http://houstonist.com/2007/02/20/a_clean_slate_f.php All comments for A clean slate for downtown? en-us 2009 Brittanie Shey Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:00:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss brittanie@houstonist.com brittanie@houstonist.com 60 http://houstonist.com/2007/02/20/a_clean_slate_f.php#comment-1016980 http://houstonist.com/2007/02/20/a_clean_slate_f.php#comment-1016980 Comments Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:19:37 -0600 <p>i'm curious as to the validity of the rumors about american apparel, factory people, and other retailers coming downtown. no doubt the new houston pavillions will bring muy retail, but they already backed out of the residential portion. no faith? downtown is hardly void of living areas, and many that are at half capacity. as wih bigger metropolises, such as manhattan, we should enhance the image of downtown houston as many different neighborhoods, and not lump into "downtown" bayou place, main street, ball park, toyota center & new discovery green----there is plenty of retail/nightclub/bar/cultural to be had everywhere. for example, the TOC bar shooting a few weeks ago...little know that TOC is on a very outskirt are of downtown, but when one hears "shooting downtown" it is detremential to all. main street is not the only part of downtown. New bars Mosaic and ROC Bar are flourishing in Bayou Place. Main street has gotten a bad rep, but need to remember that is not the only area of downtown. </p>