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Texas portal; Architecture portal; The Julia Ideson Building is a Houston Public Library facility in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States.It is named for Julia Bedford Ideson, who served as the system's first head librarian for 40 years.
According to Houston Press, "This place is the overnight epicenter of Inner Loop chic.In a swell, saffron-hued room right out of L.A., Houston's hipsters congregate for cafe latte, killer handmade layer cakes, verdant focaccia sandwiches and baby pizzas (try the lush mushroom-and-pesto).
Bellaire Boulevard (also known as Holcombe, and as 百利大道 Bǎilì Dàdào in Chinese and Đại Lộ Sàigòn in Vietnamese [1]) is an arterial road in western Houston, Texas, United States. The street also goes through unincorporated areas in Harris County and the cities of Bellaire , Southside Place , and West University Place .
James Baldwin wrote much of his 1953 classic "Go Tell It On The Mountain" while drinking cognac and coffee on the cafe's second floor. [6] The café was a setting and featured in the dust jacket of Ravelstein, written by Saul Bellow. The café was featured in the 3rd episode ("Paris") of series 4 of Absolutely Fabulous in 2001.
Fleur de Lys was a French restaurant in San Francisco, California, US. It closed in June 2014 after a 28-year run. [1] [2] A sister restaurant in Las Vegas by the same name was closed in 2010 and reopened under the name Fleur by Hubert Keller in 2010. [2]
The Houston Business Development, Inc. (HBD) and the Business Information Center (BIC) are in Palm Center. [19] Over 40 small businesses are in the complex. [18] The Houston Texans YMCA was built on 5-acre (2.0 ha) of land, [20] on the site of a previous building that had been abandoned; this building had the original Palms Center sign. [18]
The National Museum of Funeral History is a museum in Houston, Texas, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics that aim to "educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care." The 35,000-square-foot museum opened in 1992.
In March 1990 RioStar managed eleven Ninfa's locations, 10 Bambolino's locations, and four Atchafalaya River Cafe locations. [1] Rio Star had $27.2 million in sales in 1990. In May 1991 the company, then the largest Hispanic-owned employer in Houston, had 1,300 employees, 11 Ninfa's, 10 Bambolino's, 4 Atchafalaya's, and nine other food ...