IronTiger
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What about the old Super Kmart? A Loopnet listing puts it as "Rosenberg Gateway", but I don't know if it got any replacement tenants (or a new name, for that matter)
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Houston is a very decentralized city, so even the definition of "suburbs" run pretty loose. Even "suburbs" like Katy, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, and Cypress now are getting "real" workplaces and their days of being bedroom communities are long over (a 1994 article on George Mitchell and the Woodlands in "A&M Magazine" had the Woodlands no longer being a bedroom community, even in the early 1990s). The Energy Corridor at I-10, Uptown, and even Greenspoint are major work centers, and because of the way Houston's boundaries are, even far-slung areas like Kingwood are annexed, while more urban areas like West University Place are separate entities.
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Looking For Pictures Of Auchan On The West Beltway
IronTiger replied to SpaceGhost's topic in Historic Houston
^^^ that's an old Kmart Anyway, look what I found! I got it from the archived old site (auchanhypermarket.com) but this is the only relevant picture I could get. This later became a Citgo. -
I was curious about the Weingarten's Home Centers mentioned in the first page, so I looked it up and it appears to be a discount/department store addition. This is neat!
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Study finds Houston won't curb its driving desires
IronTiger replied to Slick Vik's topic in Traffic and Transportation
And before a "We need to spend $X billion to make public transit better", no mass transit will effectively completely cover all parts of a city. -
Come on...sure they nearly burned down a month ago but they'll be back.
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If I mentioned "McDonald's Town House", does that jog any more memories?
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I use a pedestrian underpass to avoid a five lane road and a railroad. Sometimes I'm the only one under there. Sometimes I go under when a train is passing. Should the underpass be backfilled and the traditional crosswalk and the pedestrian at-grade railroad crossing be restored because of those two facts? Also, as an addendum to how ridiculous this discussion is, the whole thing is like complaining about people parallel parking on a narrow street because of an elementary school in the neighborhood. If your answer to the problem is something along the lines of "provide better parking", then you're on the right track. If your answer is to "demolish the school", then you're not on the right track.
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Yes, I do. Are you attempting to mock me, or do you not understand the concept?
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The "peak oil" line of thinking has been discussed for years, and know when oil will start to "run out". A lot of how "expensive" oil is is due to government meddling.
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It looks like the consensus is "better lighting". See how easy that was?
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A better example for you would be people moving to the suburbs because they perceive urban areas to be more dangerous.
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It's all perception, my urban-based friend. If and when they build the Ashby high-rise, for instance, it will never grow eyes, teeth, and arms.
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As mentioned in the AppleTree thread, I am absolutely sure some of the old, small Weingarten's became the AppleTree "Budget Stores" which would've been their last use as grocery stores before being razed or becoming non-grocery uses. Don't know where they are, or how long they lasted.
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I go to A&M. Dividing the campus and the neighborhood immediately north of it is a nine lane road (counting turn lanes etc.). It is just as a barrier to anything. A surface level "Pierce Parkway" still puts a substantial (if not bigger) wall between Midtown and Downtown. Anyone believing that this is a more desirable setup (in terms of walkability, integration) than what's there is living a fantasy.
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Model of Downtown, Houston
IronTiger replied to RudyU's topic in Architects, Developers, Builders, and Designs
Maybe make Texas Medical Center then work up with Hermann Park, Museum Park, and Midtown as in-fill. -
The more accurate question is "Does 45 have enough traffic to justify this?" I say yes. The Pierce Elevated is always backed up, Pearland Parkway is often crowded and needs a freeway at least going to Interstate 45 for a more direct route to Houston, and 288 is getting pretty packed as well. Getting 35 up to downtown Houston would also give a more direct route to Corpus Christi.
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No, not the East End, that's east of my proposed freeway. Rest assured, the idea of a northern TX35 proposal is to take out the least amount of property reasonably possible.
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So, if we were debating religion, I could claim the high ground by demanding that everyone read the holy book in question (Book of Morman, Bible, Quran, etc.) before I listen to their position at all?
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Yeah, so did I. And you brushed them off.
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Recognizing bias...useful skill.
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Didn't say the federal government never has anything good at all. But since clearly you're a supporter of government, so you fully trusted them to go into Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000s. Right? Government knows best! I didn't attempt to defend it, I just pointed out a fact. Are we talking about yourself again? So now, we get to the point where having lost most of your ground, bombarding the opponents with all manners of links, and even resorting to name-calling, you declare yourself as superior. Way to go!
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That's the plan I'm proposing, extending TX-35 to the east of EaDo, and creating ramps back up on Interstate 45 north of downtown to prevent through traffic from going on the Pierce Elevated that aren't exiting at 288.
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It may come as a surprise to you, but taxpayers fund the feds. Therefore, it makes sense to not let the federal government have only their way of deciding where the money goes. Yeah right. Of course Fox News gets a lot of poorly-researched information, but bashing Fox News is just another common liberal hobby. Want me to assemble a list of things you've ignored from others on this thread? It will take a bit of time, so let me know in advance. I've got more important things to work on.
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It was about taking through traffic (Interstate 45/Pierce Elevated specifically) out of the downtown area by bypassing it east of EaDo. Going south, Highway 35 would also take pressure off of 45 and 288.
