neuman Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Therefore, the cap in those pictures has been sitting, turning green & deteriorating, in a Harris County storage area off of Navigation.By time they get around to putting it in place, it will look original! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telwink Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 By time they get around to putting it in place, it will look original!LOL HAHA. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JET @ HOU 1968 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Does anyone know if there was a diner or cafe around the court house on (Circa 1966-1971) 301 Fannin, Houston, Texas I have also heard there is a famous strip club near there also, not sure if this was open in the same time period. Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 It was years later, but the Pillot Cafe was on the ground floor of the Republic/Paul building across the street. The strip club you are thinking of may be the Pink Pussycat on the 200 block of Main. There is a picture of that posted in another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 It was years later, but the Pillot Cafe was on the ground floor of the Republic/Paul building across the street. The strip club you are thinking of may be the Pink Pussycat on the 200 block of Main. There is a picture of that posted in another thread.There was a place called "Dippy's Donuts" somewhere there on the ground floor of the old Pillot Bldg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Telwink gives us a great view of the renovation of the old Harris County courthouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfre81 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 That's an amazing building. Too bad it seems to just be sitting there rotting. Not that we've never seen that before here in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 That's an amazing building. Too bad it seems to just be sitting there rotting. Not that we've never seen that before here in Houston.Huh? The photograph is of the multi-million dollar RENOVATION of the courthouse. Prior to the renovation, the courthouse was so well used that hallways had been converted to offices, and file boxes lined the walls. It is anything but "sitting there rotting". I realize that the pastime of some Houstonians is to criticize anything and everything that is done here, but at least get your criticisms in the same ballpark. That building has done yeoman's work in its 100 years of existence, and is getting a careful and expensive restoration. It is NOT sitting there, and it is NOT rotting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 It is NOT sitting thereAll buildings sit. Some sit here, some sit there. That building definitely definitely looks like it's sitting there, not here. It could be the camera angle though. Or Photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 All buildings sit. Some sit here, some sit there. That building definitely definitely looks like it's sitting there, not here. It could be the camera angle though. Or Photoshop.Maybe David Blaine is levitating it but forgot to notify the press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfre81 Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Huh? The photograph is of the multi-million dollar RENOVATION of the courthouse. Prior to the renovation, the courthouse was so well used that hallways had been converted to offices, and file boxes lined the walls. It is anything but "sitting there rotting". I realize that the pastime of some Houstonians is to criticize anything and everything that is done here, but at least get your criticisms in the same ballpark. That building has done yeoman's work in its 100 years of existence, and is getting a careful and expensive restoration. It is NOT sitting there, and it is NOT rotting.Is this something that's gotten under way in the last year or so? I admit I haven't been by it in about a year or so, but I did a shoot around last May where I passed by it on Fannin Street and saw a bunch of busted out windows and nothing really being done with it. So sorry if I'm behind on the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 More like 2 and a half years. They began renovations in 2007. The first thing they had to do was rip out all of the modifications made to it over the decades. That gave it a pretty rough look, similar to an abandoned building. However, this is common in restoration projects. Here is a thread about it started in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 HARRIS COUNTY 1910 COURTHOUSE REDEDICATION CEREMONY AND RIBBON CUTTINGA dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting today marked the reopening of one of the county's most significant historical structures, the Harris County 1910 Courthouse. Guests and attendees were allowed to take self-guided tours of the restored courthouse following the ceremonies.The courthouse restoration project began in 2003 with Harris County Commissioners Court's authorization for the preparation of a master preservation plan by the Harris County Public Infrastructure Department. In 2004, the plan was submitted to the Texas Historical Commission and the preservation project was approved. The commission later awarded the county a $5 million construction grant that helped offset the county's approximately $65 million courthouse restoration costs. The last renovations made in 1954 created slight alterations to the building's exterior appearance, but significant changes to the courthouse's interior. The recent renovations, started in 2009, have restored the building exterior and the public spaces within the interior to their 1910 condition.A notable restoration to the exterior includes the reconstruction of the monumental staircases that were removed when the building's main entrance was relocated to the first floor. Major exterior construction also includes the restoration of the courthouse dome and the installation of new wood-framed windows that replaced old metal-framed windows. One of the most exceptional restorations to the courthouse's interior is the reopened rotunda. The rotunda was closed to create usable space in the building's upper levels, completely blocking the view of the courthouse's domed skylight. The center rotunda is now opened to a new shallow-domed stained glass skylight.The First Court of Appeals moved into the 1910 Courthouse in 1957, following the legislature's requirement that Harris County provide court facilities in Houston. In 1967, after it was created by the legislature, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals also resided in the courthouse. Both courts moved out in 1983 due to overcrowding. In September, the First and the Fourteenth Courts of Appeals will once again occupy the Harris County 1910 Courthouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utinga Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4124103438_01373b1880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4124103438_01373b1880.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div> Telwink gives us a great view of the renovation of the old Harris County courthouse.<div class="blogger-post-footer"> This photo is part of the HAIF photo pool on Flickr. You are welcome to add your photos to the pool for the entire group to see. Visit the pool: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/haif/pool/">HAIF Houston Photo Pool on Flickr</a><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7480774850351202792-1082048995826724417?l=haif-potd.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> [/quo Did any one go to the open house yesterday. Spectacular! Hope to see lots of pictures soon. My camera craped-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 HARRIS COUNTY 1910 COURTHOUSE REDEDICATION CEREMONY AND RIBBON CUTTINGA dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting today marked the reopening of one of the county's most significant historical structures, the Harris County 1910 Courthouse. Guests and attendees were allowed to take self-guided tours of the restored courthouse following the ceremonies.I am not easily impressed, but I AM impressed by this restoration. That old building looks wonderful, at least in the photos included in this article in the Chronicle Online Edition. http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Restored-courthouse-brings-history-to-life-2138217.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utinga Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 More fotos here:http://www.ghpa.org/news/?p=96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwcre8tive Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Beautiful restoration. The courthouses across the state are cultural treasures, and it's good that so many of them have seen renovation in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I heard that there will be tours for the public starting later next month/early November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Culturemap's article on the restoration and pbs preview for their show about ithttp://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/09-12-12-restored-to-glory-by-a-65-million-makeover-the-historic-harris-county-courthouse-becomes-a-movie-star/https://www.youtube.com/embed/0VHks4EhS8Q?title=&wmode=Transparent&rel=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Very cool. Thanks for posting that info, Lockmat. The courthouse restoration is beautiful. They did a great job! I'll look forward to the show this Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_jim Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 This building, which was constructed in 1909-1910, served as the fifth Harris County Courthouse. Designed by Charles Erwin Barglebaugh, an associate in the prominent Dallas architectural firm of Lang and Winchell, the building features classical revival styling. Outstanding details include the domed roof, ornate central projections, or risalits, with Corinthian columns, and elaborate ornamentation of terra cotta, limestone and masonry. Building materials include pink Texas granite and light brown St. Louis brick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Andrew Broadfoot has added a photo to the pool: Please do not share, sell, reproduce, manipulate or download these images without my expressed permission. All photos are copyrighted © 2013 Andrew BroadfootLens Used: Sony Vario-Sonnar T* 2,8/16-35 Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Andrew Broadfoot has added a photo to the pool: Please do not share, sell, reproduce, manipulate or download these images without my expressed permission. All photos are copyrighted © 2013 Andrew BroadfootLens Used: Sony Vario-Sonnar T* 2,8/16-35 Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Patrick Feller has added a photo to the pool: I've photographed the exterior several times over the years, before, during and after the restoration.Visting the courthouse yesterday, I was somewaht awed by the interior, the lighting perfect for available light shooting. The access was a real surprise. After the metal detector, one can explore essentially the whole building, even some of the courtrooms, except, of course, when in session.www.flickr.com/photos/nakrnsm/sets/72157613999310155/ Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Patrick Feller has added a photo to the pool: I've photographed the exterior several times over the years, before, during and after the restoration.Visting the courthouse yesterday, I was somewaht awed by the interior, the lighting perfect for available light shooting. The access was a real surprise. After the metal detector, one can explore essentially the whole building, even some of the courtrooms, except, of course, when in session.www.flickr.com/photos/nakrnsm/sets/72157613999310155/ Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 ✈ concord⁹⁷⁷ has added a photo to the pool: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5473/10016620475_2cb64f7a70_m.jpg © Curt Littlejohn / ✈ concord⁹⁷⁷ / aviationcolors Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 ✈ concord⁹⁷⁷ has added a photo to the pool: © Curt Littlejohn / ✈ concord⁹⁷⁷ / aviationcolors Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 ✈ concord⁹⁷⁷ has added a photo to the pool: © Curt Littlejohn / ✈ concord⁹⁷⁷ / aviationcolors Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Otto Mation) Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 ✈ concord⁹⁷⁷ has added a photo to the pool: © Curt Littlejohn / ✈ concord⁹⁷⁷ / aviationcolors Click here to view this photo at the HAIF Photo Pool on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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