Avossos Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 and for Monarch here is a photo of all the cranes downtown haha (a photograph of my buddy, model Mitchell taken by me this past saturday!) might be a little warm for that jacket... on another note... Gene, can you draw me like one of your french girls? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 might be a little warm for that jacket... on another note... Gene, can you draw me like one of your french girls? haha DONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 ^^^ cool illustration my pal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 ^^^ cool illustration my pal!thank you so very much Monarch, you are so awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2015 By Andrew Rebman via Flickr: IMG_7841 by Andrew Rebman, on Flickr 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Is there anything that can be done to make the waters of buffalo bayou a little more blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Is there anything that can be done to make the waters of buffalo bayou a little more blue? ...legally? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 You build a park with the river you have, not the river you might wish you had. Buffalo Bayou is a bayou. It is slow-moving and muddy. I will never be blue. If something were done to turn it blue, it would no longer be Buffalo Bayou; it would be some twisted abomination playacting at something it never was. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Thats why we have lazy river water attractions. So people who like to float or swim in blue water can pretend their floating down that mountain stream with limestone banks. None of the rivers that flow through the eastern half of Texas are blue. They all have muddy bottoms and no rocks to filter the sediments. You're just going to have to live with it the way it is. Its a bayou. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 bats 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 batsthank you Waugh Bat Bridge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Thats why we have lazy river water attractions. So people who like to float or swim in blue water can pretend their floating down that mountain stream with limestone banks.Don't forget the "Crystal Lagoons" at least 5 developers around Houston are looking into building."We currently have five projects in negotiation in the Houston market. They are in several submarkets and the clients are not yet ready to announce the projects," Man said. "We always keep our clients info confidential until they are ready to announce."Ongoing negotiations between two undisclosed Houston-area communities will hopefully yield the first local "crystal lagoon" by 2016http://m.chron.com/neighborhood/homes/article/Suburban-communities-to-embrace-high-tech-lagoons-6453260.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Shallow blue water belongs in the toilet more than in the bayous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Shallow blue water belongs in the toilet more than in the bayous Don't tell Linda Ronstadt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Don't tell Linda Ronstadt. I believe she was singing metaphorically, or perhaps about a bayou named after the Blue family. At least I hope so. Then again, if it's southern Louisiana she's singing about, there's no telling what sort of icky goo might be in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnmcbarnacle Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Is there anything that can be done to make the waters of buffalo bayou a little more blue? Believe it or not, the Bayou was reportedly clear enough to see the bottom once upon a time. There are some references to that in some early Houston books/diaries (and not just Allen Bros. marketing material). Apparently there was a favorite swimming hole somewhere near where the Pierce Elevated is now.. Up until 6-8 years ago, the Sabine Bridge had some interesting structures at the base of the pilings in the middle of the Bayou. There were concrete stairs cast into the concrete and a vented or grated concrete platform around the sides. I always assumed it dated to when kids actually used to swim around there and was a place to climb up and dive in. It has since been removed -- looks like it was jackhammered out -- but you can still see the remnants if you look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedmondson Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 The historical swimming holes around there and other places nearby were spring fed. They all dried up soon after development occurred in surrounding areas. If there ever was any clear water in the bayou it was likely due to these flows. Technically the goal is to get Buffalo Bayou safe enough for swimming but this isn't very realistic and is probably only the goal because of federal regulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Shallow blue water belongs in the toilet more than in the bayous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Don't tell Linda Ronstadt. I believe she was singing metaphorically, or perhaps about a bayou named after the Blue family. At least I hope so. Then again, if it's southern Louisiana she's singing about, there's no telling what sort of icky goo might be in there. Yeah, there's a bayou in Louisiana named "Blue Bayou". I don't have any idea how it got its name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 From Flickr: IMG_0013 by Alton Holmes, on Flickr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 ^^^ simply gorgeous building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Grand Opening of the Park is scheduled for next week I think.. A lot of money, creativity, and execution has come together to make a truly enjoyable and elegant user experience. Well done, Houston. Well done! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) It's scheduled for October 3rd.. Right?edit: I guess that IS next weekend. Lol Edited September 27, 2015 by cloud713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 New bike trails planned for Buffalo Bayou East..The B-Cycle expansion is one of two bicycling projects slated for 2016 funding by H-GAC; the other is $3 million to add bike trails along Buffalo Bayou east of McKee Street 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 yeah wow that pis great and really do love all the work being done!!! I will definitely be at the park this weekend! http://buffalobayou.org/event/bbpark-grand-opening/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 A lot if friends are coming with us with chairs, blankets, foods and of course wine cannot wait! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Between the Buffalo Bayou Park grand opening, the 10th Heights Bicycle Scavenger Hunt and Houston HTX Sunday Streets and the projected nice weather on Sat. and Sun. I will be putting in lots of miles on the bicycle this weekend. http://buffalobayou.org/event/bbpark-grand-opening/ Heights Bicycle Scavenger Hunt.http://www.artshound.com/event/detail/441930645 HTX Sunday Streetshttp://gohealthyhouston.org/sundaystreetshtx/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 i love our city! ^ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'm a little disappointed that they couldn't finish the Sunset Coffee building and the TIGER trail for Saturday's celebration. I'm hoping they can finish them before year end. Everything else appears ready to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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