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  1. mollusk
    It will be interesting to see how much traction, if any, the special friend gets, 14 light years later. I know we still have us the haterz, but they just don't seem to be quite as influential any more - at least within the City of Houston (cf - HERO).
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    Sorry, how foolish of me to think that I might know about what my neighbors have talked about for the last 30 years. It's only been a major topic of discussion at my voluntary HOA that worked its patootie off reinstating and renewing and modifying deed restrictions, and signing up for minimum lot size and prevailing setbacks, and yes, even put in historic designation in a couple corners of the neighborhood (all of which require super majorities to be put in place), beginning in the mid 1980s. You might even be surprised to learn that among the reasons for doing all those things was to enhance our property values. Just because some of y'all think that some brand new giant McMansion with glue on stone and fiberglass bathtubs and a really big price tag are the be all and end all, doesn't mean that everybody does, or even a majority of any group other than you and your cronies. For the record, I'm not too nuts about how the commission deals with things, either. I'd rather have clear regulations, fairly and consistently applied. Let's make a deal. I won't try to tell you what you're thinking, if you allow the rest of us the same courtesy.
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    I beg to differ. I'd just as soon have plazas spotted around rather than having a row of plazas and then a street canyon a block over. It ends up giving more light to the ground level, and better views to the occupants of the buildings.
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    I imagine most people have forgotten. OTOH, I'm quite sure that we will be reminded of them if he runs.
  5. mollusk
    Uh, no. I don't agree with a single thing in that post, other than the idea of trying to somewhat control development. Including the assumption that I think my bungalow is cute. Comfortable, yes... cute, no. Controlling development is what deed restrictions are all about, as well as zoning and other land use regulations. Duh.
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    I strongly suspect that the map was cut from an Enco map that some MSC employee got out of their glove compartment and pasted onto the camera ready photo offset mat. Since the MSC (now JSC) campus came from Friendswood Development, an Humble subsidiary, I doubt they minded. When you look at the list of dignitaries, the offices they held, and their home towns, how we ended up with MSC becomes pretty obvious. Relevant to another thread, it looks like the mysterious former Burger King/Amex office/etc. with the copper trim in the forecourt of what is now the Marriott across from the new Hilcorp building was once the Humble Travel Center.
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    As it rounds the corner at :10 a set of Main Street lights comes into view. The Googles led me to http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/roundups/issues/62-06-27.pdf, which has the anticipated parade route turning right onto Main from Texas, which would also be consistent with the "no turns" sign on the light pole. So, this joint would be across from the Rice, where the Chase Center garage is now. Here's a postcard:
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    I wouldn't be surprised if the insurance carrier(s) aren't too thrilled about having to take down the garage, which could lead to battling experts over just how strong the structure is at this point, and whether or not that is strong enough to do the job.
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    I47 - I love it. Let's see... 146 up to 330, then split off a bit before 10 to avoid Highlands and Crosby, then continue that purdy, expensive new pavement and ROW up between Patton Village and Splendora to eventually hook up with 242 - shoot, you could take it from there along 1488 all the way out to the Aggie Turnpike or whatever the devil they're gonna call it... (which means we'll have Iron Tiger's support, mebbe... ) An' it's for the safety of th' cheeldrun, getting them another way up and out of the way of hurricanes and such...
  10. mollusk
    Perhaps when it's at the Hotel Icon? (from their web page)
  11. mollusk
    That might have worked ten years ago. Brazos and Bagby are now both crammed with large luxury apartment blocks - they're not even much of a shortcut now as surface streets.
  12. mollusk
    This is just a wild guess, but I suspect it's got something to do with a combination of decent accessibility by road and rail and the biggest available amount of open ocean within an easterly centered cone, with a soupçon of not a whole lot of locals to get upset.
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    That building has been there at least since the early '60s, long before anyone was thinking of data mining telecommunications. I believe it is/was a switching facility. Electronics need thermal stability much more than they need a nice view. It's fortunate that the size of those electronics has shrunk at the same time the population has increased - otherwise, we'd have a lot more massive AT&T lumps on the landscape. At least the microwave towers on top are less conspicuous than they used to be.
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    "I have never known any generalization that did not need some modification when it came to applying it to a specific case." - Dwight Eisenhower
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    There are studies questioning the reliability of eyewitnesses... (for the skeptics - did I put in enough links?)
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    Thanks. When driving past I'm usually on Milam or Louisiana and paying too much attention to trying to make the light at Preston without getting clobbered by a bus to get a good look.
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    I fully expect that the "wood" would actually be the cement product - to keep it from being a giant tinderbox if nothing else. I still think it looks cheesy.
  18. mollusk
    If my understanding is correct, Sarah Fitzgerald sold the club, and just the club (including its name, etc.) to what we now know as Pegstar. It sounds like she continued to hold the land on White Oak, and is leasing it to what was her club. IDK, but I wouldn't be surprised if she had the club set up as a separate entity from whoever or whatever owns the dirt - it would not be unusual, and probably a good idea for liability reasons.
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    htj - that's a ghost train.
  20. mollusk
    Having seen it in person, I agree. It makes the crown on top of Frost look a bit overwrought.
  21. mollusk
    Within the context of its immediate neighbors, it will be noticeable. It looks like the parking garage will be on the side facing the freeway - with any amount of luck, it will look better than the Allen Center garage.
  22. mollusk
    When I lived in that neck of the woods I would bike or walk over the Woodhead bridge all the time. I preferred it to going under the Shepherd and Greenbriar overpasses, but only because it was two blocks closer to my (no longer there) apartment and I was typically heading over to Rice.
  23. mollusk
    There are various ways to keep a trial court judgment from taking effect during appeal. Given the history of this case, I think it's reasonable to expect that those will be explored. In full. With all due respect to the appellate courts, it typically takes a year or two, and sometimes more, for a case to wind its way through them. Every once in a while, though, even on the civil side, there's a case that takes on what seems to be a Dickensian life span.
  24. mollusk
    True, we don't have to go behind the Pine Curtain to get to the crazy when we have Stockman, wanting to arm babies to prevent abortion.
  25. mollusk
    Sorry, nate, but your understanding of the appellate timetable is waaaaaaay off. The triggering event is the trial court signing a final judgment. After that, you have either 30 or 90 days to file a notice of appeal, depending on whether a motion for new trial is filed (or a couple other circumstances not relevant here). One may ask for a 15 day extension; if your opponent files right on the deadline and you decide you want to appeal after all, you get two more weeks to file your notice. Edit: Since the court of appeals' jurisdiction has now been invoked, the schedule in the court of appeals is what it is. Other than asking for extensions on briefing (which the court will not grant indefinitely), there's not much a party can do one way or the other to slow things down.
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