River Oaks Shopping Center demolished
the northern curve of the River Oaks Shopping Center is gone - here are some pictures of the demolition:
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September 12, 2007
September 04, 2007
river oaks demolition to begin today
well, after an unprecedented amount of action - thousands of petition signatures, public outcry, and historic landmark designation from city council - Weingarten Realty is going forward with its plans to demolish the northern curved section of the River Oaks Shopping Center. this will be the new home for big-box anchor Barnes & Noble, who last year announced plans to vacate their Bookstop location at the Alabama Theater.
With the dwindling amount of 1930s-era art deco architecture in Houston, it is particularly sad to see Weingarten, which has significant roots in Houston, alter a shopping center that is unique - they also own the Alabama Theater/Shopping center which in itself endangers it.
photos and maybe some video updates to follow.
9602 moonlight drive
i would venture to say that 9602 moonlight is on of Houston's most interesting modern houses. it was designed and built in 1964 by Robert Cohen who lived there until 2004 - he sold it to superlawyer John O'Quinn, who apparently just recently sold it to somebody who plans to demolish it.
O'Quinn let the house deteriorate for the past three years - even though the landscaping and pool has been kept up nicely, the smell of mold is pretty strong from the driveway.