houstonmacbro

You are correct it was the Reliant building. But then Reliant split itself into two separate companies and moved the part named Reliant into the new tower at 1000 Main. The part left in the former Reliant building is CenterPoint, hence it is now the CenterPoint building, or CenterPoint Plaza, or CenterPoint Tower... I don't know what the official name is.

okay ... thanks for that clarification!

i thought that was the reliant building...

In potential danger are:

Six Flags Darien Lake outside Buffalo, N.Y.

Six Flags Waterworld in Concord, Calif.

Six Flags Elitch Gardens in Denver, Wild Waves and Enchanted Village outside Seattle

Six Flags Splashtown in Houston

Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor near Los Angeles

http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/travelgeta...159/detail.html

isn't splashtown officially in spring, texas? not houston.

I am not sure if this is already known on here but it looks like a new Starbucks is coming to Dallas and Main downtown. I belive this will be street level. Although I am not a huge fan of the corporate coffee giant, it is always nice to see more street level retail in DT Houston.

try some homegrown coffee and/or tea at tropioca. they need the business a lot more than starbucks.

Few more Questions...

When Marq-E was first opened, wasn't the big selling attraction the indoor skatepark? And when did that change? Also, is there another popular indoor skatepark in Houston?

Lastly, it also mentioned something about an adjacent 20,000sq ft space there that may have some kind of development. Curious what will happen there, too.

maybe they could build one of those indoor ski thingies like in dubai.

Also mentioned an LA Fitness being built in the former indoor skating park. But they also said they want something to be placed in their 30,000+ sq feet of vacant retail space.

i'm kinda surprised that LA FITNESS is going there, since magic is heavily associated with 24 hour fitness (and they are a much bigger chain).

interesting...

i use smugmug.com.

no.

i think i have been to greenspoint mall, like ... maybe twice in my entire life. and i am 40.

Anyone know if the Dome of the new couthouse will be lit up?

Last night as I was heading MBar, I spotted that a white beacon light was lighted atop the dome. Hopefully this suggests the Dome will the lighten up too. It has a central shot in the view you get from Minute Maid Park. If this building's dome is lit up at night, it will surely look awesome on TV druing baseball telecasts to those who have never been to or seen this grand city before.

Furthermore, it would be a great "Step 1" in getting this city's downtown skyline the lighting it deserves.

And just an FYI.....I believe the "high energy" lighting scheme Houston Pavilions will sport will convince other skyscraper tower manages to follow suit with stepped up efforts on lighting at night. But the Pavillions lighting's biggest impact will be felt on street level as many street level businesses will feel the need to follow suit and "light up" in order to make its presence known amongst all this competition downtown. Downtown streets at night are in for a radical change in the coming years.......

i really like how the main buildings in nyc (chrysler, at&t --now sony--, etc.) all are lit up at the tops. houston could do something like that, and we are seeing some evidence with the continental building lit up at the top in blue ... but they could take it so much further.

I like the way the Houston skyline looks at night. I really dig it when you can see the galleria area, downtown, and the medical district from a distance. I used to refer to it as "the three downtowns of Houston" when driving in from College Station.

galleria area is now uptown ... and i do think it is rivaling downtown with all the high rise buildings (apartments, condos, offices) going up. it is definitely going to be an epicenter in a few years as it has a lot to offer (galleria, uptown mall, etc.).

as for the skyline downtown being lit up like 'dallas', those pictures we basically taken with a LONG exposure (look at the blur of the automobiles). it is an illusion (much like dallas itself).

lol

maybe this:

i think a singing cowboy in his underwear is ghetto OR trashy ... take your pic with words, but the sentiment is the same.

awful.

I've just heard that there's going to bea House Of Blues Downtown. It's gonna be part of The Houston Pavillions.

this should be a lot of fun and a great alternative to the dreadful hardrock cafe.

Check out this other link - you'll learn everything you wanted to learn about Orion (and more!!)

http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...ic=154&hl=orion

thanks!

i see a handfull of workers there every day... but not much progress.. i have read the other Orion thread and am wondering if there are any new updates........

sorry, what is the orion? movie theater? night club? sorry for being so dense.

Seems like it's all about the concerts now more than before. I haven't been in about 5 years. Last rodeo I attended was the one with Enrique Iglesias performing. Man, he was embarrassingly bad and cheesy.

The cookoff the weekend leading up to the rodeo is what I like. My aunt and uncle always participate, so I'm able to get into theirs and eat for free. Mmm, that's good. Haven't done that in several years, though.

don't get me wrong. i think the entertainment is fine (country western, black heritage, and tejano performances), but it's like you hardly ever even hear about the other sides of the event. after all it is the houston livestock show and rodeo.

oh well, i haven't really patronized it in years, so i guess i don't have much to complain about.

http://www.hlsr.com/index.aspx

does the livestock show make any news anymore? i really used to like that part more than the rodeo portion anyway. seems like they downplay the livestock portion now and go for the glitz and glamour.