is Kemah Boardwalk still there?XtremeDuty.45 wrote:good call. sorry for the lack of info its a bit late and Im way tired.
We will be staying over by Nasa in Clear lake. The times we will be out and about will be after 5 and as for activities just whatever floats our boat and that is a wide variety of things so anything you got would help.
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- Thu May 13, 2010 11:43 pm
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Grew up there. Went to college there. Worked there. Left .... never went back, don't plan to. No offense to Houstonians, but my "home town" just wore me down over time. I was last living threre full time in about 1997.
That said, the city is changing rapidly. What was a "no go" area when I was there is being rapidly redeveloped. Would be helpful if you give us some idea of what part of town you'll be in (where is your hotel? Where else are you going etc?)
Generally speaking I'd avoid downtown and immediate surroundings (especially north, east and southeast of DT) after dark, except for select areas like the Ballpark etc.
The area around US59 and Kirby was always a decent place when I was there, good restaurants along this corridor (north to Westheimer, Richmond etc., south to ??? can't remember - basically until you reach southern border of "University Place" or whatever that incorporated area is called. Area down Kirby around "Rice Village" (west of the actual Rice University campus) has some really nice shops, restaurants, bars.
The Galleria area and points nearby are hit and miss. The area west of there on Richmond and Westheimer used to be big restaurant/bar row, but not sure how much of that is still prevalent.
As far as the burbs, Sugarland/Missouri City is nice. Katy is nice. Far north/northwest end - FM1960 area is OK (this is where I grew up).
Avoid much of the northeast section, the east section, and the southeast end until you get down to Clear Lake, Friendswood, Pearland areas, which are nice.
Anyway, that's some general parameters from my memory. I still get back there a few times a year to see the folks, but we don't venture too far away from their house often (except the darn hot stinky humid zoo my wife and daughter just LOVE to drag me to
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That said, the city is changing rapidly. What was a "no go" area when I was there is being rapidly redeveloped. Would be helpful if you give us some idea of what part of town you'll be in (where is your hotel? Where else are you going etc?)
Generally speaking I'd avoid downtown and immediate surroundings (especially north, east and southeast of DT) after dark, except for select areas like the Ballpark etc.
The area around US59 and Kirby was always a decent place when I was there, good restaurants along this corridor (north to Westheimer, Richmond etc., south to ??? can't remember - basically until you reach southern border of "University Place" or whatever that incorporated area is called. Area down Kirby around "Rice Village" (west of the actual Rice University campus) has some really nice shops, restaurants, bars.
The Galleria area and points nearby are hit and miss. The area west of there on Richmond and Westheimer used to be big restaurant/bar row, but not sure how much of that is still prevalent.
As far as the burbs, Sugarland/Missouri City is nice. Katy is nice. Far north/northwest end - FM1960 area is OK (this is where I grew up).
Avoid much of the northeast section, the east section, and the southeast end until you get down to Clear Lake, Friendswood, Pearland areas, which are nice.
Anyway, that's some general parameters from my memory. I still get back there a few times a year to see the folks, but we don't venture too far away from their house often (except the darn hot stinky humid zoo my wife and daughter just LOVE to drag me to
)