ricco67 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I got a couple of new overhead pics of the I-45/Scott crossing. Couldn't find where I had posted them, so I figured I'd repost them here. Before: and currently (as of today's date): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 On that note, in 1969 the couple offered the city of Houston a gift: Barnett Newman's sculpture, The Broken Obelisk, dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Martin Luther King. For political reason that remain a sad reflection of the times, city decision-makers rejected the gift. When the city of Houston officially balked, the couple placed the sculpture in front of the Rothko Chapel adjacent to the museum, a chapel the de Menils constructed for people of all faiths and visions. It was an eloquent retort.http://www.yourhoust...9ddca1ed4c.htmlMaybe they should have just moved the "broken obelisk" to this location instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I can't quite remember where I've been posting these, so I thought I'd just throw this up on here. If the mods can help consolidate them in my location, I'd appreciate it. http://youtu.be/6FH9BIiZ1jY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionescape Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I'm assuming that the Robertson Stadium/UH/TSU Station will be renamed once again since Robertson Stadium has since been demolished. Didn't they know about the school's plans to demolish the stadium back when they went through the stations renaming process? Anyways, I thought the name was too long anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I'm assuming that the Robertson Stadium/UH/TSU Station will be renamed once again since Robertson Stadium has since been demolished. Didn't they know about the school's plans to demolish the stadium back when they went through the stations renaming process? Anyways, I thought the name was too long anyways. I don't think anyone, including UH, knew about the plans to demolish the stadium back when they went through the station naming process. And the local communities had a lot of opportunity for input for the station names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I'm assuming that the Robertson Stadium/UH/TSU Station will be renamed once again since Robertson Stadium has since been demolished. Didn't they know about the school's plans to demolish the stadium back when they went through the stations renaming process? Anyways, I thought the name was too long anyways. I don't think anyone, including UH, knew about the plans to demolish the stadium back when they went through the station naming process. And the local communities had a lot of opportunity for input for the station names. Are they going to give the new stadium a different name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Are they going to give the new stadium a different name? Good question. It seems the answer is probably yes. All references to the new stadium I have seen refer to UH's "new football stadium". I don't think I've ever seen a reference to the "new Robertson Stadium". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionescape Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Good question. It seems the answer is probably yes. All references to the new stadium I have seen refer to UH's "new football stadium". I don't think I've ever seen a reference to the "new Robertson Stadium".Yeah, I remember reading somewhere that they plan to sell the naming rights to the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I guess I'm not surprised that they're selling the name. Thinking about it, I wouldn't be surprised if they had tried to sell the name for Robertson as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Naming rights can get tricky, A&M heavily reconstructed Olsen Field and renamed "Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park", except that because the Olsen Field is not found on the exterior of the stadium now (can only be seen if going down Wellborn, and only then only one way), the Olsen family was unhappy that the family name wasn't prominently displayed anymore. We'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionescape Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Naming rights can get tricky, A&M heavily reconstructed Olsen Field and renamed "Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park", except that because the Olsen Field is not found on the exterior of the stadium now (can only be seen if going down Wellborn, and only then only one way), the Olsen family was unhappy that the family name wasn't prominently displayed anymore. We'll see what happens. Difference here is that this is not a reconstruction of Robertson Stadium. They completely demolished it. This is a brand new stadium. Also, not once in the past few years have I read an article where they referred to the new stadium as "New Robertson". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Some photos of the intersection with the Red Line downtown that I took today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illusionescape Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Some photos of the intersection with the Red Line downtown that I took today. IMG_1806.jpg IMG_1805.jpg IMG_1804.jpg Interesting. Looks like the new Southeast Line is going to be connected directly to the Red Line instead of just intersecting it. Am I seeing that correctly? So essentially a train going south from UH Downtown Station could switch onto the tracks going down the Southeast Line instead of down to Fannin South Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I don't think it will be used for routing but rather so they can move cars from one line to another as they are needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 ^ I think that is probably correct, Ricco. At one time, the plan was for either the southeast or east end line (I forget which; they both run on the same east-west tracks in that segment) would turn and go to what was then planned to be the intermodal center and is now just the Burnett Station. The other of those two lines would continue west to the Theater District. I'm pretty sure that changed when the Intermodal was elminated and they added the Central Station Main for transfers to the red line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Here is the latest, I figured this was probably going to be the only weekend I'd be able to do this run without construction interfering with the shoot. I'm "Eh" on whether I like the camcorder, but I might give it another shot in a few months. Aside from the raindrops interfering with it, do you think it was of a decent quality? http://youtu.be/w4sbxTeCn1c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 The Latest from the south east Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brhaltx Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Did you start out on Griggs near Mykawa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Here is the latest. It should be live in about 30 minutes or so, okay...maybe an hour...... Currently working on the East Line video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I was by uh recenty that station looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I was by uh recenty that station looks nice Yep. Around UH it looks (to the untrained eye) ready to go. Stations are in, concrete and track laid, wires up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Thanks for the video, ricco. There's a lot of choppiness and pixels in the video for me, is that something wrong on my end? EDIT: looks fine now, nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 wow. This video sucks. That's what I get for turning off the steadycam option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Haha it's a little shaky but the effort is much appreciated ricco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I also really appreciate your real-time videos, ricco. I notice you are really good at timing the traffic lights too. Some people dash from one red light to the next abusing their cars more than necessary. Maybe they should take the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Haha it's a little shaky but the effort is much appreciated ricco! Well the actual video is no where near as shakey and it's driving me a bit crazy. Last time I used the camera, I used it to try some time lapse which required me to turn off the steadycam option. I prepared for a LITTLE shakiness, but wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks for the videos. I'm a little confused the East Line Downtown goes westbound on Capitol and Purple Line goes eastbound on Rusk? So from Downtown if you want to take the East Line you take the Purple Line and transfer at the BBVA Stadium? The bad thing is cars will share the track that is not good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Both Green and Purple go east on Rusk and west on Capitol through downtown, and then take their separate ways at BBVA. There will be green or purple squares on the car end destination board, just as there is a red square displayed on those currently running. The destination signs will also state where they are going - that's why such signs exist. It's not rocket science. Shared tracking exists on other systems, and people seem to deal with it just fine. Likewise, there's a mix of cars and light rail in the Medical Center here: and in other cities throughout the world without the outbreak of utter mayhem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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