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Houston in the 1930s: What Houston Looked like During the Great Depression
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Last: 1 yr ago by TriAg2010
so pretty much like it is today but with AC
Some of those pictures look like they're before the 30's (only horse and buggies) and some are definitely after the 30's (you can tell by the vehicles). A little more context to some of the pictures would be nice. I know it's hard for some of them, but I thought they could've done a little bit better job. When they label the pictures as the 30's, but the picture has a date written on it that's not in the 30's...it's like c'mon man. Interesting nonetheless.
Edit: After looking through the whole thing, whoever put this together is extremely lazy and lacks basic Google search skills.
Edit: After looking through the whole thing, whoever put this together is extremely lazy and lacks basic Google search skills.
it's clear that the homeless took a lot more pride in their shanty towns back then.
picture #9 must be back to the future. That's a 1970's era Ford Maverick or Mercury Comet in front of the firehouse
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yes. It might have been called Citizens State Bank at one time, but it was Heights State Bank (sign at top still has this name).
Picture #7 - Anthony Hall ran for Congress to succeed the late Mickey Leland.Beerosch said:
Some of those pictures look like they're before the 30's (only horse and buggies) and some are definitely after the 30's (you can tell by the vehicles). A little more context to some of the pictures would be nice. I know it's hard for some of them, but I thought they could've done a little bit better job. When they label the pictures as the 30's, but the picture has a date written on it that's not in the 30's...it's like c'mon man. Interesting nonetheless.
Edit: After looking through the whole thing, whoever put this together is extremely lazy and lacks basic Google search skills.
In 1989.
Hey, I was in that building Saturday night. Wonder if Josephine's was there yet.
Love these AI/Google search based websites.
You can learn a lot (or not) about Aggie baseball history from whatever the hell this site is that shows up near the top of google searches for certain Aggie baseball search terms:
https://belvidereyouthbaseball.com/behind-the-dugout-exploring-the-legacy-of-texas-am-baseball-coaches/
Love these AI/Google search based websites.
You can learn a lot (or not) about Aggie baseball history from whatever the hell this site is that shows up near the top of google searches for certain Aggie baseball search terms:
https://belvidereyouthbaseball.com/behind-the-dugout-exploring-the-legacy-of-texas-am-baseball-coaches/
MAROON said:
yes. It might have been called Citizens State Bank at one time, but it was Heights State Bank (sign at top still has this name).
I'm also pretty sure they weren't selling TVs next door in the 30's.
I cannot even begin to imagine what a bug infested swampy nightmarish hellscape this place would have been in the 1930's. Hell to the F no.
Ha yep, people were insanely handy and resourceful back then. My grandfather was a half-literate farm boy but he was able to single handedly build a small 800 SF quest-house with plumbing and electricity in the 60's in his backyard. Nowadays, I bet a large % of men under 40 have zero clue how to change a tire.RK said:
it's clear that the homeless took a lot more pride in their shanty towns back then.
Dimebag Darrell said:
I cannot even begin to imagine what a bug infested swampy nightmarish hellscape this place would have been in the 1930's. Hell to the F no.
My mother grew up in Houston in the 30s. They did have high ceilings and transom windows above the doors and electric fans. Even with that she spent many a night sleeping on the screened porch in the summer. They used ice to get cooler. At some point movie theaters started to get AC and tickets sold very well.
Dimebag Darrell said:
I cannot even begin to imagine what a bug infested swampy nightmarish hellscape this place would have been in the 1930's. Hell to the F no.
It's easy to understand why Galveston was winning the "place to be" battle with Houston prior to the 1900 hurricane. Even on the blistering hot days, the temperature in Galveston is usually 5 degrees cooler and usually livable in the shade.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
My mom's childhood was without AC. Whenever people ask her what it was like living in the Houston heat before AC, her standard answer is, "we *****ed about it then too."
I've been without a working AC during peak Summer, and it do suck. But you sort of adjust. Probably slightly easier in old houses with higher ceilings and windows lined up for cross flow. But it still sucked. It's kind of weird though to talk to people who have never lived w/o AC. Hell, Hart and Walton were still without AC when most of us were in school.
I've been without a working AC during peak Summer, and it do suck. But you sort of adjust. Probably slightly easier in old houses with higher ceilings and windows lined up for cross flow. But it still sucked. It's kind of weird though to talk to people who have never lived w/o AC. Hell, Hart and Walton were still without AC when most of us were in school.
I remember when the private high school in my hometown first got air conditioning.
And Law and Puryear. And they were $768/YEAR in 1990. You could get out of A&M for about $18K in the early 90's if you paid in sweat.
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
94chem said:Dimebag Darrell said:
I cannot even begin to imagine what a bug infested swampy nightmarish hellscape this place would have been in the 1930's. Hell to the F no.
It's easy to understand why Galveston was winning the "place to be" battle with Houston prior to the 1900 hurricane. Even on the blistering hot days, the temperature in Galveston is usually 5 degrees cooler and usually livable in the shade.
Yep and right along the coast often 10-15 degrees cooler in summer. At least this summer.
Dimebag Darrell said:94chem said:Dimebag Darrell said:
I cannot even begin to imagine what a bug infested swampy nightmarish hellscape this place would have been in the 1930's. Hell to the F no.
It's easy to understand why Galveston was winning the "place to be" battle with Houston prior to the 1900 hurricane. Even on the blistering hot days, the temperature in Galveston is usually 5 degrees cooler and usually livable in the shade.
Yep and right along the coast often 10-15 degrees cooler in summer. At least this summer.
My MiL is BOI. Her grandmother survived the 1900 storm. The home she grew up in didn't have AC- open windows and interior doors and a big box fan in the attic kept it tolerable. Her mother was living in that house in 2002 when she passed and just using window units.
94chem said:
And Law and Puryear. And they were $768/YEAR in 1990. You could get out of A&M for about $18K in the early 90's if you paid in sweat.
Lived in Puryear for two years. Was only really rough the first few weeks of the fall semester and the last few weeks of the spring semester. Thick concrete walls insulated it. Plus you lived with a Box fan constantly blowing on you. I had a perpetual head cold for two years due to the fan. To this day I cannot sleep with a ceiling fan on.
What do you boys want for breakfast BBQ ?.....OK Chili.
Beerosch said:
After looking through the whole thing, whoever put this together is extremely lazy and lacks basic Google search skills.
Yeah, #7, I'm reasonably certain that the Thomson-Houston Company had nothing to do with the city of Houston.
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