Showing posts with label landmarks-along-Buffalo-Bayou. Show all posts
Showing posts with label landmarks-along-Buffalo-Bayou. Show all posts

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Houston Police Officers' Memorial on Buffalo Bayou








Thursday, January 12, 2017

The Royalton on Buffalo Bayou


The crown of the Royalton
The crown of the Royalton 
 Landmarks on Allen Parkway 
AIG and The Royalton - Long shot from the West (Shepherd Drive Bayou Bridge)
AIG and The Royalton - Long shot from the West (Shepherd Drive Bayou Bridge) 


Landmarks on the banks of Buffalo Bayou: AIG Tower with flag and The Royalton 
Luxury Residential Tower 

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Buffalo Bayou riverwalk trails and green spaces on both sides in the Downtown Houston area


Buffalo Bayou access point with metal art work overhead 
Buffalo Bayou with Kayak port - Houston Ballet buildings
in background 
A major landmark overlooking Buffalo Bayou Downtown Houston: UHD aka
University of Houston Downtown, formerly M & M Building
Looking across Buffalo Bayou from the West near
Aquarium and Franklin Street Post Office
Descent to lower bayou bank with artistic boat-theme design
Preston Ave Bayou Bridge with artistic metal structures
at The Wortham Center 

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Harris County Jail (photos of building on banks of Buffalo Bayou in Downtown Houston)

Jail seen from Main Street bridge (July 2013 pic)

Harris County Jail Facility 701 N San Jacinto St Houston, TX 77002
View of Harris County Jail Facility across
Buffalo Bayou from Commerce Street near Fannin

Buffalo Bayou at the Jail Facility
View of Jail across White Oak Bayou from Main Street Bridge
at UHD
N. San Jacinto Street looking South-West toward
high-rise court building that houses the criminal courts

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Scenic views of Downtown Houston & Skyline


The Wortham Center on tree-lined Buffalo Bayou
 with Houston Skyline  
President Bush Memorial and Downtown
Houston skyline with blue sky 
Buffalo Bayou bridge - Bayou Lofts - Criminal Courthouse
and other buildings on North end of Downtown 
Bayou Place with skyscraper and airplane aloft 
Buffalo Bayou bank at Sesquicentennial Park
 with Franklin Street Post Office behind



Sunday, June 29, 2014

Harris County Criminal Justice Facilties



Harris County Criminal Justice Center (criminal courts) seen from Main St Bridge

Criminal Justice Center and Civil Courthouse
Portal of Criminal Justice Center at 1201 Franklin Street

Juvenile Justice Center on Congress Ave seen across Jury Plaza 
Harris County Jail Facility on the banks of
White Oak Bayou and Buffalo Bayou in Downtown Houston
Harris County Jail Facility - seen from South-West corner of
Main Street and Commerce St. 
Main Street Bridge with Harris County Criminal Courthouse at center;
parking lot at Spaghetti Warehouse in foreground 


Thursday, June 26, 2014

Houston Ballet Building on Buffalo Bayou


Houston Ballet 601 Preston Street Houston, TX 77002
Houston Ballet Building
View across Buffalo Bayou - Sesquicentennial Park


Houston Ballet - Smith Street Bridge (2015 photo)
Entrance to Houston Ballet Building on Smith Street 
601 Preston Street Houston, TX 77002 (Houston Ballet)

Houston Ballet
Houston Ballet Building at Dusk - View from Buffalo
Bayou bridge 


Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Preston Avenue History - Recent and not so recent


Important me, past and present, honored with memorial on Preston overlooking Buffalo Bayou:
Three generations of Bakers; last one James A. Baker, III (bronze statute)

Remnants of old brick wall on Preston Ave. sidewalk at Buffalo Bayou
Preston Avenue bridge over Buffalo Bayou was the major route for commerce 
in the early years of the Town of Houston

Bridge Marker: Preston Avenue Bridge - Downtown Houston Historic District
Franklin Street Post Office Building across Buffalo Bayou
seen from Baker Monument at Sesquicentennial Park