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    300 Westheimer is Numbers. Perhaps you're thinking of the building at 240 Westheimer which later became Diner's News, an adult bookstore. It closed a few months ago; noticed activity there today (dumpster in parking lot.)
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    Split off from Dowling theater thread.
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    In late '89 or early '90 I had a friend who lived on the southwest corner of Waugh and W Clay (the building is still there), and they had just started moving dirt for River Oaks Center. The Cineplex was part of the initial development. Unfortunately for them, theater design changed in the mid-90s to incorporate stadium-style seating, plush seats, cup holders, etc.; the Cineplex was considered obsolete practically before the paint was dry, and was demolished sometime around 2000. Edit: Not sure why this took so long to post. Another thing: anyone know why practically the whole block between Waugh and Dunlavy (on W Gray) had never been developed? Seems like I remember cows being pastured there in the early 80s. Seriously.
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    Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your point. I was of the impression that bicyclists are expected ride in the street or on bike paths. Why would the city install ramps to encourage bicycles to intrude on sidewalks? My guess is that it's a way to both comply with the wheelchair accessability requirements and eliminate those odd-shaped curbs that pose a hazard to pedestrians. The 'traditional' wheelchair curb cuts have been responsible for many sprained ankles, and worse.
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    Use the News function of Google, checking for 'credit card'. There's been a massive security leak - the machines used to swipe your credit/debit card have been infected with a phishing virus. The exact extent of ID theft is still unknown, but it's massive. From seattlepi.com OLYMPIA -- Banks in Washington state are coming to terms with what has been described as one of the biggest credit card data breaches ever. Heartland Payment Systems Inc. -- the sixth-largest payment processor in the U.S. -- revealed this week that criminals had installed spy software on its computer network. Heartland, a corporation based in Princeton, N.J., that offers credit card and debit card processing to business locations nationwide, says it doesn't know how much data was stolen, since the malicious program was capturing data as it flowed across the network. In that type of intrusion, it's difficult to determine how much data is taken, Heartland says. But the potential damage could be very large; Heartland processes 100 million transactions a month, mostly for small- to medium-sized businesses.
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    What brings a neighborhood down is a lack of caring by its residents. I'm an apartment dweller and care about my neighborhood a hell of a lot more than many of the homeowners. Does the Heights really have a problem attracting developers? Uh, no. And how do you tell that someone is homeless? Is it stamped on his forehead? Further, some homeless people are very decent, and some domesticated people are scumbags. I agree with your ideas about maintaining streets, taking appropriate interest in ones neighbors and not giving panhandlers the time of day.
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    Slightly off-topic, but did anyone see "30 Rock" last night? An actress was using 'The Method' in preparation to play Janis Joplin in an upcoming film. A coworker suggests that she do her research on Wikipedia, which he hastily edited to show that Janis speedwalked everywhere, was deathly afraid of toilets and constantly drank a mixture of buttermilk and tequila. Hijinks ensued. That being said, does "the most" mean the most at one time, or the total ever held there?
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    Good suggestion. Try contacting City Council member Peter Brown - he seems to have taken an active interest in problems such as these. From his most recent e-newsletter: Here is what my Council Office is working on for 2009: ......... Ordinances: a) Rid Houston of Hot Sheet Motels Fight massage parlors, and derelict buildings. c) Stronger Historic Preservation
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    From Valley Central, Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 6:17 p.m.: "Former Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra walked from Raymondville to Edinburg to file an appeal with the Texas 13th Court of Appeals. Guerra left office earlier this month but told Action 4 News on Tuesday that he still wants former Vice President Dick Cheney and others to be prosecuted for their roles in alleged prison abuse. A Willacy County grand jury indicted Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Texas State Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville) and other for abuse of public office and other charges. Their cases were thrown out of court but Guerra told Action 4 News that he wants Cheney and the others to be held accountable for the death of a Willacy County inmate and the abuse of several others. Guerra walked from Raymondville to neighboring Hidalgo County to file his appeal at the court's Edinburg office." link
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    Yesterday I noticed a large black vehicle with "Hotel Zaza" emblazened on the doors. What caught my attention was the pair of longhorn horns attached to its front. As a pedestrian, such things can make a much bigger impression on me than on your average Houstonian - literally. They're the perfect height and shape to impale the unwary. Getting hit by a car is never fun. I've been fortunate enough to have survived it a couple of times. Then too, those vehicles weren't sporting cattle horns. Now, I understand that this is a sly, cute, ironic reference. But does it have to be so potentially deadly as well? If they want to complete the wink-wink Western theme, perhaps they could dress the driver as Yosemite Sam, and have him randomly fire a pair of six-shooters.
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    Welcome to HAIF, dogbowl, and thanks for your informative post. Did you research the property, or were you already aware of its history?
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    Acadian's good, but wish they'd take those pictures of W. down. They scare the money back into my pocket.
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    Noticed yesterday that there were people in there, gutting the interior, and portions of the roof are gone. Still the same project?
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    Welcome to HAIF, lindaj448. I, too, grew up in the north. When I was a child, Canada geese always flew south for the winter. In the past few years, they've taken to sticking around instead. The winters just aren't as long or severe as they used to be. One more thing; people are probably going to disagree with you. Please don't take it personally.
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    In what part of town do you live? Transportation can be an issue for some of us.
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    The patio does look nice. I only wish they'd chosen something more cheerful than gray-on-gray for their (non)color scheme. It's been done to death. A burger place, especially one on Montrose, could use a little more pizzazz.
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    Wish that would do some good; however, this is Houston. From Nancy Sarnoff's column in the Chron (Jan. 10, '09): As big real estate projects across the city hit the skids, the new downtown YMCA is still on track. The 120,000-square-foot Tellepsen Family YMCA broke ground last week on a parcel of land at 808 Pease. The new building will replace the 67-year-old facility at 1600 Louisiana, a couple of blocks away. Chevron, which operates out of the old Enron buildings adjacent to the existing Y, plans to buy the block that houses aging structure after it
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    Saw a notice in the Chron (this past Sunday's Zest section?) that the authors will be discussing this book at the Central Library - I think it's this coming Thursday 6-8PM, but can't find a reference at either chron.com or the library's website. Edit: Found the following on HPL website: 1/15/2009 6:00 PM Join HPL and ArCH (Architecture Center Houston) for a new series featuring authors from the local architecture scene. After the readings, there will be a reception with the author at ArCH. Please call 832-393-1313 for authors. Ages: Adults and this (from the AIA Houston website): 01/15/2009 : THU : 6:00 PM Authors in Architecture presents Houston Deco: Modernist Architecture of the Texas Coast At: HPL Downtown and ArCH A new collaborative series from The Houston Public Library and Architypes. 6pm (at HPL Downtown) David Bush and Jim Parsons speak and read from their book 7pm (at ArCH) book signing and reception with the authors
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    Thanks for the kind remarks - and for overlooking that Partridge Family selection (I swear it was an accident!)
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    Not sure if I follow you. How does one determine whether there's a consensus among the neighbors?
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    Yes. Offenders have been asked to quiet down or have been removed at my request. In other news: Inversion Coffee House is now open. At the moment, I don't see it getting much traffic...
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    Although it's not on their website yet, channel 13 reported that Weingarten had been (retroactively) granted their varience. Two council members urged its passage. Channel 13 noted that Weingarten Realty had contributed to each of their campaigns.
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    That makes sense. What resident of a major city that prides itself on modern architecture would buy a book which snubs them?
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    Not Mrs. Slocum's cat, I trust.
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