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    I am working on something slowly - obsessive, but I'm almost done. I think the formation I posted above was only the very innermost oval (between the two circles and in the outer oval). I went out there this past weekend for the first time in a couple years and came in from the north side. There is a big elevated prairie off of Maxine St. and Industrial Dr. - anyone know what that is or was? I think it's where the original neighborhood was platted but never built (the presidential street names). If this has been discussed here before, forgive me - it's been a long time! Otherwise, the area is the same - heavily industrial, run down houses, and trash everywhere.
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    So this is still for sale after almost two years? Not a surprise, I guess. Now how to find out who designed it.. oh, topics combined
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    Is it one of the places discussed here? http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...showtopic=11746 edit - Swamplot had a post on it too: http://swamplot.com/neighborhood-guessing-...zed/2008-08-07/ No idea on the architect, but I think it might have originally been built as a medical-related facility..
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    Two years ago, a real-estate agent suggested he consider purchasing a condominium at the luxurious Bellevue Towers, and he picked one on the 32nd floor. About the same time, he also started the purchase of a house in Bellevue and another in Redmond. Delighted that he prequalified for the $1.5 million Bellevue Towers condo on his $20,000-a-year income, he put down more than $75,000 in earnest money he borrowed from a friend. We're not hearing something (surprise), but still - he sounds a little...slow?
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    I've tried from my Blackjack II (Samsung SGH-i617) using IE and Opera Mini. Both work pretty well, but I almost prefer IE (! ) to Opera..
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    Need more information for specific places to recommend like maximum price, definition of "decent," nearby amenities, etc...
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    It's been a while so I may have forgotten, but has anyone seen/posted this? It's a detail of the block book map for the oval (the halves were on two sheets so I put them on one):
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    I haven't personally noticed more than normal, but I do notice trends on the news (or news feeds, in my case). Not sure if that is just reporters picking and choosing/sensationalizing, or if they are real trends in crime. I guess taking a look at the HPD statistics in a few months would show something more definitive.
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    ^True, there were quite a few cotton compresses/warehouses around the terminus of Harrisburg Blvd./Broadway and going north to the turning basin (looks like "Ship Channel Compress Co., Inc." was a big one). Iron/steel was pretty big, too.
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    Landry lives (among other homeowners) in the 2900 block of Leeland...
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    SW Houston encompasses a huge area depending on who's talking (from Bellaire to Sugar Land and everything in between for the less descriptive). Most places here you'll hear bad things about would be greater Fondren Southwest, Alief, and Westwood areas which take up a pretty big zone around Beltway 8 near US 59. 77099 seems statistically pretty diverse, but its center is around S. Kirkwood and Bissonnet, an area I'm not too familiar with. I'm sure if you provide a few more details such as price, square footage, and maximum drive time needs/wants, folks here will be able to help out..
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    I saw a small blueprint of the building, and it had a small structure where the "house" would have been but it looked slightly different. The only label on it was "Dark Room."
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    Eh, I've given it up. Since my last post I've stuck to the sloppy wired connection. Now...does anyone know about video card drivers for Ubuntu? That's the last of my Ubuntu issues, and there haven't been too many overall...definitely never going back to Windows or Mac...
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    Interesting - helps explain some of the names/areas up there (Strack, Hufsmith, etc). It's also kinda of neat to look at some of the changes to the areas on the Harris County block book maps - like the Delesdernier land eventually became the Wimbledon Estates, Cypresswood, Northwood Farms, and Terranova/Oaks of Terranova neighborhoods..
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    Yep - didn't put it on my calendar at work, and poof! We get a discount, too...bummer..
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    Oops...looks like I missed out on this. Looking forward to hearing about it, though..
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    Oh no, they're not moving for some time. Just trying to get ideas.
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    ^After a brief discussion, this seems to be too far in/west and probably not going to meet the $ range. Thanks, though..
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    Unfortunately, I think he was shot a few blocks from where he lives (new townhomes on Leeland). KTRK reports he was running to his neighbors' homes for help. Landry was apparently the victim of a random shooting. He was driving in the 3,000 block of Leeland at around 4am when two men rear-ended his car. When Landry got out to see what had happened, at least one of the two men shot him in the leg. Landry sustained a flesh would and ran to several of his neighbors' homes to try to get someone to help him. One of his neighbors who didn't want to be shown on camera said he had no idea it was Landry outside his door who needed help. He showed us the trail of blood Landry left behind. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=...article-6713932
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    You're probably right. Just checked though, and I'm grateful - 84% of my premiums are paid by my employer as of right now (and geez...my quite average health insurance costs quite a lot)..
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    Breakfast for every meal! And the occasional Smashburger (yes, it's from Denver and yes it's a chain, but there must be some sort of new MSG substance in it).
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    Yes - and there's nothing about it on the St. Joseph's site. I thought maybe there used to be something...
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    It is available for $60 here: http://thisisourhomeitisnotforsale.com/
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    So it was also called River Oaks Gardens:
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    Just from a quick look at the Sanborn map (maybe from the 1940s? not quite sure) it looks like N. MacGregor Dr. (Outer Belt Dr., where the 579 is) did cut right through, but maybe dead-ended or went around the area near the Navy/ROTC building and continued to Cherokee St.: edit - 1949+ since Fondren is there..
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