Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Downtown Landmark at Night: The Gulf Building


Gulf Building at Night 

Anderson Clayton Building


HOUSTON COTTON EXCHANGE BUILDING 


Historic Anderson, Clayton Co. Building 


Anderson Clayton Building

1310 Prairie Avenue, Houston, Texas, Downtown Houston 77002 

Monday, January 9, 2017

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 



Saturday, January 7, 2017

Fifth Ward Neighborhood Mural



Welcome to the Fifth Ward 
Mosaic Mural at School named in honor of late Congressman Mickey Leland

Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men


Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men is a boys' secondary school in the Fifth Ward opened in 2011 in the former E.O. Smith Education Center campus. The HISD magnet school is named after George Thomas "Mickey" Leland (November 27, 1944 – August 7, 1989), a civil rights leader, advocate for poor people, TSU graduate, and local politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives and as a Congressman in Washington, representing Texas Congressional District 18. Leland perished in 1989 in an airplane crash in Africa. The current U.S. Representative for District 18 is Sheila Jackson Lee. The federal building on the Southwestern edge of Downtown Houston right next to the Gulf Freeway (I-45) is also named for Leland. --> Mickey Leland Federal Building at 1919 Smith Street Houston, TX 77002 (renovation).

Mickey Leland Academy - Fifth Ward Welcome Mural - 1510 Jensen Dr, Houston, TX 77020
Mickey Leland Academy - Fifth Ward Welcome Mural - 1510 Jensen Dr, Houston, TX 77020
Fifth Ward Neighborhood Civil Club (signage)
Fifth Ward Neighborhood Civil Club - Seasonal esplanade decor 



Magnolia Hotel in Historic Building on Texas Ave


Flag-adorned entrance of Magnolia Hotel at 1100 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002
1100 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002
Post Dispatch Building Historical Marker
Post Dispatch Building Historical Marker 


Magnolia Hotel 
Texas Ave at Fannin Street - Magnolia Hotel - BG Group Place - New 609 Main at Texas Tower
Texas Ave at Fannin Street - Left to right: Magnolia Hotel - BG Group Place - New 609 Main at Texas Tower  (Dec 2016)
Corner of Texas Ave and Fannin Street: Corner view of Magnolia Hotel (Dec 2016) 

Friday, January 6, 2017

Houston - City of Music


Virtuoso sculpture at the Lyric Center
Houston Ballet Building in Background 

The Wortham Center 


Gus S. Wortham Theater Center - Entrance on Plaza
Gus S. Wortham Theater Center 
Hard Rock Cafe's rotating red roof guitar 

BAYOU PLACE in Houston's Theater District
Bayou Place events and entertainment center with multiple restaurants 


BAYOU PLACE, CITY HALL, AND OFFICE TOWERS
BAYOU PLACE, CITY HALL, AND OFFICE TOWERS
Zoom shot from the Preston Ave Bridge (Mosbacher Bridge) 

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Bayou Place


What's at Bayou Place?


BAYOU PLACE (signage)

The Blue Fish Japanese Restaurant at Bayou Place
The Blue Fish Japanese Restaurant at Bayou Place 
Little Napoli at Bayou Place
Little Napoli at Bayou Place 


The Wine Cellar at Bayou Place
The Wine Cellar at Bayou Place 
SUNDANCE CINEMAS
SUNDANCE CINEMAS

Texas Ave at Bayou Place / Theater District
Texas Ave at Bayou Place / Theater District 
BAYOU PLACE SIGNAGE ON BUILDING


Bayou Place NE corner view - Sushi Restaurant
Bayou Place NE corner view - Sushi Restaurant 

Bill Coats Bridge at Dusk in the Winter


Silhouette of arches of Brays Bayou Bridge near the Medical Center 

Leaf turning color in the cold season


BRAYS BAYOU EXPLAINED


Bill Coats Brays Bayou Bridge in the Texas Medical Center at Dusk 
Bill Coats Bridge - Mosaic at Hermann Park towers in the distance
Bill Coats Bridge - Mosaic at Hermann Park towers in the distance 
Silhouette of leafless tress with birds
Silhouette of leafless tress with birds 

Brays Bayou at dusk with skyline - Parklane Tower on left, Mosaic Towers on right, Downtown skyscrapers in the distance