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    Stegeman Building At 502 Main St.

    in Downtown

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    Any pictures? I passed by and saw it slightly, but I guess it looks different at night time. I say anything is better than that Crazyhorse Cantina.

    It can't look worse than this place. Or does it? I must say that Grasshopper looks very professionally done.

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    Sesquicentennial Park At 400 Texas Ave.

    in Downtown

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    Nov. 12, 2004, 10:54PM

    Bush monument is almost done

    Plaza to honor former president with ties to city

    By THOM MARSHALL

    Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle

    A George Bush Presidential Monument near Franklin and Bagby in Sesquicentennial Park is nearing completion, with an unveiling ceremony planned for early December, an organizer of the effort said Friday.

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    "All great cities are known for their monuments and public art and Houston lacks that," said local immigration lawyer Charles Foster, who with David B. Jones led the monument drive.

    "It was also incongruous that the City of Houston, with which former President Bush's career has been so intricately linked, would not have an appropriate site or location to record his remarkable civic career, much of which has been directly tied to our city."

    The $1.7 million project, which will remain fenced off until the unveiling, is a nonpartisan and privately funded gift to the city by civic leaders and private foundations, Foster said.

    The monument's features include a plaza with a wall featuring four bas reliefs by Willy Wang that depict key moments in the 41st president's career, an 8-foot sculpture by Chas Fagan, timelines, quotations from Bush speeches and benches for visitors.

    "Now future generations of Houstonians and visitors will have a major point of destination to educate them about one of our great presidents of the United States," Foster said.

    The city's municipal art coordinator, Pam Ingersoll, said a project such as this is "a huge collaboration. You've got departments, you've got commissions, you've got donors, you've got artists. ... But this piece was so well done that it was approved without any changes or anything."

    Foster said the Bush monument was approved by The Municipal Arts Council and Houston City Council and the site was selected after consultation with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Central Houston Inc., "as well as the original architects who designed Sesquicentennial Park."

    C.K. Pang and David Calkins of Gensler Architects headed the architect team, Foster said. Eugene Lee and John Go are overseeing the Linbeck Construction team.

    To pay for maintaining donated art, Ingersoll said, the city requires any such gift to come with an endowment fund equal to 10 percent of the value of the work. Foster said the $1.7 million price tag includes the endowment fund.

    Condominiums At 1900 Holcomb Blvd.

    in Texas Medical Center

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    Does anybody have anything about the 30 story condominium going up in the Medical Center area, caled 1900 Holcomb? I am so anxious to find out more on this building. You wont believe how hard it is to find information on this project. I do know that the developers are Whiteco Residential, the same company that built Dominion on Post Oak. Please, does somebody have anymore info?

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    Spaghetti Warehouse At 901 Commerce St.

    in Downtown

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    Is anybody aware of this, or are these people just trying to get in the Haloween spirit?

    Spaghetti Warehouse - Houston Named Nation's 6th Scariest Haunted Spot By Citysearch

    Thursday October 28, 10:28 am ET

    HOUSTON, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Citysearch names Houston's Spaghetti Warehouse, one of the nation's scariest haunted spots. Celebrate Halloween with Spaghetti Warehouse and its ghostly, uninvited guests.

    "We have had many sightings of ghostly activity," said David Wierman, president of Spaghetti Warehouse. "The building used to be an old produce warehouse, and we are aware that several of their employees died in the back elevator shaft. The rumor is that the families of these men spend their days looking for the men."

    "There is activity happening daily, for example someone hears their name being called, yet no one is there," adds Sandra McMasters, the General Manager of Spaghetti Warehouse. "Often the elevator lights will flicker, objects move without any logical reason, and employees see a ghost like lady in a white gown throughout the restaurant all the time. It is also believed that many spirits are present due to the various antiques that adorn our restaurant. I am a believer!"

    The Spaghetti Warehouse is located at Commerce and Travis in downtown Houston, and offers haunted tours. An array of antiques, roadside advertising signs, a real trolley car, stained glass windows and tiffany-style lamps create the environment. The restaurant generates its appeal via a collection of authentic memorabilia and furnishings collected from domestic and foreign sources.

    In over 20 years, the Spaghetti Warehouse has served millions of customers, and helped the residents of Houston celebrate countless momentous occasions including Halloween!

    Guests are invited to take a haunted tour. Call for details. Spaghetti Warehouse operations are managed by Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Inc. (CRO, Inc.) of Dallas, Texas. The restaurant is located at 901 Commerce Street in downtown Houston.

    Downtown Retail Market

    in Downtown

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    I only wish that were true! 

    The new Collective condos may be doing that...and the Post certainly did a good job with it....but the ventana and calais are lacking in that regards.

    Just look at the new ones going up. The Edge, Collective on Baldwin Park, Point at Midtown.

    I don't know if the new Camden will have ground retail.

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