Sara leads you through the back alley behind Brazos Bookstore. It may just seem like your ordinary walk to the dumpster with bookstore trash, but its SO MUCH MORE!
This tour is a brief walk-through of my neighborhood. In it mostly i compared my both neighborhood in which I already lived in my country and my currrent neighborhood. Hope u all like it
Cavanaugh Nweze leads a tour of the Marcus Garvey Liberation Garden at his home in his front and back yards. He talks about self sufficiency, profiting from natural resources, eliminating food deserts, educating young people,...
In this tour , I take you throughout the Shell Woodcreek Office Buildings . I explain a variety of things about shell, from thier safety regulations to things such as what the employees' there drive. This will give you insight...
Koomah interviews Cristan Williams, president of the Transgender Foundation of America, for an in depth, informational and historic tour of the stories beneath the artifacts at the TG Center Archive . The Houston TG...
Writers Kelly Moore and Addie Tsai take a walk from an apartment to the labyrinth at St. Thomas, with a stop at the reflecting pool by the Rothko Chapel. Their dialog compares and remembers their experiences walking together....
Cindy Hooks, lovingly known as "The Mum Lady" describes the art, tradition, and business of making homecoming mums in the Katy area, then Katy High School s tudents chime in about their homecoming mums and garters this year.
Maria Jimenez takes us on a walk of history along Cesar Chavez Blvd. She described Cesar Chavez's history as a labor leader, the historic marches that have taken place along this street to Hidalgo Park throughout several...
The tour by The Alphas traces the historic Volwang colony in the area surrounding Skydive , including Star Pizza, the original Voltwang landing ground, mating facilities, and karaoke prison. Brother B explains Voltwang...
This Hear Our Houston audio tour mixtape is a glimpse into the minds of 7th and 8th grade writers who attended Writers in the Schools Summer Creative Camp this year. Breaking the form of the usual Hear Our Houston tours,...
Bam takes us through Bam's history from Mama Bam, to Something Serious Air Freshener, to the Screwed Up Click, block parties, awards, Bam's Kids, Hurricane Ike, and being a community hub for all sorts of folks. Bam reflects on...
Raj Mankad, the editor of Cite and OffCite, takes us on a tour of the triangle-shaped area bounded by Highway 59, Hillcroft, and the Westpark tollway. First he braves the feeder road, pointing out a school next to a...
This walking tour reveals some of the many edible wild plants one can find during the summer in Houston.
Getting around the construction with our imaginations, Professor Stalina Villarreal's Spring 2016 English class takes a 3 word free association relay route around Houston Community College's Eastside Campus.
Musician and Houston history aficionado Nick Gaitan takes us on a tour walking from Alamo Garage, a site of his own family history passed down through the stories of his parents, to El Barrio Del Alacrán, recounted from "Sig...
Weaving memory, story, geography, and meditation together, Indre records a stroll along Peden, Waugh, Nevada, Commonwealth, Indiana, and Dunlavy streets ending at the Pralaya Yoga Studio. Photography by Rose Kuo.
Bert Samples and Carrie Schneider take a New Year's Eve walk from Project Row Houses, where they hear music played by an "enchanted traveler," past former Barber Shops and Beauty Salons full of memories, to the TSU Campus...
Uriel takes us on a tour of Jewelry Exchange Center and shares his insider's knowledge of the industry over his career that started with selling gold at flea markets with his mom, built into designing big pieces for...
Memo takes us on a tour of Memo's Record Shop, inside and out. He tells stories alongside the records, photos, and murals of stars like Juan de Raveal, Rigo Tovar, Lucha Villa, Antonio Aguillar, Yolando del Rio, Rosia...
Rosario takes us on a tour, inside and out, of her shop, Rosario's Mistic Yerberia. She describes her daily rituals to bless and protect the shop, describes the products she stocks from different parts of the world, and...
With real insight, wit, and detail, Vivian Vincent describes the businesses and activities around the Palms Shopping Center during its heyday as well as the close knit community around it.
East End resident Sonny Flores takes us on a tour of Harrisburg Boulevard along the stops of the Metro Rail's East End line from the Central Station to the Magnolia Park Transit Center. Along the way, he describes the...
Dr. Irene Porcarello and Mr. Frank Partida take us on a fun, inspiring, and informational tour from Hidalgo Park to the Turning Basin and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Along the way, Dr. Porcarello discusses the...
Felix, Nelly, and Bo Fraga lead a tour of Neighborhood Centers Inc. Ripley House describing its history from Rusk Settlement, their family history alongside it, and the programs that it has piloted in the City of Houston.
Mr. Wiley describes what it was like to come up in the South Union area. From barber shops and beauty salons, barbeque, the close knit community, fire station youth center, water tower, the Johnson family interviews Mr. Wiley...
Juany Favela welcomes us to The Little Piñata Shop where she makes custom piñatas for all kinds of clients. She describes the tradition, process, and art of piñata making, and all of the creative...
A walking poem by Enrique Pacce with photography by Ronald Jones
This tour is a brief walk-through of Welcome Food Market in Chinatown. I wanted to show that Asian stuff isn't weird, it's just different.
Amblings and ramblings about the roots of my Houston Tango experience.
Rahma Kova is a student of accounting at Houston Community College. She moved from Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania to Houston three months ago. Her tour begins by interviewing her Houstonian neighbor, Courtney, her recent trip to...
This is a small journey I wanted to give of our Houston Movie Theaters. We love our movie theaters here in H-Town, Matter of fact, It is a way of life. To Houstonians having a large verity of atmospheres is...
My walking tour is about the place and feeling that I had after four years live in this neighborhood, Jersey Village. In my tour, I will take you to my favorite place to hang out, the North Oaks Shopping Center. It located in...
Visual Artist Stephanie Toppin echoes Bob Stein, the dean of the School of Social Sciences of Rice University: “Hillcroft is disorganized but not necessarily unorganized development. It is what Houston is all about. When...
Jessica Johnson interviewed all of the members of her family to tell the whole story of their home's transformation. From Elaine describing her grandmother's legacy, to an overview by the sisters of life in 720 (the 720ft'...
I took a walking tour on the neightboorhod of westpark, were i grew up and spend most of my childhood. Taking a walk in the flea market right next to the apartments were i used to live. The flea market of 59 is were my family...
Keith Reynolds leads a loop tour orbiting our majestic diety the Ford sign, and commenting on such topics as antique Blockbuster, sock shopping, education, state v. national pride, bargain hot dogs, strip mall Police stations,...
Yu-Ru Huang guides us through the Taiwanese Community Center . As she describes its history, purpose, and place in the neighborhood we listen in to a celebration of the semester with student songs, a greeting by the principal...
There are worlds accessible—whether by trap door or rabbit hole—only to the young. These recordings by Lanier Middle School students remind us of this. You can bet the Houston you’ll find here is one...
Entymologist, avid dancer and banjo player Lara Appleby leads a 10-minute one-way walk along North Boulevard. In her doctoral studies at the University of Houston, Appleby studies ants. In her stroll through Boulevard Oaks,...
In this Hear Our Houston audio tour and contribution to Unexpected City , Daniel Anguilu, a prolific street artist responsible for some of Houston’s most compelling murals, and Alex Luster , documentary filmmaker of...
Houston's First Fighting Preacher the Reverend Ray Martin Welcomes you to the Progressive Amateur Boxing Association (PABA)! Founded in 1968 as a non-profit community based athletic/recreational, counselling, educational...
Artist Regina Agu takes us along for her daily wonder-filled walk in the First Ward. As a resident at Elder Street Lofts, she excavates the spiritual from this old graveyard and mental hospital site, appreciates...
I went to the Zoo on October 14th, 2013 to do my walking tour. When I was given this assignment, the zoo was the first place that came to my mind. I have so many memories there, and you walk around a lot at the Zoo. It was the...
Artist Phillip Pyle II walks along the Columbia Tap Rail Trail. With humor he comments on what used to be there, what is there, and what he wishes wasn't there.
All along 19th Street documentary filmmaker Heather Korb acquaints us with some of the Heights’ charm. This one way, looped route is as packed as 19th Street itself with recommendations, introductions to the locals,...
Pastor Paul Jiminez takes us on a loop around James Bute Park, or as he calls it, Homeless Park. He describes the rhythm of the area, especially The Journey from the Star of Hope shelter to the park. He also details the...
Musician Pete Gordon takes us on a looped walk around Midtown where he has owned and operated The Continental Club for ten years. 3700 Main used to be a general store in the 1920s and is now a thriving music venue and bar...
Baba Shango, founder and director of Sehah Youth and Fitness describes the origins and evolutions of this 10 year old community hub where youth come to learn about their roots and grow stronger in their futures. This...
As she walks, Kearston describes her childhood memories of Hermann Park. Growing up, constantly taking visits with her family for birthdays and many holidays.
In this Hear Our Houston audio tour and contribution to Unexpected City , writers Diana and Steven Wolfe stroll from their first Houston residence, a house in the Heights at 920 Ridge where they lived together thirteen...
Y. E. Torres and her mother, Irene Shafer take you on a walking tour from Torres' grandmother's house, where they were both raised, to Memo Record Shop.
Artist, musicologist, and historian Tierney L. Malone walks along Almeda from Southmore to Wheeler, in Houston’s historic Third Ward that has served as a major hub for some of Houston’s most talented artists...
Having lived in houston for almost a year now, my most cherished place is my neighborhood and it's surroundings. Eldridge pkwy has many businesses and shopping centers sprawled out around it, but crossing over to The Buffalo...
Japhet Creek is a mile long natural creek that runs into Buffalo Bayou. It's one of the last natural springs north of the bayou. Since 2004, the Japhet Creek Nature Conservnacy has been working with various...
There are worlds accessible—whether by trap door or rabbit hole—only to the young. These recordings by Lanier Middle School students remind us of this. You can bet the Houston you’ll find here—one where...
The Art Guys decided to take a walk on the “edge of town” in an area where we have never been. We looked at the map and chose to go east towards the edge of the city near the ship channel. We settled on...
This year the MWE campus was rebuilt and in January the students and teachers moved back into the new space. In honor of the new school the third grade students collected objects and memories to place in a time capsule....
Priscilla Graham leads us on a tour through the facility and history of the Houston Texans YMCA. Dedicated to Quentin R. Mease and honoring his legacy as well as many others, Graham discusses the rich history of this and other...
From his former sleeping places to the bunkhouse where he now lives, Boatwright walks around the Bread of Life campus and talks about his experiences being homeless and how he came to have a home now.
Artist Ayanna Jolivet McCloud takes a walk through the Third Ward where she grew up taking art classes and now runs her own experimental art space, labotanica , at 2316 Elgin, just beneath the historic El Dorado...
My tour is a small sampling of public art at UH.On the bounds of of Third Ward, on the north side of campus near the Arts Corridor is a grouping of work by artists, Mary Miss,Frank Stella, Alyson Shotz, Matt Mullican, Tom...
I would be walking around on the outside of the center and talk about the many different activites that i have done as a child.
Visual artist Raul Gonzalez takes a loop walk around the Rice Military area starting at Darke Gallery and walking through the Rice Military area where he used to deliver food. He appreciates the nice area, but also remembers...
Brother Kenyha greets the skies and the morning on a rainy day in Houston, recalling how the flip of a coin brought him from Brooklyn to Third Ward, the Harlem, the hub, the mecca, and the cultural capital of Texas. He lists...
To the sounds of a Saturday morning, Susan Barry leads a tour of her neighborhood. Cherryhurst is an historic, active, civically engaged tight knit community. She debunks several myths about Houston and points out this area's...
Starting from my childhood house I travel a couple blocks to the elementary school that was the cornerstone of my art career and survival skills.
I starterd at the Top level of the museum , which was the african exhbit and work my way down to the very last level. Due to the fact that there were some changes that had been made to the museum and that i had not...
Barbara Hinton came across this great new word the other day: Wonderistism: The belief that to continuously look for and find awe in one's surroundings is what makes the experience of life truly fantastical. This short...
Wortham Fountain on Allen Parkway east to the new walking/iking bridges near Montrose/Studemont, then back to the Waugh Drive overpass . . . and the bat cave.
As an archive the events on April 20, 2013, this mixtape includes clips from the AWE Celebration at the Grand Re-Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the Park at Palm Center at 5300 Griggs. Listen in for: Acknowledgements given...
The GENDER Book Walk explores the historical mile of the creation of the GENDER book starting in Menil Park, a favorite meeting location for the creators, traveling past the University of St. Thomas to the corner of...
Mr. Res and I lead our after-school creative writing group around Project Row Houses, a nonprofit organization celebrating African American history and culture in Houston's Third Ward. We discuss PRH's wonderful community,...
Ms. Bry and I lead our after school creative writing group around Project Row Houses, a nonprofit organization celebrating African American history and culture in Houston's Third Ward. We discuss PRH's wonderful community,...
Not so much a tour to make things more legible, but a remnant of a walk, an audio piece standing in for the lack of a tour. As a manner of introduction to this cut-up recording, please read this open letter from...
Tafari leads a tour around Marcus Garvey Liberation Garden at its location on the land behind the Shrine of the Black Madonna.
I decided to walk do my walk At Dyess Park becasue it'll always have some of the best memories in my life. One of the primary reasons for that is, that to this day in my life I still use the lessons I learned on those fields....
This is an insider's view of the recently conserved and re-opened Museum inside the World Famous Orange Show. I'm a board member of the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art which preserves and manages the Orange...
In this walk I just talk about the memories I have with my mom, aunts, sister and cousins. Told a few stories about when we would go. I also described the park. I love how there is a police department there, it's what always...
In this tour, I take you down the street in which I basically grew up in when I moved to Houston from New York. It is my grandmas house. Not only does she stay on this street, but so does the rest of my family. I used to get...
The lights, the people, and the shopping summarize what City Centre, Houston is. My walking audio tour covers that fun, diverse area that people from all of the city come to enjoy! I will walk through the different shops and...
The tour starts from the entrance of the park and ends in front of the Houston Zoo. During the tour, i described and talked about the momuments, the reflecting pool,the Miller outdoor theather,the Japanese garden, the...
