Built To Look Like It's Collapsing

[editor]

Does anyone know the name or address of the building downtown near the bayou that was intentionally built to make it look like the back had collapsed into the bayou? I think it's on Milam. I know it's been discussed before on HAIF, but I just can't find it.

[travelguy_73]

This one?

http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...?showtopic=5134

[RedScare]

It wasn't built to look like it was collapsing. The back wall actually HAD collapsed. The owner merely chose to keep the look in his renovation of the building.

[jdbaker]

It wasn't built to look like it was collapsing. The back wall actually HAD collapsed. The owner merely chose to keep the look in his renovation of the building.

Does anyone know who owns this place?

[editor]

This one?

http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/i...?showtopic=5134

Bingo! Thanks for that!

[lockmat]

That's really cool lookin. I like it.

[memebag]

I grew up near a sort of famous building that was designed to look like it was falling down:

[travelguy_73]

Does anyone know who owns this place?

HCAd shows that James Peterson owns it, not that . I'm probably mistaken, but it seems like the last time I looked the property up, it had a homestead exemption. However, now it doesn't.

[westguy76]

I grew up near a sort of famous building that was designed to look like it was falling down:

yes, I remember this, near Almeda mall, right?

[crunchtastic]

yes, I remember this, near Almeda mall, right?

There was a Best across from the old Town and Country. Just south of 1-10 on the west side of the road. Do I have that right?

[Original Timmy Chan's]

yes, I remember this, near Almeda mall, right?

I grew up in the area too, Beverly Hills and Sagemont. Took karate lessons down the street in the block building at Beverly Hills Park and spent many many bored hours around the corner at the Sears Surplus store.

When I was a child, I was absolutely certain that that BEST store was an old fort. You couldn't convince me that those walls didn't crumble from a heroic battle, and in my mind these battles certainly involved Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.

The building is still there, but it's an absolute travesty what's been done to it. Some #$%@ing sick moron straightened up all the walls..."fixed" 'em.

[houstonmacbro]

Interesting. Speaking of collapsing buildings, does anyone remember the old Best building out on the Gulf Freeway? The front of it was made to look like it collapsed as well.

[memebag]

Interesting. Speaking of collapsing buildings, does anyone remember the old Best building out on the Gulf Freeway? The front of it was made to look like it collapsed as well.

No way! Wow!

[houstonmacbro]

LOL.

Sorry, I came in at the end of the discussion. Didn't see it had already been posted.

My bad.

[Daniepwils]

At night the back of this building is pretty cool looking, it is all glass on the backside, and you can see into the building.

[jayshoota]

At night the back of this building is pretty cool looking, it is all glass on the backside, and you can see into the building.

haha...as much as I hate to admit it, I look in the windows when I drive by there at night too. The only reason I do is because the people who own these lofts have done a great job on the insides. They are really cool and trendy looking.