Results tagged “mecomfountain”

Reader Emily B. snapped this picture of a very soapy Mecom Fountain on her way to work this morning — kinda Christmasy, don't you think? (Sorry, but we're Houstonians, which means we have some bizarre, deep-seated belief that soap bubbles really do look like snow. Don't correct us.) Thanks, Emily! And to our other 10 readers: If you see anything around town you think we should know about, drop us a picture. In the... more ›

Today we bring you a Photo of the Day Triple Play. Three shots of The Mecom Fountains from three different flickr users and Houstonist photo contributors crossmage, mlsnp and cybertoad. Thank you all for your submissions. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining over 420 of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group. If Houstonist uses your photo for Photo Of The Day, submit it here. For more... more ›

While running along Montrose Ave this morning, discovering the sidewalks (and subsequent ankle-twisting cracks) of a neighborhood we have often admired, but of recent become a resident, we got an upclose look at many of the establishment we have visited many a time, yet on foot were allowed to explore a bit more. In the effort of being visionaries, we've decided to name this strip of road SoMo (or South Montrose, for you slow pokes.)... more ›

We've been wondering why the Mecom Fountain hasn't been lighted at night lately, and this weekend, the Chronicle had the answer: It's because someone stole the fountain's lighting system, though no one's quite sure when or how they did it. Or, for that matter, when the lights might come on again. The theft was actually pretty amazing: Someone cut through the cables to the lighting system and carted off the fountain's 264 light bulbs and... more ›

The shot from flickr user and houstonist photo contributor slipshod snapshot. This is a shot of the Mecom-Rockwell Fountain in Hermann Park. This little snippet is from Stephen Fox's "Big Park, Little Plans: A History of Hermann Park" - Between 1967 and 1969 a new Miller Outdoor Theater, designed by Eugene Werlin and Associates, was constructed on the site of the old Doric proscenium. A high, bermed lawn provided amphitheater-type seating in front of... more ›

Houston's big traffic circle is about to get confusing: Beginning today, various parts of the circle around the Mecom Fountain will be closed while workers install a huge storm sewer running from Main and Montrose to Brays Bayou. Today, the southeast side of the circle — the side closest to Hermann Park — will close, meaning all traffic will be diverted to the west side. The southbound lanes of Main heading toward the circle... more ›

Suppose you're rolling down River Oaks Boulevard when you hit a traffic jam because one of your neighbors is having a party and the stupid valets managed to jackknife a Maybach. Your first instinct, of course, is to jump the curb and drive down the median (it happens in River Oaks all the time, right?). Well, as of this morning, you can't. City Council last week passed an ordinance banning motorists from driving and parking... more ›