Peden Building At 600 N. San Jacinto St.

[hindesky]

So cool. Next to the new Harris County Jail Process Center.

[mattyt36]

What was this area like back in the day?  Mostly railroad-related shops and warehouses?

[H-Town Man]

This was the last of three buildings built by the Peden Co., a manufacturer of "heavy hardware."

 

https://arch-ive.org/archive/peden-iron-and-steel-1929/

 

Their original building is still standing at 110-112 Travis St., the lone building on that block, and could use some serious TLC.

 

Edited July 29, 2019 by H-Town Man

[(Otto Mation)]

Patrick Feller has added a photo to the pool:

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[Highrise Tower]

Harris County Penden Building Renovations Phase 1 and 2.

[bobruss]

With all due respect, I believe this is the Peden Building. If you look on the above TDL the project name.

This was a hardware department store in the 20's. 

 

 

[ATH]

That is correct, bobruss.  It is the Peden Building.

[EllenOlenska]

Score one for the future island. 

[zaphod]

Does anyone know what it might be used for?

[H-Town Man]

On 3/21/2021 at 7:03 PM, zaphod said:

Does anyone know what it might be used for?

Something prison-related, I guess.

 

[hindesky]

8 hours ago, H-Town Man said:

Something prison-related, I guess.

 

Jail related, the only prison in downtown is the Federal Detention Center and I think its for short term prisoners before they are moved elsewhere.

Edited March 24, 2021 by hindesky

[thedistrict84]

On 3/21/2021 at 11:54 AM, ATH said:

That is correct, bobruss.  It is the Peden Building.

As someone who formerly lived on Peden St. in Montrose, this topic having the name misspelled is making me irrationally anxious. 

[hindesky]

Reminds me of Tarter St. in Pasadena, everyone in Pasadena called it Tater St. for some reason. Tarter St has now been renamed Pasadena Blvd.

[H-Town Man]

14 hours ago, hindesky said:

Jail related, the only prison in downtown is the Federal Detention Center and I think its for short term prisoners before they are moved elsewhere.

Thanks. My post probably offended a lot of jail inmates inadvertently with the suggestion that they were prisoners.

 

[Houston19514]

On 3/21/2021 at 7:03 PM, zaphod said:

Does anyone know what it might be used for?

I believe it (or was, at least prior to Harvey) a drug treatment facility for people on probation.

[Inspector_Gadget]

On 3/23/2021 at 5:57 PM, hindesky said:

Jail related, the only prison in downtown is the Federal Detention Center and I think its for short term prisoners before they are moved elsewhere.

Not used for short term prisoners, as all federal prisoners are processed in a single intake and orientation center. This specific Federal Prison is for low risk female inmates. Prisons are segregated by gender and prisons (now called Units) designated to house male or female only. If prisoners (either a bus of women or men) who are in-transport from one unit to another are received at male prison for any length of time, such as vehicle repair, medical, of staff changes, those transit prisoners are identified in the system as what gender the units classified as. (This was the rule when I was employed in the prison system 18 years ago)

[Houston19514]

22 hours ago, Inspector_Gadget said:

Not used for short term prisoners, as all federal prisoners are processed in a single intake and orientation center. 

Both can be true (and in this case, I'm pretty sure both are true). The Federal Detention Center in downtown Houston is indeed for short-term stays, mostly prior to and during trials and other proceedings, and a few serving short sentences.  

And yes, all (of nearly all) federal prisoners are processed in the intake center (Federal Transfer Center) in Oklahoma City. (That does not mean there are no short-term stays elsewhere in the BOP system.)

Edited June 1, 2021 by Houston19514

[Houston19514]

22 hours ago, Inspector_Gadget said:

This specific Federal Prison is for low risk female inmates. Prisons are segregated by gender and prisons (now called Units) designated to house male or female only. 

If by "this specific Federal Prison" you are referring to the downtown Houston Federal Detention Center, I'm pretty sure your statement is incorrect.  It is not just low-risk and it is not just females. It houses both males and females, of all security levels, for short-term stays.

[hindesky]

I have a close friend whose brother worked for the U. S. Customs and Border Protection Agency down in the Rio Grand Valley. The brother got busted for helping drug runners from Mexico. He got placed at the Houston Federal Detention Center until he was transferred to a federal prison up in Massachusetts. So it is a short term prison for inmates awaiting  transfer to federal prison after they are found guilty. Lots of those Federal trials take place here in Houston.