MidtownCoog Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I know we've touched on this before, but what's the deal with the Houston Chroincle HQ downtown?I think the scaffolding has been on the building for almost two years.Is this used to hold the building together? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 "Houston Chroncile HQs" Learn how to spell, bub. And I was thinking the same thing last week. Buildings three times the height of the Chron-ICLE Building have gone through facade cleaning and treatment in less time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Ooops. It's spelled B-a-r-n-a-c-l-e!It looks like they tried to bolt on the tiles on one side.I akesd Ken Hoffman via email, but I guess his editor does not let him answer real questions.I figured he's have some kinda of cutesy answer for me. Me Mo said they are laying gold leaf on the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Its the end result of cut backs and outsourcing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 The more I think about it, they deserve the dump they live in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 You should have seen the beautiful buildings they covered up with that crap. And now all they're doing is cleaning crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 cleaning crapPolishing a turd, putting lipstick on a pig. Way to go, Chron! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Remember the hostage crisis of the late 70's? Every night on the news they'd report "Day number x....America held hostage."Maybe our friends at the Houston Press could start a similar running tally of the number of days the Chron has held the Texas Avenue sidewalk hostage. City Hall sure as hell doesn't seem very interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I agree with all of you. And the results, please!!!! I miss the Houston Post. I really do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmancuso Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 they are replacing "chronicle" on the building's facade with "comical" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 Maybe our friends at the Houston Press could start a similar running tally of the number of days the Chron has held the Texas Avenue sidewalk hostage. City Hall sure as hell doesn't seem very interested.Excellent idea! I think I'll contact them. No wonder Ken Hoffman never got back with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Does any major city in the country have a worse newspaper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) (EDIT: Posted in the wrong place!)But.. IMO, the Chronicle isn't that bad of a newspaper, though I don't read very many newspapers anyway. Edited December 1, 2006 by VicMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) Is this used to hold the building together? If that's all that is holding it together its time to disassemble the scaffolding. Edit: i got a subscription what am i talking about. Edited December 1, 2006 by Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 It'd be fine if they were at least working on it.I've drove by it twice a day for two years (in on Milam, out on Travis) and NEVER see any sign of work in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 It'd be fine if they were at least working on it.I've drove by it twice a day for two years (in on Milam, out on Travis) and NEVER see any sign of work in progress.It wss just put up to make it look like "progress" when the superbowl was intown... Kidna like the parking garage that is going up on main, they put a fence on the empty lot to cover it up... and the Shamrock trailer too... its all a cover up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Ooops. It's spelled B-a-r-n-a-c-l-e!It looks like they tried to bolt on the tiles on one side.I akesd Ken Hoffman via email, but I guess his editor does not let him answer real questions.I figured he's have some kinda of cutesy answer for me.Did he blame Katrina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Does any major city in the country have a worse newspaper?I sure can't think of any that are worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Have you all noticed that newspapers are a fledgling business. Since the internet, subscriptions have dropped for all major newspapers. About the only thing they put in there are sales papers and more sales papers. But .... I couldn't imagine not having my Chronicle in the mornings. And I get it everyday, rain or shine. Does the Hearst people still own the Chron?I like USA Today online because the stories are short and current and the stock market right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Have you all noticed that newspapers are a fledgling business. Since the internet, subscriptions have dropped for all major newspapers. About the only thing they put in there are sales papers and more sales papers. But .... I couldn't imagine not having my Chronicle in the mornings And most are free online. Why pay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Does the Hearst people still own the Chron?Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolMan Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I remember the the HPD headquarters had scaffolding for 3-4 years while it didn't appear they were doing any work. The suddenly one day it all vanished??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) I think it gives Houston a big city feel. You know how when you're walking along the sidewalks in New York or Chicago, you're always having to go through scaffolding in certain places? Well, now we have that in Houston.The difference, of course, is that up there they're actually doing something behind that scaffolding, and it doesn't take two years, and when it's gone, there's a newer, cooler thing to see. Edited December 1, 2006 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 You should have seen the beautiful buildings they covered up with that crap. And now all they're doing is cleaning crap. What lies beneath at the corner of Travis and Texas: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Do you know what is depicted in the emblem on the top of the building? Looks interesting and kind of like Chrysler's old winged blue-ribbon badge of excellence from the Fifties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 What lies beneath at the corner of Travis and Texas: Wait a minute. Is this the current Chronicle bldg????? Whoa. I arrived in 1972, but don't remember how it looked back then. Of course, newspapers were not what I was looking at in Houston. Why buy it when you can get it free? Because nothing goes better with a cup of coffee than the morning newspaper. Jeez, can you all remember when the Chronicle had the morning edition and the evening or was it afternoon edition? My, how times have changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Do you know what is depicted in the emblem on the top of the building? Looks interesting and kind of like Chrysler's old winged blue-ribbon badge of excellence from the Fifties. I don't know what that is on the top. I'm still searching for more pictures. Wait a minute. Is this the current Chronicle bldg????? Whoa. I arrived in 1972, but don't remember how it looked back then. Yep. Actually those are the two buildings facing Texas under the new "modern" crap facade. Purdy, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 What lies beneath at the corner of Travis and Texas: You've got to be kidding me! What brain dead moron decided to cover that georgeous building? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 neat little slide show:http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/spe...ldg/photo1.htmlbut no close-ups of the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 neat little slide show:http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/spe...ldg/photo1.htmlbut no close-ups of the topThat's a good slide show.When I was there in 1994, the paper wasn't even using all of the available space in the 10-story building. I got the impression they pretty much built the exterior of the current building around the old Milam Building where the Houston Club was located. Sort of like a cocoon.By that time, they just started moving into a part of the 10th floor in the old Milam Building. One could see some decorative moldings that belonged to the old building.Inside, one can tell where the original Chronicle Building ends and the other buildings begin because some of the floors will rise (or drop) a couple of steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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