jb4647 Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 My grandfather worked for the Humble Oil Co from 1927-1972. He worked for them in Longview, TX until 1960 when they transfered him to Houston. His son, my dad, took these photos of the Humble Oil Bld construction on 800 Bell between 1960-1963. Notice the downtown YMCA in the background: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb4647 Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 Here are further Humble Oil Bld construction photos: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb4647 Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 The final set of Humble photos: From the roof of the new Humble Bld: From my grandfather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 looks like conoco changed to texas national bank during the construction...(unless the sign flipped or is seen from another side!) very interesting photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Neat shot of El Paso.One of my faves.And an AIA 1969 Honorable Mention Award, to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Your dad has some great photos. Keep them coming. And those pics from the roof......just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Wow...all of those surface parking lots...scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxConcrete Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 My grandfather worked for the Humble Oil Co from 1927-1972. He worked for them in Longview, TX until 1960 when they transfered him to Houston. His son, my dad, took these photos of the Humble Oil Bld construction on 800 Bell between 1960-1963.Great historical photos. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Wow...all of those surface parking lots...scary.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Come on we have just as many now. Just on the other side of downtown. It also seems maybe a few were dealerships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EspersonBuildings Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 EXCELLENT PHOTOS!! Thank You (and especially thanks to your dad and granddad!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiftoo Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 This is from the inside of a brochure touting the then-new Humble Building in 1963. Yep, a few things have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 This is from the inside of a brochure touting the then-new Humble Building in 1963. Yep, a few things have changed. Cool! Where' the Shamrock? I think I'm seriously confused by this view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiftoo Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Cool! Where' the Shamrock? I think I'm seriously confused by this view. Looks like in the bottom photo it's pretty much dead center, just under the word "street" in "South Main Street." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barracuda Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 What is the freeway running down the middle in the south photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 What is the freeway running down the middle in the south photo?Southwest freeway?Cool photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiftoo Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Southwest freeway?Cool photo.You're right. I think that is the Southwest Freeway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4PROP Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 This is from the inside of a brochure touting the then-new Humble Building in 1963. Yep, a few things have changed.Thanks for sharing this unique photo. I took my girl friend (now wife of 40+yrs) up there around this time. I recall the pay telescope jammed "on" so we got lots of free viewing time. Hey! Ten cents was a lot of money back then to a teeny-bopper.The photo is a little fuzzy, but in the south view I can make out the South Main drive in theater screen as well as the Playland Park roller coaster. Best I can tell, the demolition of the race track grandstands had already taken place at the east end of the coaster. The large structure in the upper right must be the HL&P plant, but I may need a second opinion on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 You're right. I think that is the Southwest Freeway.but today it's actually the downtown spur...the part that goes over s. main and comes around by the GRB hasnt been built yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiftoo Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 And here's the other side of the brochure. It had some interesting stuff, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 The saddest part? Not seeing the 59 elevated cut off the east-end of downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Tbird Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 The photo is a little fuzzy, but in the south view I can make out the South Main drive in theater screen as well as the Playland Park roller coaster. Best I can tell, the demolition of the race track grandstands had already taken place at the east end of the coaster. The large structure in the upper right must be the HL&P plant, but I may need a second opinion on that.4PROP... Second opinion here. If the HL&P facility you refer to was the one near the intersection of South Main and Hiram Clarke, I think the structure in the upper right is too far away to be it. The HL&P plant would be just above and a little bit to the right of the South Main Drive-In screen you pointed out. I don't think it's visible in that photo, but your eyes are far better than mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 And here's the other side of the brochure. It had some interesting stuff, too. It took less than a year to build it? wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 It took less than a year to build it? wowstructural steelwork completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIREhat Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 That freeway is 527; you can tell because it runs parallel to South Main before curving to the SW. Erik Slotboom's book says that 527 and the first section of the SW Freeway were opened at the same time (7/26/61) and that 527 was considered a separate spur even then (118-119). He shows that the section of the SWF that crosses Main didn't open until the early '70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jb4647 Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 These are some really great photos! Pretty Cool! My Dad's father, Cecil Burdick Sr., worked for for the Humble Oil Company (later Exxon) from 1927 thru his death in 1972 at the age of 62. Much of that time was spent in Longview, TX. In 1960, Humble re-located him to Houston as they constructed the their new headquarters on Bell. This construction was well documented by both my father & grandfather. The first photo in the set is of the original Humble bld in 1958. It is now the Marriott Residence Inn. The rest of the photos were taken between 1960-63.I've put the link to the photos here:http://photobucket.com/humble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 From reddit u/AColonelOfTruth Looks like the Houston House and 2016 Main apartments were under construction. Edit: I think this is the Holiday Inn instead of the 2016 Main. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EspersonBuildings Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 It's actually the 1801 Main Street Building. Not sure what it's original name was but do know it underwent a renovation in the early 2000's This photo is actually from 1965, I used to live in The Houston House Apartments and know it was constructed in 1965. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Nice view of the Beaconsfield, too (1910's apartment building on Main & Pease). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 23 hours ago, EspersonBuildings said: It's actually the 1801 Main Street Building. Not sure what it's original name was but do know it underwent a renovation in the early 2000's This photo is actually from 1965, I used to live in The Houston House Apartments and know it was constructed in 1965. What was the big short building with the white top in the background? Looks like it took up a whole block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 If you're asking about the one to the left of the Humble (Exxon) Building, in front of the old downtown Y, it's the Humble Building's garage. It's still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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