Subdude Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 "Automobile" holds forth on Houston, in a car review: "..Houston has the sharpest divsion between good neighborhood and bad neighborhood that I've ever seen. In a one-block span, we see both a trendy restaurant with a yellow Ferrari 360 Modena parked out front, and a house straight out of The 'Burbs, with boarded-up windows and rats running around on the roof. Socioeconomic schism, thy name is Houston." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 indeed. Plus, I bet the lot that house is sitting on is worth 300,000+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzseattle Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 "Automobile" holds forth on Houston, in a car review:"..Houston has the sharpest divsion between good neighborhood and bad neighborhood that I've ever seen. In a one-block span, we see both a trendy restaurant with a yellow Ferrari 360 Modena parked out front, and a house straight out of The 'Burbs, with boarded-up windows and rats running around on the roof. Socioeconomic schism, thy name is Houston." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wonder what area could they be talking about. Fourth Ward? Midtown? One possible explanation for this phenomenon is the rapid transition some neighborhoods, especially those inside the loop, are experiencing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I wonder what area could they be talking about.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ehrm....I suspect that would be Ruggles Grill in Montrose..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 I'm thinking Yan Sushi on Westheimer in the Montrose. I've seen a yellow Ferrari in the neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Great Hizzy! Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Obviously, the writer's never spent time in Brooklyn, Queens, the South Side of Chicago or the San Fernando Valley, but I agree that you're prone to see that in, say, the Third Ward, where blocks of run down shotgun houses are bordered by mostly well-preserved two story homes from the early 20th century, which are then bordered by mansions (some of which are larger than what you'd find in River Oaks) even further south. All of this is within a ten or twelve block span of each other, more or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Everytime I visit LA I go to a great sushi house that serves a $100 sushi plate to die for. The clientel all drive the 100k plus cars and the place looks like the only building in the block that isnt actively housing crack families. True juxtaposition.I've never seen anything like that in Houston.When I lived in Galveston, I regularly got pulled over driving to my favorite mexican restaurant because the police wanted to know what I was doing in such a seedy neighborhood. It was all about the migas. The restaurant was a shack but you'd find the George Mitchell eating there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 I wonder what area could they be talking about. Fourth Ward? Midtown?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I my guess is the Heights area near I-10. I have seen a car matching the description at a place over that a lot as well as a little restraunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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