a Trash Bash to clean up Little Thicket Park on Saturday March 29, 2008. It is located just west of Ella at the end of W 23rd St. I went hiking around the park this past weekend and it has a ton of potential, but has a lot of trash scattered throughout it right now. With a little cleanup, the park could be a really great natural area to go hike around, etc. It is also an official nature sanctuary for migratory birds (if that is something you are into). I've seen plans for the park to have a complete "hike & bike" overhaul, but don't know if that is still in the works or not. The cleanup effort has the support of the Shady Acres Civic Club, but will need help from anyone who is willing to pitch in. More information can be found at the following links: http://www.trashbash.org/site_little_thicket.html http://www.shadyacres.org/index.php?topic=34.0
  22. I live in the dreaded Fondren Southwest area.. and have been checking out these streets I pass all the time around there.. a couple of weeks ago.. west on South Willow off S Post Oak.. turned onto this street called Clematis.. it dead ended onto Gasmer and this rather large pond/lake(?) or extremely huge mud puddle goes along Gasmer at Clematis. Wondering if anyone knows what the heck this is? My husband took these.
  23. Can't believe I haven't posted this yet, Aggie Park is a redevelopment of the area between Kyle Field and the Corps Quad. It will include a lake, grand promenade leaded up to the east side of Kyle Field, and an event center for Ring Day. Construction camera: https://app.truelook.com/?u=ma1629835378#tl_live The Gardens: https://gardens.tamu.edu/leach-teaching-gardens/
  24. Is the new midtown park fully open? The chain link fence is gone, people are using it, but one of the gates to the dog run is padlocked. (There's two gates but only one is padlocked)
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