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    Well I have lived near Hermann park for exactly one year and I don't notice much of a difference in homeless. If it is worse, it still isn't bad enough to bother me. I am pretty sure I wouldn't be comfortable walking in midtown down San Jacinto at 7 am when the crowds are there though.
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    I thought I saw them digging something up but I could be mistaken. I drove by kinda quick... Sorry for the duplicate thread. I searched for it and did not find anything.
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    I was on San Jacinto where I saw all of the homeless. I didn't see any near Pierce and Milam. I think the people I saw were waiting for breakfast, because I only see them early in the am. The only place I have seen a large congregation of homeless during the day is behind Minute Maid Park just past the 59.
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    There has got to be a soup kitchen or homeless shelter around there, because every time I drive by this area early in the morning (from the museum district to downtown along San Jacinto), there are tones of homeless people sanding around. I've seen it on several occasions. Any idea why they all hang out there? I drove by today around 7:00 am and there were tones of homeless people hanging out. By the way I saw the building coming down... very dramatic to see just a few pieces of the structure remaining. I'd love to know more about the clinic that is replacing it.
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    When I was driving home from downtown today, I noticed they seemed to be digging up a lot near Milam and Pierce. It was on my right side as I drove down Milam, right before I crossed the 45. Anybody have an idea what's going on there?
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    Renting a canoe sounds like fun! I'd love to do that, I'd just have to make sure I don't fall into the Bayou!
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    Another skyline at night shot...
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    I totally agree with you there. Once of the nice things about walking around Rice is that there are actually people around! And the way the buildings are designed, you can walk just about everywhere in the rain with a roof over your head (those archway things) and still not be underground. I know some grad students who are in a lab in the basement of Hertzstein Hall with no windows and no natural light. That's gotta suck. At least they have to come outside to walk to other buildings.
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    That sounds kinda cool but it would be too far away. I kinda like the high density museum neighborhood and it would be great to have more MFAH buildings in walking distance of the buildings they already have.
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    Weird, the link works for me. Try the jpeg version instead of the javascript if it's broken for you. http://dyer.rice.edu/crc/images/crc-webcam.jpg
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    That sounds promising...
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    Few people walk on that part of main but amazingly I always see people walking several blocks from there near Taco A GoGo. Too bad that sort of atmosphere can't spread past that one block. So which will it be? Glass storefronts and landscaping, or a drive through on main? Or somehow both?
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    Hmm interesting. I guess we can only wait and see how bad it is. It's strange that they wouldn't move it a bit closer to the sidewalks. It's going to look weird compared to the storefronts (or office fronts?) at the bottom of the HCC garage, although unfortunately they are mostly empty (or at least they look empty).
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    Here's a photo of what they have done so far (sorry for the low quality cell phone image). I took this on Friday as I drove past the construction. The site facing the Metro rail isn't set back too far, but its hard to tell if it's going to be the back of the building with a blank wall and some dumpsters or if they are planning on putting an extra entrance there. It seems like it wouldn't be hard to put up some kind of a facade to make it appear like a front entrance from the metro rail and have a door, and then have an entrance on the other side as well with the parking lot. Would that be possible, or am I just dreaming? Hmm.. Does anybody know why the max file size I can upload is 24 kb? It's pretty much impossible for me to upload anything useufl with that sort of restriction. I guess I found another place to upload it. ANy idea why HAIF is so annoying with upload file size restrictions?
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    It should be pretty impressive. Definitely the biggest building on the Rice campus!
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    Rice has put a webcam online with a nice view of the site (from the top of the HIlton maybe?) Anyways, it's a great view definitely worth checking out. I guess progress is a bit slow, but it should be great when it's done! http://dyer.rice.edu/crc/images/webcam.html
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    I agree about high street. It never excited me too much, due to the fact that it was way off in the Galleria area, too far away to really matter to me. Sure I go out there sometimes, but as long as I am in Houston, I see myself living near it's core. I do drive to work, but it's only an 8 minute commute (with no traffic), and Vanessa takes the train (we live not too far from you Wooly). I also bike to school. If it wasn't for those things, I might be frustrated with Houston as well. I know a guy who lives in Sugarland and always rants about how his apartment there is way bigger than what he would have had in Houston for the same price, and how much he loves that (despite the long commute and horrible traffic on the 59). To each his own I guess.
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    I just read an article saying it might not make it because it's not in a good enough location (not enough businesses or shopping near by). This might be true, but the fact that it's a short metro ride from downtown and the medical center, and rice too. Also, Hermann Park and the museums are the closest thing Houston has to a tourist attraction, so hopefully it will do well. I really love the neighborhood it is in.
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    I guess I didn't know the area when the old hotel was there so it's hard for me to compare. Did it make a difference? The Zaza is supposed to have a fancy restaurant and a spa. And I heard somebody say that in Dallas the hotel draws an interesting crowd. Anyways, I guess we will see in a few days.
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    Does anybody know what the retail part of Mosaic is supposed to be? Has anything been announced yet?
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    I lived in the heart of Montreal and I didn't have to deal with music from loud clubs while I was trying to sleep. The traffic noise was the only noise I had to deal with, besides annoying neighbors on occasion. If people can hear music from clubs inside apartment buildings, I think that is a problem. I'm not sure if it's a problem with the way the apartments are built or the clubs themselves though. Noise on the street one thing, noise disturbing people in their homes is another. Lots of people live in city centers more vibrant than Houston's and don't have to deal with noise pollution like that, so I don't think you can say it's normal or it should be expected. Also I don't see the pavilions creating noise that would bother residents of downtown, unless somebody decides to build apartments attached to the House of Blues!
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    How does everybody get to go before it opens? I live in the neighborhood and I'm looking forward to seeing it's impact. Hopefully it will mean more people in the streets in the direct vicinity, around the museums and metro stations etc. As it is, it's pretty nice being here because Hermann Park is one of the only real outdoor gathering places in the city. It would be nice if there was more going on though besides the museums though (restaurants, retail) and this can only have a positive impact on the neighborhood.
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    Does anybody have a guess at when they might start building the second tower? By the way, thanks for the compliment!
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    Just to put this in perspective, I was downtown a few weeks ago on a Friday night and it seemed to be pretty happening. I ate at Mia Bella and walked around a bit on Main and the bars seemed to be busy. Not as busy as downtown Montreal or Toronto but by Houston standards I was impressed. Main street square seems to me to always be dead but north of there on Main and Bayou Place seemed to be busy. About having a Metro system that would take you from the Theater District to the Hilton... it's a nice idea but even in places like Montreal you have to walk those sort of distances regularly. Take a look at the map, the metro system is extensive but you still have to walk to get to many destinations between the lines. The difference, I guess, is that there are more people in the streets and less abandoned buildings hence more to look at as you walk in Montreal but distance wise that type of walk is pretty common even for cities with good subway systems. The walking thing in Houston will only get better as more street level businesses appear such as those at HP.
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