With my New Year resolution to try and eat better, places like Dot’s Coffee House should be off limits. Sadly… Dot’s 70’s diner theme and huge portions don’t factor into a healthy diet. Unless there’s a new Steaks, Shakes and Pancakes Diet.
I’d try it… wouldn’t you?
If this looks familiar, it might be because I was so intrigued by THIS, that I went back to the Highland Park Shopping Center at night. I was not disappointed.
Yesterday we had a blast from the past of sorts, and now today we have one from the future.
Andy Mann's "Video Tree" has been an annual display in downtown Houston for ten years. This year it is presented overlooking the outdoor ice rink at Discovery Green. Stacked TVs show rapid fire video content displayed through multiple graphic effects.
A little different spin on the classic Christmas tree, but one that won't drop its needles later in the season.
With the advent of malls and the increased use of online shopping, the store front Christmas window displays seem to be a thing of the past.
Kudos to the downtown Macy’s, who saw fit to take five of their window displays and bring a lost art.
My lost childhood thanks you.
The exhibit “Through the Eyes of a Child” is a series of 28 five-foot diameter internally illuminated spheres suspended in the live oak trees of Discovery Green. The “ornaments” showcase the work of student photographers working under the guidance of David Graeve and make for an interesting stroll through the park.
The Galleria, shown here in a rare almost empty holiday state, has decked out their ice rink with an almost three story decorated Christmas Tree.
I k now, I know... the lyrics are "ribbons of blue". Sue me.
Not only does uptown's Highland Park Shopping Center provide the means for our holiday gift buying needs, they also wrap their stores.
How convenient.
December brings cold fronts and cold fronts bring brisk winds out of the north, which, in turn, make it a great day to be a flag.
Originally, the national flag of the Republic of Texas it became the official state flag when Texas became the 28th state of the union in 1845 and is the fourth of the “Six Flags” of Texas.
These holiday lights adorn both sides of Post Oak Boulevard and provide seasonal spirit to the high volume of shoppers in the area. Providing additional lighting is the Williams Tower beacon, which might come in quite handy for guiding Santa into the area in a few short days.
This abstract piece, Monument au Fantome, was sculpted by French artist Jean DuBuffet. Originally located in a downtown plaza on Louisiana St., its new home is in Discovery Green across from the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Considered, perhaps, to be Houston’s most historic church, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church dates back to 1875, and is now almost surrounded by downtown skyscrapers. It was Houston’s first black church built for the newly emancipated slaves, providing them a place to worship and develop educationally.
It became somewhat famous, as television viewers worldwide saw its iconic “Jesus Saves” sign framed in front of the collapsing Enron Corporation’s headquarters (seen in this image)
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