Don't mess with the lake in my neighborhood: Residents take on new corporate owner of commercial property to save their beloved Lake Thicket

Memorial-area home owners organize to stop developer from draining neighborhood lake on land slated for re-development. Demolition of huge but obsolete office complex at South Mayde Creek Lane in the 15300 block of Memorial Drive is already well underway. The lake has been fenced off -- and no trespassing signs posted -- although the birds remain - for now. 

Memorial Thicket home owners love "their" lake and have started campaign to  stop new
owner/developer  from draining it: savelatethicket.org
Also see blog: http://savelakethicket.blogspot.com/

Neighbors fight for their recreation area next door:

Save Lake Thicket campaign sign on neighborhood fence on Memorial Drive 

Location of large-scale demolition and re-development project:
South Mayde Creek at 15200-15300 block South of Memorial Drive

Transocean and Global Santa Fe used to occupy the buildings,
which have now been vacant for many months

A smattering of home-made sign express residents' sentiment

Only shell of office building remains

The site is close to Terry Hershey Park at Langham Creek and Memorial Loop segment
of Terry Hershey Hike & Bike Trail

Redevelopment venture spurs protests: Memorial Thicket residents fight to save neighboring duck pond and wildlife habitat from developer

Memorial Thicket home owners organize in effort to save Lake Thicket and surrounding park on neighboring corporate property from being drained and land being repurposed by new owner, Skanska of Sweden.  

Save Lake Thicket from Skanska Campaign Sign

NO TRESPASSING SIGN. Lake Thicket declared off limits to
neighbors and fenced

Lake Thicket and surrounding trees with birds aloft
in January 2012 (prior to closure)

Global Santa Fe used to have a corporate presence here;
buildings being demolished in the background (Jul/Aug 2012)

Bird eye's view of Lake Thicket and adjoining corporate campus on which buildings are being torn down
to make way for  new development - Memorial Drive in to third portion, hike and bike trail running North-South parallel to Langham Creek

Demolition work ongoing as of July-August 2012 on large site acquired and being redeveloped by Skanska
which includes Lake Thicket; this view is from Terry Hershey Trail (with Hike & Bike map) near Memorial Drive bridge over Langham Creek, a tributory to Buffalo Bayou

Demolition of Office Buildings proceeds at Southmayde Creek Dr. off Memorial Drive (8/2/12 photos)

Vacant Energy Corridor office buildings off Memorial Drive alongside one leg of the Terry Hershey Trail making way for new development. Here are some pics from the demolition derby at Southmayde Creek Drive, which started last month (July 2012) and is ongoing. -- Houston Texas 77079

July 25, 2012 - Side of Building facing Memorial Drive is coming down

View of demolition site from Memorial Drive Bridge over Langham Creek (8/2/12)

View of planned destruction:  Demolition of office complex at Southmayde Creek Drive 

seen from Terry Hershey Hike and Bike Trail (8/2/2012)

Office complex on Memorial Drive being demolished (August 2012)

Demolition of Office Complex at Southmayde Creek Drive   (8/2/2012)

Wreckerballs New:  Photo of one of the buildings on former corporate campus at 

Southmayde Creek Drive (Memorial Area) being torn down  

Energy Corridor office properties being torn down (Aug. 2, ’12)

BP Building on Memorial Drive in the background

Office buildings alongside Terry Hershey Trail coming down (8/3/12)

Partial remaining shell of an Energy Corridor corporate building (August 2, 2012)

View of planned destruction:  Demolition of office complex seen from Terry Hershey Hike and Bike Trail 

Googlemap of Memorial Drive at Southmayde Creek with geo-tagged photos.
Large office complex at bottom center parallel to trail and Langham Creek now being demolished (July/Aug 2012)

School Demolition Pics: Maurice L. Wolfe Elementary

Old school building being torn down over the summer break.

Maurice L. Wolfe Elementary School  502 Addicks-Howell Road  Houston, TX 77079 

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