MidCenturyMoldy

1 hour ago, dbigtex56 said:

 

The south edge of downtown still has pockets of "dead" zones.
For example, I was approached by a tourist while waiting for a bus at Pierce and Milam who asked if I knew where to find restaurants close by, and I completely drew a blank. There's a utilitarian sandwich shop in the METRO building, but aside from that, nothing comes to mind that isn't several blocks away.
Let's just say that this part of downtown doesn't bustle.

There are a lot of places nearby in Midtown.

38 minutes ago, TheSirDingle said:

 

the newest name is Laneways but it used to be called The District.   

 

OK. I suspected that that might be the case.

55 minutes ago, TheSirDingle said:

I think that goes to The District when it tops out.

What is The District? I can't find anything about it.

On 9/1/2019 at 4:58 PM, IronTiger said:

There's also a movie theater in the background.

I think that "movie theater" is actually a liquor store. Pretty sure it says "LIQUORS."

1 hour ago, bategeler said:

I believe this is a second building that is also part of the project. Looks to be located on the surface lot just north of Uchi. Word on the street is the second and third floors will house the Freed-Montrose Public Library. This seems to be confirmed in the rendering, if you look closely there appears to be book shelves in both floors. 

That would explain the "LIBRARY" sign. 

Friday, 08/23/19

I'm so old, I remember our family moving into a house on Barryknoll right off Gessner...except Gessner wasn't even there yet. There was a big mud puddle in what would later be the intersection. Memorial City Mall was a big vacant parcel of land that I got in trouble for searching for wild blackberries on. The Katy Freeway was nothing but feeder roads. Then Gessner was opened, but it would be years before it went all the way south to Westheimer.. Then Sears and Weingarten's (grocery store) opened in what would someday be the mall. Jack-in-the-Box opened up on Kingsride. You could order a burger, or a cheeseburger. That was it. Oh yeah, I went to Bunker Hill Elementary School.

6 hours ago, Angostura said:

The complete streets mindset generally requires a buffer between sidewalk and traffic. In this case, traffic on main is generally very slow-moving, so it probably doesn't need to be this wide.

Then making the sidewalk wider like it seems to be at Mid Main might make me happier. Just feels more urban to me. 

I wonder what the Complete-Streeters think of the new sidewalks on Post Oak Boulevard? https://theboulevardproject.com/construction/updates 

(Post Oak photo not mine) 

Boring...but not hideous. Beginning to think that's the most we can ask.

2 hours ago, rechlin said:

Looking almost complete. Sidewalk really isn't too narrow.

 

 

 

IMO, in a neighborhood like this, the sidewalk should extend to the curb.

San Felipe between Post Oak and Chimney Rock is a great place for this kind of residential development. I'd love to see more. I'm not necessarily thrilled by the building itself, but at least it isn't hideous. Pleasant enough urban infill.