Houston: Montrose & Midtown Townhome Madness

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Took these pics on my bike ride on my HTC Sensation camera from Montrose to Downtown via Buffalo Bayou to Midtown and back. The areas in question are roughly west and southwest of Downtown.

It's really hard to capture the organized chaos that is Houston. Personally I love the organic growth and grit that is Houston and wouldn't want to change for the world. Although, I wouldn't mind a bit of direction involving infrastructure, mostly concerning parking, sidewalks, and utilities. It started getting dark near the end and I am using a camera phone so be nice.

Starting off in Lower Montrose


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Should have taken more pictures while the sun was still pretty bright. Here's Buffalo Bayou and downtown


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Making my way home, more Montrose

Six townhomes crammed on a lot that originally housed two single family residences

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Reminds me of Galveston

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Picture from a baseball dugout

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Front

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Front

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Middle. A lot of townhomes have of a row 4-6 townhomes facing the street with a private driveway separating the 4-6 townhomes in the back.

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Across the street

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Vanguard High Scool under construction

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Under construction

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Midtown

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Some single story warehouses converted into residences

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More converted warehouses, the sun was starting to fade

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A picture of a single unit or two

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Chaos

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In between this block of townhouses

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Back into Montrose

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Sun sinking

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An interesting development amongst duplexes and townhouses

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Next door

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Across the street

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The End.