Once upon a time there was the end.
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Commercial Structures
- Patriot International, 10000 Manchester St. 77012 (Abst. 9 Callahan & Vince)
Residences
- 516 Merrill St. 77009
- 325 Bob St. 77011 (Bldg. 2)
- 6 West Ln. 77019 (Tall Timbers, River Oaks)
- 3010 Brackenridge St. 77026 (Allright; photos)
- 1610 Hollister St. 77055 (Timber Creek Replat; more info)
- 1302 Story St. 77055 (Westview Terrace)
- 1035 Junell St. 77088 (Acres Homes)
Photos of 6 West Ln.: HAR
If they had any interest in seeing the house remain standing, they should have staged it without books, to make it easier for buyers to picture themselves living there.
@luciaphile You are betraying your bibliophobia! Are they going to burn the place instead of a ‘traditional’ demolition?
luciaphile, I know it’s a crack at pole that don’t keep books in their house, but most people don’t keep books anymore for the same reason they don’t keep horseshoes and stone tablets. If one is inclined to read books there are tablets, recorded books, etc. But I suspect with the spread of multiple sources of information and entertainment in the last decades people realized that books are not some magical panacea of infallible information that pretentious books snobs make it out to be. Turns out vast majority of books are utter nonsense and drivel of opinionated recluses who have a very limited experience on the subject they’re writing about, or just a to-go plan to raise money for someone who got their 15 minutes of fame for one reason or another. If you look at books for entertainment then you’re only getting one side of the equation, the story. With movies yo’re getting the story, the visuals, and the sound, a much more complete experience.
A bookshelf stuffed with dusty books is no longer a sign if intelligentsia, but of someone stuck in old times, or is simply a pretentious prick.
I can’t picture myself living someplace without books.
It wasn’t always like this in RO. I worked for a guy who bought an original RO house less than a half mile from the entrance to ROCC about 15 years ago. They completely remodeled with insane finishes (oak floors made from wood from a French Chateau, etc.). This guy and his wife were not at all architecture aficionados or preservationists. They were a typical couple of Texas natives who hit it big when they were quite young. They had more than enough cash to tear it down and build something massive. But it just wasn’t even up for consideration with them. Now it seems like it is the complete opposite. No one would imagine anything other than a demo of the original homes. A giant new build castle is pretty much mandatory in the neighborhood.
Dang, I just realized I picket an argument with an English major. Let me get my dictionary and my attorney ready. I can at least county on that an English major can’t afford an attorney.
English major?! Shit just got real, commonsense.
Old School, it’s not just River Oaks. They are tearing down all the old homes in Highland Park as well.
Luciaphile- If the seller or listing agent had any interest at all in saving the house, they could have listed it for sale as a house. Instead the property was listed for sale in the MLS as a lot.
“…….people realized that books are not some magical panacea of infallible information that pretentious books snobs make it out to be. Turns out vast majority of books are utter nonsense and drivel of opinionated recluses who have a very limited experience on the subject they’re writing about, or just a to-go plan to raise money for someone who got their 15 minutes of fame for one reason or another.”
Guess that’s why you can get the King James version on a Kindle these days.
@Old School,
I’m sure there are more remodels than tear-downs in River Oaks. The former just don’t show up on the Daily Demolition Report for all to see.
This thread makes me sad on multiple levels.
c.l., of course you can, it’s listed under Medieval Fairy Tales, and people bought that also highly rate such classic hits as The Spanish Inquisition, and The Crusades.
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luciaphile, give me a little time to brush up on my Federalist Papers so I can sound extra fancy and no-one will understand a word I’m saying.
Behold how auto-correct and dictionary.com make posts so much more entertaining –either that or drunk commenting.
Oh honestly, Bernard, don’t cavil – who reads anymore?
Old School: Doesn’t help that the listing was all about “This is a great lot. Build your dream home!”. I understand that the market for this product is likely someone looking at it for the land, but the realtor didn’t even try to “sell” the home or it’s value.
Wow. I can’t believe that someone would tear down the home at 6 West Lane. What a shame! What a waste! Sure, the house needed a bit of remodeling, some paint and new rugs, but it was a nice-looking house. Must be nice to be so rich that you have millions of bucks to burn.
Amazing to think that someone had several millions bucks to spend on a lot, plus the millions it will take to build a new monstrosity of a home. At least the lot is big enough so the new mega mansion won’t look jammed on the lot.
matx, I think it”s drunk commenting. Fridays at 12:30 seem to be Common’s weekend kick-off.
Am I missing something? Looks like the West Lane house last sold in 2013. Looks like that is the same buyer now tearing it down.
Well, this is certainly good fun!
A couple of random observations-
Common sense is that with which every human is convinced that he or she is commodiously equipped; but common sense tells us that this surely cannot be the case.
And, to all whom it may apply, do strive to observe the common conventions of grammar (agreement of subject and object, niceties of orthography, &c.) when in full rant mode. It lends your asseverations more weight.
Disclaimer – I am not an English major, nor even a minor.