So long, Savoy, soon (we hope)

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Swamplot brings an update about the impending, can’t-happen-soon-enough demolition of one of downtown’s great eyesores, the Savoy Hotel, as well as a doubly-puntastic headline. As that Hair Balls post notes, the Savoy has some historic significance, so under most circumstances its imminent doom would be sad. But it’s been so derelict for so long that there’s really no other choice, and any preservationist grieving about it has long since run its course. I just hope there’s something on the horizon to fill the empty lot.

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2 Responses to So long, Savoy, soon (we hope)

  1. Tom Barnes says:
    September 26, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    It’s simply sad that yet another piece of Houston is being swept away for nothing. If the bricks are falling off the building, repair them and bill the owner accordingly. The ugly addition to the Savoy is what ought to be torn down. Landmarks don’t replenish themselves.

  2. Christof Spieler says:
    September 28, 2009 at 6:59 am

    Unfortunately, the ugly addition is going to stay…

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