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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...iz/3988375.html

Lake community in works

3,000 homes will be joined by waterways

By PURVA PATEL

Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

Cypress-Fairbanks is getting a town center and another master-planned community that will allow its residents to travel from neighborhood to neighborhood by boat.

Caldwell Watson Real Estate Group said it has started development of Towne Lake, a 2,400-acre community in Northwest Houston that includes 300 acres of water.

"Every single portion of the neighborhoods will have some sort of access to the lake or canals," said Peter Barnhart, vice president of residential development at Caldwell Watson. "Coupling that with the town center, we'll be providing housing opportunities across a myriad of price points."

The community will have 15 to 20 neighborhoods with about 3,000 single-family homes upon completion. Prices will start in the low $100,000s and go as high as $1 million-plus, he said. Townhomes and apartments are included in the mix.

Broker Keith Grothaus with Caldwell Watson closed the deal on the land.

David Weekley Homes and David Powers Homes have already started building the first section. The first homes should be ready for sale by year's end or the start of 2007.

Upon completion of the 2,400 acres in and around Towne Lake, the development value is estimated to be in excess of $1.6 billion, the company said.

Caldwell Watson plans to have the entire area built out in 10 to 15 years.

Each area will also be connected by the waterways, something the developer hopes will offer a different lifestyle to residents.

"You can get in a boat and go from one side to the other side, which is about 4 miles," he said. "You can get in a boat anywhere in the community and get anywhere else in the community."

Areas are also being reserved for churches, schools, a yacht club, a retail wharf area, a library, theaters and restaurants. Cy-Fair College sits on 200 acres of Towne Lake.

The developer is looking to join with national retailers to help create 500,000 square feet of retail space, including space in the town center.

"Our hope is to create a central business district/community center for Cy-Fair," said Fred Caldwell, CEO of Caldwell Watson. "It's to make a true urban environment in an area that right now doesn't have anything like that."

The community is about 2 miles from the 9,000-acre residential development called Bridgeland, being developed by the Rouse Co.

Houston-based Caldwell Watson has developed other residential communities in Northwest Houston, including Rock Creek, Wimbledon Falls, Wincrest Falls and Spring Creek Ranch.

Despite rising interest rates, making home buying more expensive and slowing sales elsewhere in the country, Barnhart said this is an opportune time to be building in Houston.

"Houston a lot of times runs countercyclical to other markets," he said. "With the energy industry doing as well as it is, it will continue to produce good, high-paying jobs."

Coupled with Houston's affordability compared with other markets, the environment is right to keep building, he said.

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Thank you for educating me. The summary of this man's accomplishments I read before was vastly incomplete. I apologize for my ignorance.

Some info:

Wellborn Road is going to be a six lane roadway. I've got an old "preliminary not for construction

I've moaned about this before on this site, but I really wish College Station voters would have approved funding for their potion of LoTrack in the early 90's(Bryan and Texas A&M had already pledged their portions, and TxDots contribution would have been extremely generous).

The plan called for numerous ground level overpasses of Wellborn and the railroad tracks through the Texas A&M campus, grade separation/interchanges at Villa Maria, University, Bush and 2818, as well as a few more bridges over the lowered Welborn/tracks such as at F&B/Old College and at a location between Bush and 2818.

Now fifteen years later construction is finally beggining/about to begin at the numerous problem intersections.

Ross Street has been a mess for at least ten years, it is amazing it has taken A&M so long to find a solution.

The Mitchell Physics building should be a nice looking building, especially since Michael Graves and Associates will design it.

I still can't believe Lo-track didn't pass. It would've made the whole area easier to travel and look a whole lot better. Even after all is said and done there still will not be an underpass at Old Main, it's not in the plans. While on the subject, the University at Wellborn overpass needs some much needed aesthetic upgrades.

Ross Street was scheduled to been completed with the whole New Main construction 3 or 4 years ago but once they started building the Jack E Brown ChemE building (and thus closing Spence Street) they couldn't continue since it would cut off access to the central part of campus. I was told that either Spence Street or Ross Street needs to be open at all times because of deliveries needed for research in the Chemistry Building.

It will be interesting to see how they widen it and add a median though. There is a lot of room between the north side of the street and the buildings, I wonder if the trees that are there now, just to the north of Ross street, will become the median and another 2 lane road placed in what is now sidewalk.

The physics buildings sound interesting. Hopefully there will be a rendering of the upcoming buildings on the Michael Graves and Associates web site soon.

This Life Sciences center sounds interesting. The future largest building on campus. Hard to imagine. It will change the whole center of campus, but I guess that's what they are going for.

I'm glad to see some of these parking lots go, even though it means inconvenience to some. I just wonder how long it will take for additional parking garages to come up to take their place like these two from the CMP.

Looks like there is going to be a new Starbucks in Tejas Center. "The construction sign is up showing that a free-standing Starbucks is being built in the parking lot near the corner of Texas & Villa Maria."

http://www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper...om&mkey=1459993

In fall 2006, Texas A&M students will return to a campus undergoing extreme renovation.

Several major construction projects will begin in summer 2006 and continue into the fall that will dramatically alter the look of A&M's campus and affect the way students are able to get around campus.

Four of the most immediate and important projects are: the groundbreakings of two physics buildings on the north side of campus, the groundbreaking of the Interdisciplinary Life Science Complex near the Simpson Drill Field, the remodeling of Ross Street between Ireland and North Bizzell, and the building of an athletic complex near Kyle Field, which will provide additional practice facilities for the football team as well as many other teams on campus, said Joel Wixson, the student representative for the Council for the Built Environment.

The construction will lead to changes in the way students get around campus. The most obvious change will be the construction on Ross Street. Current plans have the street, which has been closed to eastbound traffic for several years, being widened. The CBE, which is overseeing construction and ensuring that it adheres to the campus master plan, plans to have the street run both ways with a median.

A consequence of the construction will be the loss of hundreds of parking spaces. The CBE estimates a loss of about 1,200 student, faculty and staff parking spaces. This initial estimate drew harsh criticism, especially from professors who were faced with the decision to either move to a parking space significantly farther from their classes and offices, or pay more than double the price of their current permits for a spot in the parking garage.

"The (Transportation Construction Committee's) plans have been discussed through an open forum and numerous meetings, including the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Distinguished Professors Executive Committee," Joe Powell, associate vice president for business affairs, said in an e-mail. "The recommendation to eliminate numbered reserved parking spaces has been placed on hold. Further review is necessary to accommodate the 604 individuals who will be displaced from PA42 and PA5."

The athletics building will be a major addition to the area southwest of Kyle Field. The buildings will have brick in the bottom and inflatable roofs that allow for the department to change the building's climate. One building will be used exclusively for football and the other will be used for several sports, including tennis and baseball.

"The covered practice facility will help several of our programs compete on a higher level," Jerry F. Holditch, who donated $1 million for the project, said in a press release. "When it's 101 degrees outside, it's going to be nice to be able to go inside and still get a great practice. I also understand that you have to keep up with facility improvements for recruiting."

The Life Sciences Building, which will be located adjacent to the O.R. Simpson Drill Field, will be the largest building on campus when it is completed, Wixson said. It will only stand three stories, but it will span more than 100 yards. The facility will be used by several different departments and will likely house students in all colleges at some point in their careers.

The new George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy and the George P. Mitchell '40 Physics Building will be located north of the Blocker Building. The two buildings will be funded by a donation by George P. Mitchell, who commissioned Michael Graves and Associates, a world-renowned architecture firm that usually does not do projects in Texas.

The construction projects will be underway when students return in the fall. Later in the semester work is expected to begin on vehicle and pedestrian underpasses that will go under Wellborn Road and connect Olsen Boulevard with Lamar and Jones Streets around the Albritton Clock Tower, Wixson said.

"The goals of these underpasses are to increase traffic flow and connect the east and west campus," Wixson said.

The goal is to make the two parts of campus seem less separate, he said.

The "Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building":

VIDEO:

http://ilsb.tamu.edu/tamu.flv/view

The "George P. and Cynthia W. Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy and the George P. Mitchell '40 Physics Building":

Athletic Indoor Facility:

VIDEO:

http://agclips.com/images/indoor.wmv

The Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine (in Research Park)

that new road is going to suck. it will dump 4 lanes of traffic onto 2 lane wellborn road which is already super congested, and there is no room to widen it.

Wellborn is going to be widened to 6 lanes.

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/BRY/projects/fm2154.htm

Like Houston's Nolan Ryan Expressway (SH 288), Lloyd Bentsen Highway (US 59), Sam Houston Tollway, John Coleman Highway (SH 35 in Harris County), and Ronald Reagan Highway (US 290)? Or Dallas' George Bush Tollway or Tom Landry Highway?

It's more common than you think...

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/do...0.000225.00.doc

I guess it is. Although typically 288 is called 288, Sam Houston Tollway is called the Beltway, 59 is called the Eastex or the Southwest, and I've never heard of Reagan Highway and I've lived off of 290 the Northwest Freeway for 18 years.

Plus most of those names have National or Statewide Appeal (Ryan, Bush, Houston, Landry), which is quite a different situation.

In an earlier-than-expected move, College Station's City Council took steps to name a new stretch of road.

Thursday, the council decided to name the new Highway 40 and Greens Prairie Road East after William D. Fitch, the former councilman and school board member. Fitch is largely credited with the development of the south side of town, including Southwood Valley and Pebble Creek.

Fitch was the second-leading vote getter in the city's "Name That Road" contest. Of the 702 votes, he garnered 107.

Only Aggie Men's Basketball coach Billy Gillespie earned more votes.

Even with citizen input, the city council had the final decision on naming the street. Thursday's vote was 3-to-1 in favor of Bill Fitch Road, with three council members absent from the meeting. The lone dissenting vote was John Happ's. He said they should have waited until the full council was present to vote on the issue.

Nothing says small town like nameing your freeways after people.

In other words, Bryan you better take what we give you or else you get nothing.

Fine.

Nothing is better than the proposed plan. TxDot did a great job with medians along Hwy. 21(San Jacinto) and Boonville Rd., but those were primarily residential/open areas, not an office/retail corridor. A year or two ago there was a meeting with residents of Briarcrest Estates whose houses back up to Briarcrest. I'm pretty sure it was TxDot who held the meeting and it dealt with the possiblity of building a wall along the street once widening occured, and that is exactly what should happen. Sure, the few who still use the back entrance will be affected, but they should have known for at least 10-15 years that access to Briarcrest was a luxury of the past.

Bryan may have to pick up more of the cost than they should have to, but a six-lane Briarcrest-Villa Maria is needed from Hwy. 6 to at least Texas Ave., if not all the way west to Wellborn.

Kind of off subject, but:

Are their any plans to have a consistant name of FM1179 instead fo it switching from Briarcrest to Villa Maria? I thought I heard something about that in the past.

http://www.theeagle.com/stories/042506/local_20060425009.php

Bryan's transportation planner will recommend Tuesday that the state withdraw its plan to place medians along Briarcrest Drive and Villa Maria Road. Instead, the Texas Department of Transportion will be asked to consider widening the heavily traveled roads.

TxDOT planned to spend at least $2 million for raised medians from North Earl Rudder Freeway along Briarcrest to 29th Street. The plan called for left- and right-turn lanes at major intersections such as 29th Street, Freedom Boulevard and at the frontage road to the bypass.

The first phase of the three-stage project, which was scheduled to start in July 2007, would cover the work from the freeway to 29th Street. The final phases call for extending the improvements to Wellborn Road, said TxDOT spokesman Bob Colwell, but money for the work has not been approved.

Colwell said the project is aimed at improving safety and traffic flow through the intersections.

But John Dean, the city of Bryan's transportation planner, said the TxDOT plan doesn't address multiple problems. He said the Briarcrest/Villa Maria corridor - F.M. 1179 - "is our central business corridor," and the project could hinder access to homes and businesses. The project also fails to deal with the growing traffic on the corridor.

He said the road will carry an average 42,000 vehicles a day by next year, according to TxDOT predictions, and that number is projected to grow to 62,000 vehicles by 2027. The road was designed to handle a daily capacity of 35,000 vehicles, Dean said.

"We believe the proposed plans will be of little help in addressing this problem, and we further believe it may be perceived as a poor use of the taxpayers' dollars to apply a superficial treatment to this roadway, knowing in a few short years more money will have to be spent on this roadway again," Dean wrote in a letter to TxDOT that he will ask the City Council to sign at Tuesday's meeting.

Bob Appleton, TxDOT's director of transportation planning and development, said Monday he was not aware that the city might seek a change in the project plans.

"When we studied it, we actually found that the [traffic] delays were mostly caused at the intersections, and we felt like the work we were proposing to provide additional turning capacity would do a lot of good," Appleton said.

If the Bryan council decides to oppose the project, Appleton said, TxDOT might consider moving the $2 million for the medians to another project.

He said the agency probably would meet with the Metropolitan Planning Organization and look at how the projects are prioritized. "We could go forward with something else," he said.

Appleton said a large-scale widening project is probably needed, but is not feasible now because of the expenses of buying right-of-way. TxDOT and the city pay for such expenses, Appleton said, with TxDOT handling 90 percent of the cost. The Bryan City Council voted in January to contribute 10 percent of the cost to acquire the right of way but not to exceed $85,000.

"Certainly [widening] would add more capacity, but it would be a very expensive proposition given how close the business parking, buildings and houses are to the road," Appleton said.

Dean said he hopes TxDOT will shift the funds to a project that doesn't involve medians but still addresses the traffic flow on F.M. 1179.

"If [TxDOT is] going to do something, it needs to account for the traffic that's currently existing and the traffic that they're projecting," he said. "The design they've proposed doesn't do either of those things."

The parking lot at College Main and Church Ave would be a good location for them. That would be across the street from the NG parking garage, and closer to the more "urban" part of Northgate.

I still can't believe they are hinting at this failing for a third time...

http://www.theeagle.com/stories/042306/local_20060423001.php

College Station may decide on TIF in May

By APRIL AVISON

Eagle Staff Writer

The College Station City Council could decide next month whether to establish a tax increment finance district in Northgate that would partially fund a planned hotel-convention center.

City Manager Glenn Brown said the boundaries of the potential district are Wellborn Road, South College Avenue, University Drive and the Bryan city limits.

If the district, also known as a TIF, is approved by the City Council at its May 25 meeting, College Station can issue debt to build its part of the hotel-convention center. Then the city can pay off the debt with property taxes generated on new development within that district.

Several months ago, city officials projected it would cost about $25 million to build a 90,000-square-foot convention center with a ballroom, exhibit hall and meeting space.

A developer would be responsible for building the adjacent 10-story hotel. The entire project would cost more than $62 million, officials have estimated.

City officials said Friday they aren't sure how much debt would be issued. If the zone is established, an advisory board will be appointed to recommend what projects are constructed and how much money is spent. The City Council has ultimate approval over the plans.

"The number that's been talked about is $25 million, but I don't think we would issue that much in actual debt," said Charles Wood, interim economic development director. "The TIF will not pay all the debt service. There are other sources of revenue, like hotel/motel taxes."

The City Council voted in December to begin negotiations on the project, but it appears not much progress has been made since then. The lead negotiator on the project was Kim Foutz, College Station's former economic development director, who was asked by Brown in February to resign.

Brown has said that Foutz was asked to leave because of her job performance. She reached an undisclosed settlement agreement with the city and has accepted a job in Temple. Brown said Friday the hotel-convention center project has not suffered because of Foutz's departure.

Although the project is moving at a slow pace, Brown said negotiations with developer Drake Leddy are ongoing. The project is planned for an area between Nagle Street and College Avenue owned by the Culpepper family.

"The city is committed to getting a hotel-convention center in the Northgate area," Brown said. "If something doesn't work out with the Culpepper land, we'll look at other locations. We still have discussions going on. This is probably one of the most difficult things that any city tries to negotiate."

Leddy is the third developer who has attempted to work with College Station on a hotel-convention center since 1995.

Plans for a $6 million project in the Wolf Pen Creek area fell through in 1997 when the developer could not meet his financial obligations. Another agreement in eastern College Station fell through in 2003 when the developer, TAC Realty, withdrew because construction costs for the hotel exceeded a spending cap of $38 million.

Wood said more than 400 pages of documents have to be generated and signed before such a deal can be finalized.

"Public-private partnerships in general are difficult to put together," he said.

Jessica Guidry, a consultant with Planning and Land Use Solutions, said some of the property owners in Northgate have indicated they would like the city to establish a TIF district.

"I think a TIF in Northgate would be appropriate with or without a conference center," Guidry said. "There's a Northgate revitalization plan that has identified some things that need to be funded. It includes everything from bathrooms to sidewalks to safety measures like lighting. Northgate really needs more parking. It's almost time to start talking about another parking garage."

City staff also has recommended that a TIF zone be formed for infrastructure improvements in Northgate even if the hotel-convention center plan falls through, Wood said. College Station has one other tax increment finance district, in the Wolf Pen Creek area.

Thanks! I start at A&M this summer. I have been at Blinn for the past two years and I was an AF Air Traffic Contoller in San Antonio for six years before that. That is where the BE comes from...my operating initials as a controller. My wife is class of 02 so I've been around this community for several years and I am really excited to see it grow and I am very interested in all of the new development that is going on.

If y'all are interested in Aggie sports check out my message board, aggiefans.com.

BTW, what are y'all going to major in?

How many classes did you take a semester? Did you go to summer school? When did you start, fall 2002?

I started at A&M in Fall '02 and took summer school several times. These are my hours per semester (where a=spring, b=summer, c=fall):

02c-14hrs

03a-15hrs

03b-4hrs

03c-15hrs

04a-13hrs

04b-12hrs

04c-14hrs

05a-15hrs

05b-3hrs

05c-12hrs

06a-13hrs

06b-0hrs

06c-6hrs

I have a lot of hours because I took some courses I didn't need for various reasons.

This was for a BS degree in Civil Engineering.

You're 06? Are you 21?

I am supposed to be 06 but I took alot of time off. Hopefully I can go to A&M spring 07.

I'm 22. I'll graduate in December. Whoop!

He is crazy.

You're new here. Welcome to the forum! Do you go to A&M?

We have an 06 (me) , 08 and 09 now. Where's 07

Correct me if im wrong, I believe "The District" aka Brazos Transit District operates the Woodlands Waterway Trolleys in the Woodlands, as well as B/CS and Lufkin/Nacogdoches transit. They just brought a few of the trolley's over for B/CS use.

That is true.

That was cool we had a interurban(old skool light rail) here in the old days. Of course, it wasnt that bad that they killed it back in 1924.There aint no way that little train could've kept chugging(interurbans didnt chug of course ) past 1950 at the most. Of course, maybe in an alternate universe the train is still running, providing an interesting tourist attraction, or better yet, using modern LRV trains.

On another note, BCS is looking to implement a "trolley" system from Downtown Bryan to the Northgate Parking Garage. This trolley would really just be a bus though. Maybe thay's why "The District" bought those "The Woodlands Waterway Trolleys" that have been around town.

It would run 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and they are considering a lunch time trolley.

http://www.theeagle.com/stories/031506/local_20060315005.php

Bryan-College Station

Interurban Railroad

In 1910, an interurban rail system serviced several designated stops between Bryan and The Texas A&M College. Over the next fourteen years development coincided with the train's stops. Along side the train track in several nodes development pockets occurred. The urban form was dense with many serves within walking distance of residents. Then in 1924, the tracks were removed and in their place five miles of pavement was constructed between downtown Bryan and the Texas A&M College. The transportation "improvement" altered accessibility and thereby land development and expanded the realm of land available for urban development. The result of a seventy-five year old automobile dominant transportation system on the urban form of Bryan/College Station include: reduced densities, urban sprawl, suburbanization, increased rural residential in the Extra Territorial Jurisdictions (ETJ's) and a generally dispersed pattern of land development and urban activities. It is reasonable to assume that development in Bryan/College Station would have taken on a different structure with a rail system. In any case, the effect of transportation on land development patterns is pervasive and provides another perspective from which to coordinate the land use and transportation planning processes.

There is a historical marker aon the 400 Block of College Main in Bryan. It says the following:

"BRYAN MAYOR J.T. MALONEY AND THE CITY'S RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED THE BRYAN & COLLEGE INTERURBAN RAILWAY COMPANY IN 1909. THE COMPANY WAS CREATED TO ESTABLISH AN INTERURBAN RAILWAY SERVICE BETWEEN BRYAN, A TOWN OF ABOUT 4,000 PEOPLE, AND THE TEXAS AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE (TEXAS A&M), WITH A STUDENT AND FACULTY POPULATION OF ABOUT 750.

DAILY SERVICE CONSISTING OF TEN 30-MINUTE TRIPS BEGAN IN 1910 WITH PASSENGER TROLLEYS AND GASOLINE POWERED RAIL CARS. ALONG THE ROUTE LANDOWNERS BUILT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS AND SMALL FARMS, AND TO PROVIDE AN ATTRACTION THE CITY CREATED DELLWOOD PARK.

FREIGHT SERVICE BEGAN IN 1918 TO HELP BOLSTER AN OPERATION BESET WITH LABOR PROBLEMS AND THE LOSS OF PASSENGERS TO AUTOMOBILE RIDERSHIP. IN 1922 THE BRYAN & COLLEGE INTERURBAN RAILWAY WENT INTO RECEIVERSHIP AND IN 1923 ITS ASSETS WERE SOLD AT AUCTION TO THE S.S. HUNTER ESTATE. THE LAST RECORDED TRIP OF THE INTERURBAN TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 13, 1923.

DURING ITS 15 YEARS OF OPERATION THE INTERURBAN RAILWAY GREATLY INFLUENCED THE COURSE OF BRYAN'S AND COLLEGE STATION'S URBAN DEVELOPMENT. TODAY THE TWO CITIES MERGE INDISTINGUISHABLY AT A POINT ON THE FORMER BRYAN & COLLEGE INTERURBAN RAILWAY ROUTE. (1995)"

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College Station - Northgate

Gameday Center & College Station Hotel Conference Center

The "Gameday Center Condos" will change the face of Northgate along with the College Station Hotel-Conference center. Both are slated to be around 10 stories.

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College Station - Northgate

Tradition @ Northgate

The $25 million "Tradition @ Northgate" is the largest investment to take place in the Northgate area thus far. It opened in August 2001, and is designed to house approximately 800 people.

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Bryan - Downtown

Lasalle Hotel

The Lasalle Hotel in Bryan Texas is your ideal choice for downtown Bryan Texas hotels.

With its opening in 1928, the LaSalle Hotel served as a destination for rail and auto travelers. Once the hub of activity, it was the social gathering point for friends, families, and the business community. Today, the rich architectural heritage of the

LaSalle Hotel is reflected in the preservation of the historic fabric of the building. Traditional quality and modern convenience provide the foundation for the LaSalle's new-found reputation as the premier hotel of the Brazos Valley. http://www.lasalle-hotel.com/

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Bryan - Downtown

Parker Building

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Bryan - Downtown

Astin Building

The Astin Building, constructed in 1915, is undergoing a massive overhaul to restore its original look.

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Bryan - Downtown

Carnegie Library

Situated downtown at 111 South Main Street, the Center features an extensive genealogical collection, historical documents, photographs, genealogical CDs and an efficient and friendly staff. The building is the only one of the Carnegie Libraries in Texas built without a basement. The cornerstone was laid in 1902 and the building was finished the following year.

The building is spacious while remaining cozy and while it seems at first palatial - the seemingly extravagant interior is due to the meticulous care and upkeep of the building. The richness of the yellow pine floor puts most basketball courts to shame.

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Bryan - Downtown

Queen Theater

The Palace, Queen, and Dixie theaters were owned by a local Jewish empressario, who came to a suitably theatrical end. While the Queen still wears her crown, the Palace' roof caved in some years ago and is preserved as an open-air theater.

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Bryan - Downtown

Varisco Building

This is downtown Bryan's tallest building. The building was named for a family that helped contribute to the economic development of Bryan's railroad depot, and is one of several things in the city and Brazos County that bear the Varisco name.

YEAH ITS CALLED (BOWIE) I THINK THAT THE POLICE USE IT NOW CAUSE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND I SEEN LIKE 9 POLICE OFFICERS AND A STAKEOUT VAN AND THEY WERE IN THE DOORWAY SO WHEN I PASTED BY THE NEXT DAY I SAW A GREEN PAPER/TAG ON THE DOOR MY COUSIN LIVE ON MARTIN LUTHER KING STREET/EAST MLK IN BRYAN AND THEY PUT GREEN PAPERS ON THE HOUSES OVER THERE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH DRUGS HOUSES AND THE PAPER NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE BUT IT WOULD BE COOL TO SEE THEM DO SOMETHING WITH THAT LAND I JUST HEARD THAT THERE OPENING A WING HEAVEN ON MARTIN LUTHER KING STREET IN BRYAN ITS ABOUT TIME THEY BUILD SOMETHING OVER HERE TRUST ME IF THEY BUILD NICE THINGS WE WILL SPEND MONEY JUST BECAUSE EAST MLK/WEST AND THE SURROUNDING AREA'S NOT AUSTIN COLNEY, CARTER CREEK, TIFFANY PARK, OR COOPERFIELD WE WOULD LIKE NICE THINGS BUILT HERE ALSO ANYWAY ITS COOL TO SEE BRYAN GROW AND EXPAND MAYBE SOON WE CAN GET SOME UP-SCALES PROJECTS BUILT OTHER THAN GROCERY STORES BUT I'LL TAKE WHAT WE GET

Caps lock is not good.

Wow, this would be amazing and would definitely change the general perception of "old, rundown Bryan" to a "new, uptown Bryan" since it is so visible. It looks like this place will be competing for businesses with the "College Station Town Centre", yet this, with is being in the center of BCS and so close to the Park Hudson development, seems to be a more appealing area. Hopefully we'll see some more multistory building come up with this development. I could only hope to come back one day to see somthing like this.

That black dotted line is Bryan's ETJ, not the current city limits. The ETJs near C.S. were negotiated between the cities years ago, so Bryan will develop quite a bit south of Univerity Dr., east of 158/30. If you don't like the look of the future of Bryan, you would die to know how much land is under the realm of BISD. In the future, if full development of the land in question occurs, about a fifth of College Station residents would live in a Bryan I.S.D attendance zone.

Wow, that's ridiculous. It's strange that there are two school districs that formed so close to each other in the first place. The cities of Cypress and Fairbanks were a lot further from each other than Bryan and College Station and they managed to get it right from the start. It seems like it would be a good idea for them to combine, but that'll never happen.

Is that black dotted line the Bryan city limit? It looks like they are trying to surround College Station even more than the last time I saw the boundary map. They should just stay on their side of University Drive and worry about all the problems the city already has instead of expanding into land that would more logically fit in CS.