Vintage red-brick Hotels: Sam Houston and Iconic Hotel Icon

SAM HOUSTON HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON NEAR COURTHOUSE DISTRICT 

HOTEL ICON WITH ROOF-TOP LOUNGE 

Hotel Icon seen from aross Market Square 

Sam Houston themed art around town

Sam Houston mural on Washington Ave. 

Equestrian image of Sam Houston on utility box - Washington Corridor

Sam on horse-back at Hermann Park, pointing the way 

Sam Houston Monument at Hermann Park 

A Hotel and a Park are also named for Sam 

SAM HOUSTON PARK IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON 

Old Church on the grounds of Sam Houston Park 

Sam Houston Park - Heritage Society - Downtown Houston 

Equestrian Statute of Sam Houston in the Museum District - Hotel Zaza 

Houston Heritage Museum and Old Houses in Downtown Park - Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park in Downtown Houston

The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park in Downtown Houston
Museum & Historical Structures 

SAM HOUSTON PARK IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON 

STATUTE HONORING FORMER
TEXAS GOVERNOR CONNALLY 

HOUSTON HERITAGE SOCIETY
ENTRANCE TO MUSEUM 

THE OLD PLACE (log cottage from pioneers days) 

NICHOLS  - RICE - CHERRY HOUSE

GAZEBO / BAND STAND IN SAM HOUSTON PARK 

LUTHERAN CHURCH IN SAM HOUSTON PARK

Sam Houston showing the way (sculpture)

SAM HOUSTON MONUMENT AT HERMANN PARK 

Silhouette of Sam Houston on horseback

Sam Houston - popular backdrop for formal photos

Archival photo of Sam Houston Monument 

Sam Houston Monument, Image 2. 1838-2001. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. October 2, 2016. http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll2/item/130.

The New (old) Sam Houston Hotel after re-rebranding back to its original name (formerly Alden Hotel)

What until recently was Alden Hotel is now Sam Houston Hotel again, which is the original name that never disappeared from the side walls of the old red-brick building in the heart of Downtown Houston."The Sam" for short. And it's not just the hotel that's undergone a form of re-branding that also marks a return to the roots. 

The spruced-up modern look of the "new" Sam Houston Hotel (previously Alden)

There is a Sam Bar too, to toast the iconic founding father and take a sip in his honor.  

The Sam Bar with a couple of tables on the sidewalk

The red and black coloring scheme at the front entrance is nice, not to mention eye-catching, but the name sign on the corner is drab and neither inspiring (lot of buzz about Houston being inspired these days), nor evocative of times past. What would Sam think about the rectangular shingle with anything but historic lettering? 

Corner view of historic Sam Houston Hotel

Alden Hotel is Sam Houston Hotel again - Hospitality in Historic District Downtown (photo)

May 7, 2013 UPDATE: Hotel Alden has been renamed Sam Houston Hotel, which was the original name and had been painted on the walls of the historic building in large letters all along, visible far and wide from the Main Street Corridor and the Old Courthouse. 

The Alden signage on the SE corner of the building, which is shown in the photo below, has been replaced. 

Alden Hotel in historic Sam Houston Hotel building
1117 Prairie Street, Houston, Texas 77002 USA