fernz Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Scary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Someone else mentioned that the building was reminiscent of Manila, so I guess the more, ummmm, "adventurous and exciting" methods of demo would only be fitting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 A wonder they are being allowed to proceed that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 i was watching this from the Houston Club at the top of One Shell Plaza today. The view of the demolition was perfectly framed under the projector screen of the presentation I was watching. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleareaction Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 No. There doesn't seem to be much "correct" going on there. Not the proper use of a container either.  When I rode past this yesterday, I was pretty confused too by how they had positioned it. Got the hell away as fast as I could! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Captured this Sunday. Sorry about quality but this machine almost looks like some kind of snorting screeching biting predator.trim.63BF63F2-05DF-425B-864E-1E25FAD602EA.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 5/4 by o texano on Flickr  6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Ehhh. I dont like how those contractors are doing that. too much potential to shock the crane load...Yep.I would never let them do that with MY crane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Captured this Sunday. Sorry about quality but this machine almost looks like some kind of snorting screeching biting predator. trim.63BF63F2-05DF-425B-864E-1E25FAD602EA.MOVWas this filmed with a toaster? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Or "scaffolvators"Did I spell that correctly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 No, my iPhone and it looks much better on the phone but somehow in transferring it to my iPad I guess the crane ate it.Sorry it was pretty amazing watching it tear that wall out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Well, I suppose by now we can assume no one will be killed or injured by this demo. Â That's a relief ... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jax Posted May 6, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2014 Apocalypse Houston by J-a-x, on Flickr 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Apocalypse Houston by J-a-x, on Flickr I'm digging the blue/violet rainbow coming off the glare of the sun. Great pic bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Thanks! The iPhone HDR app I used disappointed me a bit with the noise on the edge of the building but I might be able to touch that up. Either way, the sun reminds me of a bomb going off in the background, as if this is a war zone... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Thanks! The iPhone HDR app I used disappointed me a bit with the noise on the edge of the building but I might be able to touch that up. Either way, the sun reminds me of a bomb going off in the background, as if this is a war zone... It seriously looks like a picture of Japan after the bombs or some other war ravaged place. Really eerie but beautiful pic nonetheless I like the noise, it kind of gives it a "glowing" look, and compared to the rest of the pic it's as if it's holding onto life but knows its fate is sealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It seriously looks like a picture of Japan after the bombs or some other war ravaged place. Really eerie but beautiful pic nonetheless I like the noise, it kind of gives it a "glowing" look, and compared to the rest of the pic it's as if it's holding onto life but knows its fate is sealed.  I was going to say the exact same thing. It's kind of a spooky image and does look like something out of Hiroshima or Pripyat after Chernobyl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 if you can't see this pic, then it's not meant to be... lol  remember the Hurricane Bear? Well, here is the guy who wore the bear costume, standing in the rubble of the old building....   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Demolition 2014.05.07 2651-3 by ThirdCoastRyan on Flickr  Demolition 2014.05.07 2654-6 by ThirdCoastRyan on Flickr  Demolition 2014.05.07 2561-3 by ThirdCoastRyan on Flickr  Demolition 2014.05.07 2699-71 by ThirdCoastRyan on Flickr  Demolition 2014.05.07 2691-3 by ThirdCoastRyan on Flickr  Demolition 2014.05.07 2694-6 by ThirdCoastRyan on Flickr  Demolition 2014.05.07 2540-2 by ThirdCoastRyan on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 It is so strange driving by that area without the building there..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 It wont be long before we'll have a thirty story replacement. You'll recover. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) It wont be long before we'll have a thirty story replacement. You'll recover.I wasn't whining....I was just saying that after driving up and down Montrose almost daily for the last 15 years, it's strange not to see that building there...I am excited for the new building and all the changes happening.... Edited May 8, 2014 by HoustonMidtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityliving Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 What's left of 3400 Montrose will probably be demolished by today or tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 This new building should impact the redevelopnent of the shopping center off Montrose and Westheimer, I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 This new building should impact the redevelopnent of the shopping center off Montrose and Westheimer, I hopeIn what way?Isn't it already slated for redevelopment but the present leases need to run out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Just in case anybody forgot, here's what the new building is supposed to look like. I just hope they break ground soon and don't leave a pile of rubble sitting there for years. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernz Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 That is a really nice rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I just hope they break ground soon and don't leave a pile of rubble sitting there for years. To be honest, what would the point be for them to pay the demo crew extra for bringing it down quickly if they wanted to let the rubble sit there for a few years? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 To be honest, what would the point be for them to pay the demo crew extra for bringing it down quickly if they wanted to let the rubble sit there for a few years? Good point. I'm just used to seeing that happen in Houston. Or maybe not rubble but an empty lot. Like the Prudential building in the med center or the River Cafe lot (Okay that tone is smaller but it's sat empty for so long). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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