Houstoric Project (Houston, South Houston: home, neighborhood, theatre)

[Spree]

Thought you all would enjoy this!

HoustoricProject.com

HoustoricProject.com started out from a collection of Houston postcards and all began with a photo of me with my mother in front of my childhood home in the City of South Houston from 1987. I became obsessed with finding new locations and hope to bring more of Houston’s past back to life with the locations that are no longer a part of Houston’s rich history.
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As mentioned in the Houston Press:
He goes around town matching up old postcards to present-day sites…
“I’ll find a remnant in the old photo I will try to match it up perfectly,” he says. “It’s definitely a plus when it’s an existing window or a doorway. I love when locations still have the original awnings, windowpanes or doors. I believe it’s sad when I find a location that is now a parking lot where once stood a beautiful, interesting building with detailed, thought-out architecture that no one would ever know about today.”

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Nice project. I'm guessing there are many of those mandatory "photo on the porch" pictures that would keep you busy... if people sent them to you, that is. I'd like to see the residential areas myself, if you have those.

[houstonfan]

I love it!

[modster]

There is a guy in my neighborhood that had a lot of old photos of South Houston. His family owned a circus that used to winter there and his Dad was the Mayor back in the 50's I think. He had some great ones of the old movie theatre there and a few other things.