Simbha Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Hi all! I'm new here (sorta -- just "registered"). Anyway, I was at a meeting on the 10th floor of the 840 Gessner building (one of the glass bldg's behind Memorial City Mall) a few weeks ago. The conference room faced westward and to me it was the most incredible view of (part of) the Houston skyline I'd ever seen. The trees in the area just spread in front of me like an immense garden and in the distance I saw Uptown with Downtown behind it (and to the left). Does anyone have any photos like that which capture multiple skylines in a nice even shot, or maybe a link? Thanks. PS. I love this forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Are there any buildings that have observatories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pankajw Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Williams Tower has a public observatory on one of its mid level floors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Williams Tower has a public observatory on one of its mid level floors.what about downtown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 what about downtown?the old texas commerce does KNA chase tower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 the old texas commerce does KNA chase towerYeah, "Sky Lobby" as it's called is pretty cool. Member "Montrose1100" posted some great pics taken there back in January. (See http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...?showtopic=9270) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 the old texas commerce does KNA chase towerWhich building is the old Texas Commerce? Is that the gulf building? Are you sure it has an observation deck? if so I'd like to check it out.The only ones I know downtown are the JP Morgan Chase Tower and the Wells Fargo Plaza tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Which building is the old Texas Commerce? Is that the gulf building? Are you sure it has an observation deck? if so I'd like to check it out.The only ones I know downtown are the JP Morgan Chase Tower and the Wells Fargo Plaza tower. my KNA should have been NKA..now known as chase tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Williams Tower has a public observatory on one of its mid level floors.Didn't that close after 9/11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 my KNA should have been NKA..now known as chase tower.Are you saying the Texas Commerce Building IS the Chase tower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Are you saying the Texas Commerce Building IS the Chase tower?yes now it is.....i tend to call buildings by their original names forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Are you saying the Texas Commerce Building IS the Chase tower?Yeah, It use to be the Texas Commerce Tower. Then Chase Tower, and now The JP Morgan Chase Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Didn't that close after 9/11?Yeah, I tried checking it out back in '03 with no success. I sincerely doubt it'll be open any time soon.Check out the Wells Fargo Tower's two level skylobby near the 60th floor. It faces southeast, and gives you essentially the opposite side of the view you'd get from the Chase Tower. I also think it's interesting to see the large structural bracing from the inside.For different perspectives, check out a few of the larger hotels around town... There's usually a set of windows near the elevator banks on upper floors which may offer views like an observatory. It's worked for me in other cities at least. The few I've tried around Houston seem decent enough, but they were more on the fringes of town rather than the heart of it.Tops of decent parking garages are also decent as well, depending on where they're located anyway. I have a few favorites around town that I can compile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 Yeah I'd love to know your favorite garages. I have taken pics at the HCC garage on main, and the Fine Arts Museum garage, as well as my own parking garage where I live. I think the galleria garage was kind of interesting too.As for the hotels, do you just walk in as if you were staying there and go to the top floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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