Go ahead, knock ’em down.
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Tag: Demolitions
How about a tax cut too, while you’re at it?
Courtesy of a Swamplot reader who watched some of Houston Habitat for Humanity’s work dismantling the 1925 bungalow at 1310 Welch St. in Hyde Park, here’s an abbreviated photographic guide to the process. Above: the home on June 7th. And here’s how it looked just last weekend, with all the work complete:
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
And Tilden loses again.
COMMENT OF THE DAY: JUST TO CLEAR THINGS UP “I don’t understand why everyone on this website gets so worked up about the demolition of these blighted old houses. Houston is actually fortunate that people want to move out of the suburbs into the city center. There are too many reasons why these out-dated houses should go. But practically speaking, old houses are inefficient (usually) and a poor use of space (one story takes up the same space as three). I’ve lived in other places that could USE a bit of urban renewal. Houston is lucky the builders are willing to spend the extra money to clean up the eyesores.” [Confused, commenting on Daily Demolition Report: Ran Overbrook]
COMMENT OF THE DAY: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB “I used to get worked up about these teardowns, but it doesn’t do any good. Besides, I’m not originally from Houston, I don’t have any roots here, and with any luck, a year from now I’ll be living elsewhere. If a few Houstonians can trash this city and get away with it, then the city deserves it.” [JTM, commenting on Daily Demolition Report: Ran Overbrook]
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
What a way to start the week! Or to start anything, really.
Not much this time. So sorry. Will find more to smash as soon as possible.
COMMENT OF THE DAY: THE TEARDOWN CHASE “Nice house. I remember back in the mid 80′s when places like that were available in West U for about the same price. My wife and I would see an ad for one in the paper, go rushing down to West U to look at it and find a bare patch of brown earth where the house stood a few days prior. We never could get to a house before the builders.” [Bubba, commenting on Bus or Bike Now, Ride Rail Later from Eastwood-Area Bungalow]
