AIA: Buffalo Bayou Walking Tour
Architecture Center Houston (ArCH) with the cooperation of Buffalo Bayou Partnership invite you to a stroll along Buffalo Bayou Parkway for an overview of downtown Houston’s history and architecture from it’s beginnings in 1836 to the efforts to revitalize the central city today. ArCH docents will lead you on this 2 hour architectural tour.
Selected landmark structures along the tour route:
A Allen’s Landing Park and Main Street Viaduct B San Jacinto Jail C University of Houston Downtown: One Main Building D Historic warehouses on Commerce Avenue E Remnants of Houston Ice & Brewing Co. complex F Buffalo Bayou bridge complex G U.S. Post Office H Preston Avenue Bridge and Sesquicentennial Park Commons I Wortham Theater Center J Sesquicentennial Park promenade and entrance K Bayou Place L Downtown Aquarium M Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade N Hobby Center O City Hall P Bob Casey Federal Building
Recommended parking (parking validation not included) at the Hobby Center Parking Garage. Tour departs promptly at 10am, please arrive early to park and check in.
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Location: Architecture Center Houston
315 Capitol, Suite 120
Houston, Texas 77002
Tickets: $10 for ArCH members; $15 for non-member
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