isuredid Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Abandoned East End House Westmoreland District House Old Drawbridge Under US59 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Westmoreland District HouseThat one reminds me of the old one on Pasadena Street in the East End. Don't forget to take and post a photo of that one, if you get a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 (edited) Giant Oak - Glenwood Cemetery - Lots of Spanish Flu victims nearby Old Houston and Texas Central RR Bridge - Frostown Arches - The Texas Company Old Church - Near Northside Alamo Plaza Motel - Old Spanish Trail Downtown view from Glenwood Cemetery Edited November 3, 2006 by isuredid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 (edited) Houston Texas And New Orleans Rail Road Shops from 1891 Houston Panoramic Map Abandoned North Side Shops First Ward Fixer-up-ers Glenwood Cemetery Gully George Hermann Grave Glenwood Cemetery (Hermann Park) Old Heights Gas Station House off of North Main Edited November 3, 2006 by isuredid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Great pictures. Bravo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 House on Hadley Street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Abandoned East End House That one is the Brady House (HAIF mention here). It's got tax issues etc. and so apparently is in legal limbo. The interior is pretty much gutted and there had been a small fire on the 3rd floor. Great set of photos, isuredid. Preservation is helped by awareness and most Houstonians never notice old buildings still lingering so they are seldom missed once gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Old Houston and Texas Central RR Bridge - Frostown Check out the tree on the left bank. I'm no tree expert, but can anyone guess if that tree was deliberately planted? Sometimes the best way to check out what *used* to exist at a razed site is to look at the nearby trees, flora/fauna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Old Farmhouse on Griggs Road Old House Behind San Jacinto Stone Building on Rutland Place Sunset in the Old Sixth Ward Helene Apartments on Hadley Old Farmhouse in Cypress German Church in Addicks Thomas Street Health Center Abandoned Robert E. Lee Elementary School - Northside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunKing Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Awesome post! Thanks isuredid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyps Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Sunset in the Old Sixth Ward funny! the house I used to rent keeps popping up on here! too funny, too bad I don't still live there, I'd invite you over :> I did a drive through in the area North of the 6th ward, S I-10, E Taylor, W Houston a few months ago and took some pics. You might like those, that area if full of really neat houses just crying for renovation, but developers/townhomes are currently swarming through. I don't think there will be anyone to challenge them as the area is currently sketchy at best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 House used in the movie Jason's Lyric (Jada Pinkett) - Sauer and Tuam - Third Ward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Terms of Endearment houses - Locke Lane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Old drawbridge under US59. Did not know that was there. Great pics thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasFreeway.com Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 German Church in Addicks I read in the Chronicle a while back that this church will be torn down by developers. What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 German Church in Addicks I read in the Chronicle a while back that this church will be torn down by developers. What a shame. That's Addicks United Methodist Church. That church has deep ties to the region (including Hillendahl -- Blue Light -- Cemetery). I believe that particular building has been around since 1915. It would be a shame to see it torn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Incredible thread. Thanks for sharing these with me. I used to volunteer at the Thomas Street Clinic. That place always felt haunted!Hopefully, people will begin to realize the importance of trying to save pieces of our past. In fact, I work in an old mill building that has been turned into lofts in Boston and my new gym is located in an old railroad building very similar to the one in these pics. They can be re-adapted to today's needs with just a little bit of imagination! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 German Church in Addicks I read in the Chronicle a while back that this church will be torn down by developers. What a shame. Yeah, this is just the kind of thing that I've always wanted to buy and turn into a microbrewrey. Sell the product under the label "Holy Spirits". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Thomas Street Health Center Abandoned Robert E. Lee Elementary School - Northside "The Tom" is one of my favorite antique buildings in town. Lee School is also a keeper, and both sitting on one of Houston's best hills which might lead to developer/tear down interest at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 (edited) Pasadena Street House in Forest Hill Neighborhood I went to High School with someone who lived directly behind this house Pasadena Street House - Second View Saint Nicholas Convent - Live Oak Street Lorinos Grocery - Telephone and Lawndale Old Filling Station - Leeland at Ennis Old Watermelon and Fruit Stand off Navigation Port of Houston Edited November 4, 2006 by isuredid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 "The Tom" is one of my favorite antique buildings in town. Lee School is also a keeper, and both sitting on one of Houston's best hills which might lead to developer/tear down interest at some point.My mom went to elementary at Lee in the 40's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 The railroad buildings are part of the Hardy Yards property. They have been gutted and remediated. Though the property is for sale to other developers, the intention is for those buildings to be reused. Obviously, the final decision rests with the final purchaser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 The railroad buildings are part of the Hardy Yards property. They have been gutted and remediated. Though the property is for sale to other developers, the intention is for those buildings to be reused. Obviously, the final decision rests with the final purchaser."the final decision rests with the final purchaser" is the part that is worrisome and is true for almost all the remaining historical structures in Houston and Harris County. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Excellent pictures!Next door to the house in Westmoreland, the Waldo mansion (not pictured) was also used as a location for Terms of Endearment. It was a stand-in for the Jack Nicholson character's back yard (the house in the foreground in the Locke Lane picture). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Londale Hotel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Buffalo Bayou at Magnolia Park Old Rail Road Bridge at Magnolia Park The Peacock Apartments The Peacock - Details 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 First Ward Fixer-up-ers Was this pic taken right behind Crockett Elem.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 (edited) Goodbye to Chaneyville Olivewood Cemetery - Milton Baker Angel Edited November 5, 2006 by isuredid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isuredid Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Old Fullerton Elementary - Open Door Mission - Harrisburg Fullerton School 1910 Brays Bayou Moss Tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 ^^Glad that this building is still being used heavily. if you ride the harrisburg bike trail you go right behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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