Comments on: Reporting Live from the Westmoreland Stucco Renaissance http://swamplot.com/reporting-live-from-the-westmoreland-stucco-renaissance/2009-03-17/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:33:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/reporting-live-from-the-westmoreland-stucco-renaissance/2009-03-17/#comment-22796 kjb434 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:53:39 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7377#comment-22796 That's where my question came from about the painted bricks. I could see the existing building (prior to Ike). Google gives a good view of the front of the building. That’s where my question came from about the painted bricks. I could see the existing building (prior to Ike). Google gives a good view of the front of the building.

]]> By: anon http://swamplot.com/reporting-live-from-the-westmoreland-stucco-renaissance/2009-03-17/#comment-22794 anon Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:49:45 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7377#comment-22794 If you google earth the address (77006) and select the street view, you can see the 'before' look of the building. I forgot about the rest of the detail. That plywood went up months ago. If you google earth the address (77006) and select the street view, you can see the ‘before’ look of the building. I forgot about the rest of the detail. That plywood went up months ago.

]]> By: anon http://swamplot.com/reporting-live-from-the-westmoreland-stucco-renaissance/2009-03-17/#comment-22793 anon Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:30:25 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7377#comment-22793 I work very near this building. It's roof was knocked in during Ike by the a/c units. The tenants moved out soon after. The interior has been gutted. The weird plywood layer wrapped around the top of the building (now covered in black material) covers a 3-4' diameter original medallion over the entrance that is no longer visible. It was right where your close up shot was taken. The roof line followed the medallion, sort of Alamo/mission like. Now it is a boring box. It is curious that they are ruining what was a true vintage facade and turning it into a phoney baloney stucco something. KJB - The bricks have been painted for many years. By the way, there is a newly formed/forming Historical Society by the property owners in this area. I wonder if they have gotten involved in this? I work very near this building. It’s roof was knocked in during Ike by the a/c units. The tenants moved out soon after. The interior has been gutted. The weird plywood layer wrapped around the top of the building (now covered in black material) covers a 3-4′ diameter original medallion over the entrance that is no longer visible. It was right where your close up shot was taken. The roof line followed the medallion, sort of Alamo/mission like. Now it is a boring box. It is curious that they are ruining what was a true vintage facade and turning it into a phoney baloney stucco something. KJB - The bricks have been painted for many years. By the way, there is a newly formed/forming Historical Society by the property owners in this area. I wonder if they have gotten involved in this?

]]> By: kjb434 http://swamplot.com/reporting-live-from-the-westmoreland-stucco-renaissance/2009-03-17/#comment-22785 kjb434 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:51:22 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7377#comment-22785 It would be nice to know who's doing this also. It's not like it's hard to restore existing brickwork. It isn't expensive. Does anybody know if the structure actually had the brick exposed in use prior to it having the current painted exterior. There is a relatively quick technique to remove paint from brick exteriors safely and it used for historic buildings all the time. It would be nice to know who’s doing this also.

It’s not like it’s hard to restore existing brickwork. It isn’t expensive.

Does anybody know if the structure actually had the brick exposed in use prior to it having the current painted exterior. There is a relatively quick technique to remove paint from brick exteriors safely and it used for historic buildings all the time.

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