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    Thank you for your marvelous photos. My late wife and I moved to Houston December 31, 1980. I enjoy counting all the new buildings and the renovations from that time. In this previous photo I counted 18 buildings built and numerous buildings renovated. I'm sure I missed a few. When we visited Montreal in the late 90's we mourned how anemic our downtown was except for the area around Jones Hall. Much has changed mainly for the better.
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    According to Emporis Houston, The Brava is approximately 200 feet taller ( 198 ft for those who wish exactitude), than the Travis. I'm no optical expert, but the effect may be due to the fact the Travis is by itself, whereas the Brava is surrounded by buildings near or superior to it in height. Oklahoma City downtown has a building (Devon energy) that towers over all others. In downtown Houston, or more so Chicago or NYC, it would not be that noticeable.
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    Bit of a side note. Preliminary population figures for US Metropolitan Statistical areas (MSA's) shows Houston MSA population at 7,154,000 in 2020 . That is an increase of 1.234 million from 2010. From 2010 to 2020 , Houston MSA's grew more than the combined MSA's of: NYC,LA, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and Pittsburg PA. Most of the growth was pre-Harvey, but post-Harvey the growth continued but at a slower pace. Not bad considering Houston the lack of mention by the nation's media.
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    You may be right. I wrote off some Star jasmine and when I checked closely greenery was sprouting. Same with many of the gardenias. So hopefully you are correct.
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    The B1M should do a show on TMC3.
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    I think you are spot on.It's going up fast. Probably will finish before block 387 or 100 Crawford.
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    I say it be named the Barney Fife memorial sidewalk, since he would be one of the few to comfortable walk on it.
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    I read it as 1.5 months minimum time or 1.5 months +30 days maximum time. But you are in the ballpark with your estimate.
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    Years ago you could seat out in a balcony at the downtown mall and see a park of sorts. This was before One Park Place. It was nice, but things IMO, are much better now.
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    I remember when the Shamrock was demolished. That was sad.
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    Beast is good, beastly bad. At least according to the Brits, old chap.
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    Nice to read something about Houston besides floods and freezes. Houston has become quite beautiful which would have sprouted hoots of derision 30 years ago. Our museum of art is a gem.
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    Are there more than one rendering? If so which one is the most probable?
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    We live along a canal of Lake Houston. Lost power Monday through Tuesday for 23 hrs. Drained the pipes. Only irritation was when my twin daughters sleeping in front of the fireplace went into twin+insanity or twinsanity at 3 in the morning. After attempts to calm them down , Dad (me) threatened to cut the gas. That did it. My son slept like a log all night.
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    Duluth Minnesota. Isn't that around 120 miles southeast of International Falls a.k.a the icebox of the nation. I suspect the 120 miles miles south doesn't make a great difference in temperature. Why is that?Is it the driving or the hills?
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    I've been through nasty winters in Ohio and Kansas, not to mention Dec 1983 and Dec 1989 here in Houston. I fear icy roads a great deal.
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    I see why Texasota praised this so much. It is beautiful.
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    There appears to be an escalating arms race in luxury apartments. Expecting Brava or someone else to up it to a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce Phantom driving you to your luxury apartment where in the lobby a world class pianist is playing on a Bosendorfer Imperial or Steinway Grand Piano. Just saying.
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    Looks like a new floor per week.
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    Back in 2001 my wife and I were in a busy government building in central Siberia. I was writing down some information displayed on a giant Public map. A security guard came over and told me I had to stop because that was not public information. Hundreds of public people were going in and out of the public building. Go figure. Nevertheless I stopped. IMy wife and I were averse to jails, especially ones in Siberia.
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    Can't say I have. That Kroger or any other Kroger, or HEB. Guess I missed out on something. Must of had a great sound system.
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    Why is this Krogers called "disco Krogers"?
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    Here's somethings which may be used for vanity. Houston was the 2nd fastest growing metro from 2010 to 2019 in the US growing at an annual average of 127,300. We were the fastest for over a decade until, I believe, 2014 when DFW passed us. Austin is also growing fast , for it's size, but only 56,800 per year. We also have some of the most buildings going up after NYC and Toronto if Emporis is accurate. And think of all the great things being built at the Med Center, Downtown,Uptown, and Buffalo Bayou areas. Not bad for a city which doesn't get fawning media.
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    I also want a few super talls going up. In my opinion they would look great in the empty lots near where Skanska's Discovery West is going up. Neverthess I am very very happy over the numerous highrises constructed in the last decade in downtown Houston. All those surface parking lots and one ugly parking garage-gone.
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