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Several African-American-owned newspapers are published in Houston. Allan Turner of the Houston Chronicle said that the papers "are both journalistic throwbacks — papers whose content directly reflects their owners' views — and cutting-edge, hyper-local publications targeting the concerns of the city's roughly half-million African-Americans."
It was the largest office building in Houston at the time, containing approximately 196,000 sq ft (18,200 m 2) of space. [2] A 1932 renovation added a central air conditioning system to the building, the first in any Houston office building. [3] Humble Oil and Refining Company expanded the building in 1936 with an adjacent 17-story tower.
The magazine was launched in April 2005 in a flurry of local publicity. [3] [4] [5] [2] It was at first published eight times a year, [5] and was published quarterly by the time of its closing. [6] SMART Magazine's fall 2008 issue was its final one. [6]
The Smart Set was an American monthly literary magazine, founded by Colonel William d'Alton Mann and published from March 1900 to June 1930. [1] Its headquarters was in New York City . [ 2 ] During its Jazz Age heyday under the editorship of H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan , [ 3 ] The Smart Set offered many up-and-coming authors their ...
At 23.6 million square feet (2.19 million square meters) of office space, the Uptown District is the 17th-largest business district in the United States, comparable in size to the downtowns of Denver and Pittsburgh. [3] The district is home to approximately 2,000 companies and represents more than 11 percent of Houston's total office space. [3]
The State National Bank Building is a high-rise office building located at 412 Main Street in downtown Houston, Texas. [2] Designed by architect Alfred Charles Finn, the building was built in 1923 in the Spanish colonial style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 1982. [3]
[4] [5] The Hogg family used the penthouse as a business office until 1941. [3] In the early 1990s, developer Randall Davis converted the retail and office building into seventy-nine loft apartments. [6] Davis opened the refurbished building as the Hogg Palace Lofts in the fall of 1995, and it was already fully leased by the end of that year. [7]
The Mayor of Houston and City Controller have their offices in this building. Council Members have their offices immediately across the street at the City Hall Annex building. [citation needed] Tuesdays at 1:30pm, and Wednesdays at 9:00am, Houston City Council meets in the chamber. All meetings are open to the public. [9]