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The Oral History of Houston; A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912, published 1912, hosted by the Portal to Texas History; True stories of old Houston and Houstonians: historical and personal sketches / by S. O. Young., published 1913, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
Houston dismantles the last of its streetcar system. Population: 384,514. [15] September 18, 1942 - Robertson Stadium opens as Houston Public School Stadium. [22] 1945 - The University of Houston separates from HISD and becomes a private university. 1947. Houston voters defeat the first-ever referendum for citywide zoning.
In eighteen seasons as owner, the Saints went 78–176–5, with only 1979 and 1983 seeing the team win more than seven games. [9] Owing to his inexperience, Mecom attempted to remedy the team's perpetual troubles with the advice from anyone he could ask, such as the league or the media, which only made things worse.
Vince's Bridge was a wooden bridge constructed by Allen Vince over Vince Bayou near Houston, Texas. Its destruction by the Texan Army Rangering Company played a critical role during the April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto in the decisive defeat of the Mexican Army , which effectively ended the Texas Revolution .
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In 2006, Houston Endowment, Inc., a philanthropic foundation dedicated to improving life for the people of the greater Houston area, approved a $600,000 grant to be used by the Buffalo Bayou Partnership toward restoring and converting the 1930s Sunset Coffee Building into usable space and further improving Allen's Landing Park.
All Saints Catholic Church is an historic church at 201 East 10th Street in the historic Heights area of Houston, Texas. The parish is a part of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. It is in Houston Heights block 218. [3] The Romanesque Revival-style church building was constructed in 1926 and added to the National Register of Historic Places ...