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    Given economic uncertainty I think this will be a surface lot for many years to come.
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    Given what appears to be a weakening local economy we can probably expect more of the marginal projects to drop off.
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    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.
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    What are those for, anyway?
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    KMFA in Austin is listener supported, and has been so for decades. WRR in Dallas is municipally owned, which I think should be the solution for Houston. I worry that the lack of a classical music station will make Houston seem a bit too
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    And Swiss Colony and Spencer Gifts.
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    To me it is really shocking that Houston is going to (again) lose its broadcast classical station. This is such a step backwards for Houston's reputation. Does this not send the wrong message about Houston, viz that we are a bunch of rubes? Why on earth doesn't the city purchase the station to ensure that classical broadcast programming remains easily available?
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    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!
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    I struggle to see anything at this site succeeding beyond some large apartment blocks, with maybe a restaurant along Franklin.
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    Here you go:
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    Good stuff! Some very striking images.
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    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.
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    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.
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    To me this is one of those rare cases where the building as constructed looks better than it did in the renderings.
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    Oh please let it be so! In the old photos this building was so swank.
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    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.
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    Just saw an economist do a presentation about this. His view was that, just as it seems, the Texas economy will slow down from the pace it grew over the past few years. That said, there isn't any reason to panic. Rather than a repeat of the 1980s he thinks it will just be a slower pace of growth.
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    I think that originally Main Street didn't extend beyond Braes Bayou, and that Old Main Street Loop Road was the route southwest.
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    I think it says it was behind Price's Restaurant, not Princes, would could explain the discrepancy.
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    I don't see the Bible Cyclorama on the southeast side so it must have been gone by then.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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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    I don't know. They left the 1000 block of Main Street remain as surface parking for like 15 years after the Lamar was demolished. I kind of foresee the same fate for the Chronicle structures.
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