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    Mickey Leland Federal Building At 1919 Smith St.

    in Downtown

    Posted

    It's taken a silly long time (I speculate because of significantly different site conditions than expected, which slow things down anyway, followed perhaps by hitting a reset button on the contracting process), but it is a huge improvement over the original skin.

    Well it's also taken a long time because it's a project bring done by the government. Those always take a long time.

    Texas Central Project

    in Transit

    Posted

    Hello all,

     

    I am late getting in to this discussion.  I am wondering if anyone here as a more detailed map of the proposed BNSF-1 route specifically in Grimes county around the Singleton, TX area.   All I can find are high level maps.  I need to drill down and see if property I own in that area will be affected.   Any links or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Thanks,

    Mark

    Hey Mark!

    Welcome to HAIF. As of right now, this is the most detailed map:

     

     

    http://media.culturemap.com/crop/b4/5a/600x450/Houston-Dallas-bullet-train-routes-under-evaluation_123304.jpg

     

    Of course, we will later have maps with greater detail, as the project progresses.

    Development List For Buildings In Houston

    in Going Up!

    Posted · Edited by Sky-guy

    If several others go up this could challenge the 24 million square feet built in 1983 for comparison just how big this is. Who ever thought the 1980s boom would be challenged again?

     

    Realize that this is only office space. I'm positive that we have over 24 Million square feet currently under construction, If you include residential space as well.

     

    Edit: Just realized that we have a bunch of hotels as well. Do those count as residential?

    A Tourist's View Of Houston

    in General Houston Discussions

    Posted

    I know nothing about tourism? I'm in Istanbul right now. Tomorrow I'll be in Rome then Milan then delhi then agra then jaipur then jodhpur then udaipur. But you're right I know nothing about tourism and houston is better than all those cities.

    Your argument is invalid. No one can/is comparing Houston, a 200 (?) year old co coties that have been around for thousands of years. The only reason a tourist city is considered a tourist city, is because of the history there. Think about it. In San Francisco, for example, most (or should I say ALL) tourist attractions are little boys and pieces of history. Golden Gate Bridge, coot Tower, Alcatraz, etc. same with cities like Rome, Athens, and other cities that have history dating back to BC. Sure, Hoyston is not a top notch tourist destination. But wait about a decade or two, with all of the new theme parks around town being proposed, we could easily have as many tourists as say, Irkabdo does today with Walt Disney World/Universal Dtudios.

    Never say Never.

    The Abandoned Astrodome And Its Future

    in Sports and Stadia

    Posted

    I envision a park that would attract locals and tourists of all ages for walking, people watching, exploring, exercise, thrill seeking, relaxing, birthday parties, weddings, festivals, etc. with the following features:

     

    1. A great lawn for events, picnics, and kids playing.
    2. A lake fed by waterfalls connected to a circular river with small rental boats.
    3. Trees and plants throughout including butterfly gardens.
    4. A Grand Promenade that circles the park and smaller winding trails.
    5. A playground, splash park, and carousel for kids.
    6. A large climbing wall on a “cliff” at the edge of the park.
    7. A mini railroad loop.
    8. A large amphitheater and smaller amphitheater.
    9. Shelters/areas that can be reserved for weddings, birthday parties, meetings, etc.
    10. Loads of unreserved picnic tables and benches.
    11. “Buttes” rising from the floor of the park with tunnels within and “caves” overlooking the park.
    12. Rope bridges and zip lines connecting the tops of the buttes to the cliffs at the edge of the park.
    13. A main plaza area with commercial shops.
    14. Food and drink shops (restaurants, ice cream, snacks, smoothies, bars, etc.).
    15. A bike loop and separate running loop around upper level outer perimeter walkways.

     

    General park admission (and parking) should be free.  Revenues for park upkeep would be partially generated by fees for reserved areas and fees from park businesses such as restaurants, shops, railroad rides, boat rentals, carousel, rock climbing, zip lines, amphitheater events, locker rooms, etc.

     

    The park would be a great place to host large events and festivals up to once a month with music in the amphitheaters and booth areas located all around the Grand Promenade.

     

    A fountain and light show could be developed with water spraying out of islands and buttes into the lake combined with colored lights and projectors for shows visible from many areas in the park.

     

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    That, my friend, deserves a "Keep Calm and..." from Monarch.

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