Htowngirl Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Anyone know what that black sign with blue & orange writing that says 702 sevenohtwo on it that you can see from Pierce Elevated? I started seeing it this week (from the freeway), but that doesn't mean it wasn't up before then. It's around like West Dallas-ish (on the "south" side of the freeway)... Maybe I will have to go investigate further this weekend... the sign intrigues me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Yep, it's an old gas station. Going to be parking challenged.Something tells me its going to be an after hours bar, but who knows.Either way, it's going to be a small shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Bar. Lounge. Patio. Cool People. Just what Houston needs another bar.I hear the guy from The Fish in Midtown is running the show.Dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htowngirl Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 Drove by today - they were working on it. It looks like an old gas station that they are converting into a bar. They are doing a major renovation though. It will definitely be "parking challenged."First the bars will come, then the restaurants... look at Midtown. It won't be long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htowngirl Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 Drove by last night.... It's open. Or at least they had hours of 11AM-2AM posted on the door and the door was propped open to, I assume, welcome people. They have a large deck on both sides with tables and palm trees... looks like a cool neighborhood bar for the people in the metal townhomes across the parking lot to walk to. Not sure where a bigger non-pedestrian crowd is supposed to park though. I will have to check it out sometime.The area a couple blocks from there scares me though. There always seems to be some shady stuff going on. Especially that rickety old house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestGrayGuy Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Everything between West Gray, West Dallas, Taft and Pierce Elevated is sketchy. I have friends that live in the Urban Lofts and I cut through on Wilson street to get there. 3-4 guys approached my car looking for me to roll down my window. It is quite scary.As far as 702 goes...it seems to be an upscale sports bar with TVs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokieone Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Yeah everytime I drive by it looks like a somewhat bizarre scene. Looks really nice inside, about 100 TV's, no one inside. Haven't gone by on a weekend, but maybe it just needs to get "word of mouth" out. I also have done that same drive through that area and there are always people out "enjoying" the neighborhhod by standing in groups on the corners and staring at cars that drive by. Probably just talking about the weather, Houston Pavilions, and the future of light rail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 where exactly is this place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkjones98 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Its more of a lounge than a bar. I went there a week or two ago, its actually pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 where exactly is this place?West Dallas at the I-45 exit ramp...just before you cross 45 into downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I also have done that same drive through that area and there are always people out "enjoying" the neighborhhod by standing in groups on the corners and staring at cars that drive by. Probably just talking about the weather, Houston Pavilions, and the future of light rail.Probably just selling drugs. If you don't want any, don't buy any.While I admit that small-time dealers on the street tend to make an area look bad, they're one of the least of our society's problems in the scheme of things. They don't bother me, and I don't bother them. Plus, if you're ever in a pinch, you may need one of those guys...Personally, I'm more afraid to turn on my TV and watch the news. Our federal goverment scares me much more than some guys making a little money on the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Anyone know what's going on with this property? Was there Ike damage, or just a total makeover? Used to be 702 Patio Bar. *answered my own question - it's been closed for renovation since July '08. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I noticed the other day when they had the heavy machinery in there tearing apart the structure....was it all patio stuff they tore out or did they dig into the building also (Ive never been in the place)Looks like quite the makeover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I noticed the other day when they had the heavy machinery in there tearing apart the structure....was it all patio stuff they tore out or did they dig into the building also (Ive never been in the place)Looks like quite the makeover!It's the front part of the bar, which was surrounded by two patios and seemed to be the main area... I'll take heavy machinery as a postive sign, since it had been sitting in ruins for at least a couple of months. Seems a bit drastic for a "renovation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 So I was curious if anyone knows what's going on at the former location of 702 on the corner of West Dallas and Heiner Street (Right next to 45 bordering downtown). I thought maybe they were making it into another club but now it looks like the might have converted it into a strip mall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 So I was curious if anyone knows what's going on at the former location of 702 on the corner of West Dallas and Heiner Street (Right next to 45 bordering downtown). I thought maybe they were making it into another club but now it looks like the might have converted it into a strip mall I drive by there every day and was also wondering...they have been working on it off and on for ever it seems...wasn't it damaged in Ike ? It does look strip-mallish at this point -- another dry cleaner anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 It was gutted by a huge fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I drive by there every day and was also wondering...they have been working on it off and on for ever it seems...wasn't it damaged in Ike ?It does look strip-mallish at this point -- another dry cleaner anyone?There will be a CVS. Inside of the CVS will be a starbux. Inside the sbux will be will be a dry cleaners. Inside the dry cleaners will be a 24 hour check cashing place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banking214 Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 There will be a CVS. Inside of the CVS will be a starbux. Inside the sbux will be will be a dry cleaners. Inside the dry cleaners will be a 24 hour check cashing place.Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 the sign for a new bar (the Refinery) and a barbershop have been up for some time, but it looks like they are finally finishing it out. They have painted a mural on the west side of teh building and are building what looks to be a large covered porch for the bar (you can also see the actual bar inside). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 the Refinery... Thats a good name for a bar... especially in this city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 the Refinery... Thats a good name for a bar... especially in this city.I hope that was sarcasm because I have no idea how the name The Refinery has any good connotations to it. Just ask the many people who get caught in a cross wind path of them. Thats like calling a bar Smokestack and expecting the air quality in the immediate area to be clean and crisp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 The Smokestack would also be a pretty good name for a bar. This is an industrial city- refineries and smokestacks are a part of life and keep this city in business.What bars do you go to that are nice and clean anyway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyM Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) I hope that was sarcasm because I have no idea how the name The Refinery has any good connotations to it. Just ask the many people who get caught in a cross wind path of them. Thats like calling a bar Smokestack and expecting the air quality in the immediate area to be clean and crisp. Wow, lighten up dude. Refineries have MANY good connotations - like providing THOUSANDS of jobs to this city, state, and country in addition to producing vital products that our society NEEDS in order to operate. It's a fantastic name for a Houston bar and I plan to check it out when it opens. I'll let you know how the air quality is at THE REFINERY which is downwind from section 8 housing. Edited June 13, 2012 by TonyM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 I hope that was sarcasm because I have no idea how the name The Refinery has any good connotations to it. Just ask the many people who get caught in a cross wind path of them.Thats like calling a bar Smokestack and expecting the air quality in the immediate area to be clean and crisp.Ya, its not sarcasm.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_HoustonTo summarize... Houston is home to more than 10,700 manufacturing establishments.The Houston-Gulf Coast region has nearly 40 percent of the U.S. capacity for base petrochemicals, ensuring rapid access to major resin producers and resin technologies. Houston is projected to experience a 2.7 percent increase in manufacturing employment by 2012Houston dominates U.S. oil and gas exploration and production. The city remains unrivaled as a center for the American energy industry.[18] In January 2005, the Houston Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA) accounted for: 31% of all U.S. jobs in oil and gas extraction (38,300 of 123,400), and 14% of all U.S. jobs in support activities for mining (28,100 of 200,900).[19] Houston is headquarters for 17 energy-related Fortune 500 companies and is home to more than 3,600 energy-related establishments. Houston is home to 13 of the nation’s 20 largest natural gas transmission companies, 600 exploration and production firms and more than 170 pipeline operators.Houston is one of the world’s largest manufacturing centers for petrochemicals, and the $15 billion petrochemical complex at the Houston Ship Channel is the largest in the country. Supporting the industry is a complex of several thousand miles of pipelineconnecting 200 chemical plants, refinery, salt domes and fractionation plants along the Texas Gulf Coast, which allows transfer offeedstocks, fuel and chemical products among plants, storage terminals and transportation facilities. Houston has more than 400 chemical manufacturing establishments with more than 35,000 employees.[26] Houston has two of four largest U.S. refineries.ExxonMobil’s complex in Baytown is one of the oldest in the area and one of the largest of its kind in the worldMore than 235 establishments in the Houston metro area manufacture plastic and rubber products.[27] Houston dominates the U.S. production of three major resins: polyethylene (38.7% of U.S. capacity); polyvinyl chloride (35.9% of U.S. capacity) and polypropylene(48.4% of U.S. capacity)Like I said... Good name for a bar in this city.<----Forensic/Structural Engineer who works in Refineries, Nuke Plants, and Natural Gas Plants all over the US and Canada. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 You guys need to calm down and realize when someone voices an opinion, it is their opinion.Nor do I need to be taught the economy of Houston via Wikipedia which I found to be smirk worthy at the very least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crunchtastic Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 One can only hope the bar is as good as the art direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJxvi Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Lets see....Gulf, Fina, Shell, Sinclair. What are the first two and the last one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleak Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I think the "E" is fro Pennnzoil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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