Catty-corner to the middle school both formerly and henceforth to be known as Lanier, another spat of place-name confusion is brewing: A reader notes that the Raising Cane’s (whose Vermont Commons branch sits on the corner of Hazard St. and Westheimer Rd. on the lot previously vacated by Martha Turner Properties) has been pledging its affections to Midtown. But is the message one of tribute or defection? “Do they think they’re in Midtown?” wonders the tipster. “Is there something else I’m not getting?”
- Previously on Swamplot: Raising Cane’s Is Almost Ready To Grab the Corner of Hazard and Westheimer with Its Chicken Fingers; Raising Cane’s Putting Its Chicken Fingers on Westheimer Again, This Time at Hazard; Corner of Hazard: The Fall of Martha Turner Properties
Photo of Raising Cane’s at 1902 Westheimer Rd.: Swamplot inbox
Midtown Creep
Well, where else do you expect to be when you’re halfway between Downtown and Uptown?
I thought it was a way of saying “Humidtown” without offending anyone.
I can still remember the very first location in Baton Rouge when i was at LSU. It’s amazing how fast this little place has grown.
@ Jim: good one!
I think Jim is right. This could also be thought of as Neartown.
@ slugline. Neartown would be the geographic term of choice. More neutral than Montrose, The Montrose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neartown_Houston
I spent some time away from my beloved Houston. When I return I found that the 4th Ward had been replaced with “NearTown”, and no one quite knew where Montrose was, let alone River Oaks.
Please allow me to elucidate: the 4th Ward ends at Taft, Montrose is precisely between Shepard and Taft, and Dallas and Richmond. “NearTown” is a word invented by half-drunk realtor. It is that place on Allen Parkway directly underneath the I-45 overpass. “Midtown” is the intersection of Main Street and Buffalo Bayou from which all house numbers in Houston radiate.
“the middle school both formerly and henceforth to be known as Lanier”
If the lawsuit against HISD’s ridiculous waste of taxpayer $$ fails…