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I thought Crane was planning on using the blocks north of Minute Maid towards Franklin.

Also, I recently drove down Lamar from Avenidas to Labranch, and I wanted to nominate that 2 block drive for the most relaxing, soothing, and beautiful 2 block stretch in downtown.. It also always feels cool. Alternate perhaps Lamar at Bagby passed  Heritage park.?

It has been an inordinate amount of time for this project to come together. And if you look at some of the earlier images from DC Partners it won't be nearly as impressive as they were originally planning. There were going to be four towers, and a pedestrian bridge to access the Bayou Park. These people worked with Randall Davis too often.

On 1/23/2023 at 1:51 PM, cityliving said:

This little 8 block neighborhood nestled between (Richmond to W. Alabama, and Dunlavy to Graustark), is getting to be a powerhouse collection of world renowned architects.  I'd like to point out, that from this view in the middle ground once the new St. Augustine is completed, you will find two Renzo Piano's, 3 Phillip Johnson projects, a master planned campus and Catholic chapel, and a non denominational Rothko Chapel, two Lake Flato's, a Johnson Marklee gallery, and a Francois Menil Chapel.

Well, it is the Aga Khan. 

I think its pretty fortuitous that 20 years ago when they built that wall they chose to add Double Helix symbols on it. I can see the architects for TMC3, driving around  the site surveying the property and it's surroundings. Perhaps seeing that wall with the row of double helix's symbols was they're inspiration. As for the ugly power plant. They could always build a tall wall with more Double Helix's echoing the shape.

1 hour ago, cityliving said:

 

Nice shots. Enjoyed seeing this angle. Curious how this side of Discovery West was coming along. I particularly enjoyed seeing the 610 bridge crossing over the port as the backdrop. Great depth. I would like to see some shots from the southeast corner of downtown north to get a better feel of the residential area with downtown as the backdrop. It would be nice to see some that angle of the Trebly park area. And reflect on the shrinking parking desert. This area has great potential.

Could it possibly be, because this is going to be open to the climate?

Drove by this today and the wood structure is amazing! Pictures don't do it justice. Its something you need to see in person. It's going to be a dynamic addition to the theater district and I would imagine a go to place for a drink after work or before a  performance.

This is quite a ways from downtown. Shouldn't this be in the southwest houston or Katy forum. I don't think it rates the Going Up forum.

BIG will not go little.

I was driving down OST this afternoon at Scott heading towards the med center and the new One Discovery Way has broken the skyline.

There from a lack of interest in finishing this project. No-one on the job and no security. The city should come up with a way to fine  these kinds of projects or not let them get any more permits for other jobs in the city. They already had to take out the rotten sheetrock. Now they're going to have to replace all of the windows. Does anyone know if the contractor or developer went out of business. This is pathetic. And since were in the neighborhood why haven't we heard anything from the Astros organization about their development. That would really help generate a buzz in this quadrant of downtown.

On 11/5/2022 at 1:03 PM, hindesky said:

Just curious what the red grasshopper thing on the patio in the bottom picture does. It looks like its about to climb up the wall with those legs spread

Dixie Drive was closed down today for some major electrical hookups to the transmission lines that run on the west side of 288 on the Levit Green property. There were at least 4 or 5 large buckets trucks working in the middle of Dixie and I had to detour back to Holcombe to get across 288. 

They should tear down the boutique and create a park. It would probably spur some hotel/ residential mixed use development. Those are three things that would make the Rice Village a more livable neighborhood. And maybe add a grocery store to the mix.

One thing for sure, if you cant find something in the holiday crush, go to Midtown Whole Foods . Its always free of crowds and the garage is easy to navigate. I went there for Thanksgiving products I couldn't find in other stores or didn't want to deal with the crowds. It was great. Literally many more workers than shoppers. I only hope they get enough customers to justify staying open.

its all gone!

Thats some serious steel fabrication!

Went and saw Damn Yankees there in the mid 50's. Our neighbor and my godfather played one of the leads, and was married to Marrieta Marich. His name was Bob. They later had a dinner theater. She went on to play the mother in a later version of the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. She and my dad had a Saturday afternoon TV show featuring a movie an old take on dinner and a movie in the fifties on KPRC. They sang together with a live band in the studio. Dick Shannon who had the dixienauts at the dome was the leader and also wrote the the old UToTem jingle. You tell em - Utotem. Crazy childhood days!

I rode on this test train when I was a child. As the article states it was to promote a monorail for Houston.We went there for one of my dads TV promotions for KPRC. He had children's television shows in the mid to late fifties. This was when KPRC was on Post Oak road about where the Lakes on Post Oak are now located. Spent a lot of time at the station with my dad.