Results tagged “uptown”

Shelterporn goes high-rise this week with a pad in The Houstonian Estates, the residential tower on the grounds of The Houstonian Hotel.

Yowza! The intersection will be closed from Friday night at 7 PM until Monday at 6 AM so that crews can service the giant stainless steel ring above the intersection in preparation for the widening of San Felipe. Crews will be moving one of the support poles for the structure and relocating an associated traffic signal. Alternate routes are available for moving through the area, but you should expect traffique. Notes for nerds: the stainless steel rings are 42 feet in diameter and were installed in 1995.

After you've recovered from the coma-inducing tryptophan coursing through your veins tomorrow, grab your friends and family and head over to Post Oak Boulevard for one of Houston's favorite traditions: the 23rd Annual Uptown Holiday Lighting.

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor The Bald Heretic. We've all seen the Williams Tower in our glorious Uptown area but we just love the lighting and magnificent-ness that is this building in this photo. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining over 315 of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group. If Houstonist uses your photo for Photo Of The...

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor Highway6 who used multiple imaging techniques to create a stunning image of The Waterwall and Williams Tower located uptown near the Galleria. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining over 250 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 great...

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor andiesmith who caught the sharp angles and lovely blues of The Williams Tower as it appears through the fog. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining over 200 of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group. If Houstonist uses your photo for Photo Of The Day, submit it here....

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor erinen31, who writes: While waiting at a red light at Hidalgo & Post Oak, I thought I'd snap a picture. I have a love/hate relationship with the street signs in the Galleria area. During the day, the white lettering & the reflections in the metal make it so you can hardly read them, but at night, they look super cool for...