Waiting for Sunday
This view of South Main Baptist Church sanctuary is what you might see if you were in the congregation on Sunday morning, minus the people of course. The pipe organ and choir…
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Architectural photographs from Tim Stanley
Staiti House
This is one of the “newer” homes in Sam Houston Park, by downtown Houston. Built in 1905 and purchased by oil pioneer Henry T. Staiti, the “Staiti House” is a…
Read MorePillot House Dogs
It was common for grand estates of yesteryear to have some form of animal at the front gates to greet visitors as they entered. The Pillot House in Sam Houston…
Read MoreSouth Main from the Choir Loft
South Main Baptist Church is the type of church they simply do not build any more. At least not in larger cities and that’s a shame. These days, bigger is…
Read MoreHarris County Civil Courthouse
45 courtrooms in one building seem to be a bit much, however, if you are the civil courthouse in the fourth largest city in the country, then it probably seems…
Read MoreResurrection Window
Front and center on the facade of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston, is the massive Resurrection window. The 40-foot-tall, 20-foot-wide stained-glass window lights up nicely at night,…
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A few times during the year, I and a few friends will visit the zoo, then after dark, we venture downtown to find some building or scene that we think…
Read MorePalm Walkway
This past spring, I stayed at a Disney resort for the first time, at the Coronado Springs to be exact. The one thing I noticed almost immediately was their attention to detail and…
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