Comments on: A Last Look at the Old Schnitzer Home

By: Caroline

Caroline — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:30:52 +0000

This is heartbreaking. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to tear down such a beautiful home. When I was in law school, the property professors used to talk about Houston in all of their first year courses precisely because we lack zoning. It’s sad. A little urban planning might prevent some of the demolition of history, beauty, and taste that takes place far too often in H-town.

By: BenH

BenH — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:07:08 +0000

This was never one of my favorite houses, but if the Talbott Wilson house (which was a much better design) on Glen Cove didn’t have a chance, then this one sure didn’t.

By: Albert

Albert — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:49:18 +0000

Sadly, you can’t legislate good taste, as most of the Memorial rebuilds demonstrate. These folks don’t want good architecture, they want more features than their friends have. And ultimately, it’s their money, so if you love these spectacular mid-century mansions, the only way to save them is to buy them.

By: David

David — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:35:59 +0000

Damn. Going, going, gone.
you can’t buy taste like this anymore.
I am envious..

By: movocelot

movocelot — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:17:50 +0000

This reminds me of one of the saddest scenes ever:
Years ago I was doing a measure/estimate for a new Manse going up in Memorial. Looking out of the beautiful second-story, custom mahogany! double-hung! windows I saw the swing-set belonging to the old, scraped house’s inhabitants. (landscaping phase was yet to begin.)
Blue paint chipping off the rusty tubular steel & mildew on the white plastic swing-seats, it stood there looking so teeny at the end of a flag-stone path lined with hosta plants, completely useless, overwhelmed by the scale of the new house. No doubt there are elegant parterres there now, with swimming pool, slabs of granite, trimmed hedges.
And the children play indoors.

By: Matt Mystery

Matt Mystery — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:59:45 +0000

Will it still be Sherwood Forest after all the trees are gone?
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Well to be fair they do replace the pine trees. With palm trees. Goes with the “Spanish/Tuscan/Mish-Mash” look better I guess.

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:50:53 +0000

What a shame! That’s a very beautiful, well-maintained house they just destroyed.

By: Doofus

Doofus — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:40:32 +0000

Is this one actually being done by individuals? The real problem isn’t with individuals in Houston but rather every Tom, Dick, and Harry that thinks they are a luxury builder. Spec homes are destroying this city.

By: Scott Bodenheimer

Scott Bodenheimer — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:12:25 +0000

I wish we could make people wear embroidered “V”s for Vulgarians on their chest for tearing down perfectly well designed pieces of architecture and erecting Twat Mahals.

By: GoogleMaster

GoogleMaster — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:27:58 +0000

Will it still be Sherwood Forest after all the trees are gone?

By: Matt Mystery

Matt Mystery — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:11:44 +0000

Unfortunately as the really rich recover you will probably see more and more of these treasures in Sherwood Forest fall along with the trees underneath the bulldozers. When you want to build a big pretentiuos palace so everyone knows how rich you are, land is all. And there’s a lot of land in these lots.

The worst of all is still the Shamrock. Torn down for a parking lot.

By: Tex

Tex — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:53:11 +0000

This is why I hate Houston!