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From Houstorian's Map Collection - 1895 Whitty & Stott Houston Map 1. College Heights 2. Anne Hts. 3. Sunset Heights 4. Houston Hts. 5. Woodland Hts. 6. Third Ward Hts. 7. Bryan Hts. 8. Independence Hts. (outside of map boundaries) ... I'm sure there were more. Addition and Place were common name endings, as well. I guess Park was popular, too...there is a Deer Park (wooded property) and a Riverside Park on the map, off Washington (Heights Area).

I just read a similar story on the Meadowcreek site. Scary. Glad you and your family are ok. It happens everywhere. Caution, awareness, and a loud barking dog help. Mine is a German Shepherd.

I've seen this a lot, lately. IMO - a very sad photo.

2817 Sauer ...for sale: http://search.har.com/engine/2817-Sauer-St-Houston-TX-77004_HAR27062987.htm

7100 Block of N.Main at E. 31st St. ... I watched that circular church at 59 & I-10 for years. It sat there with it's rusty skeletal frame for many years. Was nice to see it finally completed.

...and pony rides at those simple little establishments, Peppermint Park (Gulfgate location), and Sears (Pasadena) or Harrisburg Blvd. Walking over the bridge to the Gulfgate Cinema, or down the steps to the bowling alley, or riding the miniature train at the zoo. passing by the Galveston Balinese Room, and thinking how exotic it was. Strolling through the "over the water" souvenir shops at Galveston, to the end porch.

Voice St. Of Houston was the name listed with the property on Swamplot.

It's a great old building. Enjoyed my visits, and the music. Yeah... what's gonna happen to it now?

There are obviously many definitions of the soul of Houston. I was furnishing one interpretation of what some Houstonians deem worthy. I was hoping to point out what we stand to lose (the two 1870's buildings are not in their original locations, one is a townhouse, the other an empty lot). The same argument can be made for each immediate area surrounding Downtown proper. Some areas seemed to flow from it, until the freeways cut them up. Some have always had natural and man-made borders that have isolated them. My fear is that the third sentence made not be accurate, in the near future. The Fourth Ward - (or whatever name it's called now) - I've read that some of the area was gifted, but not all of it. Naturally, integration brought changes. But landlords have had something to do with it, as well. "Its residents are caught in speculation and the absentee property owners are having buildings condemned rather than initiating improvements, waiting for the time when the land can be sold for big building"... Peter C.Papademetriou - Houston, an architectural guide (1972) It is my hope that the small cottage got moved not dozed and the red bricks stay. Is it not possible to run the utilities under the sidewalks on these two streets? I don't have a clue how it works. I just know that I have come to appreciate the historical blue-collar workers tiny dwelling more than the elite Houston mansion. The soul of Houston to me, personally, lies in the bayou and land of Harrisburg, Texas, or maybe the music of the Eldorado Ballroom.

oh yeah... here's another link you may enjoy...http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/18829-gulf-freeway-landmarks/?hl=+gulf%20+freeway I miss : - Old wooden screen doors, open windows, attic fans and the smell of freshly cut grass. - A not-so-junky looking I-45. - Spotting that old wooden, unpainted 2-story structure on the curve of Pierce Elevated. - Alll those vintage neon signs. -The cool feel of the spotless terrazzo and the sound and look of the fountains, while strolling through Gulfgate in the '60's-70's.

I just saw this... interesting. One writers perspective.

I saw that 1950's restaurant listed for demolition on Swamplot. 5080 O.S.T at M.L.K. (previously S.Park)

http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/citydir The old Houston City Directories are on-line now. They are a frequent source for my research, may help.

Near East Side ?

http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/HistoricPres/landmarks/10PL91_William_Shipp_House_1511_Everett.pdf Everett Street - home owner history. This house sits right next to the one listed in my original post. 1509 Everett is visible (to the left of ) the restored home (in the photo) included in the Historical Designation report. "Near Northside" - see Historical Significance... in link above. Near Northside Houston’s Near Northside neighborhood dates from the 1880s, when residential development began to meet the expansion of the adjacent railyards. The Near Northside was once part of the Fifth Ward that was formed in 1866 out of the First and Second wards north of Buffalo Bayou and east of White Oak Bayou. Houston’s wards were established as political districts, each represented by elected aldermen. When Houston adopted a commission form of government in 1905, the political life of the wards ended yet their name continues to this day to describe geographic areas of the inner city. Today, the western boundary of the Fifth Wad zigzags between Maury and Hwy 59, and the area west of Maury to I-45 is known as the Near Northside. 1511 Everett - http://search.har.com/engine/1511-Everett-St-Houston-TX-77009_HAR9325696.htm Houston's Wards - 1913 Map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Ward,_Houston#mediaviewer/File:MapHouston1913.jpg This area has some really nice older homes. I really hope it manages to hold on to its railroad identity, in the coming gentrification years.

http://blibman.wix.com/ricemilitary#!history/c11pc page 2, see Brunner section, paragraph 4... looks like the house on Dickson (previously Pine) was directly across from Daniel C. Dickson (wood dealer) house... per 1895-96 City Directory... great research...H.Neal Parker. The homes can be seen on the 1940's aerial maps (GoogleEarth)

Arche_757 - I do agree that it is under utilized. I wonder if restrictions keep the city from doing too much. Or if they just chose to put all the money into Hermann Park.

I believe there was a clause in the deed to will the land to the city, by the Hogg estate. They wanted it to be a park, to honor returning soldiers. ... I've often wondered why that section of BB was left untouched, as well.

1509 Everett (the one on the right) for sale... nice highly detailed cottage. Somehow, I doubt this area will be untouched by the rapid gentrification of the Downtown periphery, even with all the noted isolating barriers. HAR lists the house as yr. built. 1930. I'm guessing, older. http://search.har.com/engine/1509-Everett-Houston-TX-77009_HAR83974894.htm

809 Robin St. - c.1870's - example of the Gulf Coast cottage (very small house, similar to the shotgun style, has side-facing gables) 1318 Andrews St. - c.1870's - oldest datable building in Fourth Ward.

The back side of Fire Station #2 (one location, the stations are renumbered, reassigned quite often, in Houston's history) and old houses.

Sampson & Preston: Previous Fire Station #2

"North of the Montrose neighborhoods lies the community now called Fourth Ward, the oldest black neighborhood in Houston. Fourth Ward is the antithesis of the popular image of Houston. It embodies everything the the city is supposed to lack: tradition, history, a stable, rooted community culture. Fourth Ward, because it is black and poor, has endured official neglect for most of its history, yet it is the most moving place in the city. It is, as the novelist Olive Hershey observed, the soul of Houston." Stephen Fox, AIA - Houston Architectual Guide, 2nd edition Surely, a compromise can be reached. The area has already lost so much of it's history. Some of the remaining historical sites are on intersections. At least in these areas, the brick streets should be left undisturbed. 500 historically designated structures reduced to 35, shameful statistics. I plead, please save some of each ward's distinguishing characteristics. How did the 6th Ward's historical district address the utility updates, and not disturb the brick streets?

I'm impressed with their menu. Nice variety. Good food. Oh... And awesome ceiling fan.

Nice restoration and addition. FireHouse #6.