HOUSTON PRESERVATIONISTS MOVE TO STRIP CENTER, CHANGE NAME 
The Greater Houston Preservation Alliance’s days as a scrappy preservation organization housed in offices in the historic 1929 Gulf building downtown are over. From now on, it’ll be a scrappy preservation organization housed in offices in a Westheimer Rd. strip center. Okay, it’s that fancy brick-clad River Oaks strip center with the argyle tower across at 3272 Westheimer, across from Lamar High School. And it’s name is gonna change too. The GHPA shall now be known as Preservation Houston. [GHPA Preservation Houston; previously on Swamplot] Photo: Jim Parsons/Preservation Houston
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Maybe they can reverse history and bring Andres back to that center.
I like the move and the strip center, but I wouldnt call it fancy. Those upstairs offices put off a spooky haunted house vibe what with the broken blinds and general abandoned look.
Spooks aren’t allowed in River Oaks.
“Scrappy?” More like genteel. Love ’em either way.
At least they’re moving into a vintage Houston building with some deco style, as opposed to some featureless strip center.
Preserve Away!
Wait. Preservationists move to strip which center of what? They’re taking an award away from Yao Ming?
I bet $10000 (like Mitt Romney ) that some goody two shoes River Oakser is bank rolling Preservation Houston and soon we’ll find out the org. is ‘preserving” old homes in RO !!!
Go, MarketingWhiz!
How has Weingarten not trashed this one yet?
This is not a shopping center site. $80 per foot dirt never should be. This means you renovated (???) strip center on San Felipe @ Mid Lane.
This is a dream condo site. I would buy here.
Hopefully the name isn’t the only thing they are changing. Focusing on the word ‘preserve’ would be a good thing, there is much more to Houston then just River Oaks.