RIP, Breens Braeswood Florist shop

I happened to drive by the site of the Breens Braeswood Florist shop on Holcombe at Greenbriar on Tuesday morning, the day after it was torn down, so the picture in this West U Examiner blurb was quite familiar to me.

Work crews put the finishing touches on the demolition of the Breens Braeswood Florist building, 2303 W. Holcombe Blvd., Monday morning, making way for a new shopping center. A nearby home and a palm-readers’ place of business were also torn down. A representative for the developer said a town hall meeting concerning the project will be scheduled in the next two or three weeks. Construction on the shopping center is expected to begin by the end of the year.

I have to say, that sounds like an awful place for a shopping center. The Holcombe/Greenbriar intersection is very crowded, and southbound progress on Greenbriar (which happens to be one route I take to work) is frequently held up by people trying to turn into the KFC parking lot on the opposite side of Greenbriar. I'll reserve judgment for now, but I can't say I'm looking forward to this.

Posted by Charles Kuffner on September 04, 2006 to Elsewhere in Houston | TrackBack