gene Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) Yeah there is NO way in living heck anyone is touching my Target!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👹 (at least i don't want them to anyway haha!) Edited July 13, 2020 by gene 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Looks like some progress has been made on the front of the building, and the sign on Westheimer now says "Target" Â (all images taken by me) Â Â Â sign: Â 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020  I bet almost everyone in this area is so excited about this! with signage up i imagine it will be open in September! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Way more useful than a Randall's. Especially with the steady advancement of both HEB and Whole Foods further into town and the Trader Joes just down the street. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Just thought about this: You know one thing though that will be a nightmare? The getting in and out of the Target lot as busy as they get and the traffic buildup at Westheimer and Shepherd! That is already horrible especially with people trying to take illegal turns at the light and those wanting to turn left into the exxon heading east bound... yikes! i wonder what can be done if anything to ever alleviate any of that mess  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Roundabout that destroys the Exxon and the bank on the corner  Wouldn't solve anything, but would be quite interesting 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, cspwal said: Roundabout that destroys the Exxon and the bank on the corner  Wouldn't solve anything, but would be quite interesting  Particularly considering that half the drivers around here have absolutely no clue about what to do on a roundabout, and the other half consider the idjits to be good targets to play chicken with. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zaphod Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) It's very unusual to see a Target in a building that wasn't always a Target. The exterior doesn't really match their brand/look either, but then I hope long term the shopping center owners keep that brick and never try to cover over it. Â I've always liked the 1990s trend where shopping centers had that eclectic brick/masonry exterior. Nowadays new shopping centers all tend to be modern, gray boxes. Edited August 30, 2020 by zaphod Typing fail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I hope long term this shopping center gets replaced. Maybe it could even be done piecemeal, with the Target retained as 3 better blocks develop around it. Strip malls are a poor use of land, especially a piece of land as large and centrally located as this one. Â But in the short term, this Target is going to make an absolute killing. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I was hoping for Sprouts but Target will be handy.  Traffic will be.... interesting.  But then I thought Trader Joes would be a mess and that ended up working ok.  Turning into this center going South on Shepherd or West on Westheimer is a mess though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, SteveB said: I was hoping for Sprouts but Target will be handy.  Traffic will be.... interesting.  But then I thought Trader Joes would be a mess and that ended up working ok.  Turning into this center going South on Shepherd or West on Westheimer is a mess though.  Yep already mentioned this intersection and leading up to it being a disaster! so yeah...it's going to be interesting... having said that, it seems like this place is getting ready to open before too long. anyone hear rumors of an opening day yet?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 It's really not that bad as long as you approach it from the south or the west, which is easy enough to do if you know the various cross streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mollusk Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 8/30/2020 at 6:49 PM, Texasota said: Â Strip malls are a poor use of land, especially a piece of land as large and centrally located as this one. Â Before this it was a Chevy dealership. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 definitely an upward trajectory, but still far from reaching its potential. Besides, the city has changed (and grown) a lot since it was a Chevy dealership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate4l1f3 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 14 hours ago, mollusk said: Â Before this it was a Chevy dealership. Wow. Â Ever knew that. Any pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 1 hour ago, nate4l1f3 said: Wow. Â Ever knew that. Any pic? I could not find a picture of the Jimmie Greene Chevrolet dealership at 2611 S. Shepherd but I vaguely remember it though. I don't remember the last iteration of the building being anything unique like Knapp Chevrolet at the intersection of Houston and Washington Avenue. I did remark in this forum (Old Car Dealerships) in January of 2010 that I was told the owner of the property got a princely sum when he sold it for development as a shopping center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 I haven't found any pictures either. This could be explained by it being a totally undistinguished building that I came to know all too well by having to take my first new car - a real POS - in for warranty work quite frequently. Ahh, 1978 GM design, material, and build quality... haven't bought a GM product since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Not great quality at all, but this is from the January 28, 1955 Chronicle story about the opening of the dealership. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Interesting aside... this building was next door to Jimmie Green's place, and he bought it to tear down and expand his business (I assume). It was called the Bible Cyclorama. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, gmac said: Not great quality at all, but this is from the January 28, 1955 Chronicle story about the opening of the dealership.  Other than different signs and different cars in the lot it looked pretty much the same 25 years later.  Edited September 13, 2020 by mollusk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, gmac said: Not great quality at all, but this is from the January 28, 1955 Chronicle story about the opening of the dealership. 1955Â was a great year to open a Chevrolet dealership. Advertising for the 1955 models called them "The Hot One" and they were with COMPLETELY NEW styling and an all new overhead valve V8 engine replacing the venerable but not nearly as powerful "stove bolt" six cylinder engine. The building was certainly not that exciting but, in those days I guess, the cars sold themselves. Edited September 13, 2020 by Specwriter 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 8:02 PM, hindesky said: Â Oh for sure 2020... the question is when. I am betting they could have it open in October but I can guarantee it will be open by November just in time for holiday shopping etc... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Target looking very very close.  Saw many employees showing up for their shift this morning I'm guessing for stocking/etc. You can see the 3 lifts in the picture, so clearly some painting/finishing/whatever is still happening.  4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I like that they chose to add red to the brick facade as opposed to demolishing it. It looks good 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montroseprincess Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 This is scheduled to be open October 21st. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I knew they would kick this into high gear in time for the holidays!!! I am happy for all the Montrose people to now have this in their area...i love my uptown Target being so close! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) On 10/5/2020 at 4:53 PM, montroseprincess said: This is scheduled to be open October 21st.  2 days! Do you know if this is still the case?  Edit: just did some googling and found a HBJ article from earlier this month that says opening date is Oct. 25 Edited October 19, 2020 by wilcal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferguyjake28 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/19/2020 at 10:03 AM, wilcal said: Â 2 days! Do you know if this is still the case? Â Edit: just did some googling and found a HBJ article from earlier this month that says opening date is Oct. 25 Based on other store openings from around the country this weekend, Oct 21st is the soft opening and Oct 25th is the grand opening. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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