Comments on: Daily Demolition Report: Rambam http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-rambam/2009-05-19/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:32:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-rambam/2009-05-19/#comment-28774 kjb434 Thu, 21 May 2009 12:47:07 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9171#comment-28774 ^^^ Exactly! You take the beautiful with the ugly instead of a contrived planned trash that gets pushed out in many cities. ^^^
Exactly!

You take the beautiful with the ugly instead of a contrived planned trash that gets pushed out in many cities.

]]> By: Oglaigh http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-rambam/2009-05-19/#comment-28759 Oglaigh Thu, 21 May 2009 05:06:52 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9171#comment-28759 /\It's organic in how it grows alright, like a stinkhorn fungus... /\It’s organic in how it grows alright, like a stinkhorn fungus…

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-rambam/2009-05-19/#comment-28582 kjb434 Tue, 19 May 2009 20:52:31 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9171#comment-28582 I see myself living here for the next 30-40 years due to the fact that there is no planning. The city is real and organic in its nature and how it grows. I see myself living here for the next 30-40 years due to the fact that there is no planning. The city is real and organic in its nature and how it grows.

]]> By: Hellsing http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-rambam/2009-05-19/#comment-28550 Hellsing Tue, 19 May 2009 18:55:06 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9171#comment-28550 I'll do my small part by keeping my sweet old inherited cottage in tip-top shape to pass on to my niece & her family - they love it as much as I do. There's a lovely retirement community awaiting me in Hingham, MA (incorporated 1635!). Figured I'd get my history fix along with some snow in my golden years, and I understand a hurricane may pop in in case I get homesick. :) I’ll do my small part by keeping my sweet old inherited cottage in tip-top shape to pass on to my niece & her family - they love it as much as I do. There’s a lovely retirement community awaiting me in Hingham, MA (incorporated 1635!). Figured I’d get my history fix along with some snow in my golden years, and I understand a hurricane may pop in in case I get homesick. :)

]]> By: no history remains http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-rambam/2009-05-19/#comment-28534 no history remains Tue, 19 May 2009 17:43:22 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9171#comment-28534 Well put, Hellsing. I'm a native, though, and I can envision what this city could be with proper planning and a decent preservation ordinance. I just have to keep trying! Well put, Hellsing. I’m a native, though, and I can envision what this city could be with proper planning and a decent preservation ordinance. I just have to keep trying!

]]> By: Hellsing http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-rambam/2009-05-19/#comment-28525 Hellsing Tue, 19 May 2009 16:34:02 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9171#comment-28525 My blood pressure regarding lovely old homes being trashed started going down when I finally realized that living in Houston is like having a Friend With Benefits - needs and wants will be regularly met, sometimes quite admirably, but get sentimental about anything and you're going to get hurt. It's easier to just live the moment to one's advantage and seek permanence elsewhere in the future. I pay my taxes and strive to be a responsible member of the community, but I don't see myself here in 10 years. My blood pressure regarding lovely old homes being trashed started going down when I finally realized that living in Houston is like having a Friend With Benefits - needs and wants will be regularly met, sometimes quite admirably, but get sentimental about anything and you’re going to get hurt. It’s easier to just live the moment to one’s advantage and seek permanence elsewhere in the future. I pay my taxes and strive to be a responsible member of the community, but I don’t see myself here in 10 years.

]]> By: no history remains http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-rambam/2009-05-19/#comment-28519 no history remains Tue, 19 May 2009 15:59:44 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=9171#comment-28519 903 W. Main is a lovely Prairie style home in First Montrose Commons. The owner of it and the neighboring home 909 W. Main, an even grander Craftsman, will demolish both homes for replacement with eight townhouses (likely four story, given the density). But he's saving the trees, so apparently the civic association is ok with the plans! First Montrose Commons is currently working on an application to become a city historic district. And these two homes contribute to that historic fabric. 903 W. Main is a lovely Prairie style home in First Montrose Commons. The owner of it and the neighboring home 909 W. Main, an even grander Craftsman, will demolish both homes for replacement with eight townhouses (likely four story, given the density).

But he’s saving the trees, so apparently the civic association is ok with the plans!

First Montrose Commons is currently working on an application to become a city historic district. And these two homes contribute to that historic fabric.

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