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If You Build It, They Will Come
By urbanhoustonian at December 10, 2010 | 8:00 AM | 0 Comment
Houston saw an unprecedented construction of sports stadiums in the first decade of the 21st Century. Other cities can now boast three "new" stadiums for baseball, basketball and football, but no city opened them up like Houston did from 2000-2003. It was because of these three new buildings Houston was able to host some of the country's most important sporting events. more...
Baseball , Basketball , Features , Football , Sports , Texas Bowl , X Marks the Spot
Advance to Downtown
By urbanhoustonian at November 29, 2010 | 8:00 AM | 0 Comment
I like to play board games, though I don't get to play nearly as much as I'd like. My favorite is Monopoly. I have been collecting game boards since 1996, and have a collection of over 20 different boards. It was around this same time when I acquired the Houston Edition. In 1996, Monopoly released a number of boards branded for cities around the country. They picked a more...
Dome Voyage
By urbanhoustonian at April 11, 2010 | 9:39 PM | 0 Comment
The folks in Irving imploded Texas Stadium this morning. I have been browsing the net for different views. I've been most impressed by the cuts from CNN.com If you go to YouTube and search implosion, you can spend a good part of the date watching videos of buildings being blown to bits. While you're enjoying the carnage, take some time to pay particular more...
