Montrose had some of the best of Houston's jewels in those Victorian homes. It also had an active night life that attracted people from all over the area. I hat

Montrose had some of the best of Houston's jewels in those Victorian homes. It also had an active night life that attracted people from all over the area. I hated to see those developers buying up the Victorians and tearing them down so they could build a near-zero lot line mansion box. I understand that property values at the time encouraged owners to sell into a boom. I agree that Houston has no monopoly on wanton destruction of nice places. I'm a visual person and appearances help me navigate the world that I live in. In real life, have you ever seen anything that looks more like a wrinkly anus than the network of roads radiating from downtown Houston? Add to that the stinking, petrochemical soup of the Ship Channel and I think you may see why I feel the way I do about the place.