Portal:Houston/Selected picture archive/2006

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Many homes of the Victorian architecture style were constructed in the Heights neighborhood of Houston during the late-19th century. (September 30)



The Greater Houston Transportation and Emergency Management command center during a disaster drill. Several innovations developed at the state-of-the-art center are being considered for use throughout the world. [1] Credit: Eschipul, (October 15)


Cockrell Butterfly Center, a butterfly zoo located in the Houston Museum of Natural Science complex. Opening in 1994, the center is housed in a three-story glass building filled with tropical plants and butterflies. Credit: Judson Dunn, (November 3)


Kellum-Noble House in Sam Houston Park

Kellum-Noble House, Houston's oldest brick dwelling, is located in Sam Houston Park near downtown. Several historic homes are located in the park. credit: little black spot on the sun. (December 1)