needs more turrets....and possibly a moat.
That's nice looking pool house, but what does the main house look likejja79 said:
If anyone's looking for a nice place in Champions this one is on the market for $12MM.
I think the hound release station is cropped out.Diggity said:
needs more turrets....and possibly a moat.
lack of zoning in the ENTIRE city will do that...Buck Turgidson said:
Another kick in the nuts for the Champions area. Its really sad - I recall when that area was considered one of the best suburbs in the Houston metro area. It is highly disturbing how so many nice Houston suburbs start turning to **** about 20-30 years after being developed.
agracer said:lack of zoning in the ENTIRE city will do that...Buck Turgidson said:
Another kick in the nuts for the Champions area. Its really sad - I recall when that area was considered one of the best suburbs in the Houston metro area. It is highly disturbing how so many nice Houston suburbs start turning to **** about 20-30 years after being developed.
Pretty much everywhere.Diggity said:
Are you talking about low income housing?
Is that a big issue up there?
Have you ever had a conversation with anyone over the age of 65 or 70 in that area? It was a paradise before they were besieged by HUD.Diggity said:
Are you talking about low income housing?
Is that a big issue up there?
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the closure of their centerpiece country club
Such a tired and uninformed, group-think, opinion.billyjack2009 said:
Metro running down 1960 did that area in
billyjack2009 said:
Metro running down 1960 did that area in
kubiak03 said:
Why yes, yes metro did. Grew up in that area during that time period.
First came metro line, then came low income Homes and apartments. Finally came Katrina for the knock out blow.
Anagrammatic Nudist said:kubiak03 said:
Why yes, yes metro did. Grew up in that area during that time period.
First came metro line, then came low income Homes and apartments. Finally came Katrina for the knock out blow.
Wrong. Multi-family development exploded well before the METRO line on FM 1960 came. METRO was reactive to the development that had already occurred. This fallacy continues to be perpetuated.
There are myriad reasons why the FM 1960 corridor has turned out why it has. High density development, lack of access management, driveways for every business, and folks giving up on the area for greener suburb pastures further north. Putting all this on one bus line is so ridiculously tired and honestly has racist undertones.
kubiak03 said:
When in doubt, drop the racism card....
your FIL rides the bus line on 1960?! LOL!Anagrammatic Nudist said:
Blaming the demise of FM 1960 on a bus line has racist undertones. My father-in-law is a prime example of someone in this very category.
Not sure what the point of your joke is from my reply from 6 months ago, but no, my FIL is not riding the bus line because he is quite racist towards METRO, public transit, and the demise of FM 1960. This example isn't hard to understand.Easy, Rod said:your FIL rides the bus line on 1960?! LOL!Anagrammatic Nudist said:
Blaming the demise of FM 1960 on a bus line has racist undertones. My father-in-law is a prime example of someone in this very category.
Again, the METRO transit route down FM 1960 was reactive, not proactive. Incredibly short-sided development decisions and poor access management design by TxDOT are squarely to blame, but it's much easier to just blame it on a bus and the people riding it.neAGle96 said:
Having grown up in the area in the 70's and 80's , and my parents still living in the same house in the area since the late 60's, the current condition of the area is sad.
While Metro isn't solely responsible for the areas deterioration, to say it was inconsequential is naive.
Anagrammatic Nudist said:Again, the METRO transit route down FM 1960 was reactive, not proactive. Incredibly short-sided development decisions and poor access management design by TxDOT are squarely to blame, but it's much easier to just blame it on a bus and the people riding it.neAGle96 said:
Having grown up in the area in the 70's and 80's , and my parents still living in the same house in the area since the late 60's, the current condition of the area is sad.
While Metro isn't solely responsible for the areas deterioration, to say it was inconsequential is naive.