IronTiger

I actually tend to agree in general...it's basically a tourist trap nowadays. Lots of families, and based on its fairly downtown location, it's hard to imagine it was ever in the middle of nowhere. That's not to say it's worthless...one should visit at least twice, on as a child, one as an adult.

I'm confused. Will the Renaissance at Greenspoint be... a) An outdoor area adjacent to Greenspoint Mall? A redevelopment of the mall as a whole (hybrid enclosed/outdoor)? c) A redevelopment of the mall as a whole (requiring demolition of existing mall)? I'm hoping its not C.

If you've ever been into Conroe via 105, at Porter Rd. (FM 1314) there's a strange spur that crosses across the intersection (link) and ends abruptly at a gate. A dusty plot remains in that area, but as of 1995 there was a full factory, or SOMETHING there. It strikes me as being strange because not only did it cross the intersection to begin with (and left hand turns are permitted) and the strange, fairly sharp angles, but it's still connected to the main line and the railroad crossings intact...as if a train would come occasionally. Does anyone know more about this spur?

Nah, when I was in junior high age or something around that, they sold this thing that was basically a chunk of mozzarella cheese baked in a yummy pizza roll-type thing and served with marinara sauce. Never saw it again after new statutes were made.

And College Station. It's been there since around 2006.

There are so many things wrong with that picture its staggering. For one thing, the buildings are shamelessly having light point upward...light pollution ordinances be damned. The buildings would all have to be torn down and completely rebuilt, the intersection no longer goes straight, it's a roundabout. That said, this might be feasible, for say, a mall redevelopment (sort of like CityCentre).

I really don't think USPS can survive without the government. Heck, if they spin USPS off, they might as well spin off NASA and Amtrak and everything else. If USPS is spun off, it will collapse.

Nope, Niche, Red, and Musicman are the only 10000-post members. Source

I heard that the Post Office wants to sell the huge Chicago one. What's the USPS doing???

Up here in College Station, there's George Bush Drive (which was renamed in 1995 in anticipation of George Bush Library) which is OK to me but I can definitely see some people being opposed to that. Besides, he was a President (the "was" is important here, unlike other things like Barack Obama Elementary School). The one I do have a problem with is William D. Fitch Pkwy., a four-lane highway (which, here, is pretty large). He was a developer

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That's the biggest problem. And who do they tax for the funds?

Recently I was reading up on the Pittsburgh Light Rail, and how it evolved from the old streetcar system. It started in the 1980s and it wasn't until 1993 that one line got full LRT transit. The METRORail will never reach Galveston, and since Galveston's trolley has been rendered AWOL since Ike, why not take the leap and turn it into a full, dual-track LRT system that not only goes through Galveston but the greater Texas City metro? A commuter rail can take people from Houston to this area. I haven't made a proposed map yet, but I think its a cool idea. What do you think?

You don't "dispose" of them, just trap them humanely and then spay/neuter/chip them, and set them free. That will cause them to not only have more feral cats but less aggressive and more domesticated. Cats generally pose less than a threat than dogs do. If you're walking down a street (anywhere) and see a cat, they'll likely run away once you make eye contact. Dogs will likely attack. To keep them bay, use a walking stick with maybe a nail or something at the other end. Don't use lethal force unless you have to. Cats never travel in packs either. For packs of dangerous dogs threatening neighbors and killing cats, it's time to get the gun. This is Texas, after all.

Hmm...it really depends. I believe it's OK to support local breweries and consume it responsibility. I don't believe it's OK to drink until you've passed out, and obsess/praise it on message boards.

FAO Schwarz did close down a WHOLE bunch of stores after it went bankrupt. Toys R Us is doing OK, KB Toys is gone. Shame.

In fact, I'm almost certain now that as soon as one makes a second reply on a thread, BAM! The previous reply you made is no longer editable. I can currently edit the "I was in another topic which I started and..." but when I press "Post"... ...wait, it's still editable for now! I can still foresee this for being a problem when one wants to use their first post as an index for the thread.

I was in another topic which I started and the post had picked up steam when RedScare pointed out a slight typo I intended to put originally. Horrified, I realized that despite I had been able to edit my first post before and after the first reply, I could no longer edit it! What happened?

I did originally mean to write that everyone fell into one or MORE of those categories but I forgot. Thanks for pointing that out.

I don't know if I should feel honored or insulted with that comment.

It seems to me that despite being Houston's largest Internet community, which says a lot, given Houston's fourth place in population (behind Chicago, NYC, and LA) but is the members of the HAIF really accurate of what Houston's population is like? It seems to me that many of y'all fall under one of three categories: 1) Appears to have a disrespectful and condescending attitude to the suburbs/outer loop. 2) Votes liberal and lives in a neighborhood that does so. 3) Enjoys alcohol more than one should. Does that represent Houston as a whole? Please discuss...but don't rip my throat out. I can always be wrong.

Full line, eh? That would explain why Orange Julius was in virtually every mall during the 1970s-1980s. They sold more than drinks. The local mall's frontage (Post Oak Mall in CSTX) had "french fries" below the name. Anyone have a menu from the 70s and 80s?

Now, coming from the point of view from a non-Houstonian, I think the initial argument of "Austin is hip and cool while Houston is generic on the surface" is terrible reasoning skills. Hello? Has anyone driven through Austin's freeways without experiencing "the city"? It's generic, too! But without helping convert this thread to a "Houston vs. Austin" article (or a "Houston vs. Dallas" article, shudder), Houston does have image issues. But we can't convert it to "Texas' Miami" or "Texas' LA" or "Texas' Seattle" or whatever. Houston doesn't have a huge light rail system, but that's least of concerns in terms of "image". And an amusement park? It HAD one, but the fact that it's gone now was some a**hole CEO's fault rather than "Houston"'s fault.

I mean, I like the histories and such of Service Merchandise, Kmart, and Foley's. Their logos were pretty cool and will never rear their heads in Texas again (Kmart has since switched to a new logo). The last time I went to The Galleria was last March, Post Oak Mall, a few months before that. Memorial City Mall, March 2008. Manor East Mall, 2000. Greenspoint Mall, never. Town & Country Mall, never. And what exactly do you mean by one-track mind? I'm not stupid (you all have much higher educations than I do) but you shouldn't disregard my opinions (although I do make a fool of myself in debates).

Ha ha. I've always liked retail (and city) history. I don't like actually shopping.