Fringe Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Just the thought of spending another day in the Harris county jury room makes me so glad I live in Fort Bend county now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Man, they need to clean that part of town up hardcore. Everytime I go by there its like walking through a jailhouse since pretty much its all ex cons waiting around the courthouse. I would hate to be a woman and walk by there because all of those criminals whenever I see a lady walk by go, hey baby and are all staring at them and Im sure its not a very pleasant experience for any woman going by there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Just the thought of spending another day in the Harris county jury room makes me so glad I live in Fort Bend county now. Fort Bend county also has courts and there are also jury trials that will require members of the public to serve jury duty. I would prefer jury duty in downtown Houston to jury duty in Richmond any day. Edited August 4, 2009 by nate 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Man, they need to clean that part of town up hardcore. Everytime I go by there its like walking through a jailhouse since pretty much its all ex cons waiting around the courthouse. I would hate to be a woman and walk by there because all of those criminals whenever I see a lady walk by go, hey baby and are all staring at them and Im sure its not a very pleasant experience for any woman going by there.Clean up that part of town? LOL. Its the courthouses! There is going to be people accused of crimes around there by its very nature. Sorry fellas, no criminals allowed in the courthouse, you're just going to have to jump your bond! Edited August 4, 2009 by kylejack 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Clean up that part of town? LOL. Its the courthouses! There is going to be people accused of crimes around there by its very nature. Sorry fellas, no criminals allowed in the courthouse, you're just going to have to jump your bond!lol, you know what i mean, of course there are going to be criminals but that entire part of town is just a slum. They could densify it and clean it up. Most cities you go you dont just see a bunch of criminals hanging around in the cbd and bail bonds located on every corner in an area that supposed to be the pride and joy of a city, its cbd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 (edited) Fort Bend county also has courts and there are also jury trials that will require members of the public to serve jury duty. I would prefer jury duty in downtown Houston to jury duty in Richmond any day.You wouldn't say that had you experienced both venues like I have. Not only have I been to numerous Harris County jury duty summons in the past, I have even participated on a jury there. Of course it's been a few years. Maybe these days a trip to Harris county courts are like a day trip to Disney World, full of fun and entertainment. I doubt it though. Edited August 4, 2009 by LunaticFringe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 Man, they need to clean that part of town up hardcore. Everytime I go by there its like walking through a jailhouse since pretty much its all ex cons waiting around the courthouse. I would hate to be a woman and walk by there because all of those criminals whenever I see a lady walk by go, hey baby and are all staring at them and Im sure its not a very pleasant experience for any woman going by there.This is more than just a little overwrought. Every street in the area has been rebuilt, including new pavers or concrete sidewalks, they built two new courthouses at a cost of over $200 million, they've renovated two more at over $100 million, they are removing the surface lot for the assembly room, and have plans to replace a 5th courthouse. Both jails across the bayou are new and kept clean. Many of the old buildings have been renovated. They built a 12 story parking garage with landscaping. All told, they are spending or have spent upwards of $1 Billion on the courthouse square area, and you claim they need to "clean that part of town up hardcore"? Having spent 12 years hanging out in and around those very courthouses and jails, I cannot ever remember catcalls at the women, which include prosecutors, judges, police officers and probation officers. If that type of behavior were occurring, these ladies would more than know how to deal with it. Not to mention that 3 different police agencies have their headquarters within that area, so the place is crawling with cops, deputies and jailers.So, other than removing the people who offend you're delicate sensibilities, how would you "densify it and clean it up"? Be specific. Exactly which new courthouses would you demolish in order to densify and clean up this area? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 You wouldn't say that had you experienced both venues like I have. Not only have I been to numerous Harris County jury duty summons in the past, I have even participated on a jury there. Of course it's been a few years. Maybe these days a trip to Harris county courts are like a day trip to Disney World, full of fun and entertainment. I doubt it though. I've been to both as well. One is a trip to the CBD of the 4th largest city in the country, with all the traffic, people and excitement that this entails. The other is a trip to a sleepy burg, seemingly trapped in time. Some people prefer the bustling city, some the sleepy burg. I wouldn't call one better than the other, merely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Umm....and why WOULD anyone hang out after sundown, unless you're a cop.The place is a ghost town at 6pm, unless it's a game day over at MMP.I dont know. What if you have night court? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I dont know. What if you have night court?I don't think they have juries at night court, just arraignments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Construction on the park from yesterday 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 That parking lot was huge!! Thanks for the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 That parking lot was huge!! Thanks for the pic. I'm sure the whining as people realized it was closed was huge as well. Man, I'd like to see the floorplans for this thing. As usual, thanks for the photos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 It wasnt any different in size from the surrounding lots. Its just that its a wide angle lens and makes things in the foreground seem larger than they really are. Anyways, when is this supposed to be completed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 It wasnt any different in size from the surrounding lots. Its just that its a wide angle lens and makes things in the foreground seem larger than they really are. Anyways, when is this supposed to be completed?Late 2010 or Ealry 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 They did a good job of reorienting the entrance to the county court to face the park. The main entrance used to be on San Jacinto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Construction on the park from yesterday Looking good. Now we need to work on that row of parking lots on the left hand side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 They've unearthed what appears to be the basement of a building at the corner of Caroline and Franklin. Anybody know what building used to be at that corner? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 They've unearthed what appears to be the basement of a building at the corner of Caroline and Franklin. Anybody know what building used to be at that corner?My trusty 'Downtowner' map from 1940 shows 'Inside Parking' at that corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 They did a good job of reorienting the entrance to the county court to face the park. The main entrance used to be on San Jacinto.What is that building? The Harris County District Courts map does not identify it and I cannot recall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 What is that building? The Harris County District Courts map does not identify it and I cannot recall.Sorry, my mistake. I was referring to the former court building. At some point it became the Juvenile Justice Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Construction on the park from yesterday Wow, first picture i've seen with both construction projects.(MainPlace, and Hess/Disco Tower.) This is an awesome picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 My trusty 'Downtowner' map from 1940 shows 'Inside Parking' at that corner.Inside parking? Like a parking garage? How odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Inside parking? Like a parking garage? How odd.It's hard to say if it was a parking garage or not. It was small, at most a sixth of the block. There was a garage next door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Architech - PageSoutherlandPage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 looks ok.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Architech - PageSoutherlandPage Seems like they could have oriented the building to run parallel to Congress so it didn't jut SO far into the park. Kind of kills that space. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Seems like they could have oriented the building to run parallel to Congress so it didn't jut SO far into the park. Kind of kills that space.I disagree, while I would have liked a smaller surface footprint, the way it's oriented gives quite a bit of greenspace that is available to people coming from the criminal and civil courthouses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Hopefully this park increases property values a little bit around that area, although I doubt it will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Hopefully this park increases property values a little bit around that area, although I doubt it will.Considering every property surrounding the park is owned by the County, I agree that it probably will not raise property values, nor would it matter in any way whatsoever, as the County is not interested in selling its courthouses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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