Popular Post 77011transplant Posted September 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) I also went last Friday night to see Tenet and had a good time. It was my first drive in movie, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I thought, overall, it was a pleasant experience. There was one audio glitch in the middle of our showing, but they fixed it quickly and we didn't really have any problems. We brought a small AM/ FM radio, rolled down the windows, and snuck in our own snacks (I don't think you're supposed to do this, but no one really checked). Pro Tip: we arrived at 7:30 (movie started at 8:30, gates opened at 7) and it was already about half full, so get there early. Also, we were expecting it to be a mess to pull out of after the film, but they directed traffic pretty efficiently. Also, we talked to our friends who had gone to the drive in at Sawyer Yards ($40 a car/ Moonstruck was $25) and said that screen was small and poorly hung so that if you weren't dead center, you couldn't really watch the film. At Moonstruck, we were off to the side a little bit in a small sedan and had no issues. My only suggestion is they dim the string lights near the concessions during the movie -- a little too bright for movie viewing! (Edit: Spacing) Edited September 10, 2020 by 77011transplant 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUTEX Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Went last night and had a blast even with the rain. Saw Tenet and had no issues with the viewing. They had 2 food trucks and a couple of other vendors, plus the New Potato setup. Maybe there was just an off night last weekend? 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HouTXRanger Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 In general, I'm not a fan of a single entity buying up so many acres and building a "community" like this from scratch, because I prefer more organic "fine grain" growth patterns. However, this seems pretty good all things considering. It's very mixed use (a no-brainer in Houston anyway), has no streets larger than two lanes, and at least at a surface level seems to prioritizes pedestrian and bike traffic. A personal highlight is how they're building a new place for the Houston Maritime Museum right on the banks, that's going to be a beautiful place to hang out if it all comes together. If I were to be nitpicky, I wonder if there are City of Houston regs/codes that are forcing the buildings to have such large setbacks, or if that's part of the style. Since it's 5 phases, maybe we'll see the effects of changing city codes all in this one development. It would also be great to see dedicated on or off street bike paths built in, or some better love shown to the bus route that goes by there. Maybe if the area continues to densify, we'll see a BRT line or something? The development def needs better transportation options than just the highway, it's a waste this close to the city center to force everyone to drive. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm91 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 the land looks pretty empty with the exception being a mural made out of shipping containers. No equipment on site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 2:52 PM, pm91 said: the land looks pretty empty with the exception being a mural made out of shipping containers. No equipment on site. Not a great sign. I appreciate them engaging the area with art and a drive-in theatre, but I would prefer to see boots on the ground. Makes me wonder what these "pending agreements with the city" entail. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iah77 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 27 minutes ago, ljchou said: Not a great sign. I appreciate them engaging the area with art and a drive-in theatre, but I would prefer to see boots on the ground. Makes me wonder what these "pending agreements with the city" entail. We are in an election year and recession so it's kind of interesting people want huge projects built with these horrible fundamentals lols... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 31 minutes ago, ljchou said: Not a great sign. I appreciate them engaging the area with art and a drive-in theatre, but I would prefer to see boots on the ground. Makes me wonder what these "pending agreements with the city" entail. Relax. Development, especially at this scale, takes time. What "pending agreements with the city" are you referring to? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 23 hours ago, Houston19514 said: Relax. Development, especially at this scale, takes time. What "pending agreements with the city" are you referring to? Recent bizjournal article posted above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Are they working on the walkway from the South side of the Bayou over to the North Side ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I’ve been watching this barge a for the past couple weeks. looks to me like they are just improving the South bank of the bayou where they has been some erosion. I don’t think that this is work on a pedestrian bridge. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Jensen is being resurfaced from Clinton to Navigation. Unsure if it is related to East River, the Navigation/Jensen/Runnels roundabout project, or just regular construction work. Regardless of what it's for, resurfacing Jensen is appreciated. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2020 A new mural has been painted on the sea cans on the corner of Jensen and Clinton. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 ^^^ decadent! quite beautiful... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 ...decadent? I mean, I like it, but it's in no way "decadent." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HOUTEX Posted November 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2020 Thought it was interesting to see there's brick under Jensen Drive. I sorta wish they would just take the asphalt off and restore the brick! 11 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBTX Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, HOUTEX said: Thought it was interesting to see there's brick under Jensen Drive. I sorta wish they would just take the asphalt off and restore the brick! For sure! Just like the "presidential brick" portion of Navigation! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 https://www.houstoniamag.com/travel-and-outdoors/2020/11/buffalo-bayou-partnership-east-sector-project 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Is it even possible to scrape off the asphalt? It seems to be flaking off naturally but how do you grind it down without tearing up the brick too? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arternative Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 All architectural brick accents in intersections and roads are a bad idea in Houston. The soil plus the climate makes mother nature chew shit up here. Those accents on Harrisburg already have potholes (speed bumps.) Washington roundabout is an amusement park ride and should charge admission. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 The pavers between the rails on the Red Line seem to have hung in there all these years, but then again those don't have road traffic on them. All the weight of the train is on the steel rails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted November 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Arternative said: All architectural brick accents in intersections and roads are a bad idea in Houston. The soil plus the climate makes mother nature chew shit up here. Those accents on Harrisburg already have potholes (speed bumps.) Washington roundabout is an amusement park ride and should charge admission. My guess is horrible installation by whoever laid those and not so much the bricks themselves. I've come across bricks that have been there for close to 100 years that haven't moved an 1 inch. Edited November 8, 2020 by hindesky 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samagon Posted November 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/7/2020 at 4:27 PM, Arternative said: All architectural brick accents in intersections and roads are a bad idea in Houston. The soil plus the climate makes mother nature chew shit up here. Those accents on Harrisburg already have potholes (speed bumps.) Washington roundabout is an amusement park ride and should charge admission. nope. there are plenty of examples worldwide of roadways being constructed of brick in far worse climates than our own and the quality of those roads is far better than even our concrete roadways. that doesn't make it a good idea for Houston, we just shouldn't use a different excuse to cover for the real reason, which is that we as a city don't want to pay the taxes necessary to support the cost of better quality roads, of any type. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUTEX Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) On 11/7/2020 at 1:46 PM, zaphod said: Is it even possible to scrape off the asphalt? It seems to be flaking off naturally but how do you grind it down without tearing up the brick too? Yes. Asphalt peels relatively easily and there are contractors that have large road-sized heaters that roll over the roadway and melt the tar for easier removal. The photos above are after the roadway had been scraped for a re-paving project that's going on right now. Brick roads built here more recently are atrocious examples of crappy engineering. The Washington roundabout is easily the best "worst" example of what can happen. In the instance of Jensen, those area roads have been there for 100 years and are in relatively great shape. Edited November 10, 2020 by HOUTEX 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 1:17 PM, samagon said: nope. there are plenty of examples worldwide of roadways being constructed of brick in far worse climates than our own and the quality of those roads is far better than even our concrete roadways. that doesn't make it a good idea for Houston, we just shouldn't use a different excuse to cover for the real reason, which is that we as a city don't want to pay the taxes necessary to support the cost of better quality roads, of any type. There's an easy solution: make rights-of-way narrower. In EaDo, for example, something like 40% of land area is public right-of-way. If you increase the ratio of taxable land to paved surface by a factor of 3X or so, you could afford a lot nicer paving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) Well, the purpose of brick or special paving would be decorative, aka "place making" or something. Like a district where people walk around visiting adjacent businesses or attractions and you want it to look good. I don't think that's so costly nor would it ever be needed or justified outside a few districts. Honestly I always thought Houston had pretty nice concrete roads with curbs and sidewalks and grass medians and stuff. Edited November 18, 2020 by zaphod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angostura Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I wouldn't say it's purely decorative. Sett paving can last a lot longer than concrete or asphalt (centuries in many cases). And it has the beneficial side effect of slowing down vehicular traffic. On sidewalks in places with street trees, brick pavers (or, even better, Portuguese stone) undulate naturally with growth in the trees' root system, whereas concrete sidewalks crack. The material is ubiquitous on the sidewalks of residential neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, for example, for exactly this reason. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Moore713 Posted November 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2020 I think about this project and what happenings on the other end of the bayou. I think about how more and more midrises are appearing in midtown. About the absurd pace at which the medical center is expanding. Then you drive around the core of Houston and realize that still huge swashes of land undeveloped. Even in the areas I mentioned... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljchou Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 21 hours ago, hindesky said: One of the comments on this post asks about groundbreaking plans and they replied with "next year". They expect to be complete with Phase 1 by 2023 which feels ...fast. But good to hear! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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