A Brief History of the Rice Hotel
Houston’s Rice Hotel is one of the most iconic and recognizable structures in Houston, but few know the history of…
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A deeper look into people, events, and places that made an impact on the city of Houston.
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The Heights Theatre: 100 Years of Perseverance in a Demolition-Happy City
The Heights Theatre is a wonderful example of how Houstonians can sometimes do things right when it comes to historical…
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A brief history of Houston’s segregated Mardi Gras: “No-Tsu-Oh” and “De-Ro-Loc No-Tsu Oh”
No-Tsu-Oh, Houston spelled backwards, was a city-wide festival that usually lasted for several days on end. People would bust out…
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The Colored Carnegie Library
The Houston Public Library opened in 1895 and allowed entry to “all users” for a small fee. Well, in 1895,…
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TSU student protest @ the Harris County Courthouse
In April of 1967, tensions were brewing on the Texas Southern University (TSU) campus due to increasing racially-motivated clashes between…
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A brief history of METRO’s predecessor, HouTran
Houston’s public transport went through several iterations before becoming the Houston METRO we know and love hate today. Between 1874…
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Jefferson’s Gulf Service Station on Chocolate Bayou Road
The man pictured above is Clerch Edgar Jefferson, owner of the very service station that he’s standing in: Jefferson’s Gulf…
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Elbert Terry: The Sunnyside American Dream
The only time Houston’s historic neighborhood of Sunnyside comes up in conversation nowadays is if the topic of discussion is…
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A Celebration of Freedom on Lyons Avenue
I was flipping through some historical archives and came across some fascinating photos of a Juneteenth parade in Houston. The…
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The Yates Family: A Testament to the Indomitable Spirit and Perseverance of the Formerly Enslaved
John Henry “Jack” Yates was born into slavery on July 11, 1828 to Robert and Rachel Yates, who were enslaved…
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Tony Russo’s Grocery Shop
This interesting building at 1620 Edwards St. demanded my immediate attention during a late-night bike ride through Houston’s Old 6th…
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Houston’s “Moving Sidewalk,” before Billy Gibbons
If you take a walk along the Buffalo Bayou, the remnants of a Houston installation thought to be long gone…