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Vanished Houston Landmarks (Nov. 30, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on November 30, 2020 · Author Mark Lardas discusses his book, Vanished Houston Landmarks, which focuses on – like it sounds – some locations key to local history that we've torn down.

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The Farnsworth & Chambers Building in the 1960s

Houston Matters

5 Vanished, Lesser-Known Houston Landmarks

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 19, 2020 · We all know about AstroWorld and the Shamrock Hotel. But what about the former blimp base or the first home of NASA?

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Houston Matters

Wednesday’s Show: Wage Inequity For Minority Women, And Vanished Houston Landmarks (Feb. 19, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 19, 2020 · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: The wage gap for minority women in Texas, the week in politics, how to leave work at work, and vanished Houston landmarks.

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Posted on May 30, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We discuss the long history and fight over flood mitigation funding for Houston after Hurricane Harvey.

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Posted on May 25, 2023 · Experts and historians discuss a first-of-its-kind resource that connects Spanish history to a wider geographical frame.

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Holocaust Museum Houston’s newest exhibit celebrates the history, culture, and food of the Jewish deli

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Posted on May 4, 2023 · Houston's Kenny & Ziggy's New York Delicatessen is among the restaurants featured in a new exhibit.

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What Westheimer Road can tell us about Houston — for better or worse

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Posted on April 11, 2023 · Houston native Arman Badrei discusses the love letter he wrote to the 19-mile Houston thoroughfare for Texas Monthly called “What Westheimer Means to Me.”

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