Gilcrease Area

[SXSW]

Yes, those areas on the northeast side are nice.  They already have little shopping villages (with potential) like Whittier Square and 6th and Peoria.  Folks in Brady Heights, Owen Park, Reservoir Hill and Gilcrease Hills need a place to hang out and drink coffee and pick up some health food.  Does anyone have a suggestion where that should be located?  I can't think of any little shopping village areas that could be developed. And that would sit in a good spot to draw from those neighborhoods on the northwest side.

The area around Denver & Edison would be a good start for your coffee shop/health food store.  It's an urban area right next to Brady Heights along Denver which is a major thoroughfare from the NW side into downtown.  The shopping center at Edison & Gilcrease Museum Rd. has a few shops and Family Dollar but could use a full-service grocery store to serve that area of town.  I don't think you'll see a lot more development until the Gilcrease Turnpike is completed.  And then it will take several large scale residential developments getting started near the highway.  Something like what they have planned for a new highway extension down in Austin would be nice to see:

http://www.statesman.com/business/txi-plans-2-000-acre-development-straddling-texas-1050466.html?srcTrk=RTR_504016

[heironymouspasparagus]

Haven't been by in about 30 years, but there was a house in Gilcrease Hills that was an early solar, passive heat/cool attempt.  Water heating panels on roof.  No electric, just hot water.  Wonder if any of that is still there now.  Has been a while. 

Had a round turret at front corner of the house that was a stairway and equipment room, if memory serves.
Pretty neat house for 1972.