Firebird65 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 If you've ever wondered where the name Mt. Houston came from when Houston is as flat as a cardiograph of a corpse, this may be the answer. Here is an ad from a 1909 Houston Post edition talking about the development of the area. Mt. Houston's name is a lot like that of the Heights. It comes from the fact that Mt. Houston's elevation is 31 feet above that of the city. Since the name Heights had already been taken, Mt. Houston seems like an imposing and impressive second choice. Mods, I take it as the ad is 108 years old and the paper and land development companies have long since ceased business, I'm more than OK as far as copyright goes, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Cool stuff! This would be fair use in any case, as far as copyright goes. That development didn't turn out as they planned. And, that's an awesome example of puffery and hard selling, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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