ToolMan Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 I meant to go but got tied up. Did anyone see any of the bands playing Downtown? Some 50 or so bands playing downtown sounds fun. This should happen more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 I didn't go either, but on my way back from lunch, I saw the bartender from 306 Lounge (formerly F2) and he said it was pretty crazy last night.Here's a Chronicle writer's take.http://blogs.chron.com/handstamp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolMan Posted July 25, 2005 Author Share Posted July 25, 2005 I like her blog and the BarTab blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted July 25, 2005 Share Posted July 25, 2005 Yeah, the bar blog is pretty funny, and informative...as if I needed more information on which bars to get drunk at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennykind Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 http://www.houstonpressclub.com/awards.asp?PageID=47Personally I was disappointed by most the radio and tv, but best radio talk show (!)[please]I think you'll find this interesting at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Block in between YMCA & 800 Bell. Noticed this lot was fenced off this afternoon, along Travis, Bell, and Peace. No parking here either. Anyone know what’s up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 It appears that the entire Houston Press building and parking lot is fenced off. Any ideas of what is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs315 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 1500 McGowen? Davis Holdings filed a permit for alterations on the 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 44 minutes ago, corbs315 said: 1500 McGowen? Davis Holdings filed a permit for alterations on the 4th. Hmm... HP is listed at 1621 Milam St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 22 hours ago, Sanjorade said: Hmm... HP is listed at 1621 Milam St. Does the Pres even have a building since it went all web based? Former building maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2603 La Branch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 This is being razed to be a surface parking lot. Apparently chevron got tired of being a landlord for a class C building. More headache than it was worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 19 hours ago, HNathoo said: This is being razed to be a surface parking lot. Apparently chevron got tired of being a landlord for a class C building. More headache than it was worth. Are you being serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 5 hours ago, Avossos said: Are you being serious? Afraid so. I imagine eventually chevron will build on this site, just not anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 32 minutes ago, HNathoo said: Afraid so. I imagine eventually chevron will build on this site, just not anytime soon. Any references for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HNathoo Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Not that I can share on a public forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 hours ago, HNathoo said: Not that I can share on a public forum. This really hurts. I feel angry and frustrated. This building can’t be replaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 15 hours ago, Avossos said: This really hurts. I feel angry and frustrated. This building can’t be replaced Sure it can. With another building that meets the owner's requirements. Or, a vacant lot with lower costs and reduced liabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 People can be sad when buildings they don't own are torn down. It's not like he's advocating for seizing it and turning it over to the proletariat. Calm down Ross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 So glad people are not quoting Ross. Ignore is a great feature. He's been yelling about people holding opinions on an architectural forum for years. Troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbates2 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 2 hours ago, KinkaidAlum said: So glad people are not quoting Ross. Ignore is a great feature. He's been yelling about people holding opinions on an architectural forum for years. Troll. Like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 2 hours ago, KinkaidAlum said: So glad people are not quoting Ross. Ignore is a great feature. He's been yelling about people holding opinions on an architectural forum for years. Troll. I don't think I've ever yelled, I merely point out that unless you own the building in question, you have no real interest in what happens to it. For anyone to be devastated that 1621 Milam might be torn down is irrational behavior. It's an old building on a lot worth $15 million. Anyone who thinks it's not going to be torn down or changed significantly is not living in reality. And, KinkaidAlum, I am no more a troll than you are. I can be blunt, but that's not trolling. You have an opinion, i have an opinion. Mine is more valid than yours, since it's based in reality and not dreams(I guess that's an opinion as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, KinkaidAlum said: So glad people are not quoting Ross. Ignore is a great feature. He's been yelling about people holding opinions on an architectural forum for years. Troll. I don't have you on ignore, as I should, because it's kind of childish, especially when you bring it up. You are very sensitive about certain things, and it shows in your reactive posts. Lighten up, Francis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Ross you have to admit That comments such as the building can be replaced with empty lot adds little (more like nothing) to an Architecture forum. The "it's up to the owner" argument is also rather lacking. It's not like we are in court trying to decide what to do with the lot and you bring up it's up to the owner. We know that. But I'm discussing architecture in an Architecture site saying it is up to the owner adds nothing. Please don't use it anymore. It adds nothing that we don't already know. Avossos stated that he likes this building and ti him it can't be replaced. I like the building also and would be sad to see it torn down. My opinion had no bearing on whether it goes out stays, but it does add to the discussion of styles of architecture that people like. At least you could say that you absolutely detest the building. That would further the discussion more than simply stating it's not our land. Architecture students are often given projects where they are assigned plots in various cities and asked to come up with a design. Would your best argument to the professor be that since it is not your land you cannot comment on what would look nice there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 2:24 PM, Ross said: Sure it can. With another building that meets the owner's requirements. Or, a vacant lot with lower costs and reduced liabilities. You must be a blast at parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Very well put HoustonIsHome. Ross in case you forgot this forum cherishes its cities history. To you it's just a plot of land none of us own. And to many of us it's a part of why we love this city so much. So if things are just that black and white to you then why the hell are you in a forum like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 9:25 PM, Ross said: I don't think I've ever yelled, I merely point out that unless you own the building in question, you have no real interest in what happens to it. For anyone to be devastated that 1621 Milam might be torn down is irrational behavior. It's an old building on a lot worth $15 million. Anyone who thinks it's not going to be torn down or changed significantly is not living in reality. And, KinkaidAlum, I am no more a troll than you are. I can be blunt, but that's not trolling. You have an opinion, i have an opinion. Mine is more valid than yours, since it's based in reality and not dreams(I guess that's an opinion as well). Interesting that some view disagreement as an attack. Pointing out the trade offs of preservationists is not yelling. The impulse to enlist government regulations to have the world underwrite your aesthetic preferences, or directing specific insults at property owners that choose not to do so at their own private expense seems misguided to some of us and we occasionally point it out. If expressing such opinions has no place in an architecture forum, whoever controls this place is free to ban users. It should go without saying that people are free to disagree with opinions, but to do so on the internet always seems to run straight to insults and moralizing, which is a shame. Despite the apparent initial intentions for the site, there's very little architecture discussion here and a lot around general development. That's why those of us that were exposed to more economics professors than architecture professors have showed up over the years. In between these types of threads, there is a good discussion of how things are changing here and some of us that don't value old buildings all that much still find that content very interesting. Old structures are not the entirety of history, and they impose real incremental costs on the people that must use or maintain them if they are not allowed to pursue other alternatives as they wish. Sometimes it ends up being ugly, other times it ends up allowing another thousand people to support their families. Or, to put it another way... This city cherishes fewer restrictions on the use of private property. It's part of why this city has grown at such a furious pace. If preservation of old buildings is that important to them then why are they in a city like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Ok, can we at least agree that "if you don't like it, leave" is an unacceptable statement? Everybody has multiple priorities, multiple things they care about. It is possible to love a place while also recognizing its flaws. It's possible to love a place while also wanting to improve it. Criticizing people for having an opinion that's different from yours makes people defensive, and it makes it much harder to have a productive conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanjorade Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-Press-building-to-be-demolished-13226584.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Nate99 said: This city cherishes fewer restrictions on the use of private property. It's part of why this city has grown at such a furious pace. If preservation of old buildings is that important to them then why are they in a city like this? Because it's home for some of us. It's where we're from. That's probably not a concept covered in economics class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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