Jax Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 That wasn't the Chron.What's up with that weird signature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 You should subscribe to this informative weekly newsletter. http://web.hermesemessenger2.com/dmd/publi...53/default.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) That wasn't the Chron.What's up with that weird signature?I spotted the Chronicle publicity this morning and thought the same thing you did, that I wasn't even aware of the goings-on. My point remains, albeit perhaps relevent to other media outlets as well.What's weird about my sig? Edited April 21, 2008 by TheNiche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisCountyEx Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 What's the big draw to Discovery Green? I've only seen it in passing going to and from GRBCC. I know there are a couple of fine dining (?) restaurants. Anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The main draw is all the people. Lots and lots of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisCountyEx Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Oh I'm not a big people watcher, but I am a big food eater.....more food establishments please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The International Festival continues through next weekend. I went to the opening ceremony last Friday at lunch and got food from one of the vendor booths. There's supposed to be a free lunch time concert this Friday, but I have no idea who the entertainment will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 (edited) I drove by the area where the festival was on Friday and saw a construction project which I was unaware of. All I know is that there is already a third story to whatever it is and its not that far from city hall. The construction or real estate or whatever company it was had their logo all over the place.. it was a company called Holder with a blue H. Edited April 22, 2008 by Triton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I know people have been saying this area has been slowly dying for years since 2004/2005.It seems like this area has fallen off extremely. It used to be filled with people. I'm not talking about the 2004/2005 era, even after that, the street still managed to stay crowded with people on Fridays and Saturday nights. I went down there this past Friday and the scene was depressing. There were a few people down there but not like the crowds there once were. Even last year or earlier this year, there was still a crowded scene off Main Street.I thought with the addition of Houston Pavilions and other surrounding developments, the area would have gotten better, not worse. House of Blues didn't have much action going on. There was hardly no one there, and it appeared that quite a few of the clubs had closed. Maybe there's my answer, but does anyone know for sure? I don't think this area lost all of its energy when most caucasions decided to start hanging out in Midtown. even afterwards, it still managed to stay pretty LIVE with Hip-Hoppers. Club Glo at night used to be bumping. The area where the M Bar used to be also still had crowds around that area.Is this area becoming a thing of the past for nightlife? I'm not sure if Washington Ave is sucking the night scene from downtown, but I think it would be cool if both areas had something going on at night. Me and my fiance couldn't believe how dead this area has become at night. Is there still hope for it? Opinions please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) I was at Dean's Credit Clothing off Main Street on Saturday night and it was packed. It started off with a fashion show then followed by a badass live band. When i went out into the street around 1:15am, it seemed fairly crowded.Personally, I like the walkability and feel of downtown better than any other area of Houston.I know people have been saying this area has been slowly dying for years since 2004/2005.It seems like this area has fallen off extremely. It used to be filled with people. I'm not talking about the 2004/2005 era, even after that, the street still managed to stay crowded with people on Fridays and Saturday nights. I went down there this past Friday and the scene was depressing. There were a few people down there but not like the crowds there once were. Even last year or earlier this year, there was still a crowded scene off Main Street.I thought with the addition of Houston Pavilions and other surrounding developments, the area would have gotten better, not worse. House of Blues didn't have much action going on. There was hardly no one there, and it appeared that quite a few of the clubs had closed. Maybe there's my answer, but does anyone know for sure? I don't think this area lost all of its energy when most caucasions decided to start hanging out in Midtown. even afterwards, it still managed to stay pretty LIVE with Hip-Hoppers. Club Glo at night used to be bumping. The area where the M Bar used to be also still had crowds around that area.Is this area becoming a thing of the past for nightlife? I'm not sure if Washington Ave is sucking the night scene from downtown, but I think it would be cool if both areas had something going on at night. Me and my fiance couldn't believe how dead this area has become at night. Is there still hope for it? Opinions please? Edited September 13, 2010 by DrLan34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Actually, downtown still stays pretty busy at night. Perhaps not like 2004ish, but still quite busy. House of Blues and nearby restaurants are very busy on the night of a good show. Flying Saucer has a significant crowd, even on typically slow nights like Wednesday. The club at the corner of Main and Rusk keeps going out of business and changing names (One, then Vault, now opening soon Reserve), but Venue next door seems to be doing well. Glo went out of business and I have no idea why, because right up until it closed there was constantly a line out the door. Either their rent got raised too much or they had a bad business plan or both.PS this Caucasian lives downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 yep, you caught a bad night.maybe the UH game pulled the crowds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 This Friday probably wasn't the best night to go. A large amount of people were probably at the UH game that started at 9:15pm and went well into the late night hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I agree with everyone else that it must have been an off night. My band plays at Dean's often and there always seems to be a decent crowd on Fridays/Saturdays (we play this Thursday... so I'll see how it is on a Thursday night). I hang out a lot downtown (Flying Saucer, Hearsay, The Pavilions, area around Franks and Union Bar, etc.) and a lot in Midtown and always see a lot of people. I don't understand why people like to say Downtown/Midtown are "dead". My guess is some of them either have a vested interest in promoting Washington Avenue... or they just don't get out enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) I agree with everyone else that it must have been an off night. My band plays at Dean's often and there always seems to be a decent crowd on Fridays/Saturdays (we play this Thursday... so I'll see how it is on a Thursday night). I hang out a lot downtown (Flying Saucer, Hearsay, The Pavilions, area around Franks and Union Bar, etc.) and a lot in Midtown and always see a lot of people. I don't understand why people like to say Downtown/Midtown are "dead". My guess is some of them either have a vested interest in promoting Washington Avenue... or they just don't get out enough.yeah, midtown is even less dead than downtown.try finding parking on a friday/saturday night around smith/hadley.on a side note, if you go to say, Element over on San Jacinto, it's dead, I ride by that place late at night quite often and the parking lot is empty, no line at the door, nothing. how that place has stayed in business for almost a year now I have no idea, they must have some good lunch specials or something. Edited September 14, 2010 by samagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 on a side note, if you go to say, Element over on San Jacinto, it's dead, I ride by that place late at night quite often and the parking lot is empty, no line at the door, nothing. how that place has stayed in business for almost a year now I have no idea, they must have some good lunch specials or something. Perhaps the club is a money laundering front for drug distribution, like The Hub on Main Street was. http://209.157.64.201/focus/f-news/755897/posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 My guess is some of them either have a vested interest in promoting Washington Avenue... or they just don't get out enough.I probably don't get out enough. Maybe it has something to do with me turning 30 this year. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I probably don't get out enough. Maybe it has something to do with me turning 30 this year. LOLI do tomorrow, heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 December for me... definitely don't go out as much in Houston any more. I have been to the Saucer for happy hour type stuff, and HOB for shows and each time there seemed to be plenty of people at bars/restaurants around those areas. but not sure about the late night Main street crowd. I'm not a big fan of Washington, I'll stick to chill bars in midtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I've never been a big fan of downtown (at least not since the 60's) but I would venture to say there is just to much competition from other entities that are attracting the same crowd that used to venture downtown. There has been so many new restaurants and clubs added in recent years in uptown, the Heights and along Washington Blvd. Those and places like the CityCentre have become the new hot places to go without the hassle of driving and parking downtown. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I've never been a big fan of downtown (at least not since the 60's) but I would venture to say there is just to much competition from other entities that are attracting the same crowd that used to venture downtown. There has been so many new restaurants and clubs added in recent years in uptown, the Heights and along Washington Blvd. Those and places like the CityCentre have become the new hot places to go without the hassle of driving and parking downtown. I can tell you that parking is just as much of an issue on Washington, or in the heights. uptown may be different, and citycentre certainly is, but those places aren't very walkable. At the height of the downtown nightlife along main street, I could walk from club to club, and eventually stumble from club to club in a matter of minutes. A lot of the clubs aren't as close together as they used to be. I mean, I could start the night off at deans, walk to M bar, walk to 412, walk to whatever that place was above slante, and then finish the night at saucer, all without walking more than 2 blocks. It helped that I was friends with a lot of the doormen for free cover Anyway, heights, the bars are pretty far spread, as they are on Washington (and parking for places on Washington sucks pretty bad). That leaves uptown and citycentre, uptown faces the same problem of proximity, citycentre certainly has easy parking, but I don't think it offers a lot in the way of going from place to place. obviously bar hopping isn't what everyone wants to do, sometimes you just want to plop down at one place, but hopping from place to place was certainly the attraction of downtown. walking main was almost as fun as being in a club. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Yeah. I'm not much of a hopper. I prefer just to settle in at one place.  Maybe that's why I'm not a downtown type of person.  And I agree parking for some places on Washington is pretty bad if you don't arrive early.  I think a lot of people in the Heights enjoy being able to walk to a bar and not have to worry about drinking then driving. I know I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 i don't drive to go out, but downtown is easier to find parking then a lot of other spots. assuming you don't mind walking a few blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) Yes, evening parking is easy downtown. You can almost always park on the street within 2 blocks of your destination, except, say, a popular concert. Edited September 14, 2010 by kylejack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) Yeah. I'm not much of a hopper. I prefer just to settle in at one place. Maybe that's why I'm not a downtown type of person. And I agree parking for some places on Washington is pretty bad if you don't arrive early. I think a lot of people in the Heights enjoy being able to walk to a bar and not have to worry about drinking then driving. I know I would. Well, I think a lot of the people who are able to enjoy that in the Heights live there I know I enjoy riding my bicycle from the east end to woodrows, lucky's or the saucer in an effort to enjoy more than enough beer, and then wishing I had training wheels on the way home again. Yes, evening parking is easy downtown. You can almost always park on the street within 2 blocks of your destination, except, say, a popular concert. or baseball, or basketball, or soon to be soccer, or for a special event at a park (international festival, art car parade, etc). Edited September 14, 2010 by samagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Tru, tru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2H Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I do tomorrow, heh. Another 1980 baby in the house! Happy Pre-lated birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 i don't drive to go out, but downtown is easier to find parking then a lot of other spots. assuming you don't mind walking a few blocks.Yeah but at a steep price that would pay for a couple of drinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yeah but at a steep price that would pay for a couple of drinks. Monday, $3 drafts at Flying Saucer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 the saucer is surprisingly (and refreshingly) fair on price.I mean, it's not $1.50 lone star cheap, but what is anymore, aside from a convenience store and your backyard? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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