Saturday, April 28, 2018

Tony Marron Park


Tony Marron Park - Main Entrance Lane 

Welcome to the East End (signage)
Welcome to the East End (signage) 

Hirsch Rd. / Buffalo Bayou Bridge ahead 

N. York Street - Tony Marron Park 

N. York: No longer an active RR crossing - Abandoned KBR Building in background
York Street Pavement Signage with Greater East End Emblem
York Street Pavement Signage with Greater East End Emblem 

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Swiney Park & Community Center



 Swiney Community Center & Park 
2812 Cline St, Houston, Texas 77020

Mural at Swiney Community Center (5/5/2018)

Children's Playground at Swiney Park
 Children's Playground at Swiney Park 

 Community Center 
 Gillespie at Schwartz 

SE Corner of Swiney Park - Meadow St at Cline 

SWINEY PARK HOUSTON PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT SIGN

Swiney Park & Community Center
Phone: (713) 238-2197
Address: 2812 Cline St, Houston, TX 77020


Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Old Industrial Silos on Buffalo Bayou East of Jensen Drive Bridge


 Out-of-commission Industrial Silos on the banks of Buffalo Bayou in the East End  
Educational History and Ecology Project 


Growing Up and Looking Up 
Signs of former function pre-park land use 



Silo synonym: Concrete Giant 

Specimen of Gaillardia pulchella aka Firewheel 
 Get to Know Your Bayou 

Red clover 

Bayou Wilderness & shoring up the banks - the Bayou Banks 

 Bank Erosion in Evidence 
View across Buffalo Bayou from the trail on the South Bank 



Buffalo Bayou East of Jensen Bridge (Looking West on the South bank trail)
Bucket of Sand

Old Silos with Perry Homes in background - East End on the Bayou
Old Silos with Perry Homes in background - East End on the Bayou 
Bucket of Shells (erstwhile construction material for roads)





New Townhomes on Kenedy Street off Jensen Dr
New Townhomes on Kennedy Street and signs of Bayou Appreciation nearby 


Looking up from the Bayou Trail