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baron

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  1. That looks to me like part of an early air-conditioning system.
  2. The track at the bottom of the Life magazine photo (with the Sam Houston statue) was the Houston Electric streetcar line to Bellaire. This section of track was used by the Bellaire line until abandonment in 1927 and by the Rice Institute shuttle until 1929. Yes, the current MetroRail line crosses Montrose Blvd at almost the exact same location. At the time of the photo Fannin Street had not yet been extended to that point.
  3. This is speculation, but the fact that the map actually shows one track going directly to the power house would argue very strongly that it was used to deliver fuel. And while coal may have been used early on, many power plants in Texas were converted to oil fuel by the 1920s, which also could have been delivered by rail. I like how the campus architects carefully designed the smokestack to look like a campanile. Lovely!
  4. Very nice photos. I especially like the unusual view of the Gulf Building. I believe that the uglified building next to it is the former Carter Building. It was pretty good looking when built.
  5. It was a real thrill to locate that collection after knowing about it all these years, but not being able to see it. When I was researching my book I contacted Lambert about the materials but he apparently wasn't in a "sharing mood" at that time. So it was really seredipidy that the collection surfaced again and someone tipped me off about it. And since I don't live in Houston anymore, it was fortunate that Randy Pace of the city historical preservation office was able to help me arrange the purchase from the estate. The collection has a few photos but is mostly ledger books with legal documents, board meeting minutes, and other fairly esoteric stuff. I'm looking forward to going through it all, and yes, I do intend that it will eventually end up at the HMRC where it can be used by other researchers. Thanks for the nice comments on this forum about this acquisition. I was going to post something on the Houston Chronicle site (where people comment on news stories) but you wouldn't believe the asinine comments some people have left. I decided not to waste my time there! Steve Baron
  6. When I was doing my book on Houston streetcars I really wanted to find a photo of the streetcar turning loop at Camp Logan, but never found one. It was located at the edge of the camp near the corner of Ariel and Cohn streets, apparently across from the camp YMCA building. Surely some soldier took a snapshot of the streetcar. If anyone has such a photo I would love to see it.
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