lockmat Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/11-08-12-historic-park-to-get-a-makeover-for-its-100th-birthday-houstons-new-hot-wedding-spot/ construction to start summer 2013 and be completed summer 2014, and can be rented out for weddings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 We're getting a weird spiral ziggurat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Are they finally going to remove the statue of that swindler Stanford from the rose garden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 http://blog.chron.com/primeproperty/2013/05/famed-architect-talks-plans-for-hermann-park-conservancy-project/#12200-1 Â Â Â Now if we could just replace the golf course with actuall park space and a true aquariuam. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 We have very few affordable golf courses in town as it is. How about a better course 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Groundbreaking set for 1pm on Wednesday.http://www.hermannpark.org/pdfs/centennial_gardens_groundbreaking.pdf 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestUdweller Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 We have very few affordable golf courses in town as it is. How about a better course THIS. Roommate and I took a trip up to Dallas recently. The municipal/public courses up there are leaps and bounds better than what Houston has to offer. Herman really needs to get it together. It could be a great inner loop course... See memorial park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 https://www.facebook.com/HermannPark 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Awsome!!! Glad to see this is finally kicking off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Beginning this week, the entire site, save for the existing parking lot, has been fenced and clearing work has begun. Â I assume they will not close the existing parking lot until the new lot is built? Â Unfortunately, have cleared a lot of old trees. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Â Closer to the science museum: Â 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Wow this took forever to find and I was the last one to post here too. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Is that gonna be a permanent fixture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Is that gonna be a permanent fixture? That pagoda was in the garden area that is being re-done into Centennial Gardens. They are moving it out of there as part of the redo. Not sure where it is going to end up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 That pagoda was in the garden area that is being re-done into Centennial Gardens. They are moving it out of there as part of the redo. Not sure where it is going to end up.  From what I can make out from the drawings it will end up across the street from the ampitheater.  http://www.hermannpark.org/centennial_gardens.php   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 ^ oh, now I see it. So it is being relocated within the gardens. Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 By toxteth_o'grady on SSP. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Moving oak trees! Â Â 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 That pyramid thing is interesting. I wonder if it'll have an interesting view on top. This city is so flat that even a little hill can make a cool vantage point for photography. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 The Miller Outdoor theatre hill has a great view all around. This one may be a little smaller. It's hard to tell now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Nahhh I'd say it's pretty easy to see this is a lot smaller than the theatre's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 It's about 10/15 feet up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I think I read they hope it becomes a really popular site for weddings so you can't have it too high just high enough for the bride and groom to be the focus point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I just saw it yesterday. The mount is much higher than 15 feet. Think 20 to 25 feet. The long berm along the parking lot/south side is about that high. Weddings on the spirilling mount? That'd be a long procession. The couple would look like the figures on top of the Wedding Cake, however. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Actually that sounds kinda cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Yeah I was impressed how tall it was. I know it's not as tall as the Miller Theater hill but it might still have interesting views if it lines up with a clear view towards the med center or downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I have been watching them dig up and roll on large cylinders the 100 year old oaks that were in the parking lot. They're moving some across the street to the Miller theater side. Pretty amazing considering the size.if you haven't seen them you should go by. I imagine the pyramid builders would have liked the cylinders they're using. I noticed where they are building the Levy park tower there are several oaks sitting on blocks waiting to be planted in Levy park. Also the thickness of the root ball is surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 IMG_3970 by Theresa Quintanilla on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 So I'm guessing when that mound is done it will be the highest elevation in Houston? xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhouston11 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 the park needed a renovation of the botanical gardens, happy to see it finally being done........wish it were more aggressive in it's design and wish the golf course was taken out......honestly so many other uses could be built in it's place, softball, soccer or add more land to the zoo and garden spaces.......also underground parking would be great....... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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