lockmat Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 What do yall think of this concept? http://www.msahouston.com/ MainStreet America™ is a year-round destination where today's consumer can Explore, Experience & Enjoy the latest in home building products and services. Explore ... Attend home product shows Speak to building experts Attend home buying seminars View cooking demonstrations Consult with interior designers Experience ... Spring gardening classes Patriotic fireworks displays Summer BBQ cookoffs Fall football block parties Christmas on MainStreet Enjoy ... Purchase products on display Create virtual shopping carts Shop on-site retail stores Consult with a contractor Plan your home project http://ataps1.pd.ci....raft+Agenda.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LTAWACS Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I opine it is way to far from Central Houston to seriously be taken as main street America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 That seems like some creepy Westworld action. Part of me thinks this is an AdBusters joke. Block parties?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Borders on kitsch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Borders on kitsch.Of course it does. Kitschy, gimmicky stuff seems inexplicably popular with the general public. Consider some of the banner ads that we've had on HAIF. Or Rick Perry. Or your avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Or your avatar.Hey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Just looks like a standard suburban gated community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Borders on kitsch.More like the love child of two defunct retailers: Home Depot EXPO and Service Merchandise.EDIT: Also, it looks like it will be adjacent to the current "Design Tech Homes". Hm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 There's plenty of cheap land on Main Street. Why not build Mainstreet America on Main Street, Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 There's plenty of cheap land on Main Street. Why not build Mainstreet America on Main Street, Houston? Because it's not The Woodlands. Realistically, it reminds me of the Disneyworld "Main Street USA", something (also) totally fake and merchandise-oriented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 There's plenty of cheap land on Main Street. Why not build Mainstreet America on Main Street, Houston?Cheap land? Main Street? Houston? Eh, no.But there's always Baytown, Humble, Pasadena, La Porte, League City, Pearland, Sugar Land, Spring, Conroe, Waller, and Richmond. Every single one of those has a Main Street. And now we'll have another, kinda sorta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Cheap land? Main Street? Houston? Eh, no.Perhaps, but home prices along Main are pretty cheap once you get outside the loop in either direction, with lots of open tracts along the south side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Perhaps, but home prices along Main are pretty cheap once you get outside the loop in either direction, with lots of open tracts along the south side.That isn't Main Street; that's N. Main and S. Main. The slightly different naming convention is unacceptable to the branding of this business venture. Besides which...the land isn't cheap enough. Considering the demographics and traffic counts, I think that the seller might have to give the buyer money to take the seller's land and make the buyer's project work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I think the mixing of styles on "Main Street America" is funny. There's a Southern Colonial, faux-Victorian, faux-Tuscan villa, faux-half-timbered English etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 I think the mixing of styles on "Main Street America" is funny. There's a Southern Colonial, faux-Victorian, faux-Tuscan villa, faux-half-timbered English etc.I'm not sure if everyone posting in this thread realizes it or not, but this project is not a neighborhood where people will live. It's a showcase for consumers to come and see the latest and greatest in everything that goes with a buying a home or things in a home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muralpainter Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Was driving past today and thought I would check the place out. Saw a big collection of uninspired homes to tour, but one multistory contemporary looked interesting. Was not aware they charged $15 per person just to tour the place. Did not feel like spending $30 for the wife I to talk to salespeople so we left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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