08-02-2010, 08:13 PM
biL, the shame is that Shanley came along too late for some of the bayous that cut through Houston - miles and miles of sterile waterways hardly fit for bird nor beast. We could have had some beautiful waterways extending through the housing and business areas, but no, nothing but concrete channels. Luckily, some of the bayous are still in a more natural state, and hopefully when the time comes to redo these, saner heads will prevail.
Here's a pic of Brays Bayou, a major waterway which goes through some of our more affluent residential and business areas, including the medical center and Rice University.
And here is a photo of some flooding which occurred in 2001 in a tropical storm:
Now back to the model... construction on the bents is complete, some of them still need weathering, photos to come...
Here's a pic of Brays Bayou, a major waterway which goes through some of our more affluent residential and business areas, including the medical center and Rice University.
And here is a photo of some flooding which occurred in 2001 in a tropical storm:
Now back to the model... construction on the bents is complete, some of them still need weathering, photos to come...
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