That Eastwood area looks sort of interesting. Is that where you live?
The ward where the boarded up houses are looks amazingly like parts of New Orleans. I'm assuming they're being razed so that more condos will go up. I guess there are pros and cons of that.
That Eastwood area looks sort of interesting. Is that where you live?
The ward where the boarded up houses are looks amazingly like parts of New Orleans. I'm assuming they're being razed so that more condos will go up. I guess there are pros and cons of that.
Nice photo set!
yes, I live in Eastwood... the brick house in the first and last shot
Agreed... Houston and New Orleans used to have a lot more in common, but the personalities of the cities (one is obviously concerned with preservation, and the other lives "in the moment" to a fault) have caused them to go down very different paths.
It's almost laughable how time can play tricks on us... New Orleans had always been the larger city until the popularization of the automobile and freeway system...
1840 population of N.O.-- 102,193
1840 Houston-- est. 800 (the Republic of Texas did not conduct a census).
Great stuff. I've been interested in Houston for a little while. What strikes me the most about your photos is how similar the grass there looks to that in New Orleans. It makes sense if you look at a map, but it is still interesting to em.
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Great stuff. I've been interested in Houston for a little while. What strikes me the most about your photos is how similar the grass there looks to that in New Orleans. It makes sense if you look at a map, but it is still interesting to em.
I think it's the same kind of grass - St. Augustine. As for vegetation, both cities have a lot of big oaks, but Houston has large areas of pine forest, and I don't believe New Orleans does (anyone know for sure?). And N.O. has large areas of cypress, but I haven't seen much around Houston. I know Houston seems to have palms all over, but I'm not sure about N.O.. Seems like it would, considering the coastal climate.