plumber2 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) So not everyone you know calls the Galleria area Uptown. For example, Person does not call it Uptown, but you do. I call it "the Galleria area".So not everyone you know calls the Galleria area Uptown. For example, Person does not call it Uptown, but you do. I call it "the Galleria area".How many of you refer to the Galleria area as "The Magic Circle"? That is what the Greater Houston Visitors and Convention Bureau called that area in their publications back in the mid '70s.I presume "EaDo" is will have the same lasting effect. Edited February 16, 2010 by plumber2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 but then uptown seems to be sticking, as more and more people refer to it by that name than by the galleria area... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Look through the Dynamo stadium thread. As much as it pains me, "EaDo" seems to be catching on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Look through the Dynamo stadium thread. As much as it pains me, "EaDo" seems to be catching on.I like the term 'EaDo'. It is a short simple way to determine if the person with whom you are speaking is a douchebag. Normal people will always call it the East End or the Warehouse District, just as normal people call Washington Avenue the West End or Washington, as opposed to the douchebag alert system, 'WAve'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I don't know anyone who calls it WAve. I mean, there's a jitney service called Washington Wave, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I don't know anyone who calls it WAve. I mean, there's a jitney service called Washington Wave, but...I've never heard of WAve either. I've heard it called douchebag ground zero before though.I was the one who said it, but I also heard myself say it.It seems like WAve is a magnet for puka shells, flip-flops and sideways hats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 but then uptown seems to be sticking, as more and more people refer to it by that name than by the galleria area...Well of course. Anyone who calls Uptown the Galleria area simply has some loose screws. There is more in Uptown than the galleria. That's like saying "I live in the Breakfast club area" or "yes. it's in the nikko nikko's area". Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Well of course. Anyone who calls Uptown the Galleria area simply has some loose screws. There is more in Uptown than the galleria. That's like saying "I live in the Breakfast club area" or "yes. it's in the nikko nikko's area". Ugh.Count me among those with loose screws. The Galleria is at least geographically accurate. Calling it Uptown is retarded. Uptown is a term that originated in Manhattan, as is Midtown and Downtown. There, Uptown is north, Downtown is south and Midtown is... well... in the middle. Our Midtown is accurate in that the neighborhood is sandwiched between Downtown and the TMC. Downtown is geographically inaccurate but the term has been in use for ages. Uptown is not north. It's west. The term is meaningless. Uptown grates on my ears the same way EaDo does. It's a fake, gimmicky and contrived corporate-sponsored name that means absolutely nothing. Besides, the area has been called the Galleria since the Galleria was the only thing out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 imaloosescrew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Also, Uptown in reference to Galleria makes me think that its referring to socioeconomic status. The Upper people live in Uptown, or something. What's the reason for calling it Uptown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Also, Uptown in reference to Galleria makes me think that its referring to socioeconomic status. The Upper people live in Uptown, or something. What's the reason for calling it Uptown?I suspect you and attica hit the nail on the head. It's a contrived name meant to associate the businesses and residents there with luxury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Well of course. Anyone who calls Uptown the Galleria area simply has some loose screws. There is more in Uptown than the galleria. That's like saying "I live in the Breakfast club area" or "yes. it's in the nikko nikko's area". Ugh.River Oaks is just one street, but the River Oaks area is named because that street defines the area. The images conjured up in ones mind from the name River Oaks gives you an overall feel for the area.Montrose is just one street, but Montrose is named because at one point in time that street defined that area.The same rings true for the Galleria area and why it is named. That part of town at one point in time was defined by the Galleria shopping mall.It has transformed into so much more than just a mall and some supporting structures, but then Montrose has transformed from what it once was too.The Greenway area encompasses more than the Greenway Plaza, Greenspoint encompasses more than Greenspoint mall.The renaming of the area from Galleria Area to Uptown has nothing at all to do with the reality of the area for over 40 years. It is and always will be an area of town that is and was defined by the Galleria shopping mall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Count me among those with loose screws. The Galleria is at least geographically accurate. Calling it Uptown is retarded. Uptown is a term that originated in Manhattan, as is Midtown and Downtown. There, Uptown is north, Downtown is south and Midtown is... well... in the middle. Our Midtown is accurate in that the neighborhood is sandwiched between Downtown and the TMC. Downtown is geographically inaccurate but the term has been in use for ages. Uptown is not north. It's west. The term is meaningless. Uptown grates on my ears the same way EaDo does. It's a fake, gimmicky and contrived corporate-sponsored name that means absolutely nothing. Besides, the area has been called the Galleria since the Galleria was the only thing out there.Precisely. People referred to it as the Galleria area naturally. "Uptown" was adopted by the local business association as a marketing gimmick, just like "EaDo". The original Uptown in Houston was the area around the Shamrock - so called because it was the big developed area on the other side of Midtown from Downtown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Sigh... where do I start. I'll try... Count me among those with loose screws. The Galleria is at least geographically accurate. No it's not. Regardless of where the terms originated, downtown is associated with a city's or town's central core, midtown... somewhere in the middle and uptown, further out. I'm unsure when you started to hear the term "uptown" in day-to-day usage when referring to the galleria but it seems to me it's been around for some time. Calling it Uptown is retarded. Uptown is a term that originated in Manhattan, as is Midtown and Downtown. There, Uptown is north, Downtown is south and Midtown is... well... in the middle. Our Midtown is accurate in that the neighborhood is sandwiched between Downtown and the TMC. To say Midtown is sandwhiched between Downtown and TMS is erroneous I believe. While it may be "geographically" correct, it is again, comparing apples and oranges. Yes, midtown is between downtown and TMC just like it's sandwhiched between downtown and halfprice books in the rice village. Ugh. Downtown is geographically inaccurate but the term has been in use for ages. Uptown is not north. It's west. The term is meaningless. Perhaps we should all start saying Westtown. Or WestSide? If we were to strictly adhere to the meaning of the term "uptown", we would be forced to build gravity planars, put everything in the "galleria area" on top of them, turn them on and watch them float in the air above houston, then build bridges to them. Only then will we have a real "uptown". With downtown below it. The same would hold true for midtown. Uptown is not really up. Not in Houston or in NYC. Ugh. Uptown grates on my ears the same way EaDo does. It's a fake, gimmicky and contrived corporate-sponsored name that means absolutely nothing. Besides, the area has been called the Galleria since the Galleria was the only thing out there. I'm not so sure about that... do you think downtown is fake also? Do you prefer TownCentre instead? That would seem to be a more fitting term. Or CityCentre. But then we'd have to move way out to the memorial and beltway 80 area. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Perhaps we should all start saying Westtown. Or WestSide? If we were to strictly adhere to the meaning of the term "uptown", we would be forced to build gravity planars, put everything in the "galleria area" on top of them, turn them on and watch them float in the air above houston, then build bridges to them. Only then will we have a real "uptown". With downtown below it. The same would hold true for midtown. Uptown is not really up. Not in Houston or in NYC. Ugh.You don't want to go too high, cause then you'll be in space, and there is no up or down in space, of course, I guess that you could say the enemy's gate is DOWN, but what kind of orientation is that, unless you are in the battle room? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Samagon with the Ender's Game reference, woop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Sigh... where do I start. I'll try... Try with UGH. That's a good place to start.No it's not. Yes it is.To say Midtown is sandwhiched between Downtown and TMS is erroneous I believe. Just because you're free to believe whatever you want to believe doesn't mean your beliefs are correct. A solid case in point is your disbelief that Midtown is between Downtown and the TMC. (Or that the Galleria isn't geographically in the Galleria.)Perhaps we should all start saying Westtown. Or WestSide? If we were to strictly adhere to the meaning of the term "uptown", we would be forced to build gravity planars, put everything in the "galleria area" on top of them, turn them on and watch them float in the air above houston, then build bridges to them. Only then will we have a real "uptown". With downtown below it. The same would hold true for midtown. Uptown is not really up. Not in Houston or in NYC. Ugh.I suppose you've never heard the common association of the cardinal direction north with the relative direction up. It's true, look it up. Maybe you're from one of a number of scattered American Indian groups who viewed east as up, I don't know. If so, I can understand your confusion. If not, you're clearly being either argumentative or obtuse. I can never tell with you. Ugh.As far as the West Side thing goes... the whole point is the area already has a name. It's called the Galleria. If you want to call it West Side, you'll look just as goofy as those calling it Uptown, or maybe even goofier because you're taking your cues from Manhattan based show tunes. I'm not so sure about that... do you think downtown is fake also? Do you prefer TownCentre instead? That would seem to be a more fitting term. Or CityCentre. But then we'd have to move way out to the memorial and beltway 80 area. Ugh. Town Centre is either too British or too French. Either way, the term has bad body odor and rotten teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Precisely. People referred to it as the Galleria area naturally. "Uptown" was adopted by the local business association as a marketing gimmick, just like "EaDo". The original Uptown in Houston was the area around the Shamrock - so called because it was the big developed area on the other side of Midtown from Downtown.Uptown is a marketing gimmick, but the area was forced to come up with a name when the owners of the Galleria complained of using their name for anything other than the Galleria itself. Uptown is what they decided upon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 You don't want to go too high, cause then you'll be in space, and there is no up or down in space, of course, I guess that you could say the enemy's gate is DOWN, but what kind of orientation is that, unless you are in the battle room?+5 for impeccable taste and timing... just finished rereading that series last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Uptown is a marketing gimmick, but the area was forced to come up with a name when the owners of the Galleria complained of using their name for anything other than the Galleria itself. Uptown is what they decided upon.They? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 They?Probably the Uptown Management District. Possibly the TIRZ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I think 'Uptown' predates the TIRZ. I'd guess the Management District. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I think 'Uptown' predates the TIRZ. I'd guess the Management District.Since we're guessing here, I'm guessing "Uptown" could only have been suggested by a panel consisting of Hitler, Pol Pot, Darth Vader, Satan, the developer from the Goonies and Ricky Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Since we're guessing here, I'm guessing "Uptown" could only have been suggested by a panel consisting of Hitler, Pol Pot, Darth Vader, Satan, the developer from the Goonies and Ricky Martin.You're going to put the developer of the Goonies in a list with those heathens?Are you that unhappy that they didn't make a sequel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 You're going to put the developer of the Goonies in a list with those heathens?Are you that unhappy that they didn't make a sequel?He was going to destroy Frodo's house! He's a tightly coiled ball of pure evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Since we're guessing here, I'm guessing "Uptown" could only have been suggested by a panel consisting of Hitler, Pol Pot, Darth Vader, Satan, the developer from the Goonies and Ricky Martin.Or maybe it was suggested by a run-of-the-mill developer trying to sell luxury condos in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Or maybe it was suggested by a run-of-the-mill developer trying to sell luxury condos in the area.Your conspiracy theory lacks conspiracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I still like East End, and Near East End for the warehouse stuff if you like.I do too. It's longer than the new ones, but so is Midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Guh... The two alternatives were just as bad. Saint E? Sounds like the city canonized Ecstasy. Which wouldn't be so bad, I suppose, if those old warehouses were converted into rave space instead of apartments. The neighborhood name will come on its own, without marketing experts and committee panels making the decision for us. ...I know where that came from, those streets in the warehouse/ Chinatown district (as stated in posts above) that have Saint in the street name. They need to give it up. It's still the East End. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Has anyone suggested renaming near east end to: NEEWD, I know it is kind of suggestive, but it retains the history of the warehouse district name, and near east end, but makes it a short 1 syllable word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Has anyone suggested renaming near east end to: NEEWD, I know it is kind of suggestive, but it retains the history of the warehouse district name, and near east end, but makes it a short 1 syllable word!how would u pronounce that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 how would u pronounce that?I would say, for simplicity, same pronunciation as 'nude'4. HAIF would have to sponsor an obligatory happy hour to Lucky's Pub in "the NEEWD".I like it!Perhaps a group outing to catch the inaugural soccer game at the stadium to be built in the NEEWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little frau Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Has anyone suggested renaming near east end to: NEEWD, I know it is kind of suggestive, but it retains the history of the warehouse district name, and near east end, but makes it a short 1 syllable word!Wouldn't be much worse than 'Ride the SLUT'...........I can see the t-shirts now: "Meet Me In The NEEWD"What's wrong with East End anyway?? Almost anything is better than EaDo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 The thread on festivals reminded me how quickly we go from the dog days of summer to an absolutely event-jammed October...The Eastwood Home Tour is next weekend, so if you've been curious about the east end, come on out. http://www.eastwoodcivicassociation.org/hometour.htmlCasa de Crunch is on the tour, so stop by and say hi! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 cool! don't know if I'll make it, but still looks neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 i have a meetup scheduled at noon, october 17th, for this event. cool!http://www.meetup.com/Historic-Houston-Meetup-Group/calendar/14980660/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 We will definitely be going, any excuse to take a peek inside other Eastwood homes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) Horay for odds! I need to go grab a lotto ticket for tonight. Breakin number 2, Guy was caught this time, but who knows how long he'll be off the streets. Now I'm definitely getting a security system, as both breakins would have likely been deterred by the sign. And probably a loud dog too. This was not how I wanted to spend a vacation day...now that I'm not on my phone, I'll tell the story.I was in my backyard working with my garden on my day off, and heard some odd noises from the front of the house, so I grabbed my rubber mallet, and went to the front, as I was walking I heard the crack of something breaking, and as I round on my porch, the front door is shattered. So I yell with as close to an intimidating voice to GTFO my house.. and sure enough about 5 seconds later, some guy comes out looking like he pooped himself and jumps in his car.I got his tag numbers, and the description of the car (white 90s mitsubishi SUV), cops came by and looked it over, they found the guy about 45 minutes later and brought him by for me to ID. So he's at least spending the night in jail, and hopefully a longer amount of time.So my garden isn't finished to what I wanted to do today, but I have a new steel front door. Edited October 12, 2010 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 GOOD JOB! In related news, I bought a bayonet for my airsoft M-14 (a real bayonet though, not just a 'realistic' one like pictured). I feel safer with that than a rubber mallet. I've become convinced that this really is the best home defense system when you've got roommates or common walls with a neighbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 !!!!!! Excellent on running the punk off. Are you more or less freaked than the first time it happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 thanks guys, I'd rather not have to chase people out of my house.what is the average number of times someones house will be broken into? so far I've been at home 4 times (twice at my parents house, twice at my house) during a break-in, and I'm just as freaked about it. Hope that's it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheskies Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 thanks guys, I'd rather not have to chase people out of my house. what is the average number of times someones house will be broken into? so far I've been at home 4 times (twice at my parents house, twice at my house) during a break-in, and I'm just as freaked about it. Hope that's it for me. I had a break-in this weekend also!! I'm over on the 5000 block of Jefferson. Did you report it to the police? I wonder if there's any connection. Same for me. This is the first apartment break-in I've had here, and I've lived in Dissen Heights for 2 and a half years. Really considering moving, eventhough I love how close it is to work. But living near work and Downtown isn't worth it if I have to lose an $2700. I worked hard for that TV and computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 yeah, the police caught the guy that broke into my house yesterday, I was able to provide an accurate description and a license plate number, I was lucky that nothing was taken, and he didn't have a weapon. I hope it was the same guy, and I hope they find other stolen items in his car/residence to link him to other robberies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 I've been burglerized once. There was another attempted, but the alarm scared them off, so far in my over forty yrs in houston, that has been my experience in that.Aside from when someone tried breaking in my twenty yrs ago, but I think I winged him when I took a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) resolution is getting close, got called this morning from the city, we reviewed the notes that the officers at the scene collected. He mentioned that this guy had quite a history with the law (not a good one), and that he will likely be going away for quite a while.I asked them to contact me back with a resolution, as I wanted to know. My hope is that this guy is the same guy who's been burglarizing the area, and that he gets tossed away for a long time, and of course is rehabilitated to become a contributing member of society (fat chance of that, but a boy can dream, right?) when he is released. I'll keep you guys posted. Edited October 13, 2010 by samagon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyTree Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) Glad to hear you're alright. Edited October 13, 2010 by LegacyTree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 resolution is getting close, got called this morning from the city, we reviewed the notes that the officers at the scene collected. He mentioned that this guy had quite a history with the law (not a good one), and that he will likely be going away for quite a while.I asked them to contact me back with a resolution, as I wanted to know. My hope is that this guy is the same guy who's been burglarizing the area, and that he gets tossed away for a long time, and of course is rehabilitated to become a contributing member of society (fat chance of that, but a boy can dream, right?) when he is released. I'll keep you guys posted.The resolution will not come from the police. It is the District Attorney that prosecutes the criminals and puts them in prison. If the guy has been arrested, you'll want to call the DA's office and talk to the prosecutor handling the case. If he has not been arrested yet, you'll deal with the police until the arrest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHiPs Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Nice job! Glad to know you're OK. I got a dog two months ago after hearing about breakins in the area. Good work by HPD in catching this "thug", BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 The resolution will not come from the police. It is the District Attorney that prosecutes the criminals and puts them in prison. If the guy has been arrested, you'll want to call the DA's office and talk to the prosecutor handling the case. If he has not been arrested yet, you'll deal with the police until the arrest.In the criminal justice system, the people are protected by two separate, but equally important groups: the police, who investigate the crimes, and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I really enjoyed this home tour. The weather was perfect, and the atmosphere seemed more laid back, compared to some of the other home tours I have been on. Many of the homeowners were actually present and were able to answer questions from the visitors. The owners seemed very proud of their homes, as they should be. It was evident that a lot of work had been put into renovating the homes. In addition, it was refreshing to see that each project contained some degree of personal expression, rather than just blindly following the current decorating trends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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