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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Neighborhood Guessing Game: Come Off Easily

Neighborhood Guessing Game 22: Living Room and Kitchen

Here’s where some of you thought this house might be: Boulevard Oaks, S. Post Oak/Westbury, Tanglewilde (or “near the Beltway and Richmond”), Bellaire, “around Pinemont,” Highway 6 and FM 1960, Willowbend, Garden Oaks, Afton Village, Spring Branch, Braeswood, the larger “Braeswood area” between Buffalo Speedway and 610, Maplewood South, “outside the Loop off Ella and east of 290,” Bellfort/Fondren, Ella Lee Forest, and the Museum District off Banks or Milford.

The pileups were in Oak Forest (4 guesses), Sharpstown (3 guesses), and Timbergrove (2). We also had two “ish” votes: a “Westburyish” and a “Meyerland-ish.”

The winner this week was That Girl, who was first to name Westbury — and wasn’t ishy-washy about it!

An honorable mention goes to MariaO, one of several participants who did a good job figuring the home’s approximate age and some likely locations. But Maria also ID’d the wall art:

Definitely built in the 1950s, and could feasibly be located in many near-loop neighborhoods of that era. . .  .

fyi, the “stencil” in the front entry is actually wall stickers from http://www.whatisblik.com (Flock model)– so they’ll come off easily for the next owner.

More home details . . . after the jump!

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Snuff Is Not Enough: South Post Oak Lubricated Walking Tour

South Post Oak Blvd. at W. Bellfort, Houston

Veteran Houston hoofers John Nova Lomax and David Beebe and a guest suffer a vehicle breakdown on their latest walking tour — from West Fuqua up South Post Oak to W. Bellfort. The trip, says Lomax,

ended up as little more than a Bataan death pub crawl, taking in three unjustly obscure near southwest side strip mall taverns.

But . . . oh, the sights!

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Monday, June 11, 2007

Daily Demolition Report: Must Come Down

Friday meant the beginning of the end for 10 Houston houses. The list begins after the jump.

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