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  1. WesternGulf
    Is it going to be a sitting area or something now?
  2. WesternGulf
    I was checking out the website and it looks like the building that sits at Main and Polk is back in the renderings. No longer two buildings (office and residential) but three. http://houstonpavilions.com/home.php
  3. WesternGulf
    What exactly is happening to the mound north of the E. Cullen building?
  4. WesternGulf
    That is definitely what I saw under the facade when I was on the train today. From the little that I saw, looks better than some original facades that are currently exposed in downtown.
  5. WesternGulf
    I agree. If anything that park in the San Francisco area should have went. I would place AstroWorld above that place. Although I admit I have not been in three years.
  6. WesternGulf
    WOW. That makes me love the Humble building even more. Two hotels, apartments, a Starbucks, and now a sneaker store. What a great building.
  7. WesternGulf
    I have to agree.
  8. WesternGulf
    Well atleast its hidden.
  9. WesternGulf
    OK, but you have options.
  10. WesternGulf
    Thank you. It is obvious that Midtown is looking for an ideal urban environment and it amazes me that people cannot see that simple things such as controlling land use can lead to greater things. It's all a cycle. Controlling land use can lead to increased land value. When you have increased land value, it usually leads to smaller lots and mixed uses. Smaller lots and mixed uses lead to higher density. Higher density increases vehicular traffic and more congestion. When there is higher congestion there is a need for more transit use. More transit use lowers car ownership and that leads to more walking. All of this leads to an ideal urban environment. Too bad this city cannot sacrifice some things to build the environments that we cry about that we can use in Houston.
  11. WesternGulf
    The design kind of defeats the purpose of the light rail. I am not sure what the design will look like but what is the purpose of having car oriented strip centers lining a light rail line that is suppose to take more vehicles off the road?
  12. WesternGulf
    Here we go again. Same gripes from the same people trying to find an answer. Quote from the last article on the Pavilions: http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...17/daily18.html
  13. WesternGulf
    Yeah that was brought up at another site.
  14. WesternGulf
    I only see them in the village.
  15. WesternGulf
    lol. I was thinking that too.
  16. WesternGulf
    It is pretty clear that peoples' and city leaders agenda is to improve downtown, but that is kind of hard to do when most projects are considered a joke, not worth the money, or just building for the sake of something to be downtown.
  17. WesternGulf
    Warehouse district? Man you are really scared of downtown aren't you?
  18. WesternGulf
    I have to agree with the putting green. Kind of cheesy. I also got a laugh out of the jogging trail on this 12 acre park.
  19. WesternGulf
    http://www.midtownedge.com/
  20. WesternGulf
    KHOU has avery small picture of the model. link to story: http://www.khou.com/news/local/stories/kho...k.1fdd5961.html
  21. WesternGulf
    Nice camera and pics.
  22. WesternGulf
    http://www.zieglercooper.com/congress%20%20condos.htm
  23. WesternGulf
    For some reason I thought Kimberly mentioned ferris wheel rather than carousel. On the other hand I have seen some pretty classy carousels in Europe.
  24. WesternGulf
    I was just about to say if you want another aquarium. I'm sick of seeing the mini carnivals all over the city too. That should have been in the "new blight" topic.
  25. WesternGulf
    Here's a larger pic.
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