Vertigo58 Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 make up your mind. So you are saying that downtown isn't struggling now. I take it based upon your post that downtown is rocking. Are you from a village ? Where is the city heading to Austin or on a trail ride ? I thought everyone was heading to Midtown... You haven't seen anything yet downtown.In typing sometimes I rush, sorry and things get lost in translation. What I mean is there has been so much negative media jabs and TV programs that say DT is loosing people and $ so they are pulling out. It is a fact that the city is expanding west towards Katy that's nothing new of course. I know Midtown is alive and I am glad but towards DT well, as Donald T might say not so Rosey?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnieyen Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 <h2 class="vitstoryheadline">Downtown looks more like ghost town </h2> <h5 class="vitstorydate">11:17 PM CDT on Friday, May 11, 2007</h5> By Jeremy Desel / 11 News Click to watch video There was a time Main Street downtown was the heartbeat of the city. "That's what this was. This was the center of it. This is where you went, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 (edited) the city govt doesn't want the clubs there cause the residents are complaining about the noise. the city has been enforcing the noise ordinance overzealously, even to those places that don't make noise. and for a place that is a ghost town on weekends, the city enacting a charge for parking on saturdays is ridiculous. i was going to park downtown for the parade today but as i was headed there i remembered that i would have to pay for parking. forget it! Edited May 13, 2007 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bach Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 I was out there last night (7-11:30 pm), and it was quite lively, active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 the city govt doesn't want the clubs there cause the residents are complaining about the noise. the city has been enforcing the noise ordinance overzealously, even to those places that don't make noise. and for a place that is a ghost town on weekends, the city enacting a charge for parking on saturdays is ridiculous. i was going to park downtown for the parade today but as i was headed there i remembered that i would have to pay for parking. forget it!That was a dumb move. One of the great incentives to go downtown at night and on weekends was the free parking. It's hard enough to convince people it's worth going to. Why put another obstacle in their way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethanra Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Everything that I have heard from two current buisnes owners on main street, (1 has a bar, the other has a resteraunt) DT is in the middle of a transition phase. Five years ago DT main street was full of clubs and had a great street night life from Wed. to Sat. night. The city, now is doing everything it can to make DT main street from a club scene into a livable, quality neighborhood. The city has stop issuing and renewing liscenses to clubs which may be the reason DT night life is disappearing. In another decade DT main street is going to be an awesome neighborhood to live in. The empty spaces on Main will be retail, restraunts, etc... I like what they are doing... Also saying DT is a ghost town is a little harsh, Their is the theater district always full of people, bayou place, ball games, restraunts including on Main Street that are all full at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 AHh hopefully this means a change in nightlife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 (edited) i went to warren's yesterday evening, and it was pretty calm. by the time i left though, the streets were quite busy (most of the women though, imo, looked like they were on their way to work at a strip club - or the street, perhaps) Edited May 14, 2007 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 That was a dumb move. One of the great incentives to go downtown at night and on weekends was the free parking. It's hard enough to convince people it's worth going to. Why put another obstacle in their way?Obstacles! That's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Does anybody know what was going on downtown today? There were more people around than I am used to seeing downtown on a weekend. Was there any sporting event or big convention going on? The Metro Rail was pretty full and there were a lot of people around the Main Street Square area and around Bayou Place. I might post some photos later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I noticed that too. There weren't a ton, but there were definatly people out and about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Some of them were christmas shopping at Macy's, I definitely saw a bunch of Macy's bags, but I don't think that was it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketkar Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 UT plays Rice at Toyota, that might have something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I think I remember hearing about some sort of cheerleader competion at GRB(saw some walking around) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Both of those may be true. I drove past the convention center and also down Travis. Even Travis had some pretty heavy activity. Most of those people didn't look like they were there for the game. At least, they weren't in game gear. Plus, I was drivin around at 11 am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayshoota Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 I had lunch today at the Park Shops and there were tons of younger kids with t-shrits on from different schools so somehthing had to be going on at GRB. The UT basketball team was eating there too and I saw a couple of them buying stuff at the Radio Shack in there. (every little bit helps to boost downtown merchants!) And I also saw the Macy's bags all over the place so it looks like they had a good weekend too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Wasn't there a parade also ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 they were having some type of children's national chess tournament here. my friend at the hilton said they were booked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 They were running double metro rail trains today as well (Sunday). It's nice to see downtown active on the weekend. Posting a few photos soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) Here are all of my photos. I took all of these on Sat Dec 9 between 11 am and 2 pm or so... Edited December 10, 2007 by Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 What were they lookin at in the last picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 No idea. Some kind of church gathering? Last 2 photos were from the same place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniepwils Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Downtown on Saturday is almost always like this when there is something public at the GRB. Below is a link of what is or will be happening at the GRB.http://www.houstonconventionctr.com/meetin...s/calendar.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Downtown on Saturday is almost always like this when there is something public at the GRB. Below is a link of what is or will be happening at the GRB.http://www.houstonconventionctr.com/meetin...s/calendar.htmlI'm just surprised at the crowd so many blocks away from the convention center. But I guess they're not expected to stay in one place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) Lots of people Downtown today. Too bad this only happens when there is a parade or festival, but I love seeing downtown be so busy like this. Actually, the last few Saturdays downtown have been relatively busy, but today was bar far the busiest. Edited March 2, 2008 by Jax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chenevert Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 And I am the idiot who scheduled an appt. downtown with one of th wedding vendors.You couldnt get to the hotel yesterday during the parade.Fortunately we were able to change locations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Cool pix. I have not been to the rodeo in years even though mom lives about 2 miles from the Reliant Center complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I didn't even realize the international festival was happening last weekend. That proves how out of it I am. Anyways, sounds like downtown is busy, which is great!http://www.click2houston.com/news/15937517/detail.htmlHOUSTON -- Downtown businesses got a boom in earnings after one of the biggest Saturdays in a while, KPRC Local 2 reported.There were four big downtown draws -- Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals, an Astros game, the International Festival and the first full weekend for Discovery Green.Downtown Houston was rocking with thousands of people of all ages."We're from Germany, and this is more like Europe for us, so this is great," said Markus Klaus, who said he discovered Discovery Green with his 2-year old daughter Lillian last weekend and returned for more.Marcus and Merieux Jones went to the International Fest first and then Discovery Green."Now that Houston is bringing more and more businesses downtown, there's good reason for us to come down," said. Jones whose 1-year-old daughter, Marshelled, crashed out on her daddy's shoulder.The Jones said they felt very safe with a strong police presence at all the events, which is critical for any public park or venue to thrive.The only complaint came from public park-goers, who said they felt the sting of play-off fever at the Toyota Center."It was expensive to park I guess because of the game. We just came down to enjoy Discovery Green," said Shimeika Foreman who brought her two little sisters and her boyfriend and spent hours strolling and playing in the water at downtown Houston's newest playground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The International Fest was under everyone's radar if you ask me. I can't say I ever even heard any pub for it.We hit Dico Green Saturday afternoon. The kids loved it. Tons of people everywhere with the Rockets and Astros playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I didn't even realize the international festival was happening last weekend. That proves how out of it I am. Anyways, sounds like downtown is busy, which is great!Yep, the Chronicle never seems to report on these things much until after they've already gotten pretty pictures of colorful people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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