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SuperBlock still looks clear, however. 

A large part of the ground floor was to be open to the tunnel level.  I wonder how they will handle this?

The Mattrose.

Total Fail.

On every Level.

Nice Scale. 

Going to be The Dunlavy, Pavilion at Lost Lake. Event space and Café (I think) and will have Kayak/Canoe Rental. Went in last weekend to explore. Its really going to be great! Love the Water Feature which leads from the Street level to the lake itself.

The octagonal shaped blocks are the giveaway.

Barcelona.

Pity. And the timing is weird for me. I was downtown on Sunday and I stopped to admire this building, surprised that I'd never really noticed it before. I even wondered if it was one of Nicolas Clayton's structures. You can really tell that it is. So, I'm happy that I spotted it and Identified it. But, really sad to hear that it is going.

Always surprised at some decisions the Catholic Church, and other catholic organizations, make regarding their Architectural Assets (They were very close to demolishing Sacrad Heart on Broadway in Galveston, just a few years back.) And, their "efforts" to preserve and protect Bishops Palace were barely adequate, if that. They made the Galveston Historical Foundation pay a pretty price for the place, to boot. The Foundation is having to raise a huge sum of cash it just to bring it up to respectable and stable condition. What the Diocese could've done is to have given it to the Foundation, to ensure that the Palace would be taken care of properly, and open to the public...Rather than sell to the highest bidder.

Change. Scary.

I'm sure people will adapt.

Jeeez.

Guilty.

Montrose wouldn't stop making "whooshing" noises as the mirrors spun by.

;-)

Cut and cap Post Oak sounds like the best idea I've heard in a while. Whether it's for bus, rail, express, all three...whatever.

Careful Weatherman. Kitty's got claws.

Cuts down some trees. Never mind that Several thousand will be planted.

^^ Exactly.  It's hard to accurately recreate authentic Art Deco Details with large windows. 

I listen as offen as I can. It's a great show. Sometimes I take my lunch break and just drive and listen. It's a good break from the office.

Soooo many of our streets, and streetscapes, are of Third World quality.  Open drainage ditches instead of gutters. Ridiculous and intrusive utility infrastructure. Overgrown and uncared for and polluted medians and surroundings.   Let's not even talk about the sidewalks.  I know the city is trying to remedy this with "Complete Streets". But, it's hard to see much progress.  If Houston really wants to be considered A "World Class City" (whatever that means), and inspire more civic pride, we've got to figure out a way to address and solve these issues.  It's frankly embarrassing.  All cities have their troubled areas.  But, we (bless our heart) have more than our share.  It's practically universal. 

Triton.  Exactly why new development is needed.  This area is close in and just down the street from the Med Center.  The area has got a future.  Let it start to happen now.   

This is great news, even if it is boring to some.  This is a largely forgotten and ignored part of the city.  A little love here is a bigger deal than the same size development almost anywhere else. 

Toilet paper roll?

And the Museum Tower isn't empty because of the location. 

Thanks for those pics. I think that they will start work on the traffic Roudabout at Navigation, in front of the park, soon too. This area will look really great when Phase One of the park and the street improvements are complete. Lots of character there.

It's not "smart" to name a performing art center a financial centre. And, spelling Centre that way makes it super duper annoying.

It's the diameter of the trunks. Similar to what was cut down.

I like the Squid tentacles, 'trose.   Kang and Kodos come to Houston.