robhan Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Aside note many Houston residents of the time claimed this building was so large that it was a waste since Houston would never need a school this big. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 Aside note many Houston residents of the time claimed this building was so large that it was a waste since Houston would never need a school this big. That I truly believe! That must have been a common phrase in those days for most of the cities structures, road's, etc. Something I always bear in mind is that Houston became the central re-location for most if not all of the residents that once lived near the Gulf and fled after the 1900 storm. Houston boomed and rest is history of course. Remember this was build in 1907. A mere 7 years after that historical calamity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robhan Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 The old school was also very close to The Old Houston Fire Station #1 which must have also been HFD headquarters and the location of Sam Houston;s House when he was President of the Republic. That I truly believe! That must have been a common phrase in those days for most of the cities structures, road's, etc. Something I always bear in mind is that Houston became the central re-location for most if not all of the residents that once lived near the Gulf and fled after the 1900 storm. Houston boomed and rest is history of course. Remember this was build in 1907. A mere 7 years after that historical calamity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Houston High School was impressive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 That's the site of the Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts. HISD never sold the lot after the previous building (not the one in the picture) was torn down, but used it as a parking lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Here's a photo of the Sam Houston High School railroad train. A little confused. I thought the name of the school, given the date, should be either Houston Normal and High School; 1902-1914, or Houston High School; 1914-1926. Rail car number 280. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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