One of my favorite community center in Houston. One good thing about it is that dedicated for the…read moredisable citizen of Houston, there's a gym and a indoor heated pool for people to use. There are also class and activities that are adapt for all kind of disability. It's a very safe environment. There is a park on the outside for everyone to use. This is the place for early vote site, that most people know for but this second home for a lot of people.

I came here to vote and it was such a pleasant experience! Wow. The line was kind of long but the…read morevolunteers were so efficient that it moved sooo quickly! I was very impressed. Their setup was very organized and even though the parking lot is kind of small, the fast pace of voting meant that the parking spots are emptying as more people are arriving. If you're looking for an easy and quick place to go vote, this is it!! Also, PLEASE GO VOTE!!!

This modern building designed by PGAL architects is the City Hall and Civic Center of the City of…read moreBellaire. Completed in 2019, it is located next to Bellaire-Zindler Park and immediately south of a handful of good restaurants that front Bellaire Boulevard. There are several entrances and it is not immediately clear which is the main entrance, but the staff are friendly and will direct you to where you need to go. There is a large parking lot to the south of the building. The double yellow lines on S. Rice Avenue do not align with entrances of the parking lot, suggesting the city needs to repaint those, as everyone who needs to turn left out of the parking lot does so illegally.

Love the newly built civic center and city offices. We had our Bellaire Little League Parent…read moreorientation meeting last week. Facility was clean and easy to use. I am glad there are places I like this offered to residents of Bellaire. Parking was easy with the new parking lot.

Houston has some truly hidden gems and the Gragg Building is one of them. A unique and historic…read morebuilding in Houston, I was lucky enough to go on a tour of the building led by the Houston Parks and Recreation director, Joe Turner. This 1950's, Frank Lloyd Wright inspired building was the original Houston headquarters for NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) prior to the building of NASA Clear Lake. In 1976, the building (originally the Farnsworth & Chambers building) was purchased by the city of Houston and the surrounding land was purchased by Gragg family to create a city park. The building has served as the Houston Parks and Recreation Department's main headquarters since 1977. In 2007, the building underwent a $16 million dollar renovation designed to preserve the historic aspect of the building while modernizing it for future use. The building is now a LEED Gold certified building. The building is also recognized on local, state, and national historic registry sites. All of that history can convey how beautiful this building is. As I drove up to the building (knowing nothing about it), I noticed the low flat roof and Wright inspired design. Walking in, the beautiful original green stone is visible everywhere. Inside the building there are three very prominent features. First, the green floor. Wow! The floor is incredibly shiny and incredibly green. I love it! Second, the original wood paneling is everywhere. The wood paneling was taken down, refurbished, and put back but in better placement throughout the building. And third, the natural lighting and windows. Everywhere you look is natural light and you can see through windows into the interior courtyard as well as outside. The building did not originally have so much natural light, but when the building was being renovated and large amount of asbestos were found, the building was completely gutted and the architects made the decision to add natural light to the plan. I love this building and I'm not an architecture nerd at all. The designers thought of so many beautiful small touches. There are no lights in the ceilings, as everything is lit either by natural light or by upward facing recessed lights to conceal the actual light fixtures. The furniture matches the building, with many modern interpretations and recreations of mid century modern furnishings. The halls are long and bare allowing the structure to speak for itself. The grounds and interior spaces have large beautiful pieces of art. The director told us that the art was mostly taken from the storerooms of the Houston Public Library. The pieces have one thing in common, their names have to do with nature. There is one large commissioned piece outside the cafeteria by James Surls. The piece is reminiscent of "Point of View" which can be found in Market Square Park in downtown Houston. The offices are open and light. The conference rooms are each named after a signature park in Houston. The largest conference table in the main meeting room is the original NASA era conference table. The day we toured, there was a Hurricane preparedness meeting going on where several people were sitting around the same table that John Glenn, Alan Shepard, and Gus Grissom sat. Even John F Kennedy Jr spent time in the building before heading to Rice University to give his famous speech. The building doesn't forget its history. There is a large NASA sign in the front lobby along with photos from the era. The original building sign is still there, just covered with the Houston Parks and Rec sign now. There is a poster in the lobby that is signed by the final four crew members from the shuttle program, and the poster actually went into space with them. The building just screams "mid century modern". I want to call the producers of Mad Men and tell them they need to shoot some scenes here. It was an immense treat to have Joe Turner be our tour guide. His love for the building was apparent and he had a story about every hallway, design aspect, and conference room. What a treat it must be to work in such a beautiful building filled with art. The building is located in Gragg Park, at South Wayside and Wheeler. This area was once the center of Houston's growth. The building is not open to the public, so if you are lucky enough to get a tour, go! Information about the exquisitely done design and renovation can be found here: http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/ourparks/graggpark.html

What an amazing building. There is nothing I can say about this place that Melissa M. didn't…read morealready. Why a 4 not a 5... there are more impressive buildings out there!

I lived in KATY over 20 years. I moved here from New Orleans. It's been a lot of changes since I've…read moregot here. It has really grown tremendously. There are restaurants, movie theaters, shopping, entertainment, venues, etc. You really don't have to leave KATY to do much of anything. Everything that you may need is here I can remember when Mason Road had no businesses from I 10 to Morton Ranch and now it's grown and businesses on both sides that been developed. At the time when I moved here Martin ranch stopped at Mason Road. It didn't go all the way through like I did now that was a great improvement. Also 99 stopped at I10 and now it goes almost around the whole city. You will enjoy your time here when you visit or if you live here.

8.21.23 In Katy today. Came to Katy to go to the doctor…read more The City of Katy has really grown! I remember when there was no Grand Parkway just beautiful pine trees and cows grazing. Now all that's gone and there is restaurants, grocery stores, Walmart, tons of shopping, water parks, doctors offices etc... I don't mind shopping and restaurants but let's leave the old trees.

Located in EaDo along Polk St, the "We Love Houston" sign is as iconic as it is touristy. Free to…read morethe public, it is the ultimate photo op, one of the city's most famous public art displays, and a true love letter to the city. The only thing required is a camera and some halfway decent lighting. Daytime is ideal for obvious reasons, but I think the mid-afternoon point is a good time where the light isn't too harsh and the transition to sun down makes for a cool effect. The sign is more than just the words, "We Love Houston" on it. With the right angle, the city's skyline is perfectly lined up with the letters and this is why it becomes the most ideal photo-op. EaDo is already the destination for graffiti art touring, this is really the ultimate bonus. The landmark is located right next to 8th Wonder Brewery (#1) in the backyard. Enjoy! ___________ (#1) https://www.yelp.com/biz/8th-wonder-brewery-houston-4

Great spot to take a photo of the this art pice as the background if you can line it up right it…read morewill be the downtown Houston. There is not sign say you can not climb on this so if you can go up there and take a photo there would be cool.

Visit here for moral support about 11am Parking is full,…read morefound a spot across the street. I had my ESA dog with me. Shannon is on the job, stop you immediately to inform you of NO DOGS allow in the building. Unless he have paperwork. Yes he have proper identification. Shannon view the card, still uncertain. I show her the dog inside his carrier. Shannon ask fellow employee, and call to confirm with Mr. Grant. Grant comes from third floor to view my ESA, federal approval identification card issued to my ESA. Grant says, "yes that's fine", without any hesitation. Shannon, my love Flies for free, fine at fine restaurants.

0 stars! Nada! So rude. We pay their salary and they are always so bothered. Like go elsewhere…read morethen. They act all fab because they work at the court house. Like girl you prob got a certificate that's it. So petty especially Michelle who so stingy with public records she acts like it comes out her 60k pay check

This building has to be at least 60 years old, the ceilings have stained black vents, a lot of…read morevents without covers and wires hanging from them. This place is perfect for a horror movie. Since when do you have to take your shoes off before walking thru the medal detecter; are we taking flight? I wonder if legal counsel has to adhere to such things? Not. The women's restrooms are antiquated. The walls are dingy looking thru out the entire building. Less not forget the trail of black ants along the wall floor & wall. I gave it two stars because I appreciate their antique benches inside the court room.

"I think both the space shuttle program and the International Space Station program have not really…read morelived up to their expectations." - Buzz Aldrin, the Second Man to Walk On the Moon "I think the International Space Station is providing a key bridge from us living on Earth to going somewhere into deep space." - Peggy Whitson, the First Woman to Command the ISS "If you were to shrink the Earth to the size of a basketball, human beings have not been more than half an inch off its surface in 52 years." - Anon Some time ago, I installed the "ISS Tracker" app on my phone. It monitors where I am (I travel a lot) and it lets me know with a five minute warning that the International Space Station is passing overhead. If it's a clear night, I'll step outside and look. This evening, I was in Charlotte and at 8:52 PM, the bright light that wasn't an airplane and wasn't a star appeared over the roof of one of my neighbors. Over the next four minutes, the dot silently swept across the sky and disappeared. Seven humans, 257 miles up in space, moving at 17153 miles per hour. Thanks, NASA. Keep on keeping on. It really seems like a miracle but it's just science and math. Very complicated science and very complicated math. [Review 445 of 2024 - 455 in Texas - 21478 overall]

Cool place, but I went with my two young kids (3 and 1). Not a place for them even though they…read moretolerated it well. I'll try again when they are older and can appreciate it.