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With all the hotel and residential going up near MMP, I hope there might finally be other dining options other than Vic and Anthony's and the Home Plate Grill. It would be nice to be able to grab an ice cream or light snack outside of the ballpark after a game.

On this note, with the ban on propane lifted in the downtown area, the influx of food truck potential will have a nice effect on these areas during events and game days

Some of the laminate is peeling back and you can see the true color of the facade. A slightly less intense blue. It looks good..

I think it is a lot less intense of blue. Looks great though  

Sigh, I love  cranes 

Just a mud pit after todays rain 

Astros break the 100 losses in a season skid. Here is to improvement this season! 

It's great to know this one has a webcam! Good find.

This afternoon

http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-real-estate/houston/2520-the-future-of-downtown/

 

"GreenStreet is nearing the end of its renovations—the team tells us the last finishing details are the large fountains that will anchor each side of the property (Main/Dallas and Caroline/Dallas). The Lawn is complete—pictured, it will soon house events like outdoor movies. Midway also plans to break ground on the stylish Hotel Alessandra (225 keys, 25 stories) this fall."

So does this mean that they aren't going to be making any exterior improvements?

I don't know if anyone else has been watching but Chris Carter is absolutely on fire... and honestly after the 200+ strike outs last year I am surprised to be saying that. I'm turning into a believer!

From the webcam this afternoon 

http://oxblue.com/open/Hines/609Main

The bayou banks we could lose

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/The-bayou-banks-we-could-lose-5643739.php?cmpid=twitter-premium&t=6793d24198d90d0955#/0

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.767031146653547.1073741946.137833459573322&type=1

 

More pictures on the website

Love it! Go Coogs!

And HAIF is back up!

I'm really glad it is back up, but I must say, I am surprised we still have the Christmas tree HAIF "A" still going in the middle of July.

I guess I can get down with Christmas in July

They are installing the turf. This will be the design

Will they be able to have the signage on top like in the rendering or would that be omitted similar to the Embassy Suites "E"?

Doesn't cut too much of the view from the lower level

 

But another reason the dome replica works so well is that the remaining columns make up a circle, and so is this replica. Anything other than a round shaped building I think would look make the entire area awkward. 

To my knowledge there plan is to destroy the entire structure and recreate the columns that looked like the original columns. If they had decided to keep the original columns, I would like the idea more.

Crane is going up

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=By1pOs6feuU

Jurassic Park music... come on 

Red, white and blue lights. I like the touch to add just a little flare to the skyline. Great photo infinite_jim!

I'm guessing this might only be temporary for the 4th of July.

Similar to Urbannizer's but at an angle

Carter and Singleton have their first grand slams in the same game Sunday night! Last time the Astros hit two grand slams in the same game was July 30th 1969!

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_06_08_houmlb_minmlb_1&mode=video&content_id=33563121&tcid=vpp_copy_33563121

Astros now 29-36 for the season

I really like it. I hope it comes out looking something like that.