Chi-Char-Hou-Dal

Hopefully they will add a station in Midtown - I would sign up.

Very cool thread - wish we could get it going see what's still around?

Interesante...

What is it called? - Part of Blackfinn?

http://g.co/maps/bt8fm

Too prime of a location - there's got to be a story here - it doesnt appear to be brand new?

I was going to post about this hotel after going to the Astros last ST game vs the white sox.

Cool.

It is/was painful to look at next to MMP

There is a newer looking yellow condo building that appears to be vacant for the last year. Anyone have the scoop?

Sorry no pic

Agree with Woolie - this theatre is the best - the food is realy good - drinks are very good - $5 shiner tall boys - yes X2

Love having a theatre within short cab/ walking distance -

We have been about 8-10 times now - both during week and weekends. I think its doing pretty well - wish it and R.R. the best.

This one disappointed me bad!

http://swamplot.com/what-i-saw-when-i-snuck-into-the-astrodome/2012-03-23/

Really cool - wonder how much that oiler sign would sell for at auction?

Is it sad or cool that it's still sitting there? Sad because it's not used and millions are spent for nothing, cool because it's not knocked down yet.

There's some saying that escapes me goes something like " You can't f up if you don't do anything"

lol

I knew it was a stupid question but I had this lot and the one closer to Whole Foods confused.

Thanks!

I know the status or lack their of - about the Finger Development on Dallas & Montrose.

What about further down the street? Dunlvery & Dallas. Lot of potential. What did it used to be?

Thanks,

Sweet! Can never have enough options.

Sign for GLORIAS is up - will get picture soon.

A couple weeks ago, near the corner of Webster and Baldwin caved in, there was a 5' hole in the street, maybe effects of the draught. Anyway, the city was out to fix it pretty quick. Ever since then, there has been a horrible egg smell in that area that is bad.

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this smell. Kind of a frivolous post but thought I would see if anyone could shed some light on what it might be.

Got stuck there this morning and you could smell it in car with windows rolled up. Can't be good for the Post residents right there.

I know this isn't yelp. Took a friend from Chicago straight from IAH last night. Had a great time, resonable prices, great food, even better beer.

This will be a big plus for the area when Underbelly opens in a couple weeks next door.

My friend from Chicago was blown away at the Houston Restaurant scene, remarked if this place opened in Chicago there would be a 3 month wait to get a table - took us 20 minutes.

This is great - those 2 empty blocks need to get filled up! Renderings look great, skooljunkie any word on Construction start estimates? With more new developement on this side of midtown - maybe will squeeze Central Square/Greyhound and all of its ambience out.

I am assuming moving the Greyhound station North of Town is dead? I think I remember the city putting the kubosh on the Transit center North of DT.

With so many condos on that side of Midtown - I think the area is primed for a bar. Residents have to go East to Celtic Gardens. I think a bar over there would do well maybe closer to Baldwin Park.

This building?

http://g.co/maps/f42pv

Hopefully they will do something keep Growing Midtown moving South.

They also spent money fixing the sidewalks about 6 mo. ago. I wonder if they will drape some of these old abandonded buildings when All-Star Game comes in 2013?

When Houston had Superbowl or Final Four did they do any full building adds?

It's definetly not a fix but would look a lot better than current state. Also, saw someone paint balled the brick wall facing off Gray St.

Thanks for the bump - classic thread. The sausage part was really entertaining on a slow work Thursday.

This place opened in Dallas on Knox/Henderson just north of Uptown right before we left. Cool place with big patio, Phil's spot has great layout. Funny how I tell people from Dallas that Washington = Knox/Henderson if you were going to compare neighborhoods.

Does anyone else who knows Dallas and Houston think.

Midtown = Uptown

Knox/Henderson = Washington

Obvi, Uptown Dallas is more developed, cleaner and a little ritzier (i.e. Ritz Carlton / Galleria like High Rises) BTW we like Midtown much more than Uptown Dallas.

New Year. Will 2012 be the year this eye-sore comes down?

While we could debate over money well spent or wasted. Expanding the convention district downtown to attract larger conventions could only help Houston Tourism. More Hotels, fill in empty lots. I particularly like the example given about IAH, it won't lead to tourism immediately. In a perfect world, someone who comes from New Jersey (maybe in the dead of winter) for a large convention; gets excited at IAH about downtown, goes to convention, likes surrounding area, Discovery Green downtown ect, then brings their family back for vacation.

My story is missing a couple key pieces to an average convention visitor.

1. No train to get to Downtown, I guess they take cab or rent car.

2. Minus discovery green, still missing that excitment factor that would bring them back to visit around the convention center.

I have traveled for work/conferences and came back for a vacation. Examples, San Antonio, San Diego.

Good stuff on this thread, great responses.

I actually retract my previous comment. I was thinking of the Brazos farther North. It's actually pretty wide at this spot and would look the rendering. Hope they build it.

Looks great. If I didn't know what the Brazos looked like it would excite me even more. All waterways besides the gulf can be deciving kind of like the Bridge in Dallas over the creek/Trinity river. When I first moved to Dallas I kept looking for the trinity and then I saw the sign and I laughed.