Gulf Building | Monday Dec 08, 2008
This Week: The Gulf Building
Over Thanksgiving vacation I attended the Texas state landmark dedication ceremony for the Gulf Building (now JPMorgan Chase Building). This is one of my favorite buildings in downtown Houston. The building was commissioned by Houston tycoon Jesse H. Jones and opened in 1929. It remained the tallest building in Houston until the early 1960s. The building had an expensive restoration in the late 1980s and is a beautiful structure inside and out as you will see this week.
Tags: architecture building downtown
Galleries: Architecture
- Canon
- Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
- F8
- 1/250 sec
- 17.0 mm
- 200
- 0
- Normal program
- Flash did not fire, auto
- Multi-segment
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Posted by Phil on December 08, 2008 at 11:25 AM CST #
Posted by groenkemarquez on December 08, 2008 at 05:38 PM CST #
Posted by klevevz on December 09, 2008 at 11:01 AM CST #
Klevevz, shooting downtown is tricky. I have learned that the metro rail platforms are technically considered private property so they are free to tell you that you aren't allowed to take photos there. The sidewalks are public property so they can't stop you there, although I have heard many stories of people who HAVE been stopped by security guards and police officers. Photographers have to be vigilant to protect our rights.
Posted by laanba on December 13, 2008 at 11:13 AM CST #