view gallery NW0 km | Wells Fargo Plaza (Houston, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries Wells Fargo Plaza is a 992 ft (302.4 m) tall 71-story office building in downtown Houston, Texas. It is the 2nd tallest building in Texas after Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower, and the tallest all-glass building in the entire Western hemisphere. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/07/2013 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery NW0 km | Wells Fargo Plaza - Houston, TX in Satellite Imagery Oddities Wells Fargo Plaza is a 992 ft (302.4 m) tall 71-story office building in downtown Houston, Texas. It is the 2nd tallest building in Texas after Houston's JPMorgan Chase Tower, and the tallest all-glass building in the entire Western hemisphere. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 11/14/2016 last visited: 04/08/2018 |
view gallery SE0 km | Wells Fargo Plaza, Houston, TX in Skyscrapers The second-tallest building in Houston (and Texas) at 992 feet, this green glass tower, designed by the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in 1983, easily outdoes the JPMorgan Chase Tower with its two stunning, two-story sky lobbies. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 11/26/2006 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery NE0 km | The Houston Club in Texas Historical Markers A marker on the 49th floor of the One Shell Plaza building in downtown Houston, denoting the current gathering venue of Houston's premier business and social club. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/09/2016 last visited: 04/07/2016 |
view gallery SE0.2 km | El Paso Energy Building (Houston, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries The Kinder Morgan Building -- formerly known as the "El Paso Energy Building" -- is a 33-story, 502 ft (153 m) tall office tower in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 05/03/2013 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery SE0.2 km | Kinder Morgan Building - Houston, TX in Satellite Imagery Oddities The Kinder Morgan Building -- formerly known as the "El Paso Energy Building" -- is a 33-story, 502 ft (153 m) tall office tower in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 11/14/2016 last visited: 04/19/2013 |
view gallery SW0.2 km | 1100 Louisiana, Houston, Texas in Skyscrapers Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) used elements from their 1969 design of the Bank of America Center in San Francisco when designing 1100 Louisiana in 1980. The side profile of this 756-ft. pink granite skyscraper forms an ‘L’ when viewed from Dallas Street. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 06/18/2007 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery NW0.2 km | 1924 - Houston Public Library - Houston, Texas in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones Constructed between 1924 and 1926, this Spanish Renaissance building in downtown Houston has been used a Public Library ever since its opening. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/18/2013 last visited: 04/07/2018 |
view gallery NW0.2 km | Julia Ideson Building in Texas Historical Markers The Ideson building, located on the same campus as the Central Branch, houses the Archives & Manuscripts Department and the Texas & Local History Department. posted by: clayj location: Texas date approved: 06/28/2006 last visited: 08/05/2018 |
view gallery NE0.2 km | One Shell Plaza (Houston, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries One Shell Plaza is a 50-story, 218 m (715 ft) skyscraper at in downtown Houston, Texas. Perched atop the building is an antenna that brings the height to 304.8 m (1,000 ft). At its completion in 1971, the tower was the tallest in the city. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 03/28/2013 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery NE0.2 km | One Shell Plaza - Houston, TX in Satellite Imagery Oddities One Shell Plaza is a 50-story, 218 m (715 ft) skyscraper at in downtown Houston, Texas. Perched atop the building is an antenna that brings the height to 304.8 m (1,000 ft). At its completion in 1971, the tower was the tallest in the city. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 11/14/2016 last visited: 04/08/2018 |
view gallery SW0.2 km | Enterprise Plaza (Houston, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries Enterprise Plaza -- also known as 1100 Louisiana -- is a 55-story, 750 ft (230 m) tall pink granite skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. It was the tallest building in Texas from 1980 until 1982. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/07/2013 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery NW0.2 km | Houston Public Library - Julia Ideson Building in Libraries The Ideson Building is a historic building located near the central branch downtown. posted by: clayj location: Texas date approved: 06/28/2006 last visited: 04/07/2018 |
view gallery SW0.2 km | Enterprise Plaza - Houston, Texas in LEED Buildings Enterprise Plaza -- also known as 1100 Louisiana -- is a 55-story, 750 ft (230 m) tall skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. It received LEEDS Gold certification (with a score of 54) in December 2009. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/08/2013 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery NW0.2 km | Julia Ideson Library - Houston, Texas in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This 1926 Spanish Renaissance building was designed by Boston architect Ralph Adams Cram, who also did Rice University. The exterior is detailed with carvings and reliefs showing Houston history. Inside are eight murals painted by female artists. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 10/22/2006 last visited: 04/07/2018 |
view gallery SE0.2 km | El Paso Energy Building, Houston, Texas in Skyscrapers This was Skidmore, Owings and Merrill’s first Houston skyscraper, built in 1963. As with the Exxon Building, the windows are recessed to aid interior climate control. The building is most noted now for its waterfall fountain fronting Louisiana Street. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 06/18/2007 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery NW0.2 km | Houston Public Library in Texas Historical Markers A marker at the Julia Ideson Library Building in Houston, TX denoting the history of the first Free/Public Library to be opened in the city. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/19/2013 last visited: 04/07/2018 |
view gallery SE0.2 km | El Paso Energy Fountain - Houston, Texas in Fountains [note: no longer there!] This fountain is located in front of the El Paso Energy building on Lousinana Street in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date approved: 08/01/2008 last visited: 05/07/2009 |
view gallery N0.2 km | Hermann Square - Houston, Texas in Municipal Parks and Plazas This leafy square, the civic heart of Houston, is centered around a reflecting basin and ringed with huge live oaks, setting the perfect frame for Houston's City Hall. The square hosts several city events throughout the year. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 09/26/2006 last visited: 04/12/2010 |
view gallery S0.2 km | CenterPoint Energy Plaza - Houston, Texas in LEED Buildings The CenterPoint Energy Plaza is a 741 ft (226 m) building in downtown Houston, Texas. It received LEEDS Silver certification in the "Existing Building: Operation and Maintenance" category in January 2010. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/03/2013 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
S0.2 km | CenterPoint Energy Plaza, Houston, Texas in Skyscrapers Originally just a plain glass box built in 1974, Richard Keating sheathed the base of the building in black granite and topped it with a 6-story open crown in 1996. With its circular opening, the crown might look like a heliport, but it's not. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 06/18/2007 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery S0.2 km | CenterPoint Energy Plaza (Houston, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries CenterPoint Energy Plaza is a 741 ft (226 m) office building in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/06/2013 last visited: 11/27/2015 |
view gallery NE0.2 km | Mandarin Hunan Cuisine Restaurant - Houston, Texas in Chinese Restaurants The Mandarin Hunan Cuisine Restaurant is located in Two Shell Centre in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date approved: 03/23/2008 last visited: 04/02/2013 |
view gallery NE0.2 km | City of Houston Storm Sewer - Clean Water Clear Choice - Houston, Texas in Unique Manhole Covers This manhole cover reminds people not to dump anything into the sewer as it drains into the bay - Clean Water - Clear Choice in Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date approved: 07/26/2008 last visited: 03/27/2013 |
view gallery SW0.2 km | Starbucks - 1100 Louisiana - Houston, Texas in Starbucks Stores This Starbucks is located at 1100 Lousiana in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date approved: 03/21/2008 last visited: 05/07/2015 |
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