I can't find anything about deconstruction from any of the big demolition companies in Houston (Cherry, AAA, Houston Demoltion), but it may be worthwhile to call and ask. Also, you may want to get in...

What a sad waste of a building (and the others on the block). And it is Montagu without an E....

Richard Moe's speech about sustainable stewardship addresses the new construction/preservation issue a bit: http://www.nationaltrust.org/Magazine/current/moe.htm There is also an interview with him i...

Poor William Penn Hotel - the two year demolition anniversary is coming up... http://houstonist.com/2007/01/26/william_penn_ho.php...

I bet this would have looked neat last night under the Zaza's lonely spotlight (since the fountain lights were stolen way back when)....

Great show, as always...and she only played 4 songs from ADP (out of 22!)...

Should be a good show - i'm excited!...

Austin TV: Authorities in Houston believe they have located a body among the rubble of a building implosion. [...] Investigators say four cadaver dogs converged on the east side of the building and a...

Ah yes, here is a sky-ku, in honor: Oh, McMan-see-on My overpriced sky poem Take me to heaven...

I had a fun time - the music and movie were really good....

Wow! http://i3.tinypic.com/6wnifyf.png...

Obligatory seasonal shopping makes me cringe a little bit. I try to do mine throughout the year, as I come across things or as I think of them....

$500 is not bad for a fundraiser - and galas often make up a good part of the year's revenue for nonprofit organizations. That said, I bet it was a blast - they usually are!...

Pigeon-hole parking (then, now) would be interesting, but someone (meaning us, probably) would have to be free-flowing with the money. What a waste this would be, though - I wonder how many incarnati...

Yes, thanks. Good link. The COH also offers a searchable database (which might be what link pulls from), but the punctuality is iffy....

There is one for sale on HAR - not my kind of price, but still neat: http://search.har.com/engine/dispsearch.cfm?&mlnum=3436645 here's the Dwell article, too (and more pics): http://www.dwell.com/hom...

^^thank you, mystery guest!...

yay for the Penguin Arms...it was built in 1950 and designed by Arthur Moss. According to the Houston Architectural Guide, it was apparently a take-off on a house in California designed by Harwell H...

the article only says that construction of the highrise "will block-off student access to the facility." like Jax, i guess i was hoping for a little more on that (like how)....

hum - let's see......