Juxtaposition: Old and New Architecture in Houston's Central Business District

Houston-is-hip mural and Hotel Icon

Methodist Church Tower and First City and Fulbright towers

Rice Hotel and BG Group Office Building

Federal Land Bank Building with Heritage Plaza Skyscraper (right)

Niels Esperson Building (above) and Gulf Building (below) 

with modern BG Group Office Tower

Top of historic Gulf Building (now Chase Bank) seen from Jones Plaza

Tips and Tops of Urban Landmarks

Heritage Plaza Office Tower on edge of Downtown facing West

AIG Tower on the banks of Buffalo Bayou (getting new signage)

Bank of America Center Downtown
in Theater District

Temple-like round top with columns on top of historic Esperson Building

Hilton Americas - Top-level amenities

From Ziggys to Brown Bag - Succession on corner of Capitol and Main Street Corridor (updated with new photo)

Ziggys and Brown Bag Deli signage on Main St. corner

Brown Bag Deli finds new Downtown home at former location of Ziggys Downtown on corner of Main Street and Capitol. 

Corner view of Downtown Brown Bag location on Main (early 2014 photo)

Brown Bag had to close its shop at the Houston Club Building, which is scheduled to be taken down by new owner Skanska, to make way for a new development on the block South of the JPMorgan Chase Tower.

Street closure for road work on Capitol at Main

As of February, the streets in the area are torn up in connection with the rail extension project

Closed Brown Bag Deli location at Houston Club Building with heavy equipment in front

Flying Saucer Houston at St. Germain Building on corner of Main Street

St, Germain - Flying Saucer - Main Street Downtown Houston

705 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002

405 Main St. (photos of building)

Republic of Texas First White House historical site

Historical Marker (plaque) at site of First White House of the Republic of Texas on Main Street

405 Main Building at historic site of first White House in Texas

The Home of Easy Credit next to Kiam Building on Main Street

Stuart Building on Main Street (photo)

Historic Stuart Building and adjoining structures seen across Main

Stuart Bldg and Sterne Building (red) from with Metro train in front - Hotel Icon on right

Sterne Building (1880)

Sterne Building seen from across Main Street at Preston tram stop

Colorful night shots of Downtown Landmarks

Greek Temple structure on top of Esperson Building

City Hall in colorful illumination with red clock face and flag on top of roof

Top corner portion of Gulf Building (now Chase) bathed in yellowish light

Lamp Posts and Land Marks

Minute Maid Stadium 

Looking South on Travis St at dusk - Esperson Bldg

Hilton Hotel at the Convention Center

1600 Smith Chevron Building

Interstate 45 overpass with Wells Fargo Tower and
Heritage Plaza Skyscraper behind it

Chase Tower with lap post in front
seen from Market Square Park

Houston Ballet Building with skybridge
to The Wortham Center

One Park Place luxury residential highrise with lamp post at dusk

The Peacock House

Nonluxury living in Downtown Houston, but with historic non-loft red-brick flair: The Peacock Plaza Apartments across from Roots Square Park 

Image of Peafowl above entrance at Peacock House

The Peacock Ornament on top of the entrance at dusk

And a real peacock, for good measure, albeit resident elsewhere

Ornamental arch above entrance at next building to the South
1416 Austin Street Houston TX 77002
(corner of Austin and Bell Street)

The Peacock Building in Downtown Houston near Toyota Center / Park 

View across Austin Street from Root Memorial Park 

Corner view of both buildings - Austin Street at Bell - with Downtown Skyline
(2015 photo)

Downtown Buildings in Reflection

Mirror Image of Downtown Skyscrapers in glass wall at the Library

Mirror image of Hobby Center in glass-paneled NW facade of Houston Public Library

Reflection of City Hall Annex in window of HPL Central Library on Bagby

Mirror image of iconic Esperson Building in glass front
of modern office building across the street