Triton 12021 Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 Did people walk there from the rail stop? Ha! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kylejack 878 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Did people walk there from the rail stop? I did.There's a big parking lot that was well-used, though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timoric 1560 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 10, 2019 by Timoric 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
enriquewx91 869 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 From tonight's event... warning, absolutely terrible night time photos! The Raven Tower opens:White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr View from the top of the Raven Tower... a lot more scenic than I imagined. White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr View of La Macro and The Burger Joint food trucks: White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr The affect on the surrounding neighborhood was pretty bad. HPD put a few tickets on some cars for violating distance from stop signs and fire hydrants. Most of the Glen Park neighborhood will probably file for parking permit signs.White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr Overlooking the patio which overlooks the bayou: White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr Looking towards the band:White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr The ice house facing towards downtown:White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr A high-res picture of downtown from this vantage point would be awesome! Both at night and day 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed_Tx 1887 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'll ask my homey Tater if I can post his pic. That's if I run into him here in Hollywood (we're all on industry vacation. ..lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3859 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Brijon we need boots on the ground here. That views of Downtown is spectacular, almost miss living up north and having that view when driving in. Nah, west is better, but still cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gene 3233 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 yeah wow love all these photos and updates...keep it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HoustonMidtown 4611 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 LIst of concerts from Chron: http://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/White-Oak-Music-Hall-announces-6782898.php 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigFootsSocks 3219 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 CHVCHRES is a solid choice. Flaming Lips for their mini-fest will be fun too. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 And M83? Wow 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gene 3233 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Just sent all this info to my best friend and his band's management company!!! i am dying to see Blue October play this place!!! Hoping it happens as they will be touring in support of their new cd coming out this April! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Montrose1100 3859 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Just sent all this info to my best friend and his band's management company!!! i am dying to see Blue October play this place!!! Hoping it happens as they will be touring in support of their new cd coming out this April!Vivid emo/scene flashbacks of Java Jazz triggered.Looks like a cool place to check out. Would love to go on top of the Raven Tower. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Vivid emo/scene flashbacks of Java Jazz triggered.Looks like a cool place to check out. Would love to go on top of the Raven Tower. Man I miss Java Jazz and all its many locations. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gene 3233 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 HAHA! all incredible memories for sure! i will say their music has evolved so much...especially since he achieved sobriety 3 years and 8 months ago...his voice is stronger than ever and his live performances are more powerful than ever! of course the whole band is amazing!!! crossing fingers they play a show here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed_Tx 1887 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Blue October 4-28 at HoB. I'll be violently ill that day- it never fails, when they come, I get sick a few days before. I was close to death the last time..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 New sign they just put up yesterday White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr New sidewalks down North St and North Main. Here's the main building. Looks like they were open tonight. White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
astros148 516 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 thats a hideous looking sign Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 thats a hideous looking sign It looks sharp and clear in person. My camera is picking up the lines and what not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 50507 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kylejack 878 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 They poured new sidewalks along the streets. Looking good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 They poured new sidewalks along the streets. Looking good. Yup. Just rode my bike on that sidewalk today. A lot wider than before. Also, it appears that the next parking lot with not be concrete but will be gravel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigFootsSocks 3219 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Ah so it will be a giant pothole then? Gravel lots; in theory, a cheap alternative. In reality; still occupied by Houston drivers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kylejack 878 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Does a gravel lot count as permeable for the rain tax? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phillip_white 2009 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Went to check out The Raven Tower today. Not a hot spot as of yet, but definitely potential. Sucks that the tower is somewhat difficult to access. Seems like it will be restricted to VIPs after it becomes popular. Nice view nonetheless. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Went to check out The Raven Tower today. Not a hot spot as of yet, but definitely potential. Sucks that the tower is somewhat difficult to access. Seems like it will be restricted to VIPs after it becomes popular. Nice view nonetheless. 2016-01-30 16.18.49-1.jpg 2016-01-30 17.13.50-1.jpg Yea, lot of potential in this area. North Main could be a lot different in this area in the next 5 years, especially with all the vacant stores that line the rail line. Not too difficult to access, has a hallway from the bar and a door that allows entry from the outside... Don't understand how this will be limited to VIPs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monarch 3869 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 ^^^ outstanding illustrations hindesky! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phillip_white 2009 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Yeah man, I definitely agree. The bar isn't too far from the rail stop, but the perceived safety at the rail stop itself will be the determining factor to get people walking around this area. Hopefully that will change as the shuttered storefronts get some businesses. The difficulty I was referring to has to do with the tiny stairway (kinda hard to maneuver with both up/down traffic.. even when sober and only 20-30 people there) and the low head clearance on the stairs up to the deck (maybe I'm just too tall). Yea, lot of potential in this area. North Main could be a lot different in this area in the next 5 years, especially with all the vacant stores that line the rail line. Not too difficult to access, has a hallway from the bar and a door that allows entry from the outside... Don't understand how this will be limited to VIPs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kylejack 878 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 The walk from the rail station is just fine. Intact sidewalks, a convenience store, some decent houses, nothing scary really except it could be lighted better. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) The walk from the rail station is just fine. Intact sidewalks, a convenience store, some decent houses, nothing scary really except it could be lighted better. You must have come at just the right time. Look, I'm a guy who bike rides through Third Ward without a problem. I used to park my car at the free Metro parking lot right next to the Quitman station here but the area started getting worse. The businesses at the station are constantly calling HPD because of the people around there, with quite a few of them using crack under the N Main bridge by this music hall. Next time you walk over that bridge, look to your right and you'll see a relatively large homeless camp. There are hostile people that do get arrested every now and then, and there are even people openly using the restroom ON N Main. There was a couple mugged at this station in board daylight about a year ago. How do I know all this? I attend the Superneighborhood meetings that discuss these issues. The businesses are pissed and HPD says they can't control where people walk, though of course they do monitor this station very closely, with Metro police regularly stationed here as well. It's going to be a while before it's actually safe. Edit: This is coming from someone who lives right next to N Main here at the music hall. Edited February 2, 2016 by Triton 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bedmondson 23 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Yeah man, I definitely agree. The bar isn't too far from the rail stop, but the perceived safety at the rail stop itself will be the determining factor to get people walking around this area. Hopefully that will change as the shuttered storefronts get some businesses. The difficulty I was referring to has to do with the tiny stairway (kinda hard to maneuver with both up/down traffic.. even when sober and only 20-30 people there) and the low head clearance on the stairs up to the deck (maybe I'm just too tall). Are any shuttered storefronts getting businesses? The rail has been open for a long while now and I haven't noticed any new businesses, just the closure of two somewhat notable restaurants (la macro? and Radical Eats). It also seems like there has been a large uptick in homeless camps around this area likely pushed out from downtown and other areas. I felt surrounded by guys sleeping and hanging out around quitman stop a couple weeks ago while waiting on the train. Hopefully I am wrong but I am thinking it is likely that this music hall is far enough removed from the commercial strip that it won't have any positive impact on area. Something else is gonna have to drop to help this area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Are any shuttered storefronts getting businesses? The rail has been open for a long while now and I haven't noticed any new businesses, just the closure of two somewhat notable restaurants (la macro? and Radical Eats). It also seems like there has been a large uptick in homeless camps around this area likely pushed out from downtown and other areas. I felt surrounded by guys sleeping and hanging out around quitman stop a couple weeks ago while waiting on the train. Hopefully I am wrong but I am thinking it is likely that this music hall is far enough removed from the commercial strip that it won't have any positive impact on area. Something else is gonna have to drop to help this area. A bike shop has opened, the Avenue Station apartments are going up, there's the new office space by Quitman, and there's quite a few townhomes going up in the area. It will take time but the Northside is changing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 50507 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share Posted March 6, 2016 White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr Kinda blurry but they are doing a lot of work across the creek. Surprisingly, even though I've known a lot of details about this project from the get-go, I am not 100% what this will be. It was thought to be another parking lot but I am not sure... White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr White Oak Music Hall by Marc longoria, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 50507 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Talked with a contractor installing the plastic grids in the north parking lot, there will be 3 parking lots with these grids covered with gravel. This north lot, one across N. Main and one across the bayou. Using these plastic grids will allow them to not have a retention pond for rainwater runoff thus saving more room for parking spaces. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hindesky 50507 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Lot across N. Main 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Texasota 3143 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 It's strange to me that this is just getting a standard 5' sidewalk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbleweed_Tx 1887 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 a gravel parking lot? What year is this again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ross 1558 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 a gravel parking lot? What year is this again?Using gravel means the ground is not impervious and runoff is reduced when it rains. There's nothing wrong with gravel parking lots. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 a gravel parking lot? What year is this again? It's actually better they are going with gravel. I'd prefer more parking and access to light rail instead of having drunks park in front of my house. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swtsig 2959 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 are they actually going to have this thing done in one month?? seems like a ton of construction left to do before the april 9th m83 show... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 are they actually going to have this thing done in one month?? seems like a ton of construction left to do before the april 9th m83 show... Not the main building but they should have The Lawn finished which is the outdoor stadium area where M83 will play. Just based on watching their progress daily, they tend to work night and day when they get closer to their actual dates. So far the crew has been focused on their other lots with parking... I know, a little strange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kylejack 878 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 a gravel parking lot? What year is this again? Rain tax. Seeing this happen all over town. Ninfa's kept a permeable parking lot when they redid theirs recently. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 New lot mostly finished White Oak Music Hall - new lot by Marc longoria, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ross 1558 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 That's a lot of gravel. Won't be much speeding in that lot until it gets compacted. Tough to walk on as well when it's piled that thick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeerNut 2789 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 On 2/1/2016 at 11:17 AM, Triton said: You must have come at just the right time. Look, I'm a guy who bike rides through Third Ward without a problem. I used to park my car at the free Metro parking lot right next to the Quitman station here but the area started getting worse. The businesses at the station are constantly calling HPD because of the people around there, with quite a few of them using crack under the N Main bridge by this music hall. Next time you walk over that bridge, look to your right and you'll see a relatively large homeless camp. There are hostile people that do get arrested every now and then, and there are even people openly using the restroom ON N Main. There was a couple mugged at this station in board daylight about a year ago. How do I know all this? I attend the Superneighborhood meetings that discuss these issues. The businesses are pissed and HPD says they can't control where people walk, though of course they do monitor this station very closely, with Metro police regularly stationed here as well. It's going to be a while before it's actually safe. Edit: This is coming from someone who lives right next to N Main here at the music hall. I finally got around to taking the train to this place and it's an easy walk to the venue during the day. Ok here comes the bad part the SB Quitman station was packed with vagrants. I wouldn't chance that non sense by myself and unless metro police is there every night I won't be recommending rail to go here at night. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4892 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, BeerNut said: I finally got around to taking the train to this place and it's an easy walk to the venue during the day. Ok here comes the bad part the SB Quitman station was packed with vagrants. I wouldn't chance that non sense by myself and unless metro police is there every night I won't be recommending rail to go here at night. Yeah, Metro really needs to get control of their rail lines, especially the northern segment of the Red Line. It is idiotic to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a transportation system and then allow it to become a homeless shelter. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triton 12021 Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 1 hour ago, BeerNut said: Ok here comes the bad part the SB Quitman station was packed with vagrants. I wouldn't chance that non sense by myself and unless metro police is there every night I won't be recommending rail to go here at night. Yup. It's pretty bad. Like I said, I used to go to this station in the beginning and it was honestly really great. Had a lot of promise for the area. Now I have to drive to the UH-D parking lot under I-10 and hop on rail there if I need to. I'm pro-rail but this station has to be the worst among them all and Metro really needs to take control of the situation. The large vagrant camp by the bridge doesn't help either. Some people walk like zombies after they get out from under that bridge.... on who knows what type of drugs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kylejack 878 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Salvation Army is right there, so many of this type are sleeping there. As to the bridge, yes, it's true but none has ever accosted me, and I come home this way every day. Homeless people exist, that's something you'll just have to accept. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Houston19514 4892 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) On 3/14/2016 at 3:29 PM, kylejack said: Salvation Army is right there, so many of this type are sleeping there. As to the bridge, yes, it's true but none has ever accosted me, and I come home this way every day. Homeless people exist, that's something you'll just have to accept. Their existence must be accepted, of course (and no one suggested otherwise). But we do not have to, and must not, accept the Metro trains and stations being turned into homeless shelters. Edited March 16, 2016 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kylejack 878 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Personally, I'm more concerned about the fact that there's no crosswalk on the north end of the Quitman station. There's a curb cut like you're meant to cross, but no crosswalk and no pedestrian signal. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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