Comments on: Oak Forest’s 350-Ft.-Tall Hoax Tower http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:59:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ShadyHeightster http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-311773 ShadyHeightster Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:54:17 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-311773 That's the one Rodrigo! That’s the one Rodrigo!

]]> By: Rodrigo http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-311761 Rodrigo Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:31:11 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-311761 ShadyHeightster, wow: http://goo.gl/maps/QEbES If you ever wanted to find an advocate of zoning, it's probably the guy that lived in that house in the early 80's. ShadyHeightster, wow: http://goo.gl/maps/QEbES

If you ever wanted to find an advocate of zoning, it’s probably the guy that lived in that house in the early 80′s.

]]> By: ShadyHeightster http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-311528 ShadyHeightster Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:12:57 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-311528 Commonsense, there were no scary monster signs, but there was a huge wail and cry from the neighborhood around the Gessner highrise at the time. Similar to the Ashby thing today, but with less lawsuits. Around the same time ( 1983 or 84?) there was an office building on Bering near Woodway built that had a multi-story parking garage built up to the lotline behind some Tanglewood homes that face Chimney Rock. I could be wrong, but I think those two events led to the vote on having zoning in Houston that occurred around 1990 ( and which failed). Commonsense, there were no scary monster signs, but there was a huge wail and cry from the neighborhood around the Gessner highrise at the time. Similar to the Ashby thing today, but with less lawsuits. Around the same time ( 1983 or 84?) there was an office building on Bering near Woodway built that had a multi-story parking garage built up to the lotline behind some Tanglewood homes that face Chimney Rock. I could be wrong, but I think those two events led to the vote on having zoning in Houston that occurred around 1990 ( and which failed).

]]> By: commonsense http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-311454 commonsense Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:06:27 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-311454 Gessner is a major street but that part of it goes right through a residential neighborhood and there's no multi-family or even commercial around for at least a mile in any direction. It was also built before city center, Memorial hospital, or even before Memorial City Mall was revamped. In comparison, Ashby makes perfect sense. Gessner is a major street but that part of it goes right through a residential neighborhood and there’s no multi-family or even commercial around for at least a mile in any direction. It was also built before city center, Memorial hospital, or even before Memorial City Mall was revamped. In comparison, Ashby makes perfect sense.

]]> By: Marksmu http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-311386 Marksmu Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:14:16 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-311386 Gessner is a major thoroughfare...its not even remotely similar. Gessner is a major thoroughfare…its not even remotely similar.

]]> By: GoogleMaster http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-310428 GoogleMaster Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:18:33 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-310428 Google Street View shows that the house looks like the other houses in the neighborhood. ??? Google Street View shows that the house looks like the other houses in the neighborhood. ???

]]> By: commmonsense http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-310416 commmonsense Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:04:14 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-310416 I know this one is a joke but someone thought it would be really funny to put a highrise smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood at 150 Gessner. I wonder if back in the day the neighbors were up in arms over it with scary signs on their front lawns. I know this one is a joke but someone thought it would be really funny to put a highrise smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood at 150 Gessner. I wonder if back in the day the neighbors were up in arms over it with scary signs on their front lawns.

]]> By: Jason http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-310412 Jason Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:56:40 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-310412 Chef: Someone I knew dressed as the Ashby Highrise for Halloween one year, so great. Chef:

Someone I knew dressed as the Ashby Highrise for Halloween one year, so great.

]]> By: mek ju http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-310377 mek ju Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:10:41 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-310377 Google Street View may offer an explanation. That house doesn't fit in on that street. Apparently neither does its resident. Google Street View may offer an explanation. That house doesn’t fit in on that street. Apparently neither does its resident.

]]> By: Chef http://swamplot.com/oak-forests-350-ft-tall-hoax-tower/2012-10-31/#comment-310365 Chef Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:03:44 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=49268#comment-310365 The proposed tower would have scary-looking eyes, pointed teeth, and arms waving about. The proposed tower would have scary-looking eyes, pointed teeth, and arms waving about.

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