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Tag: Demolitions
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
A church loses structure, new rubble on Jefferson, and more . . . in today’s report, which begins below the fold.
An organization called Save the Bungalows sends out a press release today bemoaning the demolition of the house at 647 Arlington St. in the Heights — which was mentioned in our February 1st demolition report, and whose final moments are documented in this photo, included with the release. The press release appears genuinely exciting. It features a tantalizing headline:
“Orgy of Irrational Destruction*” Continues: Home Tour House is Latest Victim
and some interesting details on the house:
A home that was featured on the 1997 Houston Heights Home Tour has been demolished.
Neighbors and friends expressed shock and outrage over the latest piece of authentic history to fall to ignorance. The sturdy house at 647 Arlington was built in 1910 by Frank J. and Nina Daly. The property remained in the Daly family until it was sold to Jack Spivey in 1980. The home’s interior was carefully renovated and updated and a garage was added to the rear. Spivey sold the house in November of 2007.
Pam August of August Landscape Design, came to know the house when Jack Spivey hired her to design his yard. She then volunteered to be the head docent for the house on the Heights Home Tour. “It is just a terrible shame that a house so beautifully restored, a house that was on the tour as an example of wonderful restoration, has been tossed in a dumpster.” August said.
After the jump: About that orgy.
Today we’re doing all houses again. Addresses for the day’s scenes of house-munching are revealed below the fold.
Today: Destruction is everybody’s business! There’s dust at the car wash. Willie gets tired. Commercial demos galore!
There’s been a glitch, and we don’t have the day’s demo information yet. Yes, we know how much you want your demolitions. We’re working on it.
Update: Well, we’ve got the demo information now and . . . there’s nothing. No demolitions. Go figure.
Demolitions are back! Everybody’s doing it! Come join the fun — and see a list that shows where it’s all happening — after the jump.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Just two houses in today’s report. Addresses, as always, are below the fold.
A smorgasbord of demo delights rounds out today’s demo menu. Our address list begins below the fold.
Today: demo at the mobile home park, plus neighborhoods make way for new construction. Swamplot’s daily address list is after the jump.
The end comes for a Heights lab, a church, and two homes. Our daily list shows all the addresses — and it’s after the jump.
Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report lists buildings that received City of Houston demolition permits the previous weekday.
Barefoot on Post Oak, some Rice Military destruction, and more: Today’s list of lost properties begins below the fold.
A house on Hardway goes down easy. Find that address, plus those of a few more fallen beauties around town, in our daily list . . . below the fold.
A reader writes in with a question about the movie theater that appeared in Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report earlier this week:
Do we happen to know the reason for the demolition of the Tinseltown Westchase location? If I can remember right, this theater has only been here for not even 10 years yet.
Actually, the Cinemark Tinseltown USA Westchase movie theater had reached the ripe old age of 12. According to the Houston Business Journal, Simmons Vedder Partners is tearing it down to build twin 6-story spec office buildings with a parking garage between them and a “signature water feature” fronting the Beltway — all designed by Ambrose, McEnany and House Architects. It’ll be called Westchase Park.
After the jump, a few fond memories of the theater in its “Hey!” day.
