toxtethogrady Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I heard a December start, so it's entirely likely the news organizations are about as informed as we are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 well, doesn't it take a couple of month's just to clear up the debris? think about the old foley's / macy's site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 There is a good video on CultureMaphttp://houston.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/10-19-14-video-implosion-historic-houston-club-building-comes-tumbling-down-in-a-matter-of-seconds/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Wow!, wow! WOW, wow! WOW!,wow, wow........WOW!, 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Before & After 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 There is a gouge in the cinder block wall up on the top level of the "new" garage, and some rubble on the roof, but otherwise looks like a clean drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 From a quick walkaround: Down the hole: 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Pennzoil has some broken windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Houston19514, I already mentioned that yesterday, along with a photo. They've already boarded them up this morning, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Boards up on the Chase building and Esperson too, but those might have gone up prior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 simply outstanding illustrations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Boards up on the Chase building and Esperson too, but those might have gone up prior. The sidewalk level boards at Esperson were put up Friday evening. I was a bit surprised to see that 801 Travis popped a pane or two. And the broken office windows in Pennzoil are already replaced - I'm guessing that the ones over the lobby won't take much longer; they probably just want to have the area clear of people when they do those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 @Monarch What would it take for me to get a cool graphic / keep calm thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly46 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 @AvossosBreak the news of a new residential highrise...thats what it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 @Monarch What would it take for me to get a cool graphic / keep calm thing?just some serious outstanding work! also, your name / moniker shall have to be currently in the "keep calm" repertoire. not all names / moniker's are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 just some serious outstanding work! also, your name / moniker shall have to be currently in the "keep calm" repertoire. not all names / moniker's are... So there is a method to the madness. Gotcha. Will need to up my game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchCity Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Maybe Swamplot knows something everyone else doesn't? They're probably rushing to assumptions, but it would be nice if it had a quick turn around like Hilcorp's tower. I do agree with Monarch that I love Nate though, his downtown updates are wonderful! http://swamplot.com/twists-and-shouts-on-the-houston-club-buildings-short-way-down/2014-10-20/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'm kind of sad to see the Houston Club Building gone. Probably not many people feel this way, but I always thought it was a really urbane design. The garage was well-integrated, the whole structure wasn't just some glass box, and it worked well with the neighboring Gulf and Esperson buildings. The 700 block of Travis, faced with the Gulf Building and the Houston Club, was always one of my favorite downtown blocks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Anyone have pics of the building when it was in its prime for comparison? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Just checked the windows. Pennzoil Place still has 11 boarded up windows, JP Morgan Chase Building has 2, and Esperson has 1. And not only does the Houston Club garage have a giant gash in the top, but it has some caving in of the cinder block wall on lower levels, too. Guess they decided to have it fall towards the garage that is about to be scrapped than the other nearby buildings where damage would be more of a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Garage that is about to be scrapped? The same garage they just likely spent millions to reconstruct?I think I've figured it out.. Theyll use this garage while demo/clean up work takes place, then build the capital tower garage on the demo'd plot. Then demo this temporary garage once there is other parking for chase or whoever they have the contract with, and finally start building the capital tower on this temporary garage site? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Cloud713.. yep, that's what I'm guessing, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Capitol Tower's office next door to now demoed Houston Club Building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Is that little building next the temp garage going down too? My understanding is that everything on that block (save perhaps some stray utility infrastructure) is going to be gone and/or replaced by some time or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Garage that is about to be scrapped? The same garage they just likely spent millions to reconstruct?I think I've figured it out.. Theyll use this garage while demo/clean up work takes place, then build the capital tower garage on the demo'd plot. Then demo this temporary garage once there is other parking for chase or whoever they have the contract with, and finally start building the capital tower on this temporary garage site? Wasn't that the known plan all along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 This is old but I figured I'd send a screenshot of the video I took: Houston Club Demo by marclongoria, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Wasn't that the known plan all along?I have no idea.. I never heard anything about the plans, that was just my assumption after months of trying to figure out a method to their madness.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Yes, that was the plan all along. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Started taking out what's left. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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