rechlin Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, IronTiger said: There's more buildings in the "modern" shot, but I'm a bit surprised how relatively-filled out downtown Houston was in the 1970s and how few relatively few buildings have been demolished, with the only really noticeable ones are the ones at the bottom of the picture, north of Washington. To be fair, that photo was taken around 1978-1979, so the last boom in building had already begun. Had it been taken in 1970 it would have been missing a bunch more buildings I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 East of Main Street things were quite vacant. These West to East photos obscure the empty lots and dilapidated buildings east of Main. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Urbannizer said: No demo occurring for the Western Union Building, its being restored back to use. If the remark was meant humorously, forgive me. To clarify, Western Union outright refused to sell or demolish their building when Gerald Hines was developing Republic Bank, due to the number of cables that converged on the site. The banking hall was incorporated into the design because building a tall building on that side of the block would have been even more of an engineering nightmare. For 35 years the Louisiana/Capitol corner of the banking hall was sealed off. With the advent of the internet, Western Union no longer had a use for the building. The remains are being (or have been) demolished in order to open up that space in the banking hall, along with installing new windows on the Rusk façade. I have heard nothing about any part of the building being incorporated into the new design. edit: (and retraction) The Chron article refers to the Western Union building as being "opened up", so yes, it could be said that it's being restored. In a sense. Also corrected Capitol (from Rusk). https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/12/21/photoswith-anchor-tenant-exiting-bank-of-america.htmlhttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Bank-of-America-Center-to-bring-hidden-building-12456235.php#photo-14755911 Edited May 15, 2018 by dbigtex56 Added links 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy65 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Bringing the long-dormant Western Union building out into the open will be part of a $15 million project that could add up to 30,000 square feet to the 56-story skyscraper. Sydness said work is to begin in February or March. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Bank-of-America-Center-to-bring-hidden-building-12456235.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted May 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2019 From the AIG parking garage. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted May 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) The View from The Vue. The view from Hirsch Edited May 27, 2019 by hindesky 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, hindesky said: The View from The Vue. The view from Hirsch In the View from the Vue, the Midtown highrises appear to stretch the skyline. It's only going to get better. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 View from the 60th floor of Chase Tower. @bobruss I took a cool photo of your favorite building. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) Thats such a great shot, beautiful, and not a bad building either. That is the best angle to see it. If I was young and had the time, I'd get into as many buildings as possible and take photos of all the incredible massing's of new towers juxtaposed against old. Closeups of the textures, colors, angles, and reflection, from different levels of downtown that most people don't get to see. Through 20 years of installing art, in many offices towers and high rises around town, I have had the opportunity to see quite a few amazing compositions for a tabletop book and I think if it was done on a large format it would be a striking book.. Come hear us play tomorrow night at the Rehab bar on Enid 9-12. Its our debut. Edited June 1, 2019 by bobruss 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 5/29/2019 at 1:41 PM, brijonmang said: Iconic Houston. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cspwal Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Was that from a drone or a garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 30 minutes ago, cspwal said: Was that from a drone or a garage? Flying camera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerNut Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 (edited) delete picture removed Edited July 4, 2019 by BeerNut picture removed 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 5/31/2019 at 6:38 PM, ekdrm2d1 said: View from the 60th floor of Chase Tower. @bobruss I took a cool photo of your favorite building. How did you get up there? Have they reopened the skylobby to the public? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 On 6/5/2019 at 10:08 AM, H-Town Man said: How did you get up there? Have they reopened the skylobby to the public? I have a badge to the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 From TMC 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtiger Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Some photos of the city/skyline from Strato 550: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Clementine Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 5/14/2018 at 10:06 PM, hindesky said: More downtown pics from reddit, 70's and current Google earth. 70's Current Google Earth I cant believe that no one mentioned the old railway line that still existed in the ‘70s that used to run to late Grand Central Station! I know it stopped service in the 50s, but I thought they had just completely ripped up the tracks then and there instead of leaving them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Are you talking about the lines behind the old post office? Because Amtrak still runs 6 trains a week through there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 From UHD 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 From FB, taken by @adriansa 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSirDingle Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I can feel it connecting. Photo taken from park and ride bus, on the I-10 HOV lane. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Thats a great angle for that soon to connect skyline! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 From a FB Group I'm in. From "The Montrose". 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 hours ago, rechlin said: From my LAS-HOU flight last week: Winner. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hindesky Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 From Reddit u/delugetheory, If Houston had mountains. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 10 hours ago, hindesky said: From Reddit u/delugetheory, If Houston had mountains. That's better than the scenes from a few movies that were set in Houston, but filmed in California, complete with LA skylines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Money Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Downtown, Midtown, and the Museum District have all been recently updated with 3D models in Google Maps. It looks great! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 8 hours ago, jmosele said: Downtown, Midtown, and the Museum District have all been recently updated with 3D models in Google Maps. It looks great! Do you know if this only works with android? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 8 hours ago, nate4l1f3 said: Do you know if this only works with android? No. It works on Windows too (confirmed with Firefox at least; I'm sure Chrome also works too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, rechlin said: No. It works on Windows too (confirmed with Firefox at least; I'm sure Chrome also works too). When I pull up the google map app on my iPhone there’s no option for 3D view?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 On 11/5/2019 at 4:05 PM, jmosele said: Downtown, Midtown, and the Museum District have all been recently updated with 3D models in Google Maps. It looks great! You're right. Finally see downtown as it is not as it was 4 years ago. It looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, Twinsanity02 said: You're right. Finally see downtown as it is not as it was 4 years ago. It looks great. Still the old in Google Earth though.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 GOOGLE EARTH IS UPDATED!! I REPEAT!! GOOGLE EARTH IS UPDATED!! excited, sorry. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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danielsonr Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 14 hours ago, hindesky said: As hindesky’s photos here and elsewhere in the site illustrate, the views from the Glassell School roof are remarkable in all directions. It’s a great spot for residents and visitors alike to experience central Houston. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainJilliams Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 7:48 AM, danielsonr said: As hindesky’s photos here and elsewhere in the site illustrate, the views from the Glassell School roof are remarkable in all directions. It’s a great spot for residents and visitors alike to experience central Houston. We got a chance to check out that view earlier in the year, really awesome spot for any photographers wanting to snag a skyline photo! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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