9780738571096-0738571091-Houston's Courtlandt Place (Images of America)

Houston's Courtlandt Place (Images of America)

ISBN-13: 9780738571096
ISBN-10: 0738571091
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Penny Jones, Sallie Gordon
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback 128 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780738571096
ISBN-10: 0738571091
Edition: Illustrated
Author: Penny Jones, Sallie Gordon
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback 128 pages

Summary

Houston's Courtlandt Place (Images of America) (ISBN-13: 9780738571096 and ISBN-10: 0738571091), written by authors Penny Jones, Sallie Gordon, was published by Arcadia Publishing in 2009. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other History (Photography & Video, Travel, State & Local, United States History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Houston's Courtlandt Place (Images of America) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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In 1906, Houston was poised to become a great city. The construction of its first skyscraper began (only eight stories); dredging commenced for the Houston Ship Channel; and Carrie Nation paid a visit and inflicted $750 damage on a saloon named after her, leaving no doubt that she wanted the name changed. Rambunctious growth, the proliferation of streetcar lines, and the emergence of the automobile pushed Houston's boundaries outward. When unrestricted commercialism encroached on the mansions of the city's elite, they abandoned downtown and formed private residential enclaves beyond the chaos. One of the earliest, fashioned after the "private places" of St. Louis, was Courtlandt Place. Developed for Houston's first big businessmen and power brokers, its story has been linked with the city's history for more than 100 years. The exceptional Courtlandt Place is on the National Register of Historic Places and remains a triumph of historic preservation.

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