12/28/10 6:31pm

“If you were located a tad above sea level, between a river, a gulf and a bayou, where it’s hot and humid enough to rot any plant or animal, and were the site of several industrial plants, you’d stink, too.” Where’s Ann Huey talking about? Oh, Beaumont: “. . . home to a lot of homes with history, or no history, or that are history. There’s old money, new money, and no money.” There’s much in this introduction to our East Texas neighbor that should sound awfully familiar to a Houstonian — even if you’ve never had a chance to visit.

Video: Ann Huey