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3 hours ago, gene said:

This whole topic reminds me of one of my biggest pet peeves...

people that stop at traffic lights IN the crosswalk...sometimes PAST the crosswalk...

when i ride a bike and it happens it can be frustrating if not dangerous...and it happens about 80 percent of the time! 

 

remember we had Only You Can Prevent Forestfires/Wildfires...and Give A Hoot, Don't Pollute...and Click It Or Ticket?

well i am being serious when i say those campaigns worked for the most part and we need one for crosswalks if we really want to become a city and country that doesn't want to depend so much on cars as we do areas that are "walkable" and "bikeable"

so having said all that, what would the campaign be called? 

Don't Cross the Crosswalk? Don't Block The Walk? any other great ideas? then send them to the mayor please...thanks!

 

"Don't Ride Your Bike on the Sidewalk" is pretty catchy, too. Those people scare me when they zip past with no warning.

Of the many message boards I visit, this is my favorite thread. Thank you, as always, for the great photos!

Calhoun Lofts at UH?

7 hours ago, Naviguessor said:

Waaaayyyu better than a humongous neon crucifix. 

errrrr, cross, actually 🤓

8 hours ago, hindesky said:

Pulled a muscle in the rear part of my thigh while I pedaled from a Stop sign, limped home. May not be able to ride for a while till it heals up.

Dang! That's not good. Can't have you sidelined for any length of time.

3 hours ago, Texasota said:

 

Ok that *definitely* doesn't qualify as dinner. That's an afternoon snack.

I prefer to call it the "anti-European" meal 😅

I have heard nary a word about any Texas University indoor football practice facility with an eight-lane track. I'll believe it when I see it. They don't have the land for that.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/architecture/kengo-kuma-japans-olympian-architect-age-skyscraper/

"In 1964, the year Japan last hosted the Summer Olympics, 10-year-old Kengo Kuma went to Tokyo with his father to look at some of the new venues that had been built for the Games. Until then, little Kengo, who loved cats, had dreamed of becoming a vet. But the moment he set eyes on Kenzo Tange’s spectacular National Gymnasium, with its sweeping suspended roof and undulating concrete base, he changed his mind: he would become an architect. More than half a century later, Kuma – now 65, and one of the most respected architects of his generation – has designed his own Olympic arena: the 60,000-capacity National Stadium for the 2020 Games that, were it not for Covid-19, would have been starting this month."

Interesting article about Kuma, with his thoughts about a move away from skyscrapers and the use of different building materials.

Time lapse video of dome being inflated.

1 hour ago, Highrise Tower said:

 

Anyone know the height of the KRIV tower? Is it similar the Senior Road Tower at near 2,000 feet? I was driving down McHard road and noticed a supertall tower.

 

 

On satellite

 

1,962 feet

On 6/18/2020 at 2:34 PM, Montrose1100 said:

I eat dinner 6:30-7:30 during the week lol.

Heck, I eat dinner at 4:30-5:30 almost every day.

Key Maps Store previously

EDIT: Interestingly also the address for Seawall Specialty Co., which had many historical prints/publications.

Great shots @ChannelTwoNews! Especially like the second photo. These show just how huge the project is.

2219 Canal St.?

11 hours ago, Amlaham said:

 

This translate to: I rode a lot of trains before when I didn't have a car in other cities, but since I have a car here I don't think it should be built.

 

Also why do you care how much it costs? Its a private company and even if they did use SOME public money, It's NOWHERE near the price of the roughly 7-10 billion for the i45 project thats only 24 miles long in 1 city VS the 0 dollars from public wallet (40 billion PRIVATE) for 240 miles serving 2 of the largest cities in America. Also this will have a huge economic impact in a sector we don't have in Texas. Students from A&M will use these during holidays or visiting family in Dallas/ Houston (I have friends who discussed this already :)), the thousands of businessmen/ women who travel between the cities each week, during big events (maybe even the World Cup 2026), the fact that this will create 1,500 permanent jobs, the fact that they will pay taxes to state and local counties (highways don't :)), when big companies choose cities for their events or projects they look at mass transportation (one of the reasons amazon didn't pick Houston). So its clearly obvious that this project would have a MASSIVE impact on the city and state in general, but since you don't think it would benefit you personally, its "fantastical"  

3 hours ago, Texasota said:

 how exactly is this train a fantastical idea?

Because right now it exists only in people's imaginations.

I have ridden tens of thousands of miles on trains in my life. They serve their purpose, but not here, in my mind. I understand that others heartily disagree with me.

Just as most of you love skyscrapers, a concept I find to be outmoded (I'm more of a low-rise architecture fan), you appear to love this fantastical train idea. I would prefer public investments go to designing and implementing highway changes/upgrades to safely handle autonomous vehicles.

Let's see what happens. I'm willing to bet that if this thing does come to fruition it will cost north of $40 billion and a large chunk of that will be taken from the public wallet.

3 hours ago, Big E said:

 

They're looking for loans, not handouts. Nobody could have predicted the damage the Coronavirus has wrought on society economically. Unfortunately, massive infrastructure projects like this are going to get squeezed and that's unavoidable. 

"...monies we hope to receive from President Trump's infrastructure stimulus through the Department of Transportation"

that money is not a loan

The original proposals for this project touted private money only. They assured folks that no tax money would be used. As expected, that was a lie.

Beautiful vista, by the way!

And so it begins... private tentacles reaching into the public trough.

One more clip, this time from the Jan. 9, 1910 Houston Post

Here is a clipping from the May 22, 1909 Houston Post about a race meeting at Harrisburg Road Track

60,000 actually, but incredibly impressive nonetheless

The protesters on horseback have to be the most Houston thing ever.

Found a small ad for the Fannin Hotel at 609 1/2 Fannin in the 1930 Chronicle.

"Heart of city. Special rates. Preston 9747."

In 1953, the address was given as 3920 Fannin. It seemed to still be there until at least 1970.

The photo indeed came through! I couldn't find any other listing for a "Fannin Hotel" in Houston, but it's possible I missed something.