Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design

20 Comments

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   From toasty:

   Wasn’t that McDonalds the first 2 story McDonalds in America? Where’s the historic commission to save this historic site from demolition? Just like Houston to let what is truly a national treasure be put to the wrecking ball.

   February 19, 2013 at 4:08 pm
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   From Love swamplot:

   I don’t think it’s 70 stories.

   February 19, 2013 at 4:08 pm
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   From Allyn West:

   @Love swamplot: You’re right. Thanks.

   February 19, 2013 at 4:21 pm
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   From Schwaghag:

   Okay, it’s not as bad as the Renoir, the Gotham, or that monstrosity on Post Oak and Hidalgo, but can this guy please hire an architect who knows something–anything–about proper proportion between width and height of a building? This thing looks stumpy.

   February 19, 2013 at 6:39 pm
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   From GregH:

   I remember when that McDonalds opened in the late 80s.

   February 19, 2013 at 8:20 pm
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   From Bill:

   I know for sure that is was the first two story Mickey D’s in Texas. Not sure about the US?

   February 19, 2013 at 10:22 pm
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   From PYEWACKET2:

   Is that supposed to be a crown on top?

   February 19, 2013 at 11:42 pm
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   From Patrick:

   Pyewacket2: Yes it is a pretentious attempt at putting a crown on the top of the building.

   February 20, 2013 at 5:13 am
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   From Colleen:

   As I recall the McD also had a stock ticker.
   For all the bidness men.

   February 20, 2013 at 7:50 am
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    From toasty:

    @bill I asked if it was, knowing it was, they used to have a plaque that stated as much.
    I don’t think the rest of the nation would forgive us if this is torn down, a piece of recent american history just tossed into the dustbin. All of the positive momentum Houston has could be just tossed out because of this.

    February 20, 2013 at 8:13 am
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    From Kristin:

    @toasty It’s already been torn down!

    February 20, 2013 at 9:10 am
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    From Bill B:

    Design issues aside, Randall Davis is very smart to take advantage of the EB-5 program.

    February 20, 2013 at 9:38 am
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    From commonsense:

    The EB-5 program involvement is a creative and interesting move, but I think in this case it does not comply with the requirements, especially in the Spirit of the Law. And since compliance is ultimately determined by an individual bureaucrat, I think it will be “disallowed”.

    February 20, 2013 at 10:21 am
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    From comonyall:

    THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IS OVER 50,000 SQUARE FEET! I HATE THESE KINDS OF MISTAKES!!!!!!

    February 20, 2013 at 12:10 pm
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    From Jessie M:

    I think it looks pretty sweet.

    February 20, 2013 at 12:19 pm
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    From toasty:

    @Kristin, well that’s disappointing, I’m gonna go ahead and petition the state to at least put up a historic marker to commemorate the location of first 2 story McDonalds in the country. Hopefully, they make the space into a park, or shrine to fast food excess.

    February 20, 2013 at 12:39 pm
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    From Allyn West:

    @comonyall: Fixed. Thanks.

    February 20, 2013 at 1:52 pm
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    From Flash:

    Great toasty. A marker that needs to be Weedeaten around.

    February 20, 2013 at 3:36 pm
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    From Todd:

    There were three story McDonald’s in Manhattan long before this was ever dreamt about…

    February 21, 2013 at 9:32 am
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    From Seabird:

    Todd – Were they 3 stories freestanding or did those McDs just occupy 3 floors of an existing structure? I recall walking through a 3 story Circuit City in an old building near Times Square about 11-12 years ago. It was actually on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors and I had to take an escalator up to the entrance. Interesting but not an impressive setup considering there was no back storage area. All of the inventory, pallets, et al, were sitting on the sales floor. Then I watched a young female employee with big bangs and long nails wagged her finger in a young male employee’s face, and said something like, “Don’ you be disrespec’n me, ahkay?”. I’m pretty sure I laughed all the way back to my hotel. /cool story, bro

    February 23, 2013 at 10:22 am