danielsonr

9 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said:

yes, the pink heart with the bumblebees. Heather Johnson did that one.

Not sure why they would paint over it. It was lovely.

5 minutes ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said:

it's over by Hotel Alessandra. I hope that's a place holder for a future mural because my friend Heather did an awesome temporary mural that used to sit there. It's companion is on the Dallas Street side of the House Of Blues.

Ah, the one with the bumblebees? That’s what is still depicted by Google Maps street view.

On 5/9/2020 at 3:45 PM, hindesky said:

Where am I?

Where is this in GreenStreet? I recognized the pavers, but couldn’t find the specific location.

13 minutes ago, hindesky said:

Took another Where Am I today just in case.

This one is easy! UH, corner of Cullen and Wheeler. It’s “Fiesta Jarabe” by Luis Jimenez.

On 5/9/2020 at 3:45 PM, hindesky said:

Where am I?

GreenStreet?

17 minutes ago, Ross said:

Not vastly different than now. There was a par 3 golf course at Main and Willowbend, but otherwise it was light industrial and empty space. A bigger contrast would be the area East of Stella Link just South of the Loop. That was a wasteland of crappy apartments and crack dealers in the 80's. Now, there's a bunch of townhomes instead of apartments, and the Weiner school and sports fields. In the 70's and early 80's I lived in several places in that area, one Summer in the apartments on Stella Link South of the gas station at the Loop, in apartments where the YMCA is now on Stella Link near Pershing MS, and South of Willowbend just East of Post Oak. I now wish I had taken general area photos of where I lived back then, but 20 somethings don't think like that.

I know what you mean. I lived in the Fondren Southwest area in the 80’s and drove through this area on the way to downtown and other destinations and remember what it was like. At the time, Fondren Southwest was relatively upscale, with young professionals in all the apartments and townhomes. Then the bust of the mid 80’s hit, and the apartments emptied out and many homes and townhomes went into foreclosure. That area has never fully recovered from the bust. I wish I had photos of the area from that time as well.

1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said:

 

Learned about the Robertson Pavilion which opened in 1948 this week.

https://library.tmc.edu/mcgovern/2010/08/27/thingamajig-hermann-hospital-1949/

http://www.breakingnewgroundproject.org/projects/texas-medical-center/details/

 

https://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php

 

I was across the street and saw a construction fence. Which made me wonder if Memorial Hermann will ever demolish the old hospital.  Unlike MD Anderson, I don't think MH does that too often.

 

I’m not sure what their plans are for this building. They had surgical suites there until February, when they moved them to the new building.

2 minutes ago, hindesky said:

Where am I?

Rice University, by the Brochstein Pavilion 

2 hours ago, hindesky said:

Where am I?

Hotel Granduca

5 hours ago, Highrise Tower said:

Interior demolition permit issued.

 

That’s weird. They’ve been doing interior demo for a month or two. Perhaps this is a different phase of demo?

4 hours ago, hindesky said:

Here is another Where Am I?

Hmmm, looks familiar, but I can’t place it. Anyone?

19 minutes ago, hindesky said:

Knox Park

31 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said:

Noticed an older building on Bertner today. The building and parking lot was fenced with a tan screen.  Is there something happening here?

 

If you zoom in, it looks like the building has broken windows.

 

Sits behind their many campus at 6720 Bertner.

 

This is the original St Luke’s hospital building. I know Texas Children’s Hospital purchased the medical office tower seen behind this building, but I don’t know if they purchased the hospital complex as well.

2 hours ago, Nate_56 said:

Can’t wait to see this same perspective when 1660 Post Oak is finished.

5 hours ago, hindesky said:

Where Am I?

Btw, this is a beautiful building and outdoor space. If only every new building project in Houston rose to this level of design and construction...

1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said:

Former home of SPL Oil and Gas Measurement & Analysis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cool building!

2 hours ago, hindesky said:

Where Am I?

American Cancer Society Hope Lodge on Ardmore 

11 hours ago, hindesky said:

A couple of people on reddit/houston posted stuff on the fire.

 

u/EOTGisUngiven posted the fire from what looks like the Carter, notice the Joy School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

u/EpicLopez rode their bike nearby and took some pics.

That’s such a shame. It was quite an elegant structure, even though it suffered from significant deferred maintenance.

22 hours ago, hindesky said:

1531 Milford

15 hours ago, hindesky said:

With the demo of this, the W. Alabama demo and the Richmond demo where are us in the west side of the loop supposed to go for a Post Office? 

Isn’t there supposed to be a post office in each zip code, or is that no longer a requirement? If it is, I don’t know where the postal service is going to find cheaper real estate in these areas to build new substations.

2 hours ago, rgarza said:

Frosted glass is translucent. Those aren’t mutually exclusive terms. The glass being installed isn’t as translucent as what is shown on the model because it’s a completely different material. I rather like the way the building is coming together, but I may have some bias since I’m helping build it. To each his own, though. 

Yes, I think the building is stunning overall. It is already visually striking from a distance. But I have also seen the building up close, from the same perspective as your photo, and the glass tubes appear clunky and inelegant to me. Perhaps I should reserve judgement until all the finishing touches are complete. For instance, I presume there will be some sort of cladding at the bottom of the tubes to conceal the metal framework.

41 minutes ago, Geographer said:

Urban living requires interesting places that people can walk to.  What parks, office, or retail will be available at this development?

If you take the time to browse through the threads for these developments, you will find the answers to your questions!

7 hours ago, hindesky said:

321 W 19th St

This is a great looking building, but the glass tubing reminds me of this...