In a backlash to the go-go growth that has long persisted in this sprawling city, a fight to preserve three 1930s-era landmarks is gaining support. The latest battle pits preservationists against Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors Inc., among the nation's largest real-estate-investment trusts.That's the only part I can see for free really. As you might imagine it is about the River Oaks Shopping Center with a twist. That twist reveals plans for Barnes & Noble to close the Alabama Bookstop quotes the Houstonist:
David Deason, vice president for development at Barnes & Noble, said the New York-based company intends to close the Bookstop in favor of a "state of the art" facility. But Mr. Deason said the fate of the landmarks is in the hands of Weingarten.Until then, check here for news:
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