The Great Hizzy! Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I'm thinking public plaza of some sort but a hotel would work as well, given the location and the activity, especially on nights and weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestGrayGuy Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I would like to see some mixed use development fill up this whole block. Clubs facing Main and Prarie with some sort of parking above. Perhaps residential above that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Can one repost there infared pictures again, the blocks are mixed up in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 I can't post the infrareds, Monty, but it's the empty block east of the southbound platform of the Red Line @ Preston Station. To the south is Suedea, Boaka Bar and th Mercury Room. Across Main Street are Opus, M Bar and Saba. Above it is Live! and Subway.Hope that helps.How about a fountain with fancy lighting? I realize Market Square is nearby but a city can never have too many public spaces, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I like the idea of public space here. It's central to the downtown area, and surrounded by clubs and bars. It seems like a natural gathering spot. I don't think you can compare this spot to other "failed" public spaces...like Market Square, which are poorly designed and in bad locations. I think you would need a lot of private money to make it happen though. Take a stroll through NYC's Central Park. Just about every major attraction has been "generously underwritten with funds from so-and-so". I would like to see more of that in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 I can't post the infrareds, Monty, but it's the empty block east of the southbound platform of the Red Line @ Preston Station. To the south is Suedea, Boaka Bar and th Mercury Room. Across Main Street are Opus, M Bar and Saba. Above it is Live! and Subway.Hope that helps. How about a fountain with fancy lighting? I realize Market Square is nearby but a city can never have too many public spaces, IMO. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think I remember which one, It just would help with the map, as it did before... Have a good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston Retail Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 ill try to get a map up tommorow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Is main event is still going on weekends? Just wanted to know more about main event. If it is, it is crowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceCity Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 The more residential, the better. How about a mixed use hotel/condo tower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I'm always the nay-sayer. But I just don't think "mixed-use residential" is the highest and best use for every single property. This block is surrounded by bars. Sorry, but not all that many people want to spend their money to listen to drunks hollering at 2 AM and smell stale beer and sick on the sidewalks when they get up in the morning. A hotel might make sense if not for the glut of hotel rooms downtown and the proximity of the Magnolia and Icon hotels. It is those ugly real-life facts that make blocks like this a challenge to develop. I thought the idea in the old forum of a Deco Diner or Dennys was a good one, although they obviously wouldn't fill the whole block. Maybe a fire station on the Fannin side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 So far, this is all the retail that is occupied on MAIN STREET ...Empire BarSpeakeasyBlank Canvas CafeBank Jean-GeorgesThe Whiskey BarEl ReyCava BistroSt. Pete's Dancing MarlinF2PearlThe HubClark'sDean's Credit ClothingMia BellaM BarOpusSabaSammy's Deli & SnacksSubway SandwichesLive! Sports CafeSuede LoungeMercury RoomBoaka BarSlainte Irish PubMint LoungeMcCoy's Fine CigarsCafe CompliqueGrasshopperShay McElroy's PubChipotleJava Coast(future home of) Azuma Sushi & Robata BarSambucaState BarBossaCafe ExpressZulaFlying SaucerMantraThe VaultBarcodeDomino's PizzaMurphy's DeliSuper Stop Food MarketDowntown Jewelry & GiftsMetro RestaurantRama's African BoutiqueBeauty Supply StoreJust A Dollar(future home of) CVS(future home of) Stallone'sPayless Shoe SourceKrispy Kreme DonutsDocument SolutionsUPS StoreJason's DeliMain Street Food StoreFoley'sThe TUNNEL retail... 1600 Smith Flower Shop ADorn Boutique Ala Carte Network Alonti Caf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 List is a duplicate post. See Downtown topic area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Wow, the tunnel list is quite large.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 I'd like to see a smaller scale hotel development with retail on the first and second floors. Maybe 5-8 floors. Eventually, the bars will fade from this part of Main. It wil be prime for soft good retailers and tourists. Main should eventually be a good mix of retail and restaurants - It's our best hope for a real strip like 5th Avenue or Michigan Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 This looks like a short-term solution block. Let's take the Houston approach and put a couple of fast-food restaurants on this block, or cheap entertainment. I hope the owners would accept a five year lease. It will be properly developed in the future. Let's put anything there in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 I wonder if blocks like this ever will be developed. Is it really inevitable? A lot of these blocks, and several large buildings downtown, have been vacant for decades. It is a great thing to see the redevelopment that has occurred, but in many areas there are still 40 years of neglect to overcome. The biggest example is the vacant blocks in the southern part of downtown. I wouldn't be shocked if they remain vacant another 30 years. Of course I hope I'm wrong. LargeTexas I agree the bars will eventually fade. Nightclub strips generally don't stay fashionable for long. I wonder if there's any way to speed the process up so more balanced development can occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstar Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Does anyone still have a copy of those overheads that they can post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwright1 Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Wow, the tunnel list is quite large....<{POST_SNAPBACK}>What a shame. It makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 What a shame. It makes no sense. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OOps, I though that list was for the tunnel,a nd not Main st! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooner&RiceGrad Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Gee... how much life would we be seeing downtown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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