Harrisburg @ Navigation - Houston, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 43.741 W 095° 16.804
15R E 279468 N 3290935
Located on the median at Harrisburg and Navigation. Please use safe judgement if you want to get a close up of this box. This is a really dangerous intersection.
Waymark Code: WM10R8Y
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2019
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This electric box was painted with spray paint. It features two industries that made this area what it is - a train and a tanker.
From a Texas Historical Marker titled "Site of General Offices, Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad" near here reads:
"The Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railway was chartered Feb. 11, 1850. Construction materials, shipped from Boston to Galveston, came up Buffalo Bayou by barges. Chief engineer John A. Williams began survey in May 1851. When a few miles of track were laid, the first passengers ever to ride a train in Texas went to Thomas Point (3 mi. W), April 21, 1853, to a celebration featuring salutes from "Twin Sisters" cannon used in 1836 Battle of San Jacinto. Four months later tracks reached Stafford's Point, and B. B. B. & C. operations officially began, with Harrisburg as the terminal."
About Mez Data
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Mez is most known for richly colored portrait and figurative paintings. Samples of his work can be found on the streets, restaurants, and throughout homes across America. Born just outside Chicago but raised in Texas, Mez attended the Art Insititute of Houston.
The complex range of Mez’s styles can be summed up in a couple of key works. His ‘Susanna Dickenson and Child’ piece found in the historic town of Gonzales, Texas, showcases his ability to create fine art that highlights more than just the obvious; and his “”Third Eye Cigarette Guys”” display seemingly aggressive characters that have a way of radiating subtle emotion and distinct personality with every twinkle of the eye.
In 1996 Mez was a young artist who created his first graffiti piece under a bridge along some railroad tracks. Always inspired and motivated by the works he saw through, illustration, comics, graffiti and fine art he worked over the years to hone his skill any chance he got. After years of cutting his teeth and developing his style, he is a member of two legendary graffiti collectives, Time Is Too Short from California and the crew that put Texas on the map, No Boundaries.
As a lifelong student of art, Mez will never stop learning. He continues to perfect his craft by focusing on highly rendered, sometimes photorealistic pieces. In the future, he plans to produce more canvas work and looks forward to unveiling them in galleries alongside some of his favorite contemporaries.