Christ Church Cathedral on Texas Ave

Mirror image of church tower cross in skyscraper glass wall 

1117 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002

Fannin Street between Prairie and Texas Ave.  - Criminal Courthouse in the distance 

Courthouse Dome and Church Tower with Cross 

Post-Dispatch Building now Magnolia Hotel

1100 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002

Petroleum Building (1927 Downtown Houston Skyscraper) now Great SW Bldg.

Petroleum Building Historical Background

Irma Southwest Grill with patio on sidewalk at corner of Austin and Texas Ave.

Post-Rice Lofts (formerly Rice Hotel)

West-facing side of Rice Lofts - Parking Garage on the Left

Urban League Building on Texas Ave at Caroline (1922)

This 1922 neo-classical building used to be the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Branch Building in Houston. That institution now has a modern, architecturally noteworthy, building on Allen Parkway.

Houston Area Urban League, Inc.
(plaque on old Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Building in Downtown Houston)

Historical Background Information on
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Branch Building in Downtown Houston

Urban League offices in Downtown Houston at corner of Texas and Caroline Street

Houston Area Urban League Org

1301 Texas St Houston, TX 77002 

Texas Bar-B-Que House

2401 Texas Ave, Houston, Texas 77003 near BBVA Stadium

Calpine Center Office Building - US Headquarters

Calpine Center - Corporate Headquarters - View from Hogg Bldg 

Headquarters of Calpine Corporation in Downtown Houston

Class A office building with 33 floors; completed 2003; located at 717 Texas Street Houston TX 77002.

Bayou Place - What's there now?

Don't rely on directory on the neon light fixture strategically planted at the corner and in the heart of the Theater District. While it may a superb job conveying the dynamism of Downtown boosters, and enhance the night-time visual appeal, it is a tad out of date.

Bars and Restaurants at Bayou Place (according to Lone Star directory listing):
 
Chapel Spirits
PRB Houston
Lucie's Liquors
Shark Bar
The Blue Fish
Lobby Bar 
Samba Grille is gone, but it still featured on the sign.

Updates are also needed for more recent wining and dining additions: Napoli Pizza moved in not long ago, and a new wine tasting room -- oops wine cellar -- has also opened.
   

As an aside, does anyone even remember that this was the Albert Thomas Convention Center, and that the former congressman's office -- a display suitable for a window-shopping-type museum visit - is still hidden in an alcove inside the complex?

The Office of former Congressman Albert Thomas museum display
 at Bayou Place in Houston's Central Biz District

An inscription at roof level on the East side of the entertainment complex (the Sundance Movie Theater entrance is on that side) still shows the original name, but not very prominently.

Bayou Place with Lone Star Logo - South facade with tip of Lyric Centre office tower behind it
The Samba Grille is now history

Bayou Place location on the Downtown Map (satellite view of NW corner of Downtown Houston / I-45 bypass)