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It's great that you feel passionately about this, and I don't know who you're specifically talking to, but please refrain from name-calling other members of the forum.

Ditto - great folks and great space to meet in

OH geez! My bad. I was referring to the general "courtesy and consideration of our surroundings."

Here are two more from Arts and Architecture - any information on status and location would be much appreciated! Small house in Texas by Burdette Keeland: -in southwest Houston -five wooded acres on a ravine http://arch-ive.org/archive/keeland-2/ and Small house by Burdette Keeland: -speculative U-shaped house in Houston ^odd fellow there http://arch-ive.org/archive/keeland/

Isn't a cloister monastic/spiritual in nature, and adheres to "ascetic simplicity?" Guess we'll see

Whoah - active incidents report as of right now: W ALABAMA ST DUNLAVY 492V 05/22/2009 12:32 211 fire 2 A516, D006, D008, E008, E016, E508, L016, L007, SQ007, SF015, E007

There's no hard line, so it's whenever someone speaks up about it. Good illustration..

House of Pies on Kirby near W Alabama is still there (and with the same decor, probably). There's also a location on Westheimer and Briar Ridge.

I should be there (+1) but probably not until 7 or so

Probably the "Holland House Import Co." listed above. Welcome to the forum!

Here is the house throughout the past year and a half or so - February 2008, June 2008, and May 2009:

^ http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...showtopic=20222

Strange - in this blockbook map, Vine St. is crossed out and replaced with W Main: http://books.tax.hctx.net/v023/AE1997_23-24_0031.jpg and on the 1895 map above, Vine is one block south of W Main...

I'm not sure if I've posted this information here before, but here's the 1976 listing for Westbury Square:

Alas: http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews...050926720090520

I see what you're saying - I'll just add that while I agree that your average ranch house and bungalow may not be very architecturally distinct from one another, they are there already. In the case of a "livable" home (and I know this definition differs between folks, especially regarding the copy in real estate listings), I think the waste of demolition is idiotic, but it happens. So why build another ho-hum, overpriced, badly finished, and what I'd call "underdesigned" home in its place. Because the general public doesn't care? Obviously, because they sell, and for quite the large price tag. It's not like they're replatting the whole neighborhood from scratch and need to fill it in with a large stock of housing (say 1950s Bellaire or 1920s Heights). It's a real opportunity to be creative with a single lot. And I just don't see that often.

from Marksmu's post in the Craftsman on Steroids thread: http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...931&class=1 $1,277,500 Stately Victorian Mansion with elegant Stone Tower, elaborate Detailed Trim, Slate Potches, Stained Glass and Period Fixtures & Finishes throughout. Perfect for either a Home or Business. Builder has FULL SET OF APPROVED PLANS & PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL USE CONVERSION. All Electrical, Plumbing and A/C is COMMERCIAL RATED. Also APPROVED FOR 17 ON-SITE PARKING SPACES + street parking (some additional upgrades needed to convert). Also includes a 3-Car Garage Apartment w/ Full Kitchen & Bath.

Uh oh. That's Harry James' replacement of William A. Wilson's 1906 Doyle House. Eek.

^Out of curiosity, to what area did you move it (where the neighbors are less than happy)?

The only other thing I saw was in 002 (April): http://www.002mag.com/ and this, which isn't much help: http://www.anzafalco.com/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...link-found.html

Would be a great resource to be digitized (I'm not holding my breath...).

^Pandora is the main contender in the douchebag circuit for raising hell near/in Old Sixth Ward.

I'd say that in the land of conspicuous consumption, this is the exception and not the rule in vehicle purchases (unless you're looking at fleet buys). But like said above, who's to say what we want, need and can have (aside from regulations we have) no matter how ridiculous it may seem...

Oh, and a CDl is needed in these cases (except for farming, military, fire protection, or "personal" recreational vehicles): CLASS A: Any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle or vehicles towed exceeds 10,000 pounds; CLASS B: Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, any one of those vehicles towing a vehicle that does not exceed 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, and any vehicle designed to transport 24 passengers or more, including the driver; and a Class B license will be restricted to operating busses under 26,001 pounds GVWR if the skills test is taken in a bus with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds; and CLASS C: Any single vehicle or combination of vehicles that is not a Class A or Class B if the vehicle is: 1) designed to transport 16 to 23 passengers including the driver; or 2) used in the transportation of hazardous materials that require the vehicle to be placarded under 49 CFR, Part 172, Subpart F.