[WesternGulf]

The last time I posted a thread was in October. I have taken these pics over the last month that cover a lot of areas in the Innerloop. I have sort of excluded the east side since I am not too familair with it outside of Third Ward, but I will cover as much as I can in the next thread. These photos cover some of Downtown, the Near Northside, the Montrose, Sixth Ward, the Heights, the Village, and Midtown. By the way, no car needed in this car friendly city to get to these destinations and got to each one with ease.

Enjoy.

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Night falls on the Near Northside
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TMC in the distance from Midtown
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Heading southwest to the Village
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Stumbling upon the Montrose.
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Wake up for another round of photos.
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Looking over Western Third Ward/ Museum District
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Sixth Ward
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Never would have thought eh?
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[OhioGuy]

Good job with the photos! And good tour as well. :)

[harls]

Wow.. great shots here!

[HomeInMyShoes]

Nice. Very nice. Intimate and moody.

[ColDayMan]

Good stuff.

[Boris]

Fantastic photos!!!!!

[Great_Hizzy]

Those Sixth Ward pics are especially awesome. An area of the city that's not seen enough, IMO.

[Complex01]

Those are really great pics of Houston. I like the cats as well. Very nice...

:yes:

[Jasper and one o nin]

When I think of Houston I think...
Papasitos, West University Place, drive through liquor stores,
Its not the heat... Its the HEAT AND THE HUMITY
High School Football, Papa Doe's (sp?), Craw daddies, Chey's, Luby's, Freeways, Galleria, "the village"

[Mopacs]

Great shots! Where did you get the aerials? Chase tower?

[KevinFromTexas]

Very nice. Gorgeous pictures there.

[JManc]

this the same houston i live in?

[dharper6]

this the same houston i live in?

Doesn't look like the Houston I lived in before moving to Austin, but I think the forumer wanted people to see the less photographed, less glitzy areas. A lot of the funkiness shown in the photos reminds me of Austin, where funkiness, not glitz, is the norm.

[mSeattle]

Lookin' nice. Houston Flavor.

[Paintballer1708]

Very nice.

[arbeiter]

gather round the good stuff!

[fflint]

Nice pics of some fun areas.

[Terminus]

These are fantstic. Thank you for posting them.

[Wheelingman04]

Very interesting!

[Xeelee]

how near is this near northside where you took the pics?

[Shasta]

Hooray. These are great, WesternGulf. I've missed your threads because yours remind me of what I remember of Houston. Off the beaten path is the best way!

[JManc]

i still wanna meet up with WG one of these days and take pics with him. i am so unmotivated to go out on my own.

oh...and enjoy river oaks theater while you can...they are demo'ing it soon. :(

[texasboy]

Some of those Sixth Ward photos look like they are straight out of Mid City New Orleans. The beignets picture really added the touch and made me hungry. LOL. Love that corner store shot. Your pics have really matured. Great photos.

oh...and enjoy river oaks theater while you can...they are demo'ing it soon.

Yeaaah right. Please tell me your kidding. That area wouldn't even seem right with that of all things being demoed.

[WesternGulf]

Thanks guys

Mopacs: The outer area shots such as the Texas Medical Center and the Third Ward were taken from the Wells Fargo Plaza. The other ones were taken from Chase Tower.

Xeelee: The area is in the extended warehouse area northeast of downtown. The area canyons Interstate 10. Some streets that go in the area are Sterrett, Nance, and Richey.

texasboy: jmancuso speaks the truth, but the company that owns the place had some information that leaked publically. The whole city and even some native Houstonians nationally are getting in on the action. The company has responded but with a "there are no immediate plans to demo the theater."

[Segun]

the muthafuckin saga continues

great shit, whats with the stray cats, you think you in Philadelphia?

[Reverberation]

Well done, I hope the fog comes back.

[MontroseNeighborhood]

Great Pics Man! I am surprised you and I never catch the other in a shot...lol! Anyway, I think I saw you at the Art Crawl.

[TXLove]

really great set of photos :tup:

[M. Brown]

I love the palm trees. Do they grow naturally in Houston or are they planted?

[Urban Zombie®]

There's some funkiness for ya. Some supah slices!

[pwright1]

Excellent pics. You really captured the essence of the inner loop. I love it down there. Great thread.

[dharper6]

I love the palm trees. Do they grow naturally in Houston or are they planted?

I lived there for many years and there were always palms, but mostly on the south side and central city (e.g., Montrose and Heights)). The north side was literally carved out of the native pine forest and I don't recall seeing palms there. Maybe there's a forumer who knows? How about all the palms in Galveston and the southern coast around Corpus Christi?

[dharper6]

Will someone please tell me the approximate boundaries of the sixth ward? I will be in Houston this coming weekend to do an intense tour, and would love to see that neighborhood. I love those little cottages. Is it undergoing gentrification? Sort of looks like it.

[dharper6]

I love the palm trees. Do they grow naturally in Houston or are they planted?

I lived there for many years and there were always palms, but mostly on the south side and central city (e.g., Montrose and Heights)). The north side was literally carved out of the native pine forest and I don't recall seeing palms there. Maybe there's a forumer who knows? How about all the palms in Galveston and the southern coast around Corpus Christi?

[dharper6]

Oops...sorry about the double post regarding palm trees.

[kool maudit]

wow. houston looks incredible.

[village person]

So weird. It looks like the lovechild of Los Angeles and Pensacola.

[WesternGulf]

Thanks guys

Montrose: yeah ya probably did. I see you on the 82 all the time, I am just not the type of person who bugs people. Next time I'll say hi. :)

MBrown: I do not htink palms are indigenous to Houston but the innerloop is literred with older Phoenix Canariensis palms. Especially in the Third Ward/Museum District, Heights, and Montrose.

dharper: The Sixth Ward is directly northwest of downtown south of Washington. If you turn on Sabine from Washington going south, it would put you right in the center of it.

[ChrisLA]

I almost missed this one, either Houston is looking good these days, or you're have a fantastic eye, or both. I'm impressed, thanks for sharing.

[totheskies]

Man those pics were the scheisse WesternGulf!!

Have you done any photo collections of Galveston or of the Heights?

[atl2phx]

excellent pics! good to see some houston flavor, grit and character.....i like it. the beignet's look great too!

[totheskies]

I lived there for many years and there were always palms, but mostly on the south side and central city (e.g., Montrose and Heights)). The north side was literally carved out of the native pine forest and I don't recall seeing palms there. Maybe there's a forumer who knows? How about all the palms in Galveston and the southern coast around Corpus Christi?

I wondered about this when I moved here. There are two species of palm found in Texas:

1) the Sabal Minor or dwarf palmetto, which is a dwarf palm tree that grows all over south texas and the gulf coast (and even up through the Carolinas)
2) Sabal Mexicana which is Texas' only tree-sized palm. It grows in as far north as the Rio Grande Valley

A hybrid palm tree of the two was found growing naturally in Brazoria county, and they grow in height up to 27 feet.

So to answer directly, the hybrid tree is the only species that grows naturally, on the south side of the metro. Everything else is planted/imported.

[boden]

A good collection...particularly liked the two closeups...the one with the utility pole, and the other looking down on the art deco tower.
Some of the color is spectacular in those house shots too!

[Major AWACS]

Good shots! I just started house/condo hunting in some of those areas for my move back next summer. Now I can't wait! ;)

THanks for posting some great shots.

Ciao, and Hook 'em Horns,
Capt-AWACS, Future Houston Mayor

[Metro Matt]

I lived there for many years and there were always palms, but mostly on the south side and central city (e.g., Montrose and Heights)). The north side was literally carved out of the native pine forest and I don't recall seeing palms there. Maybe there's a forumer who knows?

There are palm trees of various types planted all over Houston, even as far north as The Woodlands, Conroe, & Huntsville. Of course, most of the palms you do see in Southeast Texas have been planted over the years, but it suprises most first time visitors in Houston that the region is semi-tropical hence the humidity where tropical vegetation thrives.

[JManc]

^ for a major city, houston is surprisingly lush. all we need are some monkeys and parrots in the trees and i'd think we'd be good to go.

[Great_Hizzy]

LOL @ monkeys and parrots.

For some reason, that especially makes me laugh. You're a nut, Jeremy.

[Agent Orange]

So weird. It looks like the lovechild of Los Angeles and Pensacola.

Indeed it does.

In fact, it also reminds me of Tampa in some ways. The low density grit, the dilapidated bungalows, the lives oaks and palms, the haphazard planning.

Great thread, WG. This is truly one of the best Houston threads I've seen here.

[dharper6]

There are palm trees of various types planted all over Houston, even as far north as The Woodlands, Conroe, & Huntsville. Of course, most of the palms you do see in Southeast Texas have been planted over the years, but it suprises most first time visitors in Houston that the region is semi-tropical hence the humidity where tropical vegetation thrives.

Yeah, the vegetation of that area is amazing. The neighborhoods tend to have lots of shade, particularly in the inner city and on the north side. To me, the most amazing vegetation is southwest of the city near Sweeny and Bay City. There are lightly traveled side roads that go through wooded areas that would make you think you're in the Amazon. I discovered them by accident about 10 years ago. The roads go through tunnels of trees that make it very dark and unreal. There's a coastal road on the Big Island of Hawaii that's the same way (near Pahoa). My family's land in deep East TX is the same way, but that's to be expected up there.

[vjhe]

Very nice collection on Houston. Very rich and soulful.

[WesternGulf]

Thanks guys.

totheskies: Yes I have taken photos of the Heights and Galveston, but with my old camera. The large Victorian white house above the Sixth Ward photos was take in the Heights. A lot of the photos can be seen in my signature.

[MobyLL]

WesternGulf -- Hey man, i know these are some old shots, and i guess you are in the sf bay area now; but i missed these photos first time around and just stumbled across them and i really like your pics. So i'm going to bump it back to the first page for awhile so others like me that missed them the first time around can take a look.

[denveraztec]

Wow! Incredibly impressive photos! Though Houston is so large and spread out, it's citizens are wonderfully down to earth and genuine. Thanks MobyLL for bumping up this thread.

[vjhe]

Wow, bumping a thread where the last post was almost a year ago? What is this, the "Above Atlanta" thread? ;)

Anyway, I had forgotten about this thread. It was a fun re-visit. You always take some of the best shots of Houston Westergulf. What us gon' do when you turn into a hippie in 08'? :)

[Shasta]

But where are all of the people and why are they all fat?

:)


Nice to revisit these pics.

Where are you WesternGulf? We need a new thread!

[WesternGulf]

Thanks MobyLL. I'll be a Bay Area resident on New Years Eve.

vjhe and Shasta I have one more thread in the works in the next month or so. I am taking photos everyday.

[newboldphilly]

1) the Sabal Minor or dwarf palmetto, which is a dwarf palm tree that grows all over south texas and the gulf coast (and even up through the Carolinas)


The sabal minor is the one that only grows to be about 5 ft. tall. The sabal palmetto is the one you're thinking of and yes it's native to gulf/atlantic coast. While I think they only grow wild up to about Mytle Beach they grow just fine in Wilmington, NC and i've seen mature trees as far north as Fayetteville and the Outer Banks.

The Date Palm also shows its face in a few of these Houston pictures. I've only seen those as far north as Charleston.

[pwright1]

I really love those beautiful old bungalows. They have beautiful old world charm and just a stones throw away from downtown. Thats what I like.

[LSyd]

i could've sworn i'd commented on these a long time ago, but better late than never: awesome, awesome pics.

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[Canasian]

Nice shots!