Sunday, October 30, 2016

Founders Memorial Cemetery on W. Dallas St.

Where the Allens Rest in Peace 

Texas Historical Commission Medallion at Founders Cemetery on W. Dallas Street - Houston TX


John Kirby Allen Historical Commission Marker
John Kirby Allen Historical Commission Marker 
1836 Town of Houston Newspaper Pitch  (at Sesquicentennial Park)
1836 Town of Houston Newspaper Pitch  (at Sesquicentennial Park)



Augustus Chapman Allen (Texas Historical Commission Marker)
Augustus Chapman Allen (Texas Historical Commission Marker) 

Harvey H. Allen - 2nd Chief Justice Harris Co. (1819-1867) Grave Marker
Harvey H. Allen - 2nd Chief Justice Harris Co. (1819-1867) Grave Marker 


James Collingsworth Grave Site (drowned in Galveston in 1839)
James Collingsworth Grave Site (drowned in Galveston in 1839) 


 Founders Memorial Cemetery in the Fall 
Texas Historic Cemetery - Tex Hist. Comm'n Medallion
Texas Historical Commission Medallion at Historic Cemetery where the Allen Brothers are buried 

The Allen Brothers Burial Site

John Kirby Allen Historical Commission Marker
John Kirby Allen Historical Commission Marker 

John Kirby Allen grave stone
John Kirby Allen grave site 

George Allen Texas Historical Commission Marker
George Allen Texas Historical Commission Marker 

Augustus Chapman Allen (Texas Historical Commission Marker)
Augustus Chapman Allen (Texas Historical Commission Marker) 

Harvey H. Allen - 2nd Chief Justice Harris Co. (1819-1867) Grave Marker
Harvey H. Allen - 2nd Chief Justice Harris Co. (1819-1867) Grave Marker 

Town of Houston founders' grave site
Allen graves 

James Collingsworth Grave Site (drowned in Galveston in 1839)
James Collingsworth Grave Site (drowned in Galveston in 1839) 


 Founders Memorial Cemetery in the Fall 
Texas Historic Cemetery - Tex Hist. Comm'n Medallion
Texas Historical Commission Medallion at Historic Cemetery where the Allen Brothers are buried 

Friday, October 28, 2016

The Historic Kiam Building (1893)


Kiam Building - Zoom shot from the North 
320 Main Street at Preston St. – Houston TX
(built 1893; designed by H.C. Holland)

KIAM Building SW corner detail (2013 photo)
SW corner detail (2013)

Majestic Metro event venue at the Kiam Building (May 2014 photo prior to ground-breaking at the site of the future Aris Market Square Tower, which was then still a parking lot) 

Kiam signage on historic building on Main Street (Feb 2014 photo)
Main Street Facades: Kiam Building  (Feb 2014 pic)
Water feature on Preston Street sidewalk outside the Kiam Building (formerly Mia Bella Restaurant)
Water feature on Preston Street sidewalk outside the Kiam Building (formerly Mia Bella Restaurant)
(April 2016 photo) 

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

El Tiempo Horse

The horse on the corner of Lower Westheimer and Taft Street 


El Tiempo Cantina 1308 Annex
322 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77006 - Lower Westheimer at Taft in Montrose 


Tuesday, October 18, 2016

The Rice Hotel anno 2016




Corner of Texas Ave and Main Street - The Rice - Chipotle 
The Rice Hotel being put into the shade by a new skyscraper on Main




Minuti Coffee at the Rice Hotel on Texas Ave. 
AZUMA night-time neon signage

Irish Bar on Main at The Rice Hotel 
El Big Bad - Rice Hotel
Another historic structure, on the corner of Travis and Prairie: El Big Bad