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Entries from Houstonist tagged with 'waterwall'

June 30, 2008

As a reward for making it through yet another Monday, prepare yourself to see a few Houston landmarks in a whole new light (and don't worry; despite the title, the video is completely SFW): While the lead singer looks too close to the edge of The Esperson Building's cupola for our heights phobia to be completely under control, we do enjoy the "translator's" confusion at the visual trick the Water Wall plays on you when......

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October 6, 2007

We have to begin this week's Shelterporn with a disclaimer: Manhattan, Randall Davis' odd residential concoction across the street from the Water Wall, doesn't really suit our taste. But we'll freely admit that, if someone came to us and offered the keys to this penthouse in the building, we'd find it hard to turn down. Just saying. Access to the eighth-floor unit is through a 38-foot gallery that's perfect for hanging your art collection......

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March 8, 2007

Today’s Photo of the Day comes from flickr user and Houstonist photo contributor aggiechristine. Houstonist loves this image of an astonished man finding the man-made waterfall at Williams Tower fascinating. Maybe he's fascinated at the fact that it's 64 feet tall and 11,000 gallons of water flow down the wall every minute. Maybe he's fascinated because The Water Wall and Tower were both designed by famed architect Philip Johnson. If you'd liked to be......

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April 10, 2006

Have you driven through Uptown lately and thought to yourself, "What this area really needs is another high-rise condo?" Well, get ready to be happy: Turnberry, the developer of fancy residential projects across the country, has its eye on the Galleria area. The Houston Business Journal reports Turnberry has leased an office that overlooks the site of its proposed condo tower between Hidalgo and West Alabama, just west of the Water Wall (we assume......

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January 13, 2006

We here at Houstonist love a good celeb sighting, but we don't always get away from the computer long enough to make any. That's where you come in. Did you catch David Carr ordering a taco at Mission Burrito? Did Bill White help you fix a flat? Spy Vince Young walking across water … or at least the Water Wall? Catch ultra-anchor Dominique Sachse and her husband snogging in a public place (maybe it’s just......

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