My Kind of Town
About the town:
The Houston Zoo, Edith L. Moore Sanctuary, Minute Maid Park, and Seymour-Lieberman Exer-trail The Water Wall, Kugel Ball, Roop Sari Palace, and Inwood Drive The Houston Visitors Information Center, Bank of America Center, Sky Lobby, Rice University, Ling and Javier, and Whitewater Experience The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, National Museum of Funeral History, and Kay's Lounge The Fred Hartman Bridge, Rothko Chapel, and Skyspace Etta's Lounge, Brazos Bookstore, Chocolate Bar, and Moscow Market Directory
I USED TO BE ASHAMED to admit that I was born in Houston, that smelly, soulless, murder-plagued wasteland of strip malls. Not anymore. I've been converted, won over by the ambitious downtown renaissance, the small-town feel of the Heights neighborhood, and the stellar Museum District. I've even fallen in love with a roadway, Memorial Drive, a tranquil route from west Houston to downtown that winds through parks and along Buffalo Bayou. But I'm not here to praise the city's well-known charms, like the Disney-designed Space Center Houston, the odd and oft-touted Orange Show, Beer Can House, and Forbidden Gardens, or that consumer paradise the Galleria. This tribute, a belated apology for my past bad-mouthing, celebrates the quirky and the unexpected, the (mostly) unsung gems that make me proud to reclaim my hometown.
My Library
