Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas, the Third Ward, and the Energy Economy

Last week I made a short visit to Houston, Texas during the American Collegiate Schools of Planning conference. When I wasn’t downtown, I spent the majority of my free time in the Third Ward, one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods and home to Project Row Houses. The city’s lack of zoning and the neighborhood’s proximity to the central business district are producing new challenges for the community, which is threatened by residential developments that are physically and socially out of character with the neighborhood.

But a visit to Houston wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the region’s many industrial and oil service areas, so I spent an afternoon along the Houston Ship Channel in cities like Pasadena and later stopped by Chevron’s downtown facility.

The following images are highlights from that visit, although I will slowly post others to my Houston set.

The Third Ward

Walking Through Project Row Houses

New Construction, Third Ward

Grand Opening

Residential Juxtaposition, Third Ward

In Town Homes, Ferrari

Beyond the Third Ward

Residential Neighborhood, Valero Houston Refinery

Pasadena Gun Center and Shooting Range

Oil Storage, Truck

Chevron Corporate Office Entrance, Houston, Texas

Aerial Junkyard View

3 thoughts on “Houston, Texas, the Third Ward, and the Energy Economy”

  1. I really appreciate the different juxtapositions in your photographs–it communicates so much. As a Birmingham, AL resident, I also appreciated the photos you took there.

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