Metro Houston - The life therein

[Reverberation]

Audio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF96gNl7O5A

[Cory]

Props for driving all the way to clear lake for some of your threads. Like the midtown shot.

[ChiPsy]

Moodily reminiscent about my Houston days with this first pic: Garish signage, exposed utility lines, crude building facades. The messiness, the haphazard, pell-mell sprawl of Texas.



Then, palm trees: warmth, day trips to the coast, watching the clouds to see if it would rain by the time we waded through traffic on I-45 (and enjoying it either way).



And then...



Slam! Unquestionably one of the late 20th century's architectural masterpieces. And, in its daring, unabated, almost adolescent audacity, a perfect emblem of a city I will always fondly remember.

Thanks for the memories...

[Complex01]

Ahh Houston, what to say, nice as always...

[Xeelee]

These are some really nice shots. Thanks for sharing!

[KevinFromTexas]

Yes. Williams Tower takes great pictures, but that one was especially cool.

And the TMC looks amazing there. Houston may be sprawled out, but it is urban. I love how unapologetic it is.


Love this shot. The Galleria/Uptown skyline with the Williams Tower rising out of view into a territory that only 3 other buildings in Texas have gone. This shot really does give you a sense of just how tall the building is.

[vjhe]

I really liked this thread. How in the world did you get that shot of Westheimer?

[OhioGuy]

Originally Posted by vjhe

I really liked this thread. How in the world did you get that shot of Westheimer?

I sat here trying to figure out what road that shot was, but I wasn't certain. Now that you mentioned it, I realize it's taken in the Galleria area on West Alabama just after it splits off from Westheimer. It's a westward view straight down Westheimer toward the Beltway.

[Chelsea Spy]

Although I can't say that Houston will ever make my list of cities to visit, some of those shots are undisputably very cool indeed! great work!!

[Reverberation]

Originally Posted by vjhe

I really liked this thread. How in the world did you get that shot of Westheimer?

That one was from the top of one of the parking decks of the Galleria. I was at one of the high rises in the area.

[ColDayMan]

Nice shots!

[Paulyt23]

Houston is the biggest city in the U.S. without any zoning, and maybe that's a good thing, at least on balance.

[Wheelingman04]

Cool city. The lack of zoning may be a good thing overall.

[dktshb]

Very artistic pictures and good song too.

[dharper6]

Outstanding photography of one of the country's most diverse and fascinating cities. It's been a year since I've been there and I can't wait to get back and see all the new construction.

[latennisguy]

awesome pics!! I've been in houston for a while now, but I need to get out more.

[Magnus1]

nice.


is traffic in houston as bad as dallas metroplex??

[Echo Park]

nice thread.

souvlaki is a great album. funny though, when i think of slowdive, houston is the last thing that comes to mind but it worked well with those shimmery palm tree pics and that lit up tower.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Magnus1

nice.


is traffic in houston as bad as dallas metroplex??

Its about the same, but Houston has a far more sophisticated & simplified system of freeways making it much easier to navigate IMO. The "feeder" roads along all the major freeways in Houston are very useful too.

[latennisguy]

feeder roads suck!! having to make a u-turn really far from the exit makes no sense.