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| Visually Appealing: West Houston Waffle House - Red & Yellow, not to mention Green
1015 State Highway 6 North - Houston, TX 77079 U.S.A.
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
West Houston Wafflehouse
Cattleguard [UPDATE: This restaurant on SH6 at I-10 is closed - Cherish the memories, here are some pics]
FEb 24, 2014 UPDATE: This restaurant has closed and the property has been posted for lease.
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| Cattleguard Restaurant & Bar (Saloon?) Storefront Signage |
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| Now dwarfed by the Highway 6 Overpass |
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| The retired Astroworld Duck on wheels (which are falling off) in the Cattleguard Restaurant Parking Lot - Wyndham Hotel in background |
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| Texas Restaurant Signage - One (lone) star and a fat, stylized longhorn whose horns aren't all that long |
Homewood Suites (Hilton) Park Row Boulevard at SH 6 North of Interstate 10
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| 14450 Park Row Blvd, Houston, Texas 77084 USA adjoining Addicks United Methodist Church (Energy Corridor at Highway 6)
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| Hilton Homewood Suites Logo on the side wall of hotel property facing West |
Wyndham Hotel - Energy Corridor
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| One of the largest hotels in the area Changed its name from Crowne Plaza Hotel to Wyndham Hotel earlier in 2012 |
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| The Wyndham from across Katy Freeway (Grisby Road near Motel 6) with a lot of greenery in the foreground |
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| Wyndham Hotel with its neighbors: Cattleguard Restaurant and Drury Inn and Suites |
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| Looking up at the Wyndham from the sidewalk at Highway 6 Street address: 14703 Park Row - Houston Texas 77079 |
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| Wyndham Hotel night view from the East - Strayer University building in foreground |
Strayer University - Katy campus building in Houston's Energy Corridor
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| Private for-profit University at 14511 Old Katy Road - Houston, TX 77079 U.S.A. |
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| West Houston Strayer University compound with red signage |
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| View of Strayer University building and Wyndham Hotel from across Interstate 10 |
Old Katy Road Office Property For Lease
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| Office building located next to Strayer University Katy campus |
Addicks Park and Ride Lot - Energy Corridor Metro Connection to Downtown Houston and Medical Center
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| Addicks Park & Ride - Left Exit sign on Katy Freeway going West | Katy Tollway |
Overpass crossing Katy Freeway that provides access to and from Metro's Addicks Park & Ride Lot
North of the Freeway (I-10)
Friday, September 21, 2012
Dam wildlife is awesome - Photo safari on Addicks Dam Road
Addicks Dam protects the City of Houston from flooding after heavy rains. What is less well known is that the earthen dam with a gravel road on top also affords an excellent opportunity not only for walking and hiking (one stretch even has exercise equipment, albeit not as fancy was what is installed along Terry Hershey Trail) -- but for enjoying native wild life.This includes not only butterflies and sundry bugs, insects, and birds, but also large mammals: most notably deer - even groups of deer. Here are three on the edge of a wooded area, taken with tele-lens in the late afternoon (contrast and sharpness enhanced with photo editing software).
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| All ears and staring at the Canon shooter (PowerShot SX 20 - ISO 400 f/5.7 1/20 sec.) |
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| Buckeye resting on a tall grass |
Not to mention the bounties of the colorful flora -- which changes over the course of Spring, Summer, and Fall - the butterflies that the flowers attract, and the simple beauty of the tall grasses.
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| Flowers with bugs...looks like caterpillars |
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| Even the gravel road plays host to beautiful living things |
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| Indian Paintbrush amid high grass on the slope of Addicks Dam |
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| Sensitive Briar |
Because of its elevation in what is an essentially flat landscape, Addicks Dam Road also offers nice sunsets, although the Barker Dam does better in that regard because it runs North-South with tree-line on the horizon, rather than East-West as Addicks Dam does [in the Energy Corridor segment], and also even has a lake to catch the setting sun's reflection.
Addicks Dam Panorama from State Highway 6 (aka SH-6)
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| Addicks Dam and water tower seen from across Highway 6 - Memorial Medical Tower in the Distance |
Addicks Texas: Old German Church (United Methodist) Kirche deutscher Einwanderer in West Houston
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| German Church at Night - Addicks West Houston TX |
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| Steeple of modern version of Addicks-Bear Creek area church founded by German Pioneers in the 1800s |
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| Historical background for church founded by German Immigrants on plaque in front of the Church Building Historischer Hintergrund zur von deutschen Immigranten gegruendeten Kirche |
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| Addicks United Methodist Church in the shadow of the Highway 6 Overpass 1212 Texas 6 Houston, TX 77084 U.S.A. |
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| Addicks United Methodist Church on SH-6 at Park Row - Sign with worship schedule and motto: "The Little Church With A Big Heart" (Kleine Kirche mit grossem Herz) |
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| Addicks United Methodist - Church founded by German Settlers - on the Google Map (Satellite view with thumbnail photo)
The church was originally located farther to the North inside what is today Addicks Reservoir, but was destroyed in a flooding. Three cemeteries with the remains of German settlers or their descendants are on reservoir grounds, one at the corner of Highway 6 and Patterson Road, which is still being used and therefore has recent graves, another one off an abandoned road running parallel to North Eldridge (at lower elevation) and the third one -- known as the Koch-Schmidt Cemetery -- is located close to the West Houston Airport South of Groeschke Road in Cullen Park Phase 4 South of the picnic and playground areas.
One of three cemeteries inside what is now Addicks Reservoir. This one, located on the corner of Highway 6 and Patterson Road (near the Houston Farm and Ranch Club facilities), is still in use. The original Methodist Church was located here, but moved South because of the periodic flooding.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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