Subdude Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Good job! I think the Binz building at Main and Texas was new in 1982 however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuman Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Good job! I think the Binz building at Main and Texas was new in 1982 however.Yes and no. The information I have indicates that additional floors were added to the 1951 structure. An interesting side note - the original brick foundations of the 1890's building can still be seen in the basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 May I ask the source? It just seems odd to think a tall building would have been constructed on top of a two story commercial structure. The reason I ask is that there was also a claim that the current Binz Building is a remodel of the original 6-story structure (it's in Ray Miller's 'Houston'), which obviously couldn't have been the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neuman Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 May I ask the source? It just seems odd to think a tall building would have been constructed on top of a two story commercial structure. The reason I ask is that there was also a claim that the current Binz Building is a remodel of the original 6-story structure (it's in Ray Miller's 'Houston'), which obviously couldn't have been the case. You sound like my wife - she never believes me either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Merge if I duplicated please... Binz Building decorated for No-Tsu-Oh, 1907 - A Houston November carnival and festival began in the mid-1880s as the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival. It faltered, but was revived in 1899 as No-Tsu-Oh ("Houston" spelled backward). Here, the Binz Building, Houston's first skyscraper, is decorated with an electric light display for the festival. Chicago native Jacob Binz built the six-story building at Main Street and Texas Avenue in 1894. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.