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|   Toyota Center - Houston, Texas
in Professional Sports Venues Hosting basketball, ice hockey, and the occasional concert, 19,000-seat Toyota Center is home to the 2-time NBA champion Houston Rockets, the 4-time WNBA champion Houston Comets, and the AHL Houston Aeros. posted by:  JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 05/25/2008 last visited: 01/16/2022 |
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|  Root Memorial Square Basketball Court - Houston, Texas
in Outdoor Basketball Courts This basketball court, located near the Toyota Centre is in Root Memorial Square in downtown Houston, Texas posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date approved: 10/17/2008 last visited: 01/16/2022 |
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|  Root Memorial Square - Houston, Texas
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Waiting to see the Rockets? Come on across the street and shoot a few hoops before the game. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 05/27/2008 last visited: 01/31/2015 |
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|  Discovery Green Maconda's Grove - Houston, TX
in Lawn Bowling Two bocce ball courts located in the Discovery Green Park in Houston, TX. posted by:  ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 06/21/2008 last visited: 01/16/2022 |
 view galleryNE0.3 km |  Discovery Green Mist Tree Fountain - Houston, TX
in Fountains The "Mist Tree" at Discovery Green in downtown Houston is a stainless steel "sculpture/fountain" combo which creates mist through an intricate system of nozzles and engineering. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/17/2018 last visited: 07/06/2018 |
 view galleryNE0.3 km | Discovery Green - Houston, Texas in Municipal Parks and Plazas Discovery Green was heralded as Houston’s Millennium Park. Millennium Park it is not, but, in the sense that Houston is a smaller, less-dense version of Chicago, maybe that comparison can hold true.
posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 05/27/2008 last visited: 01/16/2022 |
 view galleryNE0.3 km |  Judy & Rodney Margolis - Houston, Texas
in Dedicated Benches One of many dedicated benches in Discovery Green in downtown Houston posted by: PM8 location: Texas date approved: 03/08/2017 last visited: 04/10/2018 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  Houston Center - Houston, TX
in Starbucks Stores Just a counter in the food court. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 12/30/2006 last visited: 03/25/2013 |
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in Waymark Tours (WayTours) This is the city’s corporate heart, home to abstract art and post-modern corporate monuments connected by a labyrinth of climate-controlled tunnels and skywalks. A 3-mile walk takes you through the buildings, underground, and high into the sky. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 08/08/2007 last visited: 06/18/2018 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  Shops at Houston Center - Houston, Texas
in Indoor Malls Most of the retail left downtown (which isn’t much) has found a home in this two-block, glass-enclosed shopping mall beneath the city’s skyscrapers. Stores tend towards the low-end, but the food court has some gems. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 08/08/2007 last visited: 07/28/2017 |
 view galleryNE0.5 km |  Houston Juneteenth Multicultural Health Festival - Houston, TX
in Festivals A festival which is located in the new Discovery Green Park next to the George R. Brown convention center in Houston, TX. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 06/23/2008 last visited: 06/21/2008 |
 view galleryNE0.5 km |  George R. Brown Convention Center - Houston, TX
in Convention Centers The main convention center in Houston, TX. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date approved: 06/21/2008 last visited: 01/16/2022 |
 view galleryNE0.5 km |  Hess Tower (Houston, Texas)
in Wikipedia Entries Hess Tower is a 29-story, 490-foot (149 m) tall business office skyscraper located on the eastern edge of downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/07/2013 last visited: 01/16/2015 |
 view galleryNE0.5 km |  Monument au Fantome, Jean Dubuffet, Houston
in Abstract Public Sculptures French artist Jean Debuffet sculpted this piece in 1977 for the plaza of 1100 Louisiana. In 2008, the sculpture was moved to Discovery Green Park, directly across from the George R. Brown Convention Center. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 05/26/2008 last visited: 05/18/2014 |
 view galleryN0.5 km |  Fulbright Tower - Houston, Texas
in Skyscrapers Caudill Rowlett Scott designed this 725-foot, post-modern office tower for Gulf Oil in 1982, as part of Houston Center. After a stint as headquarters for Chevron, the building’s major tenant now is the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski.
posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 05/25/2008 last visited: 04/05/2013 |
 view galleryN0.5 km | McKinney & San Jacinto - Houston, TX in Starbucks Stores This Starbucks is on the fourth floor, adjacent to the sky walk leading to One and Two Houston Center. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 12/30/2006 last visited: 04/24/2018 |
 view galleryN0.5 km | Fulbright Tower (Houston, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries The Fulbright Tower is a 725-foot, 52-story skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. Originally built in 1982 as part of the Houston Center complex and leased to Chevron, it is currently the headquarters of Fulbright & Jaworski. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/07/2013 last visited: 04/05/2013 |
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|  St. Joseph Hospital
in Texas Historical Markers The state historic marker for the St. Joseph Hospital in downtown Houston posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 04/16/2018 last visited: 04/07/2018 |
 view galleryN0.5 km | 1 Houston Center, Houston, Texas in Skyscrapers Built after 2 Houston Center in 1978, 1 Houston Center abandoned all the plans that had been developed for Houston Center four years before. It is simply a tall, 678-ft., horizontally striped glass box designed by S.I. Morris Associates. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 06/18/2007 last visited: 03/26/2013 |
 view galleryN0.5 km | First City Tower - Houston, Texas in Skyscrapers Morris*Aubry Architects designed this 662-foot tower in 1983 for First City Bank. The black-and-white horizontal bands and off-set vertical cuts - creating the letter 'F' for First City - makes this one of the most prominent buildings in the skyline. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 05/25/2008 last visited: 03/09/2018 |
 view galleryN0.5 km | First City Tower (Houston, Texas) in Wikipedia Entries First City Tower is a 662 feet (202 m) tall, 49-story skyscraper in downtown Houston, Texas. Built in 1981, it is the headquarters of Waste Management, Vinson & Elkins, and Campus Living Villages. posted by: Raven location: Texas date approved: 04/07/2013 last visited: 04/05/2013 |
 view galleryN0.6 km | Rooftop Fountain - Houston, TX in Fountains A skyscraper at San Jacinto and McKinney extends out over, covering San Jacinto Street. On the roof of the extension is a rooftop seating area and a square fountain with art at its center. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 07/29/2017 last visited: 04/23/2018 |
 view galleryN0.6 km | 2 Houston Center, Houston, TX in Skyscrapers Wandering along the third-story terrace of this 40-story, 1974 skyscraper, you can piece together some of the original plans hatched by William L. Pereira Associates for their 75-acre, city-within-a-city project. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 11/26/2006 last visited: 03/26/2013 |
 view galleryNW0.6 km |  Murphy's Deli - Houston, Texas
in Neon Signs Murphy's Deli is a great sandwich stop in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date approved: 04/08/2008 last visited: 04/05/2013 |
 view galleryNW0.6 km |  Humble Oil Building - Houston, Texas
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This classical revival, 9-story structure was designed by Clinton and Russell in 1921 as the headquarters for Ross Sterling’s Humble Oil Company. The building is now owned by Marriott and houses a Courtyard Hotel and Residence Inn. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date approved: 10/09/2006 last visited: 02/07/2013 |
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