monarch Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 ^^^ well if this is going on in other notable cities / towns... then what are they doing that prevents this paint from peeling / deteriorating?? should houston be emulating their techniques?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Maybe they wanted to use paint that was more temporary/easy to remove after the fact, but it (obviously) doesn't stick as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pragmatist Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Put primer down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Meanwhile on the south side, what completed portions of Main look like after renovation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 8 hours ago, tigereye said: Meanwhile on the south side, what completed portions of Main look like after renovation. And on the north end, the planters are now filled. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) All the planters are filled now? awesome! In 2 years, given budget woes and Cities being cities, the will all look like s**t.. Doubt me? Look at all the other planter boxes around downtown. Of all the improvements cities can make that have LONG TERM impacts, planter boxes are the worst idea, IMO..... They are never properly maintained, are the first expense cut when budgets decline, and the last to receive funding when budgets return. Edited March 12, 2016 by UtterlyUrban Add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) On March 11, 2016 at 7:06 PM, UtterlyUrban said: All the planters are filled now? awesome! In 2 years, given budget woes and Cities being cities, the will all look like s**t.. Doubt me? Look at all the other planter boxes around downtown. Of all the improvements cities can make that have LONG TERM impacts, planter boxes are the worst idea, IMO..... They are never properly maintained, are the first expense cut when budgets decline, and the last to receive funding when budgets return. IMO city has done a good job with continued upkeep dating back to 2004 of the Main St planter boxes along center divider in the north end. Edited March 14, 2016 by tigereye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Color Jam update: as feared, the road painted portions have not survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) On 3/11/2016 at 7:06 PM, UtterlyUrban said: All the planters are filled now? awesome! In 2 years, given budget woes and Cities being cities, the will all look like s**t.. Doubt me? Look at all the other planter boxes around downtown. Of all the improvements cities can make that have LONG TERM impacts, planter boxes are the worst idea, IMO..... They are never properly maintained, are the first expense cut when budgets decline, and the last to receive funding when budgets return. well then, as long as I still work downtown, I'll have to seed bomb them when I see the need arise. and they need to embrace the colorful intersection as permanent and stain/seal it, or use the same paint (just different pigments) as they have for the bike lane on lamar. Edited March 14, 2016 by samagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It's not the city tending the planters. As long as the downtown district has funds the planters will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I saw construction workers doing work on the Sakowitz building (hope I spelled that right)... I couldn't take a pic because I was on the train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 10 hours ago, j_cuevas713 said: I saw construction workers doing work on the Sakowitz building (hope I spelled that right)... I couldn't take a pic because I was on the train Posted this on the other thread. Sakowitz is due to get an Artblocks install - the facial recognition display. art_blocks_mssq_artists.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 YEEEEEES! Omg this is gonna be so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Geez look what dripping oil has done to the bricks in the road. Someone didn't think this one through... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Murals going up. https://instagram.com/p/BDJM3x4OXTf/ Edited March 19, 2016 by tigereye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 6 hours ago, tigereye said: Murals going up. https://instagram.com/p/BDJM3x4OXTf/ Hopefully, they will look better than "Toe Jam." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 7 hours ago, tigereye said: Murals going up. https://instagram.com/p/BDJM3x4OXTf/ Took this earlier as I was riding by... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 1 hour ago, UtterlyUrban said: Hopefully, they will look better than "Toe Jam." [ The guy on the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Looks like it's go time for Renner's Trumpet Flower. Pieces are on site. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 10 minutes ago, tigereye said: Looks like it's go time for Renner's Trumpet Flower. Pieces are on site. I've never understood that " AS WE BUILD OUR CITY, LET US THINK THAT WE ARE BUILDING FOREVER" element of the Main Street square fountain. Is it supposed to do something? I've never seen it work. Actually, I haven't seen any of the fountains working in the recent times I've been by there. Maybe I'm just picking windy days, but something tells me it's not living up to its original vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 19 hours ago, Sunstar said: I've never understood that " AS WE BUILD OUR CITY, LET US THINK THAT WE ARE BUILDING FOREVER" element of the Main Street square fountain. Is it supposed to do something? I've never seen it work. Actually, I haven't seen any of the fountains working in the recent times I've been by there. Maybe I'm just picking windy days, but something tells me it's not living up to its original vision. I have never seen that particular fountain on. It was supposed to create a wall of water with images of the city projected on it. That thing has never even been turned on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WakeUpHouston Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) 51 minutes ago, WakeUpHouston said: Looks like a fresh render ...is this waterfall supposed to be added? Cause in the years I've been at 1KM, it's never done that. Edit: Went outside to look, don't see any plumbing unless it's way up there. This is the closest I can get as sidewalk is blocked for Trumpet Flower's installation. Edit 2 Coworkers say it was a waterfall and was recently turned off. Guess it was so insignificant, I never actually paid attention to it lol Edited March 23, 2016 by tigereye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 ^^^ totally cool! props wakeuphouston.. and welcome aboard to HAIF! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, tigereye said: Looks like a fresh render ...is this waterfall supposed to be added? Cause in the years I've been at 1KM, it's never done that. Edit: Went outside to look, don't see any plumbing unless it's way up there. This is the closest I can get as sidewalk is blocked for Trumpet Flower's installation. Edit 2 Coworkers say it was a waterfall and was recently turned off. Guess it was so insignificant, I never actually paid attention to it lol That thing has been there. It was never turned on for all these years. That is literally the first time I've seen it on. IMO I think this has to do with the recent events the city is getting. Since the Final Four is right around the corner it seems this is the only reason they turned the damn thing on. Pretty ridiculous. Edited March 23, 2016 by j_cuevas713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Im sorry but am i the only who thinks all this temporarily main st improvement is garbage? We have pot holes all up and down elgin and montrose and have so many other issues with the city. Instead we pump money into temporarily garbage looking art that will attempt to appease a few tourist that come here for the super bowl. Waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 47 minutes ago, astros148 said: Im sorry but am i the only who thinks all this temporarily main st improvement is garbage? We have pot holes all up and down elgin and montrose and have so many other issues with the city. Instead we pump money into temporarily garbage looking art that will attempt to appease a few tourist that come here for the super bowl. Waste of money. I'm not a tourist and it appeases me. Do we even know where the money is coming from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) 41 minutes ago, nate4l1f3 said: I'm not a tourist and it appeases me. Do we even know where the money is coming from? Guessing property taxes? This would rather appease you then the numerous pot holes driving down montrose or heights? Edited March 24, 2016 by astros148 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 I'd like to see the budget first before I start pointing fingers using strawman arguments... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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