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  1. Subdude
    I'm not quite there on the gold paint, but it definitely speaks to my turquoise place. Agree that the awning looks skinny or something, but in all fairness that is more accurate for the time period.
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    Fleeting, like many fads. I think it was really only popular for a decade or so, from the early 1950s to 1960s. The post-modernism of the 1980s and brutalism of the 1970s also had short shelf lives. I just dug up some old photos, and when I get the chance I'm going to do a post on Houston's historic turquoise buildings.
  3. Subdude
    Yikes! I love it if it is for real!
  4. Subdude
    Let's see, a black bottom portion with skinny windows varying in width, coupled with a white upper section with broad windows varying in height. Yup, makes perfect sense to me. One wonders how things like this ever get approved. Does no one ever pull the architect aside and say, "Um, sorry, but that's really stupid and ugly"?
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    The Lamar Hotel block? That was maintained as surface parking for at least 15 years.
  6. Subdude
    To me it just looks ugly and disjointed.
  7. Subdude
    Here's the observation tower that didn't quite happen.
  8. Subdude
    Given economic uncertainty I think this will be a surface lot for many years to come.
  9. Subdude
    Given what appears to be a weakening local economy we can probably expect more of the marginal projects to drop off.
  10. Subdude
    The design for the observation tower was widely criticized, so I guess they thought better of it. I have a rendering I can post later.
  11. Subdude
    What are those for, anyway?
  12. Subdude
    An article in today's Chronicle about the anniversary of Hurricane Alicia gives us a clue about what caused the Heights dinosaurs to go extinct: It wasn't a meteor; it seems they were killed by the storm!
  13. Subdude
    I struggle to see anything at this site succeeding beyond some large apartment blocks, with maybe a restaurant along Franklin.
  14. Subdude
    Here you go:
  15. Subdude
    If they're going to restore an old building, it only makes sense to, you know, restore it, original color and all. Look how nice the Marriott turned out, compared to its 806 Main predecessor. Would you prefer they demolish it? Another period detail that I really like is the 'brises soleil' providing some shade on the southern and eastern exposures. A number of buildings from that era had something similar: First City, Exxon, Fannin Bank. It makes such perfect sense in a climate like Houston. I'm surprise that it isn't used more often.
  16. Subdude
    But the smokestacks are a great period detail from the time it was built. It's such a great example of post-modern architecture; I would hate to see it altered too greatly.
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    ^^^ Lacks appreciation for the finer points of MCM design. There was a brief period when turquoise buildings were all the rage. At one point I kept a list of the primary examples in Houston.
  18. Subdude
    To me this is one of those rare cases where the building as constructed looks better than it did in the renderings.
  19. Subdude
    Oh please let it be so! In the old photos this building was so swank.
  20. Subdude
    Yes, and the "Shake Shack" hamburger stand seems very luxurious as well. I only hope they keep the riff-raff out. In the Saks rendering, is the porte-cochere on Westheimer side? I'm having a hard time orienting it.
  21. Subdude
    I think that originally Main Street didn't extend beyond Braes Bayou, and that Old Main Street Loop Road was the route southwest.
  22. Subdude
    I think it says it was behind Price's Restaurant, not Princes, would could explain the discrepancy.
  23. Subdude
    Back to the topic, what I can see as being the most likely outcome for the site is something like Sawyer Heights, with maybe something like a mini-Target and a 5- or 6-floor apartment complex. It's hard to see the location really justifying a high-rise or high-density development.
  24. Subdude
    It does have blocked views, but the McKinney/Milam/Walker/Louisiana block (where the Bank of the Southwest Tower wasn't built) would still be my choice for a high-profile development. It would have tunnel connections from four directions, which would make it a natural hub. The Chronicle block is close to the end of a tunnel, so it doesn't draw much foot traffic.
  25. Subdude
    Here's two of them from the other Chronicle topic. The current building incorporates the original structure, the Majestic Theater, an extension that was built on top of the theater, the Milam Building (would be on the left in the picture), and the printing press addition in back.
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