houstonmacbro Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Does anyone remember a hotel, possibly in the 70s and maybe into the early 80s that was on North Braeswood between Main Street and Greenbriar? It actually faced the Bayou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The Marriott? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 The Marriott?Quite possibly. I was almost thinking a HoJos, but Marriott makes more sense in my memory. From the front parking lot I believe you could even see the Astrodome complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 2100 S. Braeswood was the old Marriott, right around where you're describing.I have a brochure somewhere - when I find it I'll post pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Here you go: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 You are a god! Wow ... that is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 how many random hotel brochures do you have? Shamrock hotel, sure, that makes sense for a passionate Houstonian to have a brochure for, but random Marriott on Braeswood? on a side note, you can see that this isn't one photo. it's multiple exposures cut and overlayed. there's a black line along the top of the roof where they merged the long exposure higher aperture shot of the hotel, with a shorter exposure and more open aperture of the background trees and sky. You can tell by how sharp the pool area is, and the star points around the lights denoting a higher aperture shot, mixed with the softer focus background where none of the lights have any star points radiating. photoshop before there was photoshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrage Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 You are a god! Wow ... that is amazing.subdude is amazing. The stuff he's got. Wish I had that collection of photos and postcards. Sevfiv is another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 2100 S. Braeswood was the old Marriott, right around where you're describing.I have a brochure somewhere - when I find it I'll post pictures. The design was nice. It was one of those buildings that always caught my eye. When exactly was it built? I vaguely remember stone in the front facade. The place was huge. But, I always thought it sat in an odd, somewhat isolated location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I'm not sure when it was built but I'll see what I can find. Here are some quick photos of the brochure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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