Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The CPC approved a second Civic Center plan in 1925. The approved plan featured a new city hall facing east toward a long reflection pool, surrounded by tree-canopied promenades. This layout effectively closed Brazos Street to vehicular traffic at the proposed City Hall, and created a public plaza, two blocks in length.
Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) (traditional Chinese: 華人策劃協會; simplified Chinese: 华人策划协会; pinyin: Huárén Cèhuà Xiéhuì; Jyutping: Waa4jan4 Caak3waak6 Hip3wui6) is one of the largest non-profit providers of educational, social, and community services for Asian-Americans in the United States. [1]
There is no pass or fail element to these tests. The minimum length of a training course is seven hours, although they may be longer. Where a course of seven hours is split into two parts, the second part must start within 24 hours of the first part ending. Driver CPC courses must be approved by JAUPT. The training provider will upload the ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Houston, Texas. It is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown Houston neighborhood, defined as the area enclosed by Interstate 10 , Interstate 45 , and Interstate 69 .
Mayor Thomas Scanlan toured the east coast in 1871 for an inspection of various city halls in preparation for a new city hall and market house for Houston. The city hired Charles E. Hoare to design the new Italianate civic center, which included city offices, market stalls, and a theater. The project cost the city $400,000, but the 1873 ...
Bob Lanier Public Works Building is a 410 ft (125 m) tall skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It was completed in 1968 and has 27 floors. It is the 41st tallest building in the city. Eero Saarinen's CBS Building in New York City inspired the design for this building. It was named after Houston mayor Bob Lanier who served between 1992 and 1998.
Bayou Place is a 130,000 square foot [1] entertainment complex that houses multiple theaters, bars, and restaurants located in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The complex was the former Albert Thomas convention center located in the Houston Theater District at 500 Texas Street (originally built in the late 1960s).
The City Hall and Market House, located on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue, was shared by the Houston city government and the city market.(1904) Houston City Hall and Market (postcard, circa 1912-1924) From 1841 to 1939, Houston's municipal government was headquartered at Old Market Square. It was destroyed by fire in the 1870s, and also in ...