Art Deco Peden Co. Building on San Jacinto Street

Historic Peden Co. Building seen across Buffalo Bayou at Allens Landing (June 2017) 

Hill Street Bridge now

HILL STREET BRIDGE (1938) CITY OF HOUSTON
PUBLIC WORKS PLAQUE 

Buffalo Bayou seen from Hill Street Bridge looking East - Old Grain Silos (center right)

Jensen Drive at Buffalo Bayou with Downtown Skyline (May 2017 photo) 

Jensen Drive Bridge with old KBR building in the distance, seen from South-bank trail 

Main Street Bridge over Buffalo Bayou in Downtown Houston

Main Street Bridge and Harris County Jail in Background 

UHD at One Main atop the Bridge 

100 Block of Main Street at Commerce Street 

Downtown Houston -  Looking down Main Street Bridge 

Railroad bridge over White Oak Bayou at the Harris County Jail 

Old Pump House and incinerator facility on White Oak Bayou - Hike & Bike Trail in foreground 

AIG Tower seen from Shepherd Drive

AIG signage and flag atop office tower on Allen Parkway

Tops side-by-side: AIG and The Royalton Crown

AIG TOWER AND THE ROYALTON LUXURY CONDO TOWER WITH BUFFALO BAYOU GREENERY 

View from Shepherd Drive at Memorial looking East - Downtown in the Distance, AIG Tower and The Royalton center right

UHD seen across the Bayou from Commerce Street

UH-D facade detail - South facade of M & M Buildign facing Downtown Houston 

UHD - Historic M&M Building (right) and new addition (left) - View across Buffalo Bayou 

800 Commerce Street Houston TX 77002 at Milam Street Buffalo Bayou Bridge 

Buffalo Bayou bank with trail at Milam Street Bridge / University of Houston Downtown
View across the water from Franklin Street 

TBH Murals on Jensen Drive at Buffalo Bayou

Talento Bilingue de Houston sign on Jensen 

with Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in background 

Bayou access at Jensen Drive Bridge 

North wall mural at TBH 

East wall facing Jensen Drive (detail) 

Sabine Street Bridge

 Sabine Street Bridge (Dec 2015 photos) 

Sabine Street Lofts 

Sabine Street Bridge with Theater District behind: Hobby Center, Federal Courthouse, Calpine Center
and Bank of America Center Office Towers 

Buffalo Bayou at the Franklin, Smith, and Louisiana Triangle

Houston version of Lone Star 

Backside of the bridge-mounted "Welcome to Houston" installation
at confluence of Smith Street and Louisiana at Franklin St.

Bayou Bridge - Chase Drive up Bank with northern tail of Downtown Skyline 

Mosbacher Monument and renamed Preston Street Bridge

Preston Street Bridge (also known as Preston Ave Bridge earlier in history) was renamed in 2016 to honor the late former US Secretary of Commerce and Texas oil man Robert A. Mosbacher Sr. Portraits in bronze bass-relief (frontal and profile) are installed on red brick pylons on the West end of the bridge, with a bit of biographic information. 

Preston Street prior to renaming in August 2015;
Franklin Street Post Office Building center back.

The plaque at the mid-point of the Bayou span was also replaced to reflect the name change. This bridge also features turquois pipe-sized rails on both sides, which were unaffected by the rechristening. 

New Name Plaque 

The only connection between the bridge and the politician appears to be commerce. As one of the earliest Buffalo Bayou crossing points, the original version of the Preston Ave bridge played a key role in local commerce by making the then small Town of Houston accessible from the West.  

Six of the "Seven Wonders" art installation at The Wortham Center
seen across Mosbacher Bridge looking East 

OLD BRIDGE NAME PLAQUE 
(1998)

EVEN OLDER BRIDGE NAME PLATE 

(1914)

Historic Preston Avenue Bridge marker
(on display at The Spaghetti Warehouse)