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Happy 713 Day! Today we’re diving into the history of Houston’s original telephone area code, 713. It was introduced in 1947 as part of the North American Numbering Plan, a Bell System scheme to standardize the diverse phone numbering sys
Help us celebrate @glenwoodcemeteryhouston’s 150th birthday this summer with a series of free online programs looking at different aspects of the cemetery’s history. First up: “Glenwood Women, from Suffragists to the Silver Screen&r
Spotted this week on the spire of St. Luke’s Methodist Church (1959, Mark Lemmon) at Westheimer and Edloe: steeplejacks! According to @stlukeshouston, the team travels around the country doing maintenance and repairs on church towers — an
When Sara & Thomas Braud bought their home at the edge of Woodland Park, it was in rough shape. The porch was collapsing, vines grew through the walls and water streamed through the interior when it rained. But the Brauds saw potential in the aba
Once upon a time, folks traveling between Houston and Dallas could make the trip on two streamlined express trains: the Burlington-Rock Island’s Sam Houston Zephyr and the Texas & New Orleans’ Sunbeam, shown here in 1952. The Sunbeam
Houston has its share of Postmodern landmarks, but few have remained as popular as Johnson/Burgee’s waterwall fountain at Transco — er, Williams Tower. The fountain, which opened in 1985, consists of a 64-foot-high horseshoe (correspondin
The F.A. Heitmann House in Shadyside was designed by noted architect William Ward Watkin — the first dean of architecture at nearby Rice University — in 1926. When Cara & Kenneth Moczulski bought the elegant home, they were determined
The Cra-Bell Building at 216 Westheimer has always been a favorite of ours thanks to its classic signage and understated Moderne entrance. Willis L. Craig, owner of the Cra-Bell Vacuum Cleaner & Appliance Co. (he was the “Cra” in the
Discover Westmoreland with the Architecture Walks Program on Sunday evening, July 11! Follow the link in our bio or visit westmorelandtour.eventbrite.com to buy tickets now (they’re $7 for PH members and $10 for the general public, and advance
Our docent-guided walking tours of historic @glenwoodcemeteryhouston are returning this summer! Join us Saturday morning, August 28, as we explore 20th Century Glenwood — a section of the cemetery that holds some of the best-known figures in Ho