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|   Continental Center I, Houston, Texas
in Skyscrapers Added to the Houston skyline in 1984 was the post-modern headquarters of Continental Airlines, designed by Morris*Aubry Architects. The sharp angles create optical illusions, making the 732-ft. skyscraper seem one-dimensional when viewed from the south. posted by:  JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 6/18/2007 last visited: 7/13/2008 |
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|  Downtown YMCA - Houston, Texas
in Public Swimming Pools Inside this 1941 Renaissance building designed by architect Kenneth Franzheim, you'll find a 25-yard heated pool with four swimming lanes. Like at most Y's, the pool is mostly used for exercise, swimming lessons and sport. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 6/17/2007 last visited: 7/23/2008 |
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| 1500 Louisiana, Houston, Texas in Skyscrapers Designed as ‘Enron II,’ this 600-ft. building wasn’t complete by the time of Enron’s collapse. Cesar Pelli & Associates designed a cylinder sheathed in glass jutting out of a seven-story base to create one of the most gorgeous buildings in Houston. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 6/18/2007 last visited: 7/13/2007 |
 view gallerySE0.1 mi |  YMCA - Louisiana Street - Houston, Texas
in YMCA / YWCA This is the main YMCA building in downtown Houston, Texas posted by:  wildwoodke location: Texas date listed: 8/3/2008 last visited: 7/13/2008 |
 view galleryNE0.1 mi | 1400 Smith, Houston, TX in Skyscrapers Most people will recognize this 691-feet, post-modern glass tower built in 1983 by its former name – the Enron Building. The company is gone, but the cool circular skywalk over Louisiana Street is still in place. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 11/26/2006 last visited: 7/13/2008 |
 view galleryNE0.1 mi |  Enron - Houston, Texas
in Infamous Crime Scenes It’s difficult to decipher the crimes that occurred inside the glass walls of this 691-foot tower, but the crimes that did occur shook America’s financial markets to the core. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 8/10/2007 last visited: 7/13/2008 |
 view galleryNE0.1 mi |  Frozen Laces - One, Louise Nevelson, Houston
in Abstract Public Sculptures Sculptor Louise Nevelson created this piece in 1980 as part of her "Essence" series. It was moved to Allen Center, in front of what was to later become the Enron Building, in 1987. Adjacent is the refreshing Smith Fountain. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 6/17/2007 last visited: 7/13/2008 |
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|  Antioch Missionary Baptist Church - Houston, Texas
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This church, dwarfed by the skyscrapers surrounding it, was the center of a small black residential and commercial area after the Civil War. The congregation had been founded by freed slaves in 1866 as the first black Baptist church in Houston. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 11/12/2006 last visited: 6/24/2007 |
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in Texas Historical Markers This church, founded by freed slaves, was Houston's first African American Baptist Church. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 11/19/2006 last visited: 4/24/2007 |
 view galleryN0.2 mi |  Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Houston, Texas
in This Old Church This church, dwarfed by the skyscrapers surrounding it, was the center of a small black residential and commercial area after the Civil War. The congregation had been founded by freed slaves in 1866 as the first black Baptist church in Houston. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 8/8/2007 last visited: 5/31/2008 |
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| Wedge International Tower - Houston, Texas in Skyscrapers Nasr/Penton & Associates designed this Post-Modern, 550-foot building in 1983. It now houses the offices of yet another energy-related company - the relatively mysterious holding company of Wedge International. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 5/25/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE0.2 mi |  Bob & Vivian Smith Fountain -- Houston, TX
in Fountains Located at the intersection of Clay Street and Smith street in downtown Houston, TX posted by: clayj location: Texas date listed: 6/28/2006 last visited: 4/17/2008 |
 view galleryE0.2 mi | ExxonMobil Building - Houston, Texas in Skyscrapers Built in 1963 at 606 feet, Welton Becket & Assoc. infused Exxon’s divisional headquarters with all the utilitarian flair and subtle sculptural qualities of the best international-style buildings. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 5/25/2008 last visited: 7/13/2008 |
 view galleryNE0.2 mi |  Jason's Deli - Downtown Two Allen Center - Houston, Texas
in Neon Signs This location of Jason's Deli is located at Two Allen Center in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date listed: 3/21/2008 last visited: 9/7/2009 |
 view galleryNE0.2 mi | Benihana - Houston, Texas in Neon Signs This unknown object neon is located at the Benihana restaurant in downtown Houston, Texas posted by: wildwoodke location: Tennessee date listed: 4/8/2008 last visited: 8/10/2008 |
 view galleryNE0.2 mi |  Benihana - Houston, Texas
in Sushi Restaurants The Benihana Restaurant is located near the back entrance to the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date listed: 10/20/2008 last visited: 7/26/2008 |
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| Bethel Baptist Church in U.S. National Register of Historic Places An old church near downtown Houston, TX. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date listed: 9/16/2006 last visited: 7/13/2007 |
 view galleryNE0.2 mi |  Spindletop Restaurant - Hyatt Regency Hotel - Houston, Texas
in Revolving Restaurants The Spindletop Restaurant sits on top of the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date listed: 4/20/2008 last visited: 7/13/2008 |
 view galleryNE0.2 mi | Don Patron Bar and Grill - Houston, Texas in Neon Signs Don Parton is a great place for a burrito, salsa and chips and a couple of Dos Equis in downtown Houston, Texas posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date listed: 3/21/2008 last visited: 9/7/2009 |
 view gallerySE0.3 mi | Beaconsfield - Houston, Texas in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The 8-story Beaconsfield was one of Houston’s first high-rise apartment buildings, and one of its most luxurious. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 7/5/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryE0.3 mi |  Looking Forward - Houston, Texas
in Figurative Public Sculpture David Addickes seems to be on a mission to populate the world - the Houston area in particular - with big sculpture. In 2006, he added this sculpture to an abandoned bank drive-in. The figure is ‘looking forward’ to a time when the land is developed. posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 8/5/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryE0.3 mi |  McDonald's - Dallas Street - Houston, Texas
in McDonald's Restaurants This McDonald's Restaurant is located in the same building as the Polic Headquarters in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date listed: 5/12/2008 last visited: never |
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in Official Local Tourism Attractions Allen Center was created in the early 1970s, when international-style suburban office parks were all the rage among urban designers. A grassy courtyard is surrounded by glass lobbies full of interesting things.
posted by: JimmyEv location: Texas date listed: 6/17/2007 last visited: 2/14/2008 |
 view galleryNW0.3 mi | Origins of Freedman's Town in Texas Historical Markers A marker near downtown Houston. posted by: ggmorton location: Texas date listed: 9/16/2006 last visited: 10/14/2006 |
 view galleryE0.3 mi |  Subway - Dallas Street - Houston, Texas
in Subway Restaurants This Subway is located at 811 Dallas Street in downtown Houston, Texas. posted by: wildwoodke location: Texas date listed: 5/7/2008 last visited: 9/7/2009 |
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