houstongv

Thank you for posting this! I grew up in Alief, but wasn't born until the 70s, so my memories are different. Though I do remember it being a great place to live and grow up.

I live in this building. According to the property manager, they are only demolishing the front 12 units of the building at 3203 W. Dallas. The rest of the units will remain in tact, and the resident and visitor parking lots will be relocated.

I found this online http://issuu.com/ericaf/docs/2011_05_31_sd_w_added_floor_estimate_-_proposal_bo - I don't think it is exactly what will happen, but pretty sure it's not too far off (see last page)

I have occasionally passed a building right at the intersection of Alief Clodine Road and South Kirkwood that has always intrigued me. It has obviously been there many years, and is a log cabin, though it looks like it was modernized at one point, with commericial-grade doors and windows put in (probably sometime between the late 60s and early 80s). A number is peeling off the street numbers, so I can't tell what number it actually is. I looked at it on Google Street view, and the number that is given for it there is not to be found on HCAD.org.

I was wondering if anyone had any idea as to the story of this place?

I grew up in Alief. It was a garden center/nursery in the 1980s. I remember going there with my mom and dad. I found this article which mentions it. It was called Lorany's Garden Center.

http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1986_231183/native-plants-make-landscaping-easy.html