jmitch94 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Texasota said: I just don't get it. They own the whole development - there are plenty of other places to put that tower that don't destroy a beloved local institution. You have to remember that developers have zero sentimental attachment to anything. People don't seem to understand or just don't want to come to the realization that developers literally only care about making as much money as possible and nothing else. This is why our city needs more protections for historic buildings because soon we will have none left. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 9 hours ago, kennyc05 said: What is this city gonna look like in 20 years?!!!! Beastmode! Houbai? Also, have that River Oaks Theater may get axed. *sighhhh* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, jmitch94 said: You have to remember that developers have zero sentimental attachment to anything. People don't seem to understand or just don't want to come to the realization that developers literally only care about making as much money as possible and nothing else. This is why our city needs more protections for historic buildings because soon we will have none left. They just measure belovedness by how much someone is willing to pay for it. Maybe that particular red box is a head fake to get some alternate financing for the other three from a "save the RO Theatre" campaign, but jeez, to be a theater owner now, you're probably desperately trying to volunteer to be a vaccine distribution center. Not the best time for these guys to see value in keeping it around. I think a small cinema like this one would be a great addition to a walkable retail area with dense residential, a pretty nice amenity on it's own. The old structure/style of this one would add to the charm, and I don't typically care for that kind f stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, Nate99 said: They just measure belovedness by how much someone is willing to pay for it. Exactly, they will keep and use historic buildings if they can charge a premium for that building or if the numbers make sense but this will be a relatively easy demo and therefor much more profitable to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownbro Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 10 hours ago, kennyc05 said: What is this city gonna look like in 20 years?!!!! Beastmode! Like a city in Asia or the Middle East with residential towers everywhere. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguysly Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Really sucks to lose the theater. I love seeing movies there. Take out the Mens Warehouse instead. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 58 minutes ago, jmitch94 said: You have to remember that developers have zero sentimental attachment to anything. People don't seem to understand or just don't want to come to the realization that developers literally only care about making as much money as possible and nothing else. This is why our city needs more protections for historic buildings because soon we will have none left. Weingarten Realty seems to be the epitome and personification of irresponsible development. Is "make it look cheap and ugly" a part of their business plan? If so, they've met and exceeded that goal. It's a damn shame that their tentacles ever latched on to River Oaks Shopping Center. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 One of my favorite things about living in LA is discovering how much funky old stuff is here. People think LA is all Beverly Hills and the Sunset Strip but my neighborhood has two vintage movie theaters (Los Feliz and The Vista) as well as several really cool 1920s era apartment buildings. And it seems as if most neighborhoods have walkable "town centers" like Franklin Square, Los Feliz Village, Larchmont Village, Echo Park and Silverlake along Sunset Blvd. Houston is losing too much of it's soul. If the River Oaks goes bye-bye, I'll be very sad. A city is more than just buildings, it's memories and shared experiences. My Mom grew up going there. I went on my first date there. Had my first experience with the Rocky Horror Picture Show there. In grad school at UH, we loved the midnight shows. It's the last of the old ladies and it would be a tragedy to lose it. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Rivet Oaks Theater is my #1 favorite place in Houston. You can feel the history inside and I even like the awkward silent bar upstairs. I don’t generally get upset about things being torn down and replaced but this would be an exception. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Wow. Just wow. I'm so disappointed that they count somehow develops around this theater. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 23 hours ago, KinkaidAlum said: One of my favorite things about living in LA is discovering how much funky old stuff is here. People think LA is all Beverly Hills and the Sunset Strip but my neighborhood has two vintage movie theaters (Los Feliz and The Vista) as well as several really cool 1920s era apartment buildings. And it seems as if most neighborhoods have walkable "town centers" like Franklin Square, Los Feliz Village, Larchmont Village, Echo Park and Silverlake along Sunset Blvd. Houston is losing too much of it's soul. If the River Oaks goes bye-bye, I'll be very sad. A city is more than just buildings, it's memories and shared experiences. My Mom grew up going there. I went on my first date there. Had my first experience with the Rocky Horror Picture Show there. In grad school at UH, we loved the midnight shows. It's the last of the old ladies and it would be a tragedy to lose it. Yeah LA is much more walkable than it's given credit for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 well dang...i have a love for that theater as i got to see the premiere of The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen there, a super sneak preview of The Blair Witch Project prior to it's release when we all believed it was real (ha!), and yes high school weekends seeing the midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show back in the everything goes days with tons of costumes, live cast and throwing and spraying everything under the sun in the theater and always felt so bad for whoever had to clean it that night or the next day 😳 good times... however i will say i hated when they closed up the balcony to make two super cramped, weird, angled theaters with horrible and uncomfortable seats haha...so i am okay if they want to get rid of that part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I went ahead and emailed Preservation Houston and the Mayor. I was told that Mayor Parker did a great job strengthening the preservation ordinance here in Houston but it could still use some TLC. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) Los Angeles is a much older city. It already had a population of 600,000-1,000,000 in the era where automobiles became ubiquitous, whereas Houston went through that era of its growth in the 1960's and 70s. I suspect that most of the inspiration of New Urbanism (especially that which has an American flavor) and things like main street theme park design, etc is all mostly just trying to replicate LA in 1915 or or 1925 or whatever. Edited November 18, 2020 by JJxvi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I will say that this center is one of a handful of historic Houston shopping centers that are gems, so I hope they dont screw it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, JJxvi said: I will say that this center is one of a handful of historic Houston shopping centers that are gems, so I hope they dont screw it up. I mean they already did when they tore down the southern end where the Barnes and Noble is at, along with the Driscoll section. They might as well just tear the whole damn thing down with this news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Well, I can only speak for myself, but if that Barnes and Noble hadn't been built I wouldn't have even stepped foot in this shopping center at all for the last ten years. So I guess even if it supposedly did lose some aesthetic appeal, it gained a lot in utility from my perspective... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post j_cuevas713 Posted November 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) As you can tell I was a little upset 😅 Edited November 18, 2020 by j_cuevas713 5 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarklyMoron Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I know a lot of people dismiss the architectural merits of this shopping center as already so compromised, but even with all the ham-fisted alterations, I still found some charm in the place. Despite it all, it was still distinguishable from most strip shopping centers and I wish they would embrace that rather than destroy what they have. That theater, its marquee, is a landmark for the community and one appeal to living in the neighborhood. It's your calling card. Why tear it down? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) They certainly could knock everything around it and build around or even over it right? Maybe they will? It will be sad to see it go if that is indeed what happens. Edited November 18, 2020 by gene 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Kelsey-Seybold River Oaks Clinic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 4 minutes ago, Highrise Tower said: Kelsey-Seybold River Oaks Clinic Suite 200 is the former America's location. Not sure about Suite 120. At any rate, glad to see this, as our PCP is at Kelsey-Seybold, and it will be nice to have a Kelsey clinic closer than the ones we usually go to (Tanglewood or the main campus on Holcombe). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 There was a crew removing material from the former America’s location today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Notice of Commercial UAV Drone, Exterior Skin Analysis Operation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBreedlove Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Not sure if this is the right place to post this but it looks like the River Oaks Theater is in danger again. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/River-Oaks-Theater-in-danger-of-closing-again-15980217.php 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Highrise Tower Posted March 8, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 5:55 PM, BillyBreedlove said: Not sure if this is the right place to post this but it looks like the River Oaks Theater is in danger again. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/River-Oaks-Theater-in-danger-of-closing-again-15980217.php Save River Oaks Protest was held in front of the River Oaks Theater. Glad to see people wearing masks at a large gathering. 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 (edited) KEEP MESSAGING WEINGARTEN TILL THEY LOSE THEIR MINDS! Edited March 8, 2021 by j_cuevas713 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Screw Weingarten! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 You know, back in the early-to-mid 60s, the nearest grocery store to our house was a Weingarten's. Literally about a 5 minute walk from our front door. My mom refused to ever shop there, though, because she said the store literally stank. By the time Weingarten sold their grocery business, their stores were pretty nice. I would shop their West Gray and Dunlavy locations. Looks like my mom was right about them all along, however. They stink to high hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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