citykid09 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Where In Houston Is This Located?And What Is It?This thread is to answer and ask questions about where stuff is in and around Houston. And also to answer what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted August 8, 2005 Author Share Posted August 8, 2005 What is this and where is it located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Is this just a thread to do this in, or do you want these questions answered on a picture you have.EDIT You put the pic while I was posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I think it is a side street off of westheimer. Near Cafe Adobe. I will check to get the side street. I ma pretty sure this is it. Though it was dark so I may have just been in a similar area.EDIT:Ok I think the side street is Persa st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted August 8, 2005 Author Share Posted August 8, 2005 Anyone can ask the question and anyone can respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Where is the Gables Upper Kirby located? Picture by: WesternGulf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 It behind the Chase bank and shopping center off Alabama and Kirby.You can see it from the Whole Food parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I think it is a side street off of westheimer. Near Cafe Adobe. I will check to get the side street. I ma pretty sure this is it. Though it was dark so I may have just been in a similar area.EDIT:Ok I think the side street is Persa st. Give this man a CEEGAR ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Where is the Gables Upper Kirby located?Picture by: WesternGulf "Urban" enough for ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 "Urban" enough for ya? Yes, now this is the stuff I like to see in Houston. Leave the suburban stuff for my area (Bryan/College Station). When my family from Other States come to Texas I want them to Say Houston is just as sophisticated as LA, or New York, and is not just a small town with alot of people living in it. Has anyone noticed this building on Kirby? I saw it awhile back when I was in Houston, now others around it should take note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Actually I think I could benefit from this thread. Where is this building? I have been searching high and low for it. It is kind of hard to find the business online because the name of the building is just an old business that no longer occupies the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Actually I think I could benefit from this thread.Where is this building? I have been searching high and low for it. It is kind of hard to find the business online because the name of the building is just an old business that no longer occupies the building. It's on the corner of Kipling and Shepard. It was renovated into the Fox Restaurant but now I think it's changed hands again. It's a cool Deco building. I'm glad the restored it instead of just a cover-up remodel job. I think this may be an existing thread on what it became http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...?showtopic=2691 Crome??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 It's on the corner of Kipling and Shepard. It was renovated into the Fox Restaurant but now I think it's changed hands again. It's a cool Deco building. I'm glad the restored it instead of just a cover-up remodel job. Oh OK. Thanks. That's in between Westheimer and Alabama right? I already had a picture in my mind that it was in this area. Really I thought it was somewhere along Kirby south of 59 because of some of the deco antiquish looking businesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 The Corner of Kirby and Richmond. Little Papasitos (the one I go to all the time, closest to my house), Mama Ninfas, and another building of similar height. Its right next to 59. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 The Corner of Kirby and Richmond. Little Papasitos (the one I go to all the time, closest to my house), Mama Ninfas, and another building of similar height. Its right next to 59. I knew that, If you go a little farther down you will be on 59, if you go the other way, you will get to Westhimer. I have a few more: Last time I was in Houston, I had to drive from Westchase to the 3rd ward or 5th ward (I don't remember which one) so on my way back to Westchase instead of going on the freeway or down Westhimer I decided to explore Houston alittle bit. I have seen Highland Village many times going down westhimer, but I have never seen the River Oaks Shopping area, so I tried to find it and ended up not finding it. At first I figured that it would be on that street called River Oaks Something??? and Westhimer, but then I relized in the pictures you can see downtown in the backgroud so I didn't go that way. Soon I said I better find my way out of here and get back before I run out of gas, so I went back without finding it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 The first picture is on Shepherd directly south of Allen Parkway in the River Oaks neighborhood. The second pic is south of the first pic on Shepherd and West Gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I knew that, If you go a little farther down you will be on 59, if you go the other way, you will get to Westhimer. I have a few more: Last time I was in Houston, I had to drive from Westchase to the 3rd ward or 5th ward (I don't remember which one) so on my way back to Westchase instead of going on the freeway or down Westhimer I decided to explore Houston alittle bit. I have seen Highland Village many times going down westhimer, but I have never seen the River Oaks Shopping area, so I tried to find it and ended up not finding it. At first I figured that it would be on that street called River Oaks Something??? and Westhimer, but then I relized in the pictures you can see downtown in the backgroud so I didn't go that way. Soon I said I better find my way out of here and get back before I run out of gas, so I went back without finding it. The first is at W. Dallas and Shepard. Paris-style architecture copied badly. The second is on West Gray. A great example of-for the most part unrevised-Deco. OPPS! Sorry for the duplicate...didn't see Western's reply... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 The first is at W. Dallas and Shepard. Paris-style architecture copied badly.The second is on West Gray. A great example of-for the most part unrevised-Deco. OPPS! Sorry for the duplicate...didn't see Western's reply... I like the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I like the first one.Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 Why?Because it looks better than alot of other condo/apartment buildings. Plus its close to the street and doesn't have parking in the front. In other words, It looks like a building that should be an a city the size of Houston instead of something you can find in any town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasboy Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Because it looks better than alot of other condo/apartment buildings. Plus its close to the street and doesn't have parking in the front. In other words, It looks like a building that should be an a city the size of Houston instead of something you can find in any town.Citykid, if you go into urban planning I certainly hope you listen close to the professor to see what your definition of urban or pedestrian friendly is. That apartment building is called the Renoir. Most of Randall Davis' apartments, other than the ones that are historical structures that have been restored, are not ped friendly or urban. Just because it is close to the street does not make it urban. If you are familiar with the property, there is no entrance that directly faces the street and lies on a sidewalk. There is even a gated lot for cars to park on the side of the building, with a gated garden on the other side. The architecture of the building is brutal when you think about what the developer is trying to create. Las Vegas even does a better job of recreating. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 30, 2005 Author Share Posted October 30, 2005 Citykid, if you go into urban planning I certainly hope you listen close to the professor to see what your definition of urban or pedestrian friendly is. That apartment building is called the Renoir. Most of Randall Davis' apartments, other than the ones that are historical structures that have been restored, are not ped friendly or urban. Just because it is close to the street does not make it urban. If you are familiar with the property, there is no entrance that directly faces the street and lies on a sidewalk. There is even a gated lot for cars to park on the side of the building, with a gated garden on the other side. The architecture of the building is brutal when you think about what the developer is trying to create. Las Vegas even does a better job of recreating. LOL.I didn't mean to say it was that kind of Urban, Its "LA Urban". How did you know I wanted to be a city planner? I do, Or a developer or something else. I have not made up my mind, but beleve it or not I am about the same age as you, mabe a year older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasboy Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 I didn't mean to say it was that kind of Urban, Its "LA Urban". How did you know I wanted to be a city planner? I do, Or a developer or something else. I have not made up my mind, but beleve it or not I am about the same age as you, mabe a year older.OK, what is that suppose to mean? Although I admit that I thought you were still in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 31, 2005 Author Share Posted October 31, 2005 OK, what is that suppose to mean? Although I admit that I thought you were still in high school.It means that I should already know what I want to do. And no I am not in High School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 ^^^Even more reasons why this guy should stay up in BCS. He can have his little 10' wide townhomes on 50' wide lots, fake Atlantic Stations, and Parisian bomb shelters up there, if he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 ^^^Even more reasons why this guy should stay up in BCS. He can have his little 10' wide townhomes on 50' wide lots, fake Atlantic Stations, and Parisian bomb shelters up there, if he wants. OK, urbaNerd...that's not really necessary...but enough about you... citykid: When you see something like Renoir, stop and really look. Look at those bulbous corner, out of scale balconys. Look at the way the entire complex says to you: "Go away or else I'm calling the cops". Look at the poor-really poor-imitation of a Parisian building. Davis builds some of the crappiest knock-offs you will find in Houston. Just because he finds the suckers to buy his crap doesn't make it good design. If you want to imitate a classic style from the next to last century, then copy it well. I'm thinking you are going to have what it takes in the future. Just slow down; stop and look; absorb it and take it apart. Then put it back together. And be original...don't just copy. And go to Paris! See what it was really all about when it comes to urban design. I'll bet you'll never even THINK about renting a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Yeah I passed by that Monarch building yesterday and it doesn't look anything like that anymore. Great looking building but all that stuff was removed. They have some great plush outdoor couches and chairs on the back patio though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Anyone have a clue where this is? I believe it is in Sixth Ward, but I do not have the street name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Anyone have a clue where this is? I believe it is in Sixth Ward, but I do not have the street name. Lubbock @ Sabine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 nmain, is that a guess? I don't remember seeing that building on Lubbock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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