Will no one rid us of these turbulent homes?
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Community Structures
- Houston Community College, 901 Rosalie St. 77006
- Cunningham Elementary School, 5100 Gulfton St. 77081 (HISD; 2 buildings)
Residences
- 236 W. 25th St. 77008 (new construction by Esplanade Homes)
- 238 W. 25th St. 77008 (new construction by Esplanade Homes)
- 862 Fisher St. 77018 (2 buildings)
- 866 Fisher St. 77018 (2 buildings)
- 4901 Wenda St. 77033 (Sunnyside Gardens)
- 11101 Courtshire Rd. 77076 (Hawthorne Place)
- 6822 Narcissus St. 77087
- 16335 Beretta Ct. 77489 (new construction by 4J’s Development)
Photo of 862 Fisher St.: HAR
Oh wow, I was wondering when that old building on Rosalie would go! For a long time I couldn’t tell if it just looked like that because it was a haunted house….
For me it’s sad to see that building on Rosalie go, as my mother grew up in that place. I have a pic of it from 1933 when she posed outside of it before going to receive her First Communion.
I was always kinda hoping it would stand there forever.
Windward Court. It’s listed in the apartments section of a 1927 city directory I found online somewhere. Bye bye… It was still standing this afternoon at 4:30 when I rode by. Maybe I’ll watch its demo out the window from next door, whenever it happens.
I have passed by several homes in the areas of Trinity Gardens and Sunnyside which showed a glaring yellow or red Checkmark (about 6 ft by 6ft)
and I wonder what they mean?
The houses are all boarded. Does this mean they are subject to demolition? Perhaps scheduled? Curious.
Thank you
Martin-I’m sorry for you that it’s going away-it’s easy to tell it used to be beautiful. I guess that’s the thing-most buildings mean something, to somebody.
I can hear the demo from my office. :-(
Can’t see it, though, because of an inaccessible balcony that runs around our building.
It makes me sad that Houston can’t manage to maintain and preserve its history.
“For investment purposes, Watkin designed and built an apartment house – the Windward Court – and a one story commercial block at South Main and Isabella (1928).”
(William Ward Watkin exhibit at Rice)
Please note I include “maintain” in there, because if Windward Court had been maintained, it probably wouldn’t need demoing. I have looked at it every day for 10 years and have watched its deterioration to its inevitable demolition. Meanwhile, a few blocks away is a fairly well-maintained apartment building of the same vintage with a historical plaque and full occupancy.