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Houston’s 911 Memorial on Market Square
Posted on · The victims of 911 have been memorialized at a water feature on Market Square. A veteran was visiting the memorial one day and talked to us about what it means to him.
Posted on · The victims of 911 have been memorialized at a water feature on Market Square. A veteran was visiting the memorial one day and talked to us about what it means to him.
Posted on · More than 30 years ago, Houston's Black Heritage Society, after being approached by Martin Luther King, Sr., wanted to find a way to memorialize Martin Luther King, Jr. in the city. While they wanted a statue, they ended up settling for a live oak tree on MLK Boulevard. That set in motion a series of […]
Posted on · It's been said there are two Houstons. One is inside the loop: urban, with skyscrapers, universities, recycling, museums, buses. The other is outside the loop: suburban, with strip malls, sprawl, U-turn lanes, Kroger. Some Houstonians live in one, and work in the other. Some make a point of visiting one while devoting most of their […]