Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Houston Symphony Centennial - Jones Hall

100 Years Houston Symphony Banner at Jones Hall
The Lancaster Hotel in back
Silhouette of bronze statute at Jones Hall Box Office
in front of Performance Hall Entrance
Houston Symphony Centennial Banners at 919 Milam Building with US Flags


Friday, July 26, 2013

Courtyard Dining at Market Square Bar & Grill





305 Travis Hollywood Tailors (Char Bar)



John Kennedy Building (1860)





Historical Markers at La Carafe


Bars and Restaurants at the Rice Hotel




Club LEVEL


LEVEL NIGHTCLUB LOUNGE - STATE NATIONAL BUILDING

400 Block of Main St, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Bar Center Building on Main


723 Main Street - Downtown Houston
Houston Bar Center Building

Arnold Historic Building on Main St.




506 Main Street (ibar)






506 Main St, Houston, TX 77002



500 Main at Prairie Historic Building on corner with Prairie




Sipping and dining on balconies, second-floor patios



El Big Bad (Gran Malo Downtown venue) (April 2014 pic)
Balcony at Treebeards (Market Square)

Char Bar balcony overlooking Market Square

 State Bar and Sambuca at the Rice 
State Bar / Sambuca at the Rice Hotel

Old red brick buildings



Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Roof details - Historic buildings of architectural merit

First Methodist Church Tower amidst modern skyscrapers
Corner detail on Texaco Building

Eagle relief on old Harris County D.A. Building,
formerly a U.S. Post Office
Adornment on top of corner column of
building in SW corner of Preston and Fannin 
Julia Ideson Old Library Building - Spanish Colonial Revival Style


Roof of Magnolia Brewery Building

Restored Buildings dating to the 1880's
West of Main Street Corridor on Prairie Street


Picturesque Sweeney Coombs Building with round tower on corner of Main
 and Congress near Harris County Administration Building





Saturday, July 20, 2013

Seth Thomas Clock (1904)


Clocktower at the edge of Market Square with Chase Tower
leaning in
Seth Thomas Clock - Clockworks at base of clocktower at Market Square Park
on Travis at Congress - Batanga patio behind

Pine-Cone Shaped Water Fountains on Preston and Congress at Main


Water feature on Congress Street near corner on Main - Sterne Building behind

Artful doggies in public places


Dog sculpture at Old Market Square near Dog Runs
Dog sculpture at old house in Sam Houston Park

Lauren's Fountain at Market Square Park




This is a memorial for those who perished in the 911 attacks. The
plaque explains the symbolism of the artwork.


Mosaic Bench and Water Table (Cotswold Fountain Three)


Cotswold Fountain  with lunch table theme
Cotswold Fountain  with lunch table theme 


Cotswold Fountain Three

Preston at Market Square, Houston, Texas, Downtown 77002