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Why that's tackier than the Dallas skyline. O well, at least they never covered it in fake snow and tried to get people to ski down it. Don't worry Paris, I still think your tower rocks even if someone was allowed to cheapen it for a little while. My regard for the Houston Astrodome wouldn't diminish if there was a plastic snow hill inside it either. And to be honest, Cloud, I really, REALLY am not that worried about a ski zone inside the dome - besides just silly, the idea is way too far fetched for anyone to take seriously. You might as well propose putting the worlds largest fiberglass dinosaur in it and market it as the world largest family friendly interstate truck stop. When it comes to the Astrodome, I'm much more worried about the wrecking ball than I am in this silly non-sense.
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Your welcome. My two-letter response was much more than you can expect this silly idea to receive from the county.
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I guarantee you that a HAIF poll is not an accurate sampling of the residents in Houston. HAIF is fun, but I don't believe the comments here are reflective of the real world in even the slightest capacity. Most people outside this menagerie never even heard of GFR. Most would find the idea silly. Intriguing maybe, but ultimately cheap and cheesy. Correct. (congrats) The Astrodome is not the Eiffel Tower, but it is the closest thing with have to it's uniqueness and distinctiveness. No other building in this town comes close to it's fame. Don't treat it like some cheap road-side attraction. The L.A. Times doesn't. http://articles.latimes.com/2013/nov/05/entertainment/la-et-cm-astrodome-houston-preservation-20131105
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@ Montrose - Do you really think people would travel across the country to go to a fake ski mountain if they can go to one in their own town? Or better yet, travel to the real thing? - Not trying to belittle your opinion either. I like that you are thinking about attracting tourist. And if they spared no expense with the ski idea and used genuine fake snow instead of plastic pellets AND they don't start building these in every city in America, I could maybe warm up to the idea. But like I hinted to in my earlier post, the main reason I'm against the idea (since you asked) is that I hold the Astrodome in very high regard for it's uniqueness. I would prefer that anything they build inside the dome to attract people will compliment the midcentury architecture without competing with it or taking away from it. Or in this case, make a joke of it. I know others don't share my reverence for the dome, but I do think of it as Houston's own Eiffel Tower. Can you imagine if someone built a roller coaster on the Eiffel Tower because 'it's fun' and 'may attract more tourist'. Maybe it would. But it would also cheapen it. Thinking of the Stratosphere Tower in Vegas. Like I said, my first priority would be saving the dome at any cost, and if a fake ski resort would save the structure, I'd change my tune very quickly. And to answer your question - Yes, I do think people would travel across the country to go to a special event held inside a 9.5 acre indoor park in the historical Houston Astrodome if they do it right, keep it natural and don't use plastic trees. Looking straight up, the view of the ceiling from the middle of the floor is to die for. If it was surrounded by living trees, living grass and a babbling brook it would be even awesom-er IMO. The ski thing has it's place in Houston. Out with the other not-too-unique family-style attractions on the outskirts like every other city in America - New Caney sounds perfect for this - no lie.
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@ Montrose - Yes. If these ski-mountain things become popular they will be common in every city just like water parks. Who travels to hotels or to another far away city to go to water parks? Even in the metroplex the proposed areas for these things are always way out in the burbs where they belong. The Astrodome is unique. An indoor park on that scale would be unique. I would never compare an indoor climate controlled park inside the Astrodome with any other green space in Houston or America. There are other indoor parks for sure, Moody Gardens has them. But what would happen in a space like the Astrodome is that large events could be held inside. Concerts, conventions, festivals ect. all comfortably climate controlled and weatherproof. Many people could and would use it. Hotels would fill up for events held inside. Skiing has limited appeal. The ski mountain thing may be fun (for some) but it is an eyesore. I hold more reverence for the Astrodome than to put a glorified water slide, roller coaster or any other cheesy fly-by-night amusement facility in there. However, if the ski thing was one of the only things that kept them from tearing down the Astrodome I would be for it. And to be fair, I've heard worse suggestions than the ski carny attraction idea - but not many. Putting a fake ski mountain inside the Astrodome would be like putting a Shepard Fairey doodle inside the Louvre. Anyway the likelihood of anything this ridiculous happening is ZERO so don't even worry about it.
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Agree. When this was first proposed I was excited to see Houston get another high rise. I didn't care about the neighborhood. Having something you may not like being built next to you is the risk and price ANYONE might have to pay for the privilege living in Houston (especially the inner city). But now, there so many other, much more interesting high rises going up in much more appropriate areas of the city, that I wouldn't miss this tower at all if got cancelled.
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It would break my heart to see something as cheap and trashy as a fake snow mountain inside Houston's one undisputed, revolutionary architectural icon. I'd sooner they make it a flea market or a bingo parlor first. A multi-purposed enclosed green space is the best idea I've heard yet. Glad to know there is a serious force behind it. If Houston has to have a fake ski zone, stick it out in New Caney with Grand Texas and EarthQuest and hide it behind the tall pines so no one has to see it.
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Classy.
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Is this happening with Hotel Alessandra? Do you think they will be the ones to prove that Houston can handle a Ritz, like HTOWNLIVE suggests?
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Could you name a few?
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@ HTOWN LIVE - If you had to take a wild guess, when would you predict that we would hear an official announcement for a Ritz and/or W? Before 2015? Thank you.
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@swtsig Could you please provide an example of inside info that you have shared with HAIF that was later verified to be correct? Thank you.
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Isn't Hotel Alessandra going up at Greenstreet supposed to be a luxury hotel on par with Ritz and W?
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What's the likelihood that the substation across from ES could be relocated one day to a less visible, less valuable location?
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Thank you HTown for the info.
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When you say "Dallas Street at the end of the Corridor across from Discovery Green", do you mean the same block that the Embassy Suites is on?
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First off. I always go to the 'View New Post' link and read whatever the newest comments are on Haif, and when I see something of interest I just click the link. I don't scroll down into the DFW subforum and look for things in DFW because usually I'm a lot more interested in the new stuff going up in Houston. But I am mildly interested in what's going on in Dallas too since I'm there a lot. I almost never navigate this sight by subject. Second, I never said I dislike Dallas or Dallas architecture. I said there are some real monstrosities and just plain bad crap there. There are in Houston too. New York and Chicago too. I could make a list of everything in Dallas or any other city that I like and that I don't like but that isn't the point. The point is that any architecture submitted for discussion is fair game for criticism and that Houstonians should have a right to make negative comments about Dallas architecture without being accused of being immature or reading a lecture about civility. God knows I've read enough Houston bashing from Dallasites lately. The Houston vs Dallas rivalry runs deep, but sometimes the distaste for whatever each city has or is - is legit. It isn't always about trash talk. For example, I have no doubt that I could round up as many people in Dallas who aren't impressed with the big bridge as I could in Houston. Probably more. Dallas has a lot of rotten streets in disrepair that could have used some of that money that was spent on this gaudy bridge to nowhere and I've heard many people on Dallas forums that are plenty mad about it. Also, when you think about how much time, money and effort that went into building it and all they got was a one-tower replica of a bridge that many don't find particularly attractive in the first place. If they were going to this much trouble to build a landmark bridge the least they could have done was to get something original and more attractive and maybe a little more indigenous to it's environment. I think it's just great that you like quite a few buildings in Dallas and for the record I do too, but ours is just one opinion. If you are bothered by the fact that some people in Houston hate things in Dallas just because it is in Dallas, I can understand why you might try to want to put a stop to it (well not really). But it works both ways. Dallas isn't immune from building lemons. One should be able to call them on their mistakes as freely as you call Houston on it's lemons - which I've noticed you (and many others) do a lot.
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Is it o.k. to not like Dallas architecture if you are from Fort Worth? How about New York? Or is legitimate criticism of architecture that just happens to be from Dallas and is submitted on this thread for the point of critique only frowned upon if you are from Houston? Which is it? I think if someone is going to post an image or opinion of anything related to architecture on any thread at this website, including this one, they need to be prepared to except the fact that not everyone is going to like it, and ought to be able point out it's flaws without being personally attacked. I don't understand what makes Dallas architecture immune from criticism. Just like in any city, there are some real monstrosities and just plain bad crap in Dallas too. I think the big bridge in Dallas is just awful for a lot of reasons and I'm certain there are many other people who also appreciate architecture who would agree with me no matter if they are from Hong Kong OR Houston OR Dallas. No one seems to have any problem irresponsibly slamming architectural misfires, trashing developers or ripping on cities for the fun of ripping on cities on any other thread at the Haif. Why is this one any different?
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That big bridge in Dallas is very very ugly and completely out of place. If they had built the same thing in Houston over Buffalo Bayou I would not be bragging about it at all. And if I went to a Dallas forum and bragged about all the new high rise construction going up in Houston right now which I honestly feel is far more impressive (as a whole) than what is going up in Dallas, I would expect the locals to rag on me and my city. Immature? No argument. But, if you think calling people immature is going to stop anyone from defending their city or their home or their car or their house, when provoked. Think again. Is it o.k. if I think that a ball lit up in xmas lights sitting on top of a 500ft cement pole is tacky? Well, immature or not, it is. Deal with it.
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There should be one on every corner in Houston - like Skyhouses.
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