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Looking for first-hand knowledge of Houston, Texas, and surrounding environs.
Griffyn612:
Looking for anyone that has lived, or still lives, in Houston, Texas. Need a feel for the city, certain landmarks and places, and local terminology.
Also interested in similar information for Texas in general, and any knowledge anyone has about life along the border with Mexico.
Houston Info
- What's a popular downtown location?
- What's Main Street Square like?
- What's the land to the west like?
- What's Bessie's Bayou?
- What are the local terms for major roads and highways?
- What's the area around Texas Medical like?
MClark:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on October 19, 2012, 08:58:54 PM ---Looking for anyone that has lived, or still lives, in Houston, Texas. Need a feel for the city, certain landmarks and places, and local terminology.
Also interested in similar information for Texas in general, and any knowledge anyone has about life along the border with Mexico.
Houston Info
- What's a popular downtown location?
- What's Main Street Square like?
- What's the land to the west like?
- What's Bessie's Bayou?
- What are the local terms for major roads and highways?
- What's the area around Texas Medical like?
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My friends live out in Sugar Land and I've visited them occasionally. The land near the highway was a combination of housing developments, shopping malls, strip malls, and texas countryside. The countryside was gently (very gently, almost flat) rolling fields. I think we would cross the brazos river on the way to their house.
There is a huge subdivision called Greatwood out that way. A variety of very nice homes, most ten years (or less) old, some large, some very large.
Whoa, realtor.com shows 2200 sq ft house in Sugar Land for only $185k. You can spend much more if you want to.
Most (all?) houses in Houston do not have basements- the water table is too high and they'd leak all the time.
My friends used to live in the city, but I don't remember much from visiting them. We drove up and down Westheimer Street so much I joked I was visiting the city of Westheimer St. Lots of apartment buildings, businesses, strip malls. Ten years ago it seemed every strip mall had a strip joint in it, not sure if that is still the case.
Sorry I can't help more.
Griffyn612:
I appreciate the input. I'm working on something based in Houston, but I've never been there. Trying the old 'Butcher' move, like he did with Chicago. Although I'm benefiting from the web, Google Maps & Earth, and boards like this.
Your mention of the Brazos is helpful. I'm trying to determine the name of a small tributary river that runs alongside the Brazos for a bit. North of interstate 10 its called Bessie's Bayou, but I don't know if that's the name of the river system to the south, or just a marshy area to the north.
Starbeam:
Info about Texas in general really won't help too much with the Houston area, other than Texas history sort of info, because there are varied regions. There's a reason one of the travel/visitor commercials had the slogan something like "Texas, it's a whole other country."
I grew up in Texas, and I wouldn't even try to answer any of the questions because I grew up in West Texas--my hometown is a 6 hour drive to get to Houston. And West Texas goes a bit more twangy with accents and speech, which I don't think you get so much of in south/southeast Texas--I believe you get a bit more of a Southern drawl there. Maybe.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: Starbeam on October 20, 2012, 10:45:53 PM ---Info about Texas in general really won't help too much with the Houston area, other than Texas history sort of info, because there are varied regions. There's a reason one of the travel/visitor commercials had the slogan something like "Texas, it's a whole other country."
I grew up in Texas, and I wouldn't even try to answer any of the questions because I grew up in West Texas--my hometown is a 6 hour drive to get to Houston. And West Texas goes a bit more twangy with accents and speech, which I don't think you get so much of in south/southeast Texas--I believe you get a bit more of a Southern drawl there. Maybe.
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But any and all information is welcome. My story is going to be based primarily out of Houston, bu there's travel across Texas, with multiple unnamed towns, a venture across the border into Mexico, followed by some time in San Antonio.
So descriptions of small towns in west Texas are just as helpful. Descriptions of life along the border will be helpful as well.
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