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soup or man
April 4th, 2012, 11:28 PM
Does anyone have any pics of Houston skyscrapers under construction? Looking for pics of JPMorgan Chase Tower and Heritage Plaza especially.

soup or man
April 9th, 2012, 11:34 PM
Wells Fargo Plaza
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/Houston70s/ABP1.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/Houston70s/Const1.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/Houston70s/CoverA.jpg
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/Houston70s/Allenvillage.jpg

America Tower
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/Houston70s/Amertwr.jpg

Williams Tower
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/120/278641236_881cf0450c_o.jpg
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/103/278641412_ff551b541c_o.jpg

JPMorgan Chase Tower
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/Images/Buildings/Downtown/JPMorganChaseTower-001.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/Images/Buildings/Downtown/JPMorganChaseTower-002.jpg

soup or man
April 17th, 2012, 08:47 PM
Anyone?

jonathaninATX
April 17th, 2012, 09:55 PM
Anyone?

I'll see what I can find.. btw great pictures.

Dariusb
April 18th, 2012, 10:11 AM
Yeah Soup great pictures!

desertpunk
April 24th, 2012, 05:36 AM
Yeah Soup great pictures!

X2! :)

desertpunk
May 3rd, 2012, 11:52 PM
Pennzoil Place 1975

http://behindthebuilding.org/images/img_pennzoil.jpg
http://behindthebuilding.org/pennzoil.html

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/Houston70s/HOU70sPenzexcavation.jpg
http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/24542-skyscraper-construction-pics/

soup or man
October 8th, 2012, 03:27 AM
Bump

desertpunk
October 9th, 2012, 06:54 AM
The Humble Oil Building

At right, 1961
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2161/2086002025_8d84f9b999.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21587247@N08/2086002025/)
I-45 downtown houston 1961 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21587247@N08/2086002025/) by hillofsnakes (http://www.flickr.com/people/21587247@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/1/2990308_ea10e44f77_o.png (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spekkle/2990308/)
old houston skyline (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spekkle/2990308/) by spek (http://www.flickr.com/people/spekkle/), on Flickr

1961-62, Humble Oil Bldg. at right:
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/2/2990303_5692d693c3_o.png (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spekkle/2990303/)
old houston skyline 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/spekkle/2990303/) by spek (http://www.flickr.com/people/spekkle/), on Flickr


Finished product, 1963
http://www.cardcow.com/images/set281/card00385_fr.jpg
http://www.cardcow.com/202163/44-story-humble-building-houston-texas/

soup or man
October 11th, 2012, 03:53 AM
Wells Fargo Plaza
http://behindthebuilding.org/images/img_wellsfargo.jpg

1600 Smith Street
http://behindthebuilding.org/images/img_continentalcenter.jpg

Talbot
October 31st, 2012, 07:01 PM
Really interesting, especially seeing the old freeways in comparison to what we have today, lol.

soup or man
February 7th, 2013, 11:57 PM
1100...1000...one of those oval towers on Smith. Or Louisana.
http://wingedmammal.com/action_photos_2001/houston_oval_building_under_construction.jpg

Bank of America Center
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/150743_443759895677871_1766029920_n.jpg

JPMorgan Chase Tower
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/320968_438873666166494_1213418457_n.jpg

I don't know. Lol.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/307692_434961589891035_1774146093_n.jpg

KevinFromTexas
February 8th, 2013, 07:53 PM
^In that last photo, the one on the left is 1100 Louisiana. The one on the right is 333 Clay Street.

micheal007
May 7th, 2013, 02:16 PM
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w208/houtosme/Houston70s/CoverA.jpg

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/120/278641236_881cf0450c_o.jpg.

http://wingedmammal.com/action_photos_2001/houston_oval_building_under_construction.jpg

()_T
May 18th, 2013, 12:30 AM
Downtown Houston - 1928
https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/562300_474521869268340_343265143_n.jpg

National Bank of Commerce Annex - 1928
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/579112_474614429259084_1717144390_n.jpg

SE Corner of Main & Walker - 1928
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/67314_468970093156851_1392066161_n.jpg

Four Oaks Place - Early 1980's
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/408791_474518759268651_1431591442_n.jpg

Williams Tower - 1980's
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303458_486909141362946_2013860267_n.jpg

Galleria area construction - 1980's
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/393171_486830328037494_64559839_n.jpg

Pennzoil Building - 1975
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179107_487876037932923_2076519443_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/293988_435969669790227_681829947_n.jpg

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/734541_434922826561578_1786432751_n.jpg

Bank of America Center - 1983
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/8012_474604412593419_254638979_n.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/SloaneGallery

zaphod
May 18th, 2013, 12:54 AM
I can see how people of the era would have been impressed by the humble building when it went up.