WestGrayGuy

Where will the yuppies park? There is no parking as it is.

I think Hugo's has won the award from the Houston Press. I like El Tiempo Cantina.

And the buyer is......

Hotel ZaZa out of Dallas.

You heard it here first. My source is a manager of a competiting hotel and his friend will be the new catering manager.

I hate to cite Dallas as a city that did something right, as I hate Dallas. However, I do like their Mockingbird Station and think something like it would do well at Northline. True, Northline is no University or Highland Park, but over time it could improve.

Unfortunately this rail stop will be overlooked both in its potential and in any investment around it.

The money will go North of here I believe probably to Greenspoint.

Fantastic news.

Thus ends my boycott of the International Festival.

That was my point....its no more.

Deco Diner....what's that?

I knew there were cool architectural elements there that I did not know the name of.

Thanks for the definitions and pics, dbigtex.

I have tried it out and have liked it better than Marble Slab. Marble Slab is way way too sweet it seems to me.

Parking will be an issue for this location with the BW3 next door.

The current renovation of this location is damn ugly in my opinion. The location is at 502 Main (corner of Main and Prarie) in the former Crazyhorse Cantina location.

I know that is an ideal location for a fantastic bar or restaurant. The architectural elements are there unfortunately covered by what it appears to be plywood. The name of the bar looks like it was cut out by a junior high shop class using a table saw.

The place seems to have a huge potential if some investor would spend some money on renovation rather than cheap crap that been there in the last few years.

I have also heard the food was crappy.

Thoughts/Opinions?

No those frat boys end up at South Beach on Saturday night with their "girlfriends".

They will most likely move into the old Venture-N location. This is a two story facility near McGowen at Tuam street.

I can report that construction has begun. A fence went up last week and they have begun to tear down the existing, ugly warehouses.

I noticed that one of my neighbors has put up a for sale sign at the Parker Lofts.

Astro:

You are correct, French Quarter was on Louisiana and Elgin. I am glad it was torn down.

The club you may be thinking of near River Oaks theatre is the Marfreless, 2006 Peden st.

Here is a review:

Marfreless

It appears to be straight make out place, needless to say I have not visited.

There are plenty of sex businesses currently in midtown that have been around for decades. Historically this area has always been this way, at least from the gay side. Club Houston (a bathhouse) has been there for 20+ years and lets not forget the Midtown Spa (also a bath house). Venture-N was notorious for its activities and its glass floor upstairs. Meatrack is an anything goes type place and I believe it is still open. There used to be a "theatre" off Louisiana called French Quarter that was torn down for the Calais project. There used to be a third bath house off of Tuam and Genessee where Meteor now sits. I have also have heard of places that closed down in the 80's due to the first wave of AIDS deaths.

My point is this, this is not a new thing.

Although Houston is very Bush friendly, College Station is Bush-town USA. The presidential library is a Bush monument. There is even speculation that the W library will go here but I personally think Dallas will get it.

1.7 million for a plaza and statue??

I would have to agree that for the near future apartments are good for midtown. Especially those with mixed use capacities. The rents for these apartments will not be cheap, probably starting at $800 for a one bedroom. Light rail will continue to be a magnet for development in midtown.

As a resident who moved to midtown with the first wave of apartments, Live Oak now Oakwood; apartments bring the upwardly mobile professionals who embody the so called creative class. Houston and especially midtown needs this to thrive.

On a similar note, I don't think midtown will ever experience the Gulfton Ghetto phenomenon. There is too much much traffic and too much long term development happening for midtown to stagnate into a ghetto.

This is a huge disappointment to me. I wish I had the resources to buy it and make it work. It looks they have landscaped since the For Lease sign has gone up.

Does Nancy Sarnoff have any info about perspective owners? I have heard she reads this forum.

I have always thought that the Manhattan project looked out of place architecturally next to the modern stainless steel arches in uptown. I suppose that the new Empire project will create a little "New York" style village in uptown.

Is it me or is Houston becoming more like Epcot center will various theme areas/lands. For example, we have New York land in uptown and we have little Big Easy in midtown.

Where will they put Tomorrowland?

I know. I was looking forward to this place. What do you think caused it to fall through?

Cylinders generally come in two varieties, high or low pressure. It should be noted that the pressure is not gas specific, meaning either nitrogen or oxygen could come in high pressure cylinders. It depends on what the gas is being used for. High pressure aluminum cylinders exceed 2000 psi. You are correct. However, I think for this purpose they would use low pressure cylinders. Low pressure cylinders range from 200-400 psi; considerably less. The gas is delivered slowly to the instrument cabinet with a regulator that is set slightly above atmospheric pressure.

As a chemical engineer who works for an industrial gas company, I feel I should respond.

The tanks located at intersections are filled with nitrogen not nitrous oxide. If those tanks were filled with nitrous oxide (laughing gas), they would have been stolen by all the drug users in town.

The purpose of the nitrogen is to act as blanket gas providing an inert environment for the sensitive electronics inside the cabinet. The nitrogen also cools the cabinet during the summertime. The reason the tanks are not marked dangerous is because nitrogen is not a dangerous gas. It should be noted that air is made up of 79% nitrogen.

So in conclusion, the gas is perfectly safe though possibly unsightly. This concludes our science lesson for today.

I really think this will be a good development. I, for one, am excited about it. The area now is a wasteland.

I think I have to agree with MidtownCoog. A suburban style development works for this stretch of freeway. Unfortunate as it my be for inner loop Houston, it will draw those unsure developers.

And at the end of the day, isn't a Target better than warehouses? I know I will probably go to this Target over the one on San Felipe.

Holy Outparcels, Batman!

That could be a lot of retail or restaurants.