Part of the weekend was spent looking for The Orange Show and The Flower Man House. While I had a map, the convoluted streets around bayou got me happily lost near MacGregor Way and Spanish Trail area. As I passed neighborhoods I had never seen before, I felt that Houston's strange lack of zoning extends to individual houses. Often I would drive by homes with strange additions and extensions. Very much a Houston thing.
Keep Your Ass Off, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.
Driving in one of the neighborhoods I passed the house above...
The Orange Show, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.
After much time, I found the Orange Show. The Houston Chronicle said of this strange attraction in the middle of a residential neighborhood, "....The Orange Show is a phantasmagoria, an eye- filling architectural circus, an unexpected oasis of pleasure..."
The Orange Show 2007 - a photoset on Flickr
The Orange Show 2007 - a photoset on Flickr
Field of Vision 3, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.
Starting to really love this place. Kolaches are very good.
It's the perfect sign. A short name, a drawing of a drink, an arrow to show you where, and when you get there, you'll be staring at the large TV. Drink and watch the tube, that's what you'll be doing at the ROLL-N.
It's the perfect sign. A short name, a drawing of a drink, an arrow to show you where, and when you get there, you'll be staring at the large TV. Drink and watch the tube, that's what you'll be doing at the ROLL-N.
2 comments:
don't forget the 'log-esque' font in there, another plus. ;->
THat last photo is just beautiful. Love it.
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