Nate99 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 For those of you on Facebook, I highly recommend that you look up and "like" Traces of Texas. They post a fairly high volume of old photos from all around Texas. I ran across it a week or so ago. Here's one of Gulfgate ~1958: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Very cool pic. As a kid, I remember driving from western Houston to visit Gulfgate and it's Sakowitz store, visible on the far left. I had forgotten that broad patch of grass and trees in the median of US 75. As I recall, Gulfgate to downtown on the Gulf Freeway (then US 75, now I-45) was a much more attractive drive then than now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 The exit to 35 that the 58 Chevy is manueveing through became the exit to 610 West once the South Loop was completed. This was a horrible exit as it doubled back in a horse shoe fashion. You also had to wait on the light to turn right onto the old Holmes Road and eventually enter 610 South on the back side of Gulfgate.This wasn't corrected until the Gulf Freeway was upgraded sometime in the 1980's. The whole enterchange is still not up to current freeway design standards, and if you look closely today you can still spot several sections of orginal roadway still in use. But yes, the photo does bring back memories of a more idyllic time in Texas, especially for those who were born and grew up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlydays Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 .......the photo does bring back memories of a more idyllic time in Texas, especially for those who were born and grew up here. You are so right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Tbird Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Here is a Historical Aerials shot of that area from 1957. I've noted what I think is the location of that '58 Chevy in the photo above with an arrow on this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Often times these Facebook tend to "borrow" images from other sources without citing them. It bothers me, as I've been on the wrong end before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 ^Ditto. On the Facebook page I noticed attribution to specific people who sent in images but not for others images I saw. Even if the image is in the public domain it's nice to know what/where it's from (or if it's from a personal collection). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traces of Texas Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 ^Ditto. On the Facebook page I noticed attribution to specific people who sent in images but not for others images I saw. Even if the image is in the public domain it's nice to know what/where it's from (or if it's from a personal collection). Sorry for the necro bump. I found this thread ---- and this fascinating forum ---- while googling something else. I always put the original source in the post if I know who it is. However, much of the time it is simply lost to history. Also, regarding copyright, my understanding is that copyright can only be claimed by the creator of a work or his legally-designated heirs and that everything created before 1923 is in the public domain unless there has been a legally established "custody chain" that has kept the copyright current over the years since the original creation. But, as a photographer myself, I'm keenly aware of such considerations and try my best to keep things on the up and up.Thanks to the original poster for his kindly words. Texas is indeed a blessing to us all.Traces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle C Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I thank that photograph came from the TexasFreeway.com site. They are old Texas Highway Department photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 If you want to see an incredible collection of photos showing the construction and growth of the Houston Freeway system -- check out this e-book. It tells that story better than any source I've ever seen. Pay special attention to Chapter 5 and the story of the Loop 610. http://houstonfreeways.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle C Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 If you want to see an incredible collection of photos showing the construction and growth of the Houston Freeway system -- check out this e-book. It tells that story better than any source I've ever seen. Pay special attention to Chapter 5 and the story of the Loop 610. http://houstonfreeways.com/ That is a great link. The challenge was fun. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Thanks for clarifying and I completely understand the "lost to history" part - it would just be awesome to be able to trace every old image Sorry for the necro bump. I found this thread ---- and this fascinating forum ---- while googling something else. I always put the original source in the post if I know who it is. However, much of the time it is simply lost to history. Also, regarding copyright, my understanding is that copyright can only be claimed by the creator of a work or his legally-designated heirs and that everything created before 1923 is in the public domain unless there has been a legally established "custody chain" that has kept the copyright current over the years since the original creation. But, as a photographer myself, I'm keenly aware of such considerations and try my best to keep things on the up and up.Thanks to the original poster for his kindly words. Texas is indeed a blessing to us all. Traces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWah Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Traces of Texas now has a monthly page in the Texas Highways magazine. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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