gene 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 thats a hideous looking sign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 They poured new sidewalks along the streets. Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Does a gravel lot count as permeable for the rain tax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 ^^^ outstanding illustrations hindesky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedmondson 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Lot across N. Main 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 a gravel parking lot? What year is this again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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