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Old 08-28-2008, 01:30 AM
 
Location: where nothin ever grows. no rain or rivers flow, TX
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Maybe your problem is, you live in the suburbs???? You don't have to shop there you know, their's always uptown. lol
huh???? i don't know what problem you're talking about. maybe your problem is, you don't read well and that you have a knee jerk reaction when you see the word 'suburb'.
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Old 08-28-2008, 08:59 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Nevertheless, this will be great for downtown Houston as it tries to improve the entertainment options for people that want to venture around the area late at night. People that leave Rocket and Astro games will now have somewhere to go to hang out for a little while longer. It is a start and it could lead to something even better in Houston for the future. Hope you all take advantage of it. With the new park (which seems to be a hit right now), a growing residential population, and a growing light rail system, downtown has better days ahead of them.
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Old 08-29-2008, 12:00 AM
 
Location: ATX-HOU
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Nevertheless, this will be great for downtown Houston as it tries to improve the entertainment options for people that want to venture around the area late at night. People that leave Rocket and Astro games will now have somewhere to go to hang out for a little while longer. It is a start and it could lead to something even better in Houston for the future. Hope you all take advantage of it. With the new park (which seems to be a hit right now), a growing residential population, and a growing light rail system, downtown has better days ahead of them.
Honestly I don't believe this will change downtown Houston ( I would love to be proven wrong) but it is a step in the right direction.
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Old 08-29-2008, 05:55 AM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Honestly I don't believe this will change downtown Houston ( I would love to be proven wrong) but it is a step in the right direction.
It's not suppose to change it. It only covers a small part of downtown. It's suppose to add to the area. HP basically is suppose to be a start to improve downtown.
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Old 08-29-2008, 09:21 AM
 
Location: Austin/Houston
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I don't mean to sound cynical but bayou place was supposed to be a start too but we all know this isn't going to be another bayou place. bayou place doesnt have the advantages of being close to the rail line, in the middle of downtown, close to foot traffic from sports stadiums, and etc.
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Old 08-29-2008, 04:08 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Bayou Place was built around the time that new restaurants and clubs and the beautification of Main St. took place for the Super Bowl - unfortunately, the city decided that would be the optimum time to do construction on virtually every through street in the downtown area ... many of those business were shut down because people weren't willing to make the effort to get in all that traffic, detours, lack of parking and muddy streets to hit a restaurant or club and the owners couldn't afford to keep the places open. Streets first ... then the businesses. Bayou Place has the luxury of being in the theatre district and capturing those on-foot crowds but the merchants of Main just faded away (the ones who stayed were invaded by sometimes less than desirable clientele. The upscale crowd moved away from it and Midtown sucked them up ... that left those remaining in the Main St. area with the older urban teens that could get into the 18 and up places (that range doesn't pay for pricey restaurants) basically your old Richmond Strip Crowd.
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