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- Flood Diversion Tunnels - Houston and the Environment - HAIF The . . .
The Chicago version (officially called "TARP," but everyone just calls it "Deep Tunnel") has been under construction for 50 years now Don't expect a quick solution It was always a bit unnerving to see manhole covers (actually, they're just grates) big enough to swallow a car
- Houston Methodist Walter Centennial Tower
The Jesus mural shown in the renderings above is actually a copy of the the 1960's original that is still in place out front on Fannin Street on the exterior of the old Main Building The original mural was a huge lighted mosaic spanning probably 60 feet in length and about 7 to 8 ft tall Of course it is currently obscured by a later 1980's (Dunn Tower) addition One can still see it (now
- Hawthrone Square - 3407 Montrose Blvd. - Houston Architecture
Yep Eater Houston reported this in August The article revealed Lao Size Chuan's plans to expand to Montrose Eater reported the inner loop location would be in the Hawthorne Square shopping center, 3407 Montrose Blvd Blurb: “ 'The plan is to open in Dallas and Austin, with three more locations in Houston next year,' says Darren Ren, another representative of the company At present, a
- Relocating From Chicago - Houston Real Estate - HAIF The Houston Area . . .
I should stop comparing Chicago real estate to Houston Here in Chicago, the average price for 550 sq ft studio size condo with a view of your next door brick wall in a decent neighborhood is close to $200,000 and that's probably just a closet space in an average Houston house
- Millenium Park, Chicago - Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World. . . - HAIF . . .
Chicago builds Millenium Park and we are all hoping, praying desperately for a little greenspace and maybe a wider sidewalk than usual in an area whose reconstitution has the potential to set Houston on a course to true urban greatness- and it most likely won't happen
- Lesser-known Chicago photos - Pictures From The Rest of the World . . .
I was wandering around a Chicago neighborhood that most tourists don't get to and took some pictures There's a few more recognizable pictures, too, but most of it's from what you might call an up-and-coming neighborhood Wacker Drive At this point, it's three levels deep The Pritzker Pavilion
- Historic Chicago Bungalow Association - Meanwhile, In The Rest of the . . .
Launched by Mayor Richard M Daley in September of 2000, the Historic Chicago Bungalow Initiative is designed to foster an appreciation of the Chicago Bungalow as a distinctive housing type, encourage sympathetic rehabilitation of Chicago bungalows, and assist bungalow owners with adapting their homes to current needs, which in turn helps to strengthen Chicago bungalow neighborhoods The
- Chicagos Version of River Oaks - Houston Architecture
If Chicago had a neighborhood that is the equivalent of River Oaks, the Gold Coast comes closest It's just outside of the downtown core, and is the location of some of the area's most expensive homes But architecturally, the two are very different Here are some pictures I took one day while ad
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