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Beautiful Plantation; Dark past:

On the way back from New Orleans we stopped in Baton Rouge at Po Boy Floyd's for some bad ass Po boys. Just in the DT area for about 45 minutes but was able to take these shots.

Adios

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My wife and I did not want to leave this very unique city. We're definately comming back. We got a glimps of the garden district and St. Charles street east of DT. St. Charles was packed with beautiful southern mansions, churches and the lovely campuses of Loyola and Tulane. I could have taken another 400 pictures just in that area. Until then, Adios.

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This was our first trip to New Orleans and we were blown away. The DT, French Quarter, Garden District, St. Charles St. and Esplanade to the Museums in the north were clean and beautiful. Also, I took a tour of part of the flooded areas and areas damaged by the tornado. Very sad. But the people of NO are working hard to clean it up and you can see that they are proud of their city.

Everywhere we went they said that tourism is comming back, but it still has a ways to go. Anyone thinking of going on a vacation soon, please think of NO. They really need everything they can get right now. This was one beautiful and unique American/World city. And like the locals say "Laissez les bon temps roullet!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Took a bus tour of the garden district and St. Charles. That area was beautiful. Unfortunately, unable to take many pics. But here are some more of the French Quarter and DT.

Great shots. You manage to get the building shots straight and level. Mine are always crooked, need to stop drinking so much.

Also, I love your night shots, this one in particular.

2nd that!!

I love the storefront and window shots.

Bad f'in ass dude.

This one caught my eye. Kind of makes it look like a ghost town.

I didn't see where this was mentioned anywhere else. If so, please delete.

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JV Plans 304-Unit Mid-Rise in Medical Center

By Amy Wolff Sorter

HOUSTON-Two Texas companies have joined forces for the first time to develop the luxury mid-rise Almeda at Old Spanish Trail. Groundbreaking on the first phase, 304 units in the Medical Center, is scheduled to take place in the coming months.

The project will be situated on a little more than eight acres at the intersection of Almeda Road and Old Spanish Trail. It is being funded through Crow Holdings' Realty Partners IV LP's $850-million fund. Houston-based Simmons Vedder & Co. is the developer. Almeda at Old Spanish Trail is the first ground-up multifamily project for the Dallas-based fund.

http://www.globest.com/news/844_844/houston/152954-1.html

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The Weather sucked, but the family still had fun:

Holy toledo, that was awesome.

Muchas Gracias

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JV Pencils May Start for $80M Second Phase

By Amy Wolff Sorter

LaCenterra(For more retail coverage, click GlobeSt.com/RETAIL and the multifamily market, click here.)

KATY, TX-With its first retail phase 60% preleased, Vista Equities Group and its Denver-based partner, Amstar Group, will break ground on an $80-million second phase for LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch. In May, work will start on 160,000 sf of retail and 230 residential units, all planned for completion in fall 2008.

The development partners are in the process of wrapping up work on the $60-million first phase for LaCenterra, where 170,000 sf of retail and 90,000 sf of office space is delivering at 23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd. The 34-acre, 700,000-sf development got under way in late January 2006.

http://www.globest.com/news/838_838/houston/152721-1.html

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On the way to lunch at Chuy's on Westheimer.

On the way home after some tasty Tex-Mex.

Thx Niche, here's the next 20:

Permanent Exhibits.

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Alright, got some replys. Here're the next 20. I'll post more if I get any more replys.

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On the way to the Museum of Natural Science.

From the top of museum parking garage, my beautiful esposita and daughter.

The Frog Exhibit.