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Old Posted Mar 19, 2009, 7:26 AM
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MC is looking nice and so is Hess Tower.!!! but the Museum New Wing is kinda of plain I really don't like it for that area, it could of had a little bit more design to it..but oh well..
I was in downtown today and I saw that the old library is being remodel, ? they are taking the bricks down..does any one know anything about this?
I am under the impression that the old library is being remodeled to include a wing and outdoor spaces that were designed but cut from the original construction. Also the interior will be restored and brought up to date mechanically, restoring parts of the original that were "fixed up" through the years. I believe it will house the Houston History Collection. Interestingly, they will seek historic landmark status for the new part, since it was part of the original designer's intent. That's not usually done. In fact, it is usually prohibited by current landmark guidelines. It looks like a great project.
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Old Posted Mar 23, 2009, 11:01 PM
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ABC World News was in Houston today and tomorrow. They had some great skyline shots...

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YES! I saw that. Man, that closing aerial over downtown was sweet. Texan empire.
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YES! I saw that. Man, that closing aerial over downtown was sweet. Texan empire.
Kevin I missed that closing shot! Had to run to the john and missed it. I liked that shot taken from I-45 north of downtown (wish Forbes had shown that view; other thread).

Looks like Charlie Gibson was at one of those vantage points on Allan Parkway. I'm wondering, though...it was just as windy there as here today, but I didn't notice his clothes or hair blowing around. Did you? I'm wondering if they superimposed him on the background. About 20 years ago, there was an international political summit at Rice Universtiy, and there was an article in the paper regarding how superimposing is often done in news reports (it was apparently done at the Rice summit). I would think it would be easy to do.
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I watched it. Not superimposed.
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Old Posted Mar 24, 2009, 7:12 PM
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Here's a video link of some of those skyline shots, and an interesting 3 or 4 minute video about Houston's booming economy for those of you, who like me, missed yesterday's ABC broadcast.

Link: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7154605
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^^^thanks for the link...nice shots in there!!!!
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Old Posted Mar 24, 2009, 11:20 PM
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New Dynamo stadium is nearly a done deal

HOUSTON -- It looks like the Houston Dynamo are finally going to get their new stadium.

They cleared the last big hurdle this week by getting funding from a Spanish bank based in Madrid.

The Dynamo is paying about $60 million toward the cost of the $80 million stadium.

The City of Houston and Harris County will pick up the rest of the tab, chipping in $10 million each.

The stadium will be built across Highway 59 from Minute Maid Park where the Houston Astros play.

It will seat 21,000 fans and will have around 35 suites.

The Dynamo say they hope to keep the average ticket price under $20.

Construction will begin in the fall and is expected to take about 18 months.

The Dynamo plan to play their season opener at the new stadium in 2011.

TSU will also play its home football games at the stadium.

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stori....694b5ecd.html
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Old Posted Mar 25, 2009, 7:06 AM
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Financing for Dynamo stadium still up in air
Team says agreement in place, but officials say nothing imminent

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6339016.html
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YES! I saw that. Man, that closing aerial over downtown was sweet. Texan empire.
It really was a great shot. I was like "damn". I'm not even going to lie, I might get blasted, but I thought it was New York at first and the green space in the middle (Downtown and Uptown) was Central Park. Major brain fart.
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Old Posted Mar 26, 2009, 12:30 AM
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I want to see this aerial shot you guys are talking about!!!
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Old Posted Mar 26, 2009, 3:04 AM
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Here's a video link of some of those skyline shots, and an interesting 3 or 4 minute video about Houston's booming economy for those of you, who like me, missed yesterday's ABC broadcast.

Link: http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7154605
Hmm, i just watched the video. Funny thing i have been out of work since July. I apply to jobs every week and i get no phone calls what so ever. But yet someone from else where moves here and gets a job like its nothing. I dont know if should be upset or happy about that. I cant help but feel a little put off by the whole story. But what ever thats life I guess, at least thats what i keep telling my self to keep me sane...





ps - It was some great shots of the city...
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Old Posted Mar 26, 2009, 8:12 AM
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Baylor to pause construction on hospital.

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Old Posted Mar 27, 2009, 1:22 AM
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wow they are really moving fast!
I want to see some glass go up on the building.
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Yeah they are moving fast. Heres some updates.

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Construction almost complete, pics from last month.

http://www.citycentrehouston.com/February09.html

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Shell of burned-out church to become Midtown park

05:25 PM CDT on Wednesday, March 25, 2009

By Lee McGuire / 11 News

HOUSTON -- The fenced-off remnants of a gutted Fourth Ward church are about to become the centerpiece of a new Houston park.

The Houston City Council voted Wednesday to buy the land and what’s left of the Bethel Baptist Church, which caught fire in 2005. Now, the Parks Department and city engineers will examine the building to see if ambitious plans for the park’s development can take shape.

Since the fire, Pastor Robert Robertson has struggled with vandals and the weather—the two forces that often knock down the barbed-wire fence surrounding the property.

“African American slaves built this building,” he said. “We are hoping and praying that the history of this building can be saved.”

Robertson says members of his congregation struggled to decide whether to sell the property to the City, but ultimately decided the Church would not be able to raise enough money to restore the crumbling building. “The congregation got together after a lot of prayers and a lot of thinking,” Roberts said. “We had to come to the decision that it was a dangerous building.”

Descendants of slaves completed the Bethel Baptist Church in 1950, on a plot of land in the Fourth Ward that had belonged to the church since 1896. Now its four walls stand without a roof to connect them, in the shadow of downtown skyscrapers. The weeded lot is surrounded by sleek condominiums and an apartment complex in what is now known as Midtown.

“The history of this community is important,” Robertson said. “I hope and pray that the history of this community will remain.”

A “TIRZ,” or “Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone” has come up with roughly $360,000 to buy the property and build a park there. The plans call for three of the church’s four walls to be reinforced and serve as stand-alone borders for an outdoor garden.

Houston Mayor Bill White says the park will be a monument to the old Fourth Ward, a section of Houston settled by former slaves. “Houston has turned a corner in recognizing that historic preservation is worth it,” he said.
http://www.khou.com/topstories/stori....6e85865a.html

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http://www.khou.com/images/0903/bbcRendering_090325.pdf


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Old Posted Mar 29, 2009, 7:57 AM
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I don't know any details... but the parking lot across from The Grove Restaurant on Discovery Green had this sign up in two places:

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Old Posted Mar 29, 2009, 12:51 PM
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The sign is for Embassy Suites, which is suppose to break ground next month.


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