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Box 1

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Contains 31 Results:

Sports, 1993-2007

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Dates: 1993-2007
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding sports (especially baseball and rodeo), sporting events, and venues in Houston. Included are the following articles:"The Astrodome, Loop 610 and Kirby Drive," Danni Sabota, February 22, 1993"Colorful Colt Stadium was interim ballpark in days before Astrodome," Garvin Berry, February 28, 1994"Astrodome built only after years of political infighting," Garvin Berry, August...

Events, 1994-2006

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Dates: 1994-2006
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding special events and occasions in Houston. Included are the following articles:"FDR's return trips to Houston were instigated by Jesse Jones," Garvin Berry, February 7, 1994 (reprinted under title "FDR was familiar with Houston during long tenure in White House" on September 26-October 2, 2003)"Presidential visits in days gone by were special events for entire city," Betty T. Chapman,...

Hotels and Restaurants, 1992-2007

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Dates: 1992-2007
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding Houston's hotels and restaurants. Included are the following articles:"Warwick Apartment Hotel, 5701 S. Main St.," Danni Sabota, January 20, 1992"Rice Hotel, Main Street and Texas Avenue," Danni Sabota, April 20, 1992"Plaza Hotel, 5020 Montrose Blvd.," Danni Sabota, August 10, 1992"Comely carhops, 15-cent burgers once reigned over restaurant scene," Betty T....

Notable Men, 1993-2009

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Dates: 1993-2009
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding prominent men in Houston and Texas. Included are the following articles:"'King' Rice laid foundation for Houston's development," Garvin Berry, November 8, 1993"Edward Teas left horticultural legacy to Houston streets and subdivisions," Betty T. Chapman, April 18, 1994"Red Adair: 'Hellfighter' drew Hollywood to Houston for 1968 John Wayne movie," Garvin Berry, April 25,...

Parks, Outdoor Art, Monuments, 1993-2009

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Dates: 1993-2009
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding Houston's municipal and amusement parks, monuments, and art displays. Included are the following articles:"Dick Dowling Monument, Hermann Park," Danni Sabota, April 12, 1993"The Old Place, Sam Houston Park," Danni Sabota, April 19, 1993"Sam Houston Statue, Hermann Park," Betty Chapman, July 26, 1993"Memorial Park: Runners jog where soldiers once drilled," Betty T....

Buildings--Private, 1991-2008

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Dates: 1991-2008
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding privately owned buildings in Houston. Included are the following articles:"The Scanlan Building, 405 Main St.," Danni Sabota, October 7, 1991 (reprinted under same title on June 14, 1993)"Old Houston Cotton Exchange Building, 202 Travis St.," Danni Sabota, April 27, 1992"Hogg Building, 401 Louisiana St.," Danni Sabota, May 11, 1992"Houston National Bank Building,...

Businesses, 1993-2009

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Dates: 1993-2009
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding various businesses and industries in Houston (especially banks and oil companies). Included are the following articles:"Great gushers: The evolution of Houston’s historic oil fields," Garvin Berry, December 13, 1993"Small Foley Bros. dry goods store evolved into modern retailing marvel," Betty T. Chapman, April 4, 1994"City newspapers closely tied to political history of...

Transportation, 1993-2009

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Dates: 1993-2009
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding automobiles and public transportation in Houston. Included are the following articles:"Houston traffic jams arrived with the 'horseless carriage,'" Garvin Berry, August 30, 1993"Streetcars played strategic role in driving city's development," Betty T. Chapman, April 12-18, 1996 (reprinted under same title on September 18-24, 2009)"Early visions of Iron Horse made city major...

Buildings--Public, 1992-2008

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Dates: 1992-2008
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding Houston's public buildings. Included are the following articles:"Houston City Hall, 901 Bagby St.," Danni Sabota, October 5, 1992"City Hall, circa 1909, Old Market Square," Garvin Berry, June 28, 1993"Houston has seen many epic battles over locations, designs of City Hall," Garvin Berry, January 20-26, 1995"Eclectic federal building stood as symbol of...

Notable Women, 1993-2011

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Dates: 1993-2011
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding prominent women, women's organizations, and women's suffrage in Houston and Texas. Included are the following articles:"Women have always been active on the Houston business scene," Betty Chapman, November 1, 1993"Houston attorney was chief justice of Texas' all-female Supreme Court," Betty Chapman, December 13, 1993 [about Hortense Ward]"Saunders brought world-class...

Houston and Texas History, 1994-2006

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Dates: 1994-2006
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding various topics of Houston and Texas History. Included are the following articles:"Annexation created dry zone, other oddities in Houston history," Garvin Berry, July 29-August 4, 1994"Bond issues have brought both controversy and improvements," Garvin Berry, December 9-15, 1994"Hyping Houston: Early boosters stretched the truth in selling city," Betty T. Chapman, April...

Schools, 1996-2007

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Dates: 1996-2007
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding Houston's private and public schools, including the early years of Houston Independent School District. Included are the following articles:"Early high schools paved way for public education in Houston," Betty T. Chapman, May 3-9, 1996 (reprinted under same title on September 8-14, 2006)"Private academics led public education efforts in Houston," Betty T. Chapman, October 23-29, 1998...

Architects and Architecture, 1998-2007

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Dates: 1998-2007
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding Houston or Texas-based architects and architecture. Included are the following articles:"City found connection to the past in Spanish Colonial architecture," Betty T. Chapman, January 9-15, 1998"Nicholas Clayton left lasting mark on Houston architecture," Betty T. Chapman, April 17-23, 1998 (reprinted under title “Nicholas Clayton left Houston legacy of architectural marvels” on July...

African American Life, 1997-2009

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Dates: 1997-2009
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding various aspects of African American life in Houston and Texas. Included are the following articles:"Emancipation Park: An early site of Juneteenth celebrations," Betty T. Chapman, June 13-19, 1997 (reprinted under title "Emancipation Park popular site for Juneteenth celebrations" on June 12-18, 2009)"Educational, spiritual legacy of Jack Yates remains clear," Betty T. Chapman, February...

Neighboring Communities, 1999-2006

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Dates: 1999-2006
Scope and Contents Newsclippings from Houston Business Journal's "Houston Heritage" column regarding other communities in Greater Houston. Included are the following articles:"Morgan's Point has novel history of war and peace," Betty T. Chapman, August 6-12, 1999 (reprinted under same title on July 9, 2004, and under title "Morgan's Point: Popular retreat has novel past in war and peace" on November 10-25, 2004)"Community of Spring Branch pioneered by German settlers," Betty T. Chapman,...