Showing posts with label historic-site. Show all posts
Showing posts with label historic-site. Show all posts

Sunday, January 8, 2017

East End History: FDR Was Here


It's been a while since President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to town ... too long for anyone to remember. That's where the historical marker comes in to bring history to life. 



Navigation Boulevard 
with esplanade art, seating, and historic reminders 


The original Ninfa's on Navigation Boulevard
Original Ninfa's Tex-Mex Restaurant 

Navigation Blvd Esplanade with public hang-out space around the trees
Navigation Esplanade with public hang-out space around the trees 



Thursday, December 15, 2016

The Nau Center Now & the Giant Burrito in place of the Visitor Center


The Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage: 
Pronounced dead before being even born 


While nearby, a once-functional historic treasure remains securely wrapped
and hidden from wandering and wondering tourists 
For a look before and after the big wrap of that monster, click here.  

This old house needs a little fixin' up