Howard Huge Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wow, so cool. I feel like i have been transported in time! What a very different, almost sleepy feel those buildings have (at the time of this picture). Now to be replaced with a 40 story tower. Wow.Whats awesome/sad is that almost everything surrounding Market Square used to look just like this.Just look at the La Carafe block and the current Warrens block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Thanks, Howard. I'd forgotten all about Moulin Rouge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 To the left was the Cellar and where was the Pussycat? I remember it on one of the corners I think where the clock tower is now.Does anyone have a picture of the Pussycat sign? I believe it was one of the last strip clubs downtown. Was a kid when I first saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 To the left was the Cellar and where was the Pussycat? I remember it on one of the corners I think where the clock tower is now.Does anyone have a picture of the Pussycat sign? I believe it was one of the last strip clubs downtown. Was a kid when I first saw it. There are some pictures on HAIF I believe. Tearing down that strip of historic buildings in the middle of the night to build a gigantic parking garage on Market Square was, after the demolition of the Shamrock, one of the worst crimes against preservation to ever occur in Houston. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Whats awesome/sad is that almost everything surrounding Market Square used to look just like this. Sort of a French Quarter feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 ^^Continue?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I WISH! can't find the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Hold on a sec, I got confused for a bit... So this building is taking over the old Kim Son garage? And construction has already started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I recall reading somewhere (perhaps further up this very thread) that the Kim Son garage is going to be incorporated into it for resident parking. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Ahh ok sorry, I'm trying to keep up with everything and its hard because so much is happening all at once. But that's awesome, glad they are keeping it. So has this thread merged with the Hines development? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 No? Why would this merge with the Hines thread (I assume you mean Hines 32 story residential tower at Market Square).. Hines has nothing to do with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 That's why I asked... because earlier in the thread there were posts about the Hines development Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 That's why I asked... because earlier in the thread there were posts about the Hines developmentAh, for sure. Some people were discussing how this project moving forward might affect the Hines residential development a block away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Metro West. moo, I have seen better. JKJKJK, lolololol, jkjk. Please, please, oh development gods, let that side of DT look like that. Thank you MW. Thank you very much for your efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 The van in the picture in the article is no older than a 1971 model, FWIW. Sounds seedy. We have Fondren for that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 The van in the picture in the article is no older than a 1971 model, FWIW.Sounds seedy. We have Fondren for that now.Don't worry, I don't think anyone's trying to bring all that back. It's as much a part of downtown's past as men in top hats helping women in dresses onto trolleys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Sounds seedy. Heeyyyyyyyy... what's so bad about seedy? Driving past on Milam earlier today, I saw a Harvey sign on the fence. Looks like there will be more cement trucks to dodge sooner rather than later there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I think I'm more excited about this development than Hines... Just because it removes more surface parking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I think I'm more excited about this development than Hines... Just because it removes more surface parking Hines tower takes all of the surface lot parking out of the block it is going on, same as this one.Don't worry, I don't think anyone's trying to bring all that back. It's as much a part of downtown's past as men in top hats helping women in dresses onto trolleys. There's way a market for seedy, it's just interesting where it goes over time. All interesting stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 There's way a market for seedy, it's just interesting where it goes over time. All interesting stuff. I was referring to the hippy/lovefest thing that the article discussed. Did you think it was seedy because the buildings looked run down in the photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) I was referring to the hippy/lovefest thing that the article discussed. Did you think it was seedy because the buildings looked run down in the photo? No, I meant seedy as referring to the types of activities that they were describing/relative position in the overall city cultural scene. Edited July 23, 2014 by Nate99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Hines tower takes all of the surface lot parking out of the block it is going on, same as this one. There's way a market for seedy, it's just interesting where it goes over time. All interesting stuff. Yeah it does you're right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 2014-07-24 20.11.09 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-07-24 20.13.06 by marclongoria, on Flickr 2014-07-24 20.11.37 by marclongoria, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Hogg Palace is about to get noisy.That is Hogg Palace in the last shot, right? If not, somebody else is about to get noisy. Edited July 25, 2014 by UtterlyUrban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Hogg Palace is about to get noisy.That is Hogg Palace in the last shot, right? If not, somebody else is about to get noisy. At least construction will be when most of them are at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 At least construction will be when most of them are at work.True!Unless they work from home. Or, worse, work the nightshift and sleep during the day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 They've now got both southbound sidewalks closed (Louisiana & Milam). This is creating a dangerous situation. Parkers in the garage are having to walk in the street. Downtown drivers be crazy, including Metro buses. Should I report this Hazard to the city? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro West Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 No! It might cause them to cancel the project and then the boom will be over! How'd you like THAT hanging over your head for the rest of your life? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) No! It might cause them to cancel the project and then the boom will be over! How'd you like THAT hanging over your head for the rest of your life? Haha. Maybe I'll just start taking the shuttle to go 1 BLOCK.! Or, I could walk against traffic, so that I can see what's about to hit me. It won't be hanging over my head if I'm dead. Edited July 29, 2014 by rsb320 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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