Subdude Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 From Houston Neighborhoods Council:For more than 65 years, Tin Can Alley secured a spot in Houston history. Located in the northwest corner of downtown, Tin Can Alley was actually a street, one block in length and oriented from east to West. The eastern end of the street terminated at Buffalo Bayou. The street was located within a wedge-shaped city block formed by the convergence of Preston and Washington avenues, just south of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad yards. It was situated on undulating terrain with deep gullies, which drained into the adjacent bayou. An early description of the area noted a preponderance of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Very interesting! This is the first I'd heard of this little street from the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 There are a couple of other "missing" downtown streets. Szabo and Frederick ran north-south in the downtown part of Fourth Ward. Szabo disappeared when Smith St. was extended southward to Midtown. Frederick was removed when the street grid was reconfigured to build Allen Center. It ran through what today would be the middle of the Enron Building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 When was it written? Sig Byrd wrote about this area in his book, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 I hope you don't mind but I added the posts from an older topic about Tin Can Alley to this thread. Thanks for posting this, especially the old article and map. You really do your research. Where did you find the old article? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwrm4 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Interesting...I've heard that area referred to as Tin Can Alley before and thought people were just referencing the corrugated metal townhomes that litter the general area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 (edited) 1874 04/13/1880 Edited January 21, 2007 by isuredid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Anyone who has ever read the Sig Byrd story on Vinegar Hill should enjoy this photo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Anyone who has ever read the Sig Byrd story on Vinegar Hill should enjoy this photo: Great topic. Even long time Houstonians were unaware of this name, streets, etc. That photo alone is rare. Wish we could make out the year at the bottom? Looks like 1954??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Great topic. Even long time Houstonians were unaware of this name, streets, etc. That photo alone is rare.Wish we could make out the year at the bottom? Looks like 1954???Yes...November 14, 1954 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnfinley Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 I didn't want to be the first to point that out. Oh well........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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