Across the street from my house. Polluted skies make for mindblowing, surreal gradients at sunset. The streets have been torn up for about 3 years now, as a massively overengineered storm drainage system is being installed after 2001's Tropical Storm Allison did several billion dollars of damage in the area. Almeda (shown) finally had the last bit of new concrete poured this week. Still wet -- so tempting -- but guarded by construction workers. This one is about a year old.. Going through my archives a bit and seeing if I missed anything that should have been here.

Going Up

author: ian : Houston, TX

People often comment on the fact that Houston is the largest city in the United States without Zoning ordinances, musing, "a developer could build a skyscraper in your backyard if they wanted." No one ever expects it to actually happen. This: Will go here: Twin 30-story towers right in the middle of a block of 1920's single family detached houses, across the street from a major park. No, it's not the first high-rise in the neighborhood (there are several other 30 story condo towers within a half-mile), but...

Helios (an Art Space)

author: groovehouse : Houston, TX

Helios "Get it straight: This is an art space, not a bar." -psst... it's a bar. www.heliosrising.org/

Mailbox Decal Graffiti

author: groovehouse : Houston, TX

Houston, Tx - Decal on the mailbox at The Poison Girl bar on Westheimer near Dunlavy.

Sunflower Yellow & Blue

author: groovehouse : Houston, TX

Sunflower Yellow & Blue Picture of the Park Plaza Medical Building in Houston Texas as the sun was setting, 01.14.06.

Cinnamon & Spice...Everything Nice

author: groovehouse : Houston, TX

Houston, Tx - Found shoe on Westheimer

Citynoise Button

author: groovehouse : Houston, TX

Not sure if any of you use "brilliant buttons" but I recently made a citynoise button for my website and thought I would share it with the community. You may use this button to link to this site, but of course, you'll have to host it yourself. If you are interested in making your own buttons, you can do so at the link below. www.lucazappa.com/brilliantMaker/buttonImage.php

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