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i have noticed the traffic on 59 heading north on many occasions, usually while on kirby, shepherd, or somewhere around there. looks terrible! thank goodness i don't take freeways anymore (except to get out of town).

steinberg designed it...i'm not too impressed with their other stuff (the calais, ventana, left bank, etc). seems like standard run of the mill complexes it would be awesome if someone could get their hands on wilshire village and "purty it up." such a neat place, especially in terms of complexes... such a shame it is in its current condition

i am gonna have to try and stop by - even if it means being utterly depressed when i leave!

yeah, it was disappointing that there was nowhere in houston that had the right (and enough) resources to step up to the plate and care for them. seems a little hard to believe, but money is apparently better spent elsewhere

yar -i have several hobbies, but they don't usually drain the bank -i like to travel, but that usually doesn't either -rent/food -about to have to repay student loans -other loans to repay (two to four year range)

well, i was more familiar to the other because i lived closer to it. now, everything out that way is "far"

yeah - that article is a good recap of the articles that have been published to date...

it didn't take too long to dissipate, but still got a bit dusty pretty far reaching

yep http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...?showtopic=6631

from the article: "You know, we are very tenuous," says local architect Ann Surchin. "No one knows when the next 9/11 will happen. And these houses represent safety -- and the bigger the house, the bigger the fortress." with everything taken into consideration, just sounds like bad cases of affluenza

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forgot about the one on college - that's not so bad but yeah, to me the others are "way out"

yep, the robinson public warehouse/sears building http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...?showtopic=8403 last time i went by, it was about half gone - the property closer to w. dallas is all gone

thought this was interesting... bob bailey photos from the topping out of the allied bank tower (wells fargo) http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/image_lg....iable=e_bb_2874 http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/image_lg....iable=e_bb_2881 http://www.cah.utexas.edu/db/dmr/image_lg....iable=e_bb_2889

if you're gonna trash it, can someone adopt it?

some folks just have different priorities ...and/or a really high credit line

crazy - that's not supposed to happen! is it officially going to be named "hidalgo" or is that just something to call it for now?

ya know, i am pretty sure that video has been posted on this forum before really...

http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/sto...11/story12.html just depends on the locations - at least some of the planned 26 should be in town...right? all the waffle houses here are way out there.

bleh keep us posted on your project!

awesome - bookmarked that there is also a book called Historic Houston Streets: The Stories Behind the Names available at Brazos book store (from here)

i saw the lights last night, too...however, there was no movement - just pink, and a tinge of blue/purple on the edge. the night before i swear it was all blue - probably in the "test" phase, though like the building in general, i think it's tacky

ah i see - maybe i should try and log in and see if i'm still there

last time i went to facebook, it was for students only i think - like you had to have a valid .edu email to join - is it different these days?

neat - never found my photos, which is upsetting since i thought i had everything "in its place" i'll blame it on end of semester woes