Pictures Of Downtown Houston

Houston is the largest city in the great state of Texas. Home to over 2 million people, Houston is the fourth largest city in America. Like other large cities, the Houston metropolitan area is much more populous with over 5.5 million residents. Houston is a booming city with a skyline to match. The downtown Houston skyline rivals cities of similar size and reflects the growth of this important city.

Pictures of downtown Houston are anchored by several skyscrapers, including the 1000 foot tall JP Morgan Chase Tower. The Wells Fargo Bank Plaza and Williams Tower both exceed 900 feet and are among the tallest in Texas. Other notable buildings that enhance the downtown Houston skyline include the old Gulf Building which stood as an Art Deco masterpiece and the tallest building in Houston from 1929 until 1963.

Pictures of downtown Houston show over three dozen buildings standing more than 500 feet with more skyscrapers in the planning stages. Houston is home to a cluster of modern skyscrapers that reflect a variety of architectural styles.

The founding of the city would seem tied more closely to entrepreneurship than civic development. Shortly after Texas declared itself to be a separate territorial entity, the city of Houston was granted incorporation in 1937, named after the first president of the Texas territory, Sam Houston.

During the 1920's, the population of Houston roughly doubled. This explosion in the population can be tied directly to the expansion of the petroleum industry and Houston's growth as a port city.