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Joseph Finger – Architect
Joseph Finger: The Man behind Houston’s Iconic Architecture By Josh Levine Some of Houston’s most iconic structures, including the Gulf Building, theaters such as River Oaks Theater, and City Hall are products of architectural trends known collectively as both art deco and moderne. One of the first and most prolific Houston architects of these styles, […]
HOPE Clinic
Planting the Seed of HOPE: Cultivating Health Care in Houston By Thu Huong Vu On October 18, 2012, a celebration was held in honor of the HOPE Clinic. On that same day ten years before, the HOPE Clinic began its mission to provide culturally and linguistically competent health care to underserved populations in Houston. Over […]
Heights Woman’s Club
Houston Heights Woman’s Club: Over 100 Years of Friendship and Philanthropy By Lindsay Scovil Dove At the turn of the twentieth century, the Houston Heights was a budding community, the pride of some of Houston’s elite. However, its developer, Oscar Martin Carter, envisioned the area as a suburb for everyone, not just the wealthy. During […]
Houston: Craft Brew City
Houston: Craft Brew City By Anjelica Guevara During Beer Week in Houston, Texas, a quick google search will render over fifty events taking place in honor of beer. This might come as a surprise to some, who are unaware of the colorful and decorated past of Houston’s breweries and the love Houstonians have for their […]
Bobbie Lee, Da Mayor of Fifth Ward
Bobbie Lee, Da Mayor of Fifth Ward: The Black Invisible Social Construct By Aaron P. Goffney As I sat with Bobbie Lee, I immediately felt his energy. His passion for war and history steamed my interest. I knew this man had something to say. Upon our introduction, we shook hands, he asked me to state […]
From the Archives – Gorilla Girls
“With Love and Bananas”: Houston Gorilla Girls Seek Equality for Female Artists By Vince Lee At a time when female artists continued to lack the full recognition they deserved, four Houston women banded together as the Houston Gorilla Girls in protest against the status quo. The group organized in May of 1987 as the local […]
Letter from the Editor – Patchwork of Our Past
A Patchwork, Letter from the Editor Houston HistoryAnnounces Exciting New Change to Partial Digital Format By Joe Pratt I hate computers. Reading page after page of dissertations and student papers on my computer has hastened the decline of my old eyes. Writing on a computer ranks up there with traffic jams on the Gulf Freeway […]
Volume 2, Number 2
Houston Remembers World War II Vol. 2, No. 2 – Spring 2005 Download PDF Letter from the Editor 2 Memorials and Memories by Joseph A. Pratt 8 The Cruiser Houston Peacetime Icon, Wartime Martyr by Jim Saye 11 Reinventing Houston: Mexican Americans of the World War II Generation by Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez 14 Facing History-CREW: The men […]
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Mayor Annise Parker Declares Houston History Day
Mayor Annise Parker declares December 11th, 2012 Houston History Day, and congratulates the magazine in celebrating its tenth year of publication.