Hunter

Link to the Second Jefferson Davis/Elder street Artist lofts. with updated interior pictures.

This is the apartment under the main stairs. It is one of the few 2 bedroom units.

2nd floor hallway. You can see that they put all of the orginal door ways back in place just sealed over. if you believe in ghost this shoudl prove interesting.

One of the kitchens. This room is on the second floor and has the best view of downtown and the surrounding area. It is a 1 bedroom unit though.

One of the bed rooms. Notice the dividing wall in the background. It is a common feature through out the uints. In many rooms it is the only thing dividing the Bedroom from the living room.

Okay here is the link to the old thread on the Hospital

Old Jefferson Davis Hospital Thread with Pictures.

And here are some new pictures for everyone to enjoy.

You are looking at the main entrance

The main entrance is behind you and you are looking at the new custom elevator and stairs going up.

Rear unit looking at one set of stairs going up.

Front corner unit second floor. One bedroom unit.

Just for everyones information the area below the stairs is known as the Basement. The first floor starts at the top of the stairs. They really did a fantastic job with this place. The pictures really do not do it any true justice.

OH I am full aware of the truth. I have been working with these people since thay started to arrive and I can tell stories. Some good some bad.

And to all the so called celebrities! Please go home. You are not making things any easier.

Okay here is some more information on the place.

It is now called the Elder St. Artist Lofts.

Designed as: ARTIST LIVE/WORK STUDIOS

New Renovations - First time on the Market. 34 Units- 28 Unique Floor Plans.

Designed for one, Two, and Three person Occupancy.

Affordable Housing Rents from $575/Month - $985/month*

Income limits apply to some rents.

For appointment see the info I posted above.

I also have a list of the Resident selection Policy and i will try to get it up later or maybe anyone interested we can arrange for me to fax you a copy or something.

it was only a tounge in cheek jab. i have a twisted sense of humor and a bad spelling habit as well. hope you can see the humor in it.

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Yes looking back I see the humor now. I was absolutely exhausted when I posted up the last to so please accept my apologizes. A nice hot shower and 20 Hours of sleep can really change a person out look on life and restore my humor.

As soon as things slow down I will post up some of the new photos of how the Jefferson Davis Hospital looks now

And I will put up some of the GRB center as it is now.

As soon as thing quiet down at the Astrodome/reliant center and the George R. Brown complex I will post up so new photos of the place as it looks now.

And I am sorry for the miss spelling but I have not had much sleep lately so I am making some dumb mistakes. You get 2 or 3 hours of sleep a day for a few days while working with New orleans evacs and see how well you do with your typing.

Well I will get the pics up soon everyone take care okay.

If you wish to see about obtaining a place of residence in the newly renovated Jefferson Davis Hospital you will need to contact. Everyone needs to move quick I under stand they are going fast.

Alpha-Barnes

Real Estate Services

Arron P Reece

Regional Manager

Houston Regional Office

713-974-8875 Voice

713-974-8876 Fax

areece@alpha-barnes.com Email.

510 Bering dr, Suite 300 Houston, Texas 77057.

Now the rooms are not all that big but they are big enough for a single person or couple without kids. If anyone from this list gets in please invite me in and for a short tour of your new place I will trade pictures of the renovations.

Is Gerlands grocery store stilll around anywhere?

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There is one on the corner of Spencer Hwy and Underwood in La Porte, Texas. It is a 24 hour store now.

How about Michaels Jewelry Store.

They are calling it the survival set up. No anchor stores. just what people need. Clothing stores, hardware, groceries, banks and a few restraunts.

What was there before?  Was it an abandoned building or empty land?

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It was the Second Jefferson Davis Hospital. And I think it was the second oldest Hospital in Houston. I could be wrong though about its age.

Except for what I mentioned above. Not a thing left. Just memories! Jind of sad but the place was really getting shabby looking anyway. And the majority of the stores and shops were all closed and boarded up years ago! It was like walking in a ghost town. The old Bowling alley had been closed for years and was only used for storage.

It is mainly the upstairs area that is haunted. And about all I have ever heard people talk about is cold spots, things moving occasionally and on occasion a figure or 2 appearing to people here and there through out the building.

The only things left to remind you of the old Gulfgate mall is the bridge over the 610 loop and the signs. Even the old Movie theatre is gone! There is a Metro transfer station there now. The bridge is currently closed but it is also under renovation. They plan to use it to expand the parking area for the Metro area if I understood correctly.

Del Oro development.  View is intersection of 288 and the South Loop.

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Personally I like the little accident on the freeway on the lower right hand side. Thart shows me that the atist really knew Houston well when he built this model.

Well besides my digital camera not working the day they were examine some of the graves in the basement area I have not experienced much. But lately a lot of the workers and especially the nighttime security guards have been experiencing a lot of activity.

Work on the building is nearly complete all of the new windows are installed and sealed and many of the rooms are nearing completion as well and they now have air conditioning running in the majority of the rooms. I was chatting with one of the security guards the other day and he was telling me that just a few days ago finished his rounds and the crew had just left for the day after shutting the old girl down and sealing her up. He was sitting in his car listening o the radio when he heard a noise. Stepping out of his car he noticed that every window on the hospital was wide open. How that happened he did not know. He called a fellow office over and they went through and re-closed all of the windows.

The only other story is pretty common and has to do with tools moving on their own. A worker will put down his tools to work on some thing reach back down to pick it up and it will be gone and. He may or may not find it and if he does it will be across the room where it should not be.

it's not really haunted, eh?

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OH I would not say that! But some people experience stuff where others do not. Have not clue as to why!

Don

The only hamburger fit to eat is Wendy's!

That's my opinion.

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I agree. Wendys is very good and their new selection is top notch. I have been going there a lot lately.

i went there once and i think it was haunted because i stepped into the doorway and this homeless man jumped out at me and threw a tomato can in my general direction so yeah i guess yeah I'd say it's haunted with the homeless sort and whatnot peace im outta here

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It may be haunted but not with the homeless anymore.

Oh she already knows about those places and has people working on them. She is looking for somemore personnal stuff. EXP: Object that have been squirrled away in attic's, storage buildings and L-O-R-D forbid, Basements.

Pictures, documents, personnal letters. Mainly pictures. Not a lot of them have survived from the early days of Harris Counties history. If you email her she can give you a better list of what she is looking for!

I am currently in gagged in an active search for historical documents and pictures related to Harris county. If you have any or know of anyone that might have any I would greatly appreciate it.

Or if you wish you can contact the head Harris County Archivists at the below address. She is a real nice lady and is easy to talk to. And if you ever get a chance to visit her she has a wonderful view of Houston from her office space which almost takes up a whole floor.

Sarah Jackson, CA

Harris County Archives

Criminal Justice Center

1201 Franklin, 12th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

sarah_jackson@fpm.co.harris.tx.us

713-368-7640 (phone)

713-368-7641 (fax)

Thanks everyone for your asistance!

or not... Trust your gut - it was right the first time.

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I agree 100%. a godo friend of mine loves them but the few that I have tried were not that good at all. About all I found them good for was as snacks for my kid. They were small enough to fit in his hand when he was little. And plain enough to him that they tasted good.

For the record, I was being facetious with Hunter.

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Yes I got your meaning and no that is not the closet one to me. Actually unless they recently add one there are no Burger Kings in Beaumont! They all closed. I do recommend that if you are ever over there you shoudl visit the Ryans steak house. They have an all-you-can eat steak bar.

And my favorite restraunt is either Soup-er-Salad or a nice Steak and Sea food house. Crystals burgers are not that good at all. Dry and not much taste to them at all. My lady calls them soyburgers.

MY kids likes them though because they are small.

So has anyone gone to this thing yet?

LOCATION

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Yes and I was not impressed. Burger kings has better burgers. if you want there is one over In Beaumont near the Park Dale Mall on Dowling street. Way over priced and not very good in my opinion.