See. The Old Place↗ Visit this 1823 cedar cabin, the oldest structure in Harris County, located in Sam Houston Park. Old 'Hanging' Oak See this four-century-old live oak, one of the city's oldest living things, near Allen's landing. Houston Art Car Parade Experience this unique parade of artistically transformed cars, a beloved Houston tradition.
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Atlas Obscura
At the edge of downtown lies Sam Houston Park, a manicured green haven that doubles as a time capsule. While the park is home to the Houston Heritage Society Museum which includes several historic structures, none are older, or more resilient, than a humble, rough-hewn log structure known simply as The Old Place. Constructed around 1823, this cedar cabin is widely believed to be the oldest rema…
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In a town preoccupied with literally tearing down its past like Houston, a tree that's been around for four centuries should be more significant. Instead the live oak blocks away from Allen's landing in downtown has the more sinister but false stigma attached to it as a hanging tree. It even had a plaque in place calling it the old hanging oak until its removal in the 1990s. While there are som…
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Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: A couple of months ago, during one of our normal podcast pitch meetings, producer Gabby Gladney suggested an idea for an episode about this parade that she grew up going to. And I immediately shouted in delight. Gabby Gladney: I suggested doing an episode about the Art Car Parade in Houston because that…
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