monarch Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 2 hours ago, bobruss said: Simply magnificent! ^^^ @bobruss you sound just like me. i mean really..... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 incredible! What a great picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 6 hours ago, monarch said: ^^^ @bobruss you sound just like me. i mean really..... The rare sighting of a meta-Monarch.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 35 minutes ago, BigFootsSocks said: The rare sighting of a meta-Monarch.. 35 minutes ago, BigFootsSocks said: The rare sighting of a meta-Monarch.. He is so funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Silver lining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cloud713 Posted September 21, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2016 I didn't realize this area would be open to the outdoors.. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUCAJUN Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 They need to get going on this now. Time is running out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 23, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2016 2X9C4510 by Bill Jacomet, on Flickr 2X9C4519 by Bill Jacomet, on Flickr 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) Look, they're adding beige to the color palette lol Edited October 2, 2016 by tigereye 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 3 hours ago, tigereye said: Look, they're adding beige to the color palette lol ^^^ @tigereye wonderful shot my pal. however, it looks as though they still have a monumental amount of construction left to be done. are they actually going to be completed in time for their prospective first bookings come the end of november.......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) - Edited July 11, 2019 by Timoric 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tanith27 Posted October 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2016 The MM's are going up on the top floor this afternoon.... 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rechlin Posted October 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2016 Amazed how much visible progress has been made today. Even the sign! 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 ^^^ the pools and lazy river are looking quite lovely. progress is steady and moving rapidly now.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cloud713 Posted October 5, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2016 The New York Times gave our Marriott Marquis a shout out. The business of constructing all this Texas-shaped stuff is serious business. In downtown Houston, a swarm of people have been designing, building and tinkering with the Texas-shaped lazy river at the Marriott Marquis Houston, which opens in November. The 140,000-gallon river forms the outline of a rooftop terrace shaped like Texas. The terrace and river cost roughly $10 million to build. https://www.google.com/amp/mobile.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/insider/the-texas-shaped-world.amp.html?client=safari 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nate99 Posted October 7, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2016 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 8, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2016 Marriott Marquis 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChannelTwoNews Posted October 9, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2016 From yesterday... 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I remember when Kathy Whitmire wanted to build the convention center. There was nothing on the east side of downtown. Hard to believe how it all transformed. There yesterday with a friend from Dallas that grew up in Houston. He just could not believe it how downtown has transformed. When to the Greek Festival and had a very good time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Hey I was at the Greek festival too. Always a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 1 hour ago, jmitch94 said: Hey I was at the Greek festival too. Always a good time. I dance in the show at Greek fest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 6 hours ago, nativehoustonion said: I remember when Kathy Whitmire wanted to build the convention center. There was nothing on the east side of downtown. That's because that part of downtown was all razed to build the "full" Houston Center, which never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 On 10/8/2016 at 1:11 PM, hindesky said: Marriott Marquis For months now I've been wondering about that section in the top right with no panels.. Are they putting balconies there? It was enclosed in the renderings. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 22 hours ago, nativehoustonion said: I remember when Kathy Whitmire wanted to build the convention center. There was nothing on the east side of downtown. Hard to believe how it all transformed. There yesterday with a friend from Dallas that grew up in Houston. He just could not believe it how downtown has transformed. When to the Greek Festival and had a very good time. Mayor Whitmire's vison was likely formed around 1980. I would argue that it was Disco that was the real catalyst for this area however and that was, what?, 2004?. Regardless, It shows you just how long it takes to fix cities that become broken. Once it is lost, it may be lost for a decade or 4 decades. To keep a city vibrant, the old must be somehow made new and sometimes that means demolition. However, flattening half of a city all at once because you dream of some workers utopia all connected with moving indoor and air conditioned sidewalks so no human ever has to have the sun in his eyes is likely never a good idea. now, turn your eyes to Detroit. Are you 25 right now or 55?. If you are 25 you might live to see Detroit rebuilt into something fantastic. 55? You might live long enough to see the beginning of the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 12 minutes ago, UtterlyUrban said: Mayor Whitmire's vison was likely formed around 1980. I would argue that it was Disco that was the real catalyst for this area however and that was, what?, 2004?. Regardless, It shows you just how long it takes to fix cities that become broken. Once it is lost, it may be lost for a decade or 4 decades. To keep a city vibrant, the old must be somehow made new and sometimes that means demolition. However, flattening half of a city all at once because you dream of some workers utopia all connected with moving indoor and air conditioned sidewalks so no human ever has to have the sun in his eyes is likely never a good idea. now, turn your eyes to Detroit. Are you 25 right now or 55?. If you are 25 you might live to see Detroit rebuilt into something fantastic. 55? You might live long enough to see the beginning of the change. Discovery Green opened in April 2008 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nole23 Posted October 11, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2016 Just drove by and they had a bunch of lights on inside. There's a huge chandelier on the second floor on the corner of Crawford and Walker visible from the street. Sorry for the poor pic as it does not do it justice. Man, this hotel is going to be nice once its complete. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 ^^^ @Nole23 IMO, justice is done. wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I just had a few of my Convention center update images on Swamplot today. Check them out. If you go to their Facebook page they used my panorama of the convention center for a click and drag which came out pretty cool. Hope you'll check them out. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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