Twinsanity02 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) Two ways that will happened (1) Dubai style mall built over it ( after dumping tons of sodium bicarbonate or a similar de-stinker) or (2) Hope the astronomers who claim a mini-ice age is arriving due to very low solar activity are correct. I hope the astronomers are way off. I love the tropical and near tropical vegetation in my yard and around Houston. Edited July 1, 2017 by Twinsanity02 spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 They built Wildcat golf course on top of the old Holmes rd. dump. I'm sure at some point they'll design something for Mt. Trash. We were at the Hilton Americas the other day and you can really see it very clearly from that location. Its amazing how tall it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 20 minutes ago, bobruss said: They built Wildcat golf course on top of the old Holmes rd. dump. I'm sure at some point they'll design something for Mt. Trash. We were at the Hilton Americas the other day and you can really see it very clearly from that location. Its amazing how tall it is. I remember seeing it just barely from the ramp from US 59 N to I-10W and the 9th floor of the M&M/UHD building back when I was an undergrad student at UHD from 2005 to 2009. I'm back at UHD as a grad student now and can easily see it from the ramp. It's amazing what 8-12 years of additional garbage can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Who said we didn't have hills? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 1 hour ago, JLWM8609 said: I remember seeing it just barely from the ramp from US 59 N to I-10W and the 9th floor of the M&M/UHD building back when I was an undergrad student at UHD from 2005 to 2009. I'm back at UHD as a grad student now and can easily see it from the ramp. It's amazing what 8-12 years of additional garbage can do. It is also amazingly smelly. I drove up there once out of curiosity. Never will do that again. The stink molecules were trapped in my nasal epithelia for hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 9 hours ago, Twinsanity02 said: It is also amazingly smelly. I drove up there once out of curiosity. Never will do that again. The stink molecules were trapped in my nasal epithelia for hours. I thought the stink of the landfill out in Pearland near Shadow Creek Ranch was bad, but I doubt it's as large as the landfill out on Beaumont Hwy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted July 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2017 Found on Reddit. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 From today's bicycle ride. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 On 8/31/2017 at 9:13 PM, hindesky said: From today's bicycle ride. I wonder if/how badly the area of Midway's bayou development (former KBR) flooded and how that will affect their plans there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzi33 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I didn't see any flooding in the Midway Development area (which is now labeled as East River development). The bayou thankfully held up and was able to absorb most of the rain without flooding in that area. My question is whether the city of Houston will step in and force a purchase of the land in order for some creative solution of flood control for the city. Or if this pressures/forces Midway to build more green space parks in the area. I would love to be a fly on the wall in those discussion rooms. Interesting times ahead for Htown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 From reddit- haris300, a car shoot from atop the HCC Midtown parking garage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 More downtown pics from reddit, 70's and current Google earth. 70's Current Google Earth 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, hindesky said: More downtown pics from reddit, 70's and current Google earth. 70's Current Google Earth I can't believe I'm saying this but Pennzoil looked so out of place 45 (45 . . . almost half a century!!) years ago, and not nearly as pretty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The Western Union building can be seen at the base of Pennzoil in the '70s photo. This is the building that is finally being demolished after spending 35 years walled off in the BOA (Republic Bank) banking hall. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 3 hours ago, hindesky said: More downtown pics from reddit, 70's and current Google earth. 70's Current Google Earth Hope Google is working on an update 1 hour ago, dbigtex56 said: The Western Union building can be seen at the base of Pennzoil in the '70s photo. This is the building that is finally being demolished after spending 35 years walled off in the BOA (Republic Bank) banking hall. No demo occurring for the Western Union Building, its being restored back to use. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 There's more buildings in the "modern" shot, but I'm a bit surprised how relatively-filled out downtown Houston was in the 1970s and how few relatively few buildings have been demolished, with the only really noticeable ones are the ones at the bottom of the picture, north of Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 What is the building just south of Bayou Place, where the Hobby center is now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, cspwal said: What is the building just south of Bayou Place, where the Hobby center is now? Should be the Sam Houston Coliseum and the Houston Music Hall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, IronTiger said: Should be the Sam Houston Coliseum and the Houston Music Hall. And of course HAIF has a topic for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, IronTiger said: There's more buildings in the "modern" shot, but I'm a bit surprised how relatively-filled out downtown Houston was in the 1970s and how few relatively few buildings have been demolished, with the only really noticeable ones are the ones at the bottom of the picture, north of Washington. To be fair, that photo was taken around 1978-1979, so the last boom in building had already begun. Had it been taken in 1970 it would have been missing a bunch more buildings I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 East of Main Street things were quite vacant. These West to East photos obscure the empty lots and dilapidated buildings east of Main. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Urbannizer said: No demo occurring for the Western Union Building, its being restored back to use. If the remark was meant humorously, forgive me. To clarify, Western Union outright refused to sell or demolish their building when Gerald Hines was developing Republic Bank, due to the number of cables that converged on the site. The banking hall was incorporated into the design because building a tall building on that side of the block would have been even more of an engineering nightmare. For 35 years the Louisiana/Capitol corner of the banking hall was sealed off. With the advent of the internet, Western Union no longer had a use for the building. The remains are being (or have been) demolished in order to open up that space in the banking hall, along with installing new windows on the Rusk façade. I have heard nothing about any part of the building being incorporated into the new design. edit: (and retraction) The Chron article refers to the Western Union building as being "opened up", so yes, it could be said that it's being restored. In a sense. Also corrected Capitol (from Rusk). https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/12/21/photoswith-anchor-tenant-exiting-bank-of-america.htmlhttps://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Bank-of-America-Center-to-bring-hidden-building-12456235.php#photo-14755911 Edited May 15, 2018 by dbigtex56 Added links 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vy65 Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Bringing the long-dormant Western Union building out into the open will be part of a $15 million project that could add up to 30,000 square feet to the 56-story skyscraper. Sydness said work is to begin in February or March. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/Bank-of-America-Center-to-bring-hidden-building-12456235.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted May 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) The View from The Vue. The view from Hirsch Edited May 27, 2019 by hindesky 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinsanity02 Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, hindesky said: The View from The Vue. The view from Hirsch In the View from the Vue, the Midtown highrises appear to stretch the skyline. It's only going to get better. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Highrise Tower Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 View from the 60th floor of Chase Tower. @bobruss I took a cool photo of your favorite building. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) Thats such a great shot, beautiful, and not a bad building either. That is the best angle to see it. If I was young and had the time, I'd get into as many buildings as possible and take photos of all the incredible massing's of new towers juxtaposed against old. Closeups of the textures, colors, angles, and reflection, from different levels of downtown that most people don't get to see. Through 20 years of installing art, in many offices towers and high rises around town, I have had the opportunity to see quite a few amazing compositions for a tabletop book and I think if it was done on a large format it would be a striking book.. Come hear us play tomorrow night at the Rehab bar on Enid 9-12. Its our debut. Edited June 1, 2019 by bobruss 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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