FilioScotia Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 It's written by local historians, and it's on a website maintained by a group of Houston area computer users. It has probably been around a long time but I just discovered it. Lord I love the Internet. http://www.hal-pc.org/~lfa/Buffalo.html . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Numerous previous posts have referenced that web site and its stories. One post was about the drawbridge that I didn't know existed before that time. It inspired me to go and see it for myself. It's definitely worth the trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Numerous previous posts have referenced that web site and its stories. One post was about the drawbridge that I didn't know existed before that time. It inspired me to go and see it for myself. It's definitely worth the trip. I'm something of a newbie, and I'm just now discovering what most HAIF junkies already know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I'm something of a newbie, and I'm just now discovering what most HAIF junkies already know.You mean like all those rumors about RedScare? Well, they're all true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 It's written by local historians, and it's on a website maintained by a group of Houston area computer users. It has probably been around a long time but I just discovered it. Lord I love the Internet. http://www.hal-pc.org/~lfa/Buffalo.htmlIt's pretty comprehensive. I think I've referenced it a couple of times. I'm curious to know when that book mentioned on the Web site is coming out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 (edited) It's pretty comprehensive. I think I've referenced it a couple of times. I'm curious to know when that book mentioned on the Web site is coming out.It's probably out, but it may have been published locally, or self published in limited printings for sale at local gift shops and history museums. Why don't you ask Mr. Aulbach? His email address is lfa@hal-pc.org Edited August 30, 2006 by FilioScotia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldlyman Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Here's a cool on-line reference on Houston history organized by years/decades, if it hasn't been posted here already.http://www.houstonhistory.com/sitemap/history4b.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) Yea, I seen that site before you can spend hour's researching stuff. Edited September 21, 2006 by Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Here's a cool on-line reference on Houston history organized by years/decades, if it hasn't been posted here already.http://www.houstonhistory.com/sitemap/history4b.htmYep, it's pretty good - I wish it even more info and pictures than it does. That would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I've never been able to tell who or what organization is behind it. I'm curious as to who put it all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebird65 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) Yep, it's pretty good - I wish it even more info and pictures than it does. That would be awesome.I was just about to post the same thing! LOL!They just have next to no pictures. Click on a "Decade in Photos" icon and one, maybe two, pictures show up.It's an interesting site, but it reads like it was written by the Chamber of Commerce with all the references to building permits and port receipts. That's certainly good information, but it's cold and dry. There's needs to be a lot more about people.That's the problem with a lot of history texts: they focus too much on facts and not enough on stories. They tell you this war was fought between these dates and this guy was king from then to then or this disaster took place on this date but they don't weave it together into a story. And to be fair, that's a hard thing to do.Anybody remember Walter Cronkite's old series, "You Were There"? Now that made history come alive. Edited September 21, 2006 by Firebird65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Here's a cool on-line reference on Houston history organized by years/decades, if it hasn't been posted here already.http://www.houstonhistory.com/sitemap/history4b.htm It has been posted already here. Someone asked about history books that talked about Houston and this website was shared as an alternative to the book, but the topic is close enough. I went ahead and reported this thread to the moderator to be merged with it, don't get mad now. Just want to keep repeat threads of the forum. Have a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firebird65 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 It has been posted already here. Someone asked about history books that talked about Houston and this website was shared as an alternative to the book, but the topic is close enough.I went ahead and reported this thread to the moderator to be merged with it, don't get mad now. Just want to keep repeat threads of the forum. Have a good one! I enjoyed that book thread, especially the link to the 1941 book on Houston history. Another problem with history text is that... well... history gets longer. So, if you have a 300 page book on Houston history and you update it 10 years later, you either have to add pages to cover the previous decade or delete something to be able to include the latest developements. So since the 1941 book was unburdened with covering the rest of the 1940s to today, it has more room for the early stuff. It doesn't have to give short shrift to Houston's participation in the Civil War or during the 1890s. Plus it was written from the perpective of someone in the 1940s, which is different than our perspective of today. An old history book is a double bonus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 They just have next to no pictures. Click on a "Decade in Photos" icon and one, maybe two, pictures show up.It's an interesting site, but it reads like it was written by the Chamber of Commerce with all the references to building permits and port receipts. That's certainly good information, but it's cold and dry. There's needs to be a lot more about people.That's the problem with a lot of history texts: they focus too much on facts and not enough on stories. They tell you this war was fought between these dates and this guy was king from then to then or this disaster took place on this date but they don't weave it together into a story. And to be fair, that's a hard thing to do.Yeah, that was always my complaint about history. It's easy to find out when the Astrodome was built or when oil was struck at Spindletop.I'm more concerned about the little aspects of history that have been lost to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I'm facinated by WWII history. However, for many years, the history books merely focused on soldiers, battles and massacres. What was life like in the occupied terrirories? I'm not talking about the resistance or the Holocaust... just what was life like for some everyday person living in France or Poland or Greece? The guy who worked at the corner market or owned a farm? How was his or her life affected or was it affected at all?And what would Europe have looked like had the Nazis won the war? What were their plans?Fortunately, in recent years, books have started incorporating such things and many interesting WWII atlases have hit the bookshelves in recent years.That is a whole lot of rambling in a topic that is supposed to be about the History of Houston. How did the topic of WWII get involved in this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilioScotia Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 "That is a whole lot of rambling in a topic that is supposed to be about the History of Houston. How did the topic of WWII get involved in this thread?"Gosh I don't know. Do you think it may be because Houston, and countless numbers of Houstonians, played significant roles in that war back here on the home front? If that's not about "the History of Houston" I don't know what is. I consider myself a student of history, but I've learned a lot of things I never knew about that period right here in this one thread, and speaking just for myself, I find those kinds of things very enlightening and rewarding. Sorry you're so bored by having to put up with all this stuff about Houston history on a board devoted to Houston History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Relax all. I just peeled the World War II posts into a new threadright here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMac Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I've never been able to tell who or what organization is behind it. I'm curious as to who put it all together.Has it occured to you to contact them & ask?RespectfullyDanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 "That is a whole lot of rambling in a topic that is supposed to be about the History of Houston. How did the topic of WWII get involved in this thread?"Gosh I don't know. Do you think it may be because Houston, and countless numbers of Houstonians, played significant roles in that war back here on the home front? If that's not about "the History of Houston" I don't know what is. I consider myself a student of history, but I've learned a lot of things I never knew about that period right here in this one thread, and speaking just for myself, I find those kinds of things very enlightening and rewarding. Sorry you're so bored by having to put up with all this stuff about Houston history on a board devoted to Houston History. The topic was meant to discuss the website and its contents and organization in general, not specific and detailed events from Houston's past... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 That is a whole lot of rambling in a topic that is supposed to be about the History of Houston. How did the topic of WWII get involved in this thread?The thread Nazi strikes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebonilm Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 (edited) While researching some things in Houston, I stumbled upon this awesome website called "Houston Time Portal." I'm sure every one in this forum has seen and admired (and maybe even collect) those beautiful hand drawn postcards depicting various parts of Houston in the old days. Well, this site is not only filled with them, but each one has a present-day view of the same area in the post card. As if that weren't amazing enough, the creator of the website has a great collection of mailed historic postcards, and he or she went through the trouble to translate the message and give a backstory of the sender and recipient. I'm not sure who created this site, since I couldn't find a name on it, but if you're on this forum, you've done an amazing job with this collection of postcards and I truly appreciate you taking the time out to do this. I've been looking at this site for about 30 minutes now, and just had to share it. I figured if anyone were a sucker for then and now shots and just great historic content in general (like i am), they'd probably be on this forum. I'm sure someone may already have this saved in their bookmarks, but for those of you who don't, I figured I'd share. I hope you enjoy it as much as I am! 😃 Edited August 29, 2019 by xnzs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttuchris Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 http://www.houstontimeportal.net/ Stumbled across this neat website. Interesting history and then and now shots. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Thank you for posting ttuchris. This is great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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