A Curious Histonian

Fidel Castro in Houston

During his trip to Houston, Fidel stayed at the Shamrock Hotel, met with then Mayor Lewis Cutrer, and rancher John…

Abe and Pappy’s was a Houston nightclub known for its late-night shows heavily featuring big bands and dancers. A joint…

Snapshots

When you hear someone say how terrible Houston drivers have gotten lately, show them this photo. Houstonians ain’t new to…

Houston & Beer, Sitting in a Tree As of 2019, a whopping 64 craft breweries call Houston home. Soon, we’ll…

Mary Armstrong, a formerly enslaved woman, was interviewed by the Works Projects Administration (WPA) at her Houston residence on August…

Built in 1909, this brick warehouse was the home of Eller Wagon Works. Frank Eller and his son, Homer, founded…

On November 15, 1947, Sigman Byrd shared the charming story of Tom, the hound dog mascot of the Houston Fire…

Preface This post is the first of a new category, “70 Years of Freedom,” which will consist of the first-hand…

D. L. Fontaine Service Station, also known as Houston Avenue Service Station. was located at the corner of Houston Avenue…

Frenchtown Origins On November 7, 1947, Sigman Byrd took his readers on a stroll to Frenchtown, a Creole-French neighborhood to…

Clerch Edgar Jefferson was born on April 6, 1903 in Jefferson, Texas, making him 53 at the time of the…

Duality Houston’s historic neighborhood of Sunnyside is notorious for being high in crime and severely impoverished. This is not untrue…