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The City Hall and Market House, located on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue, was shared by the Houston city government and the city market.(1904) Houston City Hall and Market (postcard, circa 1912-1924) From 1841 to 1939, Houston's municipal government was headquartered at Old Market Square. It was destroyed by fire in the 1870s, and also in ...
Parking mandates or parking requirements are policy decisions, usually taken by municipal governments, which require new developments to provide a particular number of parking spaces. Parking minimums were first enacted in 1950s America during the post-war construction boom with the intention of preventing street parking from becoming overcrowded.
Arthur Comey first suggested the west side of downtown as a suitable location for a new civic center in Houston while consulting on a larger parks' plan. Mayor Oscar Holcombe expanded the administrative capacity of Houston by creating and appointing members to staff a City Planning Commission (CPC), which was legalized and funded in 1924. The ...
The Houston City Hall was started in 1938 and completed in 1939. The original building is an excellent example of the Art Deco Era. In front of City Hall is the George Hermann Square. The Alley Theatre was completed in 1968. It is home to the Tony Award winning theatre company by the same name, the oldest professional theatre company in Texas ...
The Edward A. Thomas Building, [2] or 1200 Travis, is a 28-story building in Downtown Houston, Texas that is currently occupied by the Houston Police Department as its current headquarters. At one time it was known as the Houston Natural Gas Building. [3] The building houses HPD's administrative and investigative offices. [4]
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Two Houston homeowners are seeking answers after a municipal water tank burst, flooding their homes. With insurance claims denied and the utility district citing government immunity, they may need ...