Houston terror suspect wanted to blow up Galleria, old Sharpstown Mall, federal agent says

LOL blow up Sharpstown? Why? Would anyone even notice?

 

He would have done us a favor blowing up Sharpstown, that place needs to be demolished ASAP!

 

Is the defense attorney related to Jim Adler

 

Htown response to blowing up Sharpstown...

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He should blow up the Astrodome, nobody cares about that place either

 

That thing has survived hurricanes. I think it can survive terrorists.

 

The loved ones of the those who would've died... I think they'd notice.

 

So where exactly does sharpstown start and end?

If you're on 59 S, is it from Hillcroft all the way past Bissy until beltway 8?

That entire area is trash. I happened to drive by it once and decided never again.

 

Forget where it starts or ends. Just avoid all of SW/Alief.

 

I think it's unfortunate that Southwest Houston gets such a bad rap and is so quickly dismissed. Of course, it's got its fair share of criminal activity, but there are very few places inside Houston city limits that don't. It's obviously evolved from the heyday of Sharpstown Mall in the 80s and early 90s, but in many ways, SW Houston is the essence of the melting pot of cultures that the city of Houston has come to stand for.

And surprise, if you use any sense or judgment, you can actually go there without getting robbed. You are not going to drive through SW Houston and find gang members patrolling the streets, not in the major thoroughfares anyway. You're not going to find drug houses or people openly smoking crack or weed in public view. What you will mostly find are working class people who are simply living their lives.

Best of all, you will find a cultural experience that cannot be duplicated in any part of Houston. You have the Mexican and Central American restaurants, tacquerias, and supermarkets in Sharpstown. You have the Hillcroft strip, which is lined with Indian, South Asian, and Middle Eastern restaurants and groceries, and sweet shops. You have Chinatown and Viet town on Bellaire, which is a one-stop shop for authentic Chinese or Vietnamese food, not to mention bubble tea, bakeries, karaoke, etc. And sprinkled in there are some very respectable dining options of other cultures, including Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Ethiopian, Malaysian, etc. The 4 and 5 star rated restaurants in this area on Yelp are too many to count: http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=food&find_loc=houston,+tx&start=0&l=p:TX:Houston::[Alief,Chinatown,Sharpstown,Westwood]

You can't name another area of Houston that can offer so much diversity in so few square miles. If ethnic experiences are not your thing, I certainly understand. But if you have any curiosity at all, don't let the outer appearance from the area from the freeway dissuade you from taking a look.

 

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The area that is really bad in SW Houston is that conglomeration of apartments at 59 and the beltway. I got lost there one time and it looked like folks were engaging in some shady behavior.

 

Your poor eyes. What kind of activity did you see?