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• Posted The afterlife of Sterling Laundry to Houstonist
  Sterling Laundry The art deco Sterling Laundry building located at 4819 Harrisburg Blvd. was about to be cleared, along with its neighbors, to make way for the newest East End incarnation of light rail in Houston. It will still be cleared, but a compromise is underway as stated in this City of Houston news release: Vice Mayor Pro Tem Sue Lovell, District H Council Member Ed Gonzalez, and At-Large Position 3 Council Member Melissa...
• Posted W 18th St. home showcase to Houstonist
  W 18th St. townhouses near Beall St. If you live in the Heights you may have noticed the twin townhouses that were born over a year ago but were never finished. They are located on W 18th St, and one of them has been recently completed. Its ugly and decaying sibling, however, is still next door waiting naked in embarrassment for someone to cover her up or put her out of her misery. Don't...
• Posted What was here? Peter Brown edition to Houstonist
  Kipling patio homes While doing your last little bit of shopping at the soon to be defunct Alabama Bookstop, you may have noticed more condos going up alongside the center (I know - surprise!!!). While we all hope that nasty crackshacks were torn down to make room for Lovett Homes' Kipling (patio) homes, something about the location was eerily familiar. Going through what we feel Houstonians as a whole have - history/architecture amnesia-prone minds...
• Posted What was here? 7575 Kirby edition to Houstonist
  Glennlee You may have noticed the condominiums on the northeast corner of Kirby at North Braeswood - 7575 Kirby and the Brentwood directly behind it - or if you're like us, you probably noticed the smell more than anything. Anyhow, this corner of prime real estate used to be really prime waterfront property owned by Rice University (then Rice Institute), who sold it to Glenn McCarthy in 1935. His estate, Glennlee, was completed by...
• Posted Washington Ave. nightlife update to Houstonist
  There hasn't been much new to report since we heard about obnoxious club-goers leaving their mark along Washington Ave. near Sixth Ward, but locals down west on Washington are dealing with the same 'ol stuff. This beauty of a parking job comes from a residence near Ei8ht (clever!). I guess there aren't any ditches in the 'burbs.. Oops! ~3am Still oops - later that morning Photos courtesy L. Riley...