Swamplot Archives by Tag: Garages

Monday, April 29, 2013

Montgomery Home Listing of the Day: Handicap Parking

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Monday, April 8, 2013

Houston Home Listing Photo of the Day: Just Steps Away

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Comment of the Day: How They Covered Up the Garage Door Mechanism in the Exercise and Taxidermy Room

   

“When you look at the other listing photos there is one that shows the ‘trophy’ room. This room has a two level ceiling, and you will notice a hogs head and a fish on the wall. The overhead door backs into the space that is above the lower ceiling section.” [Bill, commenting on Spring Home Listing Photo of the Day: Easy Access]

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Spring Home Listing Photo of the Day: Easy Access

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Monday, October 15, 2012

Houston Home Listing Photo of the Day: Low Level Entry Position

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Friday, July 27, 2012

Houston Home Listing Photo of the Day: The Screening Room

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Houston Home Listing Photo of the Day: Excuse Me While I Slip into Something a Little More Comfortable

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Lake Conroe Home Listing Photo of the Day: Behind the Garage Curtain

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Magnolia Home Listing Photo of the Day: Full-Size Garage

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Comment of the Day: They Could’ve Parked the Space Shuttle Over There by Second Base

   

“Why build a [hangar]? We finally had something to put in the Astrodome and we let it slip away.” [DanaX, commenting on No Shuttle Parking: Space Center Houston’s Innovative Garage Design Loses Out]

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No Shuttle Parking: Space Center Houston’s Innovative Garage Design Loses Out

Note: Story updated below.

How is it possible? Houston’s innovative proposal to park a used space shuttle in the middle of a large triangular garage stuck onto the side of that space-themed amusement center near the JSC (shown above, all decked out) lost out to far less compelling plans put forward by museums in Florida, New York, and California. NASA administrator Charles Bolden announced earlier today that the 3 remaining unparked and unexploded shuttles will be moved next year to permanent homes in the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the California Science Center in L.A.’s Exposition Park. What sort of dull designs did these institutions put together?

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Baytown Home Listing Photo of the Day: Diner in Garage

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Houston Home Listing Photo of the Day: The Garage Court

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Houston Home Listing Photo of the Day: Open Wide

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Comment of the Day: Just Another Woodside Garage Emergency Outpost

   

“Is that a chalk board I see in the third to last picture? If so, no wonder why cops and EMT types are interested in this place. Maybe they can hold roll call in the den.” [bgreen, commenting on At Loop’s Edge: A Bit of Woodside from 1958]

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