Dillon House towers over Andy Weaver and Lucinda Cobley's Montrose bungalow."It's like having a cruise ship next door," he says.
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The Post Oak School purchased and tore down an old home at the corner of Autreyand Montrose for a parking lot.
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The Post Oak School renovated an industrial building, right, for a high schoolthat opens in August. Some residents are worried about increased traffic;officials insist they want to be good neighbors.
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Plans for the Ashby high rise have focused attention on Houston's planning — orthe lack of it.
“We have generations of South Americans and Mexicans who have an affinity forVail," says Alex Iskenderian ofVail Resorts Development of Colorado. Pictured isArrabelle at Vail Square.
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A new trend is the emergence of urban timeshare-like residences in cities suchas San Antonio.
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What’s the next hot market? The Tuscany region of Italy (shown here) andFrance’s Provence.
The Houston Independent School District Board must decide by August whether the$1.89 billion bond will be put to Houston voters.
Included in the package is approximately $80 million for a new High School forthe Performing and Visual Arts facility in downtown that will replace thecurrent Montrose-area building.
This marks the return of the freshly-restored metal letters on vintage AlabamaTheatre sign.
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The narrow and hot confines of the vintage metal sign have not made it easy forlighting workers, who hope to complete the project by Friday afternoon.
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As of Thursday afternoon, new neon was in place at the top of the spire andthroughout the lettering.
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The vintage letters have a fresh coat of orage and white paint.
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Each of these small electrical boxes weigh more than 30 pounds — a heavy loadconsidering how high workers need to carry them up the four-story sign. Oh yeah. . . and there are about 40 of them to be installed.
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Inside, the original Art Deco decorations have been reattached.
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Fresh neon lights awaiting installation.
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The main corridor along the south wall has been dry-walled.
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Sets of pink and turquiose railing are stacked in the rear foyer.
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A small outdoor shelter is nearing completion.
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Original neon stands sag at the rear parking lot entrance, waiting to be eitherremoved or replaced.
The developers of Cross Creek Ranch decided to go sustainable in itslandscaping, land development and water usage. Wildflowers replaced standardcarpet grass.
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The development is now ranked in the top 10 communities for new home sales inthe Houston area.
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The curves of the land’s natural creek had been straightened for efficiency’ssake, the grass was pounded into submission by cattle and the property wasbarren, without trees.
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The community’s parks and picnic areas that do have Bermuda grass are wateredwith recycled gray water.