Life in Houston during the 1980s from Street Scenes to Skyline Changes in Vivid Photos

#1 Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin and Elizabeth Mackey’s car is surrounded by media after leaving the People’s Republic of China consulate in Houston, 1981.

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#2 Don’s Le Patois restaurant located at 428 Westheimer, Houston, 1981.

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#3 The Spud-U-Like restaurant at 416 Westheimer, Houston, 1981.

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#4 Caligula XXI Gentlemen’s Club, Houston, Texas, 1981.

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#5 Texas Cowgirls Gentlemen’s Club, Houston, Texas, 1981.

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#6 Four young men outside Mary, a popular hangout in Montrose, Houston, Texas, 1981.

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#7 A water main break creates an unplanned fountain at Milam and Prairie streets, Houston, Texas.

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#8 The Houston Police Department Chicano Squad members pose together, Houston, Texas, 1981.

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#9 Houston Oilers quarterback Ken Stabler leaves the field after defeating the LA Rams, Anaheim, California, 1981.

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#10 Evening rush hour train crossing Westheimer Road inside Loop 610, Houston, Texas.

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#11 Travelers wait for flights at Houston Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas.

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#12 Princess Margaret and guests at a party hosted by Lynn and Oscar Wyatt, Houston, Texas, 1982.

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#13 Astronauts Henry W. Hartsfield and Ellen S. Baker in mission control during STS-3, Houston, Texas, 1982.

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#14 A grandmother and her grandson crossing a street, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#15 Allen Parkway Village, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#16 Two African American boys play with two Asian immigrant girls, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#17 Inside a tenant’s apartment in Allen Parkway Village, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#18 Elderly white seniors pass an Asian mother and her children, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#19 An Asian immigrant mother with her two daughters on their front porch, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#20 KTSU general manager Charles Porter Jr. with radio staff at KTSU-FM, Houston, Texas.

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#21 Early arrivals for a benefit concert at Jones Hall, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#22 Houston skyline reflected in a puddle at Allen Parkway Village, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#23 Sinh Thang and Anh Bich Tin walk between rows of apartments in Allen Parkway Village, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#24 Protesters and police during a Ku Klux Klan march in downtown Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#25 People protest the $3 parking fee at the Astrodome, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#26 Houston police officer T.J. Boyle aids motorists in trouble, Houston, Texas.

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#27 Competitors in the 100-meter run at the University of Houston Invitational track meet, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#28 Photo of the downtown Houston skyline from North Freeway, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#29 Crowds at the Houston opening of “Return of the Jedi” at Meyerland Cinema, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#33 Guadalupe I. Fernandez, a dedicated street cleaner for the city, Houston, Texas.

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#34 Continental Airlines press conference with executives, Houston, Texas, 1983.

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#35 The sign in front of Houston Police Headquarters, Houston, Texas, December 6, 1983.

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#36 Tenneco Oil building in downtown Houston, Texas, December 18, 1983.

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#37 The Post Oak Central buildings’ architectural elegance, Houston, Texas, 1984.

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#38 The Alley Theatre exterior on the night of an event honoring Arthur Miller, Houston, Texas, 1984.

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#39 Houston firefighters’ “Fill the Boot” campaign for Muscular Dystrophy Association, Houston, Texas.

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#40 Neal Austin of Fire Station 28 A shift juggles at Westheimer and Hillcroft while collecting for muscular dystrophy, Houston, Texas.

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#41 Chefs Robert Del Grande of Cafe Annie and Amy Ferguson of Charley’s 517 collaborate for a Houston Culinary Guild dinner.

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#42 The Go-Go’s perform at the Music Hall in Houston, Texas, 1984.

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#43 Three domed vessels are installed at Exxon Company USA’s Baytown refinery, part of an upgrade project to process crude oil more efficiently, Houston, Texas, 1987.

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#44 Jane Thompson admires Carol Strittmatter’s “The Calico Kitten” quilt at the YWCA Masterson Branch, part of “The Birth Project” by Judy Chicago, Houston, Texas.

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#45 Ed Brandon, Marvin Zindler, Dave Ward, Bruce Gietzen, and Shara Fryer in the KTRK-TV Channel 13 news studio, Houston, Texas, 1985.

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#46 Mourners attend the memorial service for the Space Shuttle Challenger crew at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, 1986.

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#47 Low gasoline prices at an Exxon station at Hwy 149 and 1960, Houston, Texas, 1980s

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#48 Larue Forbes prepares Challenger’s Modular Auxiliary Data System tapes for analysis at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, April 8, 1986.

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#49 Thanksgiving eve travelers at Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas, November 26, 1986.

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#51 Crews move two sections of a home from Westmoreland Street in Montrose to Sam Houston Park, Houston, Texas, December 14, 1986.

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#55 Aerial photo of Uptown before New Year’s Eve fireworks, Houston, Texas, December 31, 1986.

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#56 Participants in the Houston Tenneco Marathon, Houston, Texas, January 18, 1987.

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#57 Moonrise over downtown Houston from the Fourth Ward, Houston, Texas, February 11, 1987.

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#58 Undocumented individuals line up at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service office before the amnesty period ends, Houston, Texas, May 1, 1988.

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#59 The Port of Houston Authority develops the $110 million Omniport, expected to enhance Houston’s status as a leading Gulf Coast port for agricultural products.

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#61 A Houston police patrol car bursts into flames after colliding with another patrol car during a high-speed chase, Houston, Texas.

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#63 Terminal D under construction at Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas, February 2, 1989.

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#64 A worker uses a shovel during construction of Terminal D at Intercontinental Airport, Houston, 1980s

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#65 Caligula XXI, located at 2618 Winrock, is one of the businesses ordered to shut down by March 31, 1990, Houston, Texas.

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#67 An airport police officer writes tickets for vehicles blocking traffic at Houston International Airport’s Terminal C during a dispute with Eastern Airlines, Houston, Texas.

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#68 Craig Bradley enjoys sunny weather at Hermann Park’s duck and goose pond, Houston, 1980s

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#69 Jon Fontenot attempts to dissuade animal control officers from shooting a coyote at the border of the Sharpstown Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas.

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#70 A crane lifts a wall panel for the Commons at Greenspoint shopping center, under construction at Interstate 45 North and Beltway 8, Houston, Texas.

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#71 John Rowland sorts food at the Houston Food Bank, part of a pilot program targeting one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods to eradicate hunger, Houston, 1980s

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#72 Baldwin Piano & Organ Company sells its three Houston stores to H&H Music, which becomes a dealer for Baldwin pianos, Houston, 1980s

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#73 Animal rights protestors demonstrate in front of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, 1980s

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#74 Ruby Peek and Carlos Vivo read the insolvency notice on the door of Katy National Bank, Houston, 1980s

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#75 The Katy National Bank building, Houston, 1980s

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#76 Sidney Pennie sprays insecticide in a Houston suburb following floods, as part of the Harris County Mosquito Control District’s efforts.

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#77 Houston Area Woman’s Center holds a protest rally in front of city hall against former police officer James Cebula’s probated sentence, Houston, 1980s

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#78 Family and friends of Mickey Leland attend his memorial service at Texas Southern University with an empty pine casket, Houston, Texas, August 18, 1989.

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#79 Sarah, Duchess of York, attends a party hosted by Lynn Wyatt in Houston, 1980s

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#80 Sarah Ferguson stands in the rain on a polo field with her father, Major Ronald Ferguson, during her visit to Houston, Texas.

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#81 American Atheists protest outside St. Theresa Catholic Church against churches being used as polling places, Houston, Texas.

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#82 A Greyhound bus at the bus station on Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas, 1985.

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#83 George Bird, an American Airlines employee, dresses as Santa to help direct traffic at Houston Intercontinental Airport.

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#84 Houston model Dallas Hill models designer Charlotte Ford’s burgundy jeans and top from Saks Fifth Avenue, 1981.

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#85 The mission operations control room at Johnson Space Center during the Space Shuttle Columbia’s first flight, Houston, Texas, 1981.

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#86 Galleria Plaza Hotel and parking entrance to Galleria II on Sage Road, opposite Houston Oaks Hotel and Galleria I along Westheimer, 1980.

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#87 HPD Officer W.T. Howard inspects a “street cave” caused by a leaking water main at Travis and Polk, near the Houston Natural Gas Building, 1980.

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#88 Company dancers Cindy Hoffmaster and Carl E. Long rehearse for the New Year’s Eve opening of the Vaudeville Theater, Houston, Texas.

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#89 A drilling rig towers above traffic and shops on 20th Street, Houston, Texas, February 7.

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#90 The last 99.9 cent gas sign before prices rise above $1 at the Shamrock station on La Porte Highway, Houston, Texas, February 9.

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#91 Bob Olson uses a kayak on flooded Empress Drive near Edgebrook after heavy rains in Houston, Texas, May 3, 1981.

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#92 Artist Judy Chicago discusses The Birth Project with Houston women at a Texas Arts and Cultural Organization meeting, July 1981.

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#93 View down Westheimer Street in Houston, Texas.

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#94 The Alley Theatre during a benefit honoring playwright Arthur Miller, Houston, Texas, 1984.

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#95 Vietnamese children play at the Allen Harway apartments on the edge of downtown Houston, Texas, March 18, 1985.

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#96 The Happy Buddha restaurant at 516 Westheimer, site of frequent fires, set for demolition, Houston, Texas, March 16, 1987.

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#97 View south over NASA Road 1, Houston, Texas, April 17, 1987.

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#98 View of the downtown Houston business district, Texas, June 1987.

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#99 Participants in the Tour de Houston bicycle race take a scenic ride, Houston, Texas.

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#100 Freedom Fest at Buffalo Bayou Park, Houston, Texas, September 6, 1987.

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#101 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo parade, February 20, 1988.

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#102 Rain disrupts traffic on Fannin near Hermann Park during thunderstorms, Houston, Texas.

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#103 Wild horses in a pen at an auction, Houston, Texas.

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#104 U.S. citizens wait in the rain outside the Immigration and Naturalisation Service, Houston, Texas, April 29, 1988.

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#105 Adriana Banks applies makeup to models, Houston, Texas.

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#106 About 2,000 members of The Metropolitan Organization question Houston Mayor Jim McConn on community issues, January 16, 1980.

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#107 Cougar Place construction, Houston, 1980.

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#108 Front of Jack Yates House, Houston, 1984.

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#109 Large stone building and bridge, 1987

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#110 Jack Yates House angled front view, Houston, 1989

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#111 New Zion Temple Church side view, Houston, 1980s

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#112 Automobiles on Houston freeway, 1980s

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#113 Shamrock Hotel demolition, Houston, 1980s

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#114 Bellaire City Hall, April 1980.

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#115 Protest of Fred Paez’s death at City Hall, July 23, 1980.

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#116 Bellaire, TX, police enforcement, May 1985.

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#117 Burned Vietnamese fishing boats, 1981.

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#118 Chief Motel sign in Houston, Texas, 1983

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#119 Christie’s Restaurant sign featuring cowboy shrimp in Houston, Texas, 1983

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#120 Capt’n Benny’s Half Shell restaurant in Houston, Texas, 1983

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#121 Rug Emporium in Houston, Texas, 1983

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#122 Bennett’s Barber Shop in Houston, Texas, 1983

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#123 City hall in Houston, 1985

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#124 Bennett’s Barber Shop, Houston, 1983

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