East End Stories

Former Mayor Annise Parker once said that Houston's East End has "more history than the city of Houston itself." Filled with historic structures, home to one of Houston's first master-planned neighborhoods, and the backbone of the city's early industry, the East End has been at the center of Houston's development since its founding. In fact,…

Chron.com By Nancy Sarnoff, January 4, 2016 In an empty furniture warehouse about a mile east of downtown, Houston architect Tim Cisneros envisions the rusted metal gear that used to power the building's freight elevator preserved behind glass, like sculpture in a museum. He sees the graffiti-covered brick walls as urban paintings to be exposed…