Derelict railroad with Houston skyline (image by accent on eclectic)

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The Houston skyline reflects a glittering and modern city – the fourth-largest in America, a huge port, home to the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and losing out on the most Fortune 500 companies within a city’s limits only to New York.  It’s hard to imagine that this bustling metropolis – incorporated in 1837 and named after General Sam Houston – has a forgotten side.  Accent on Eclectic has captured this brilliantly…

Abandoned railroad bridge over White Oak Bayou (image by accent on eclectic)

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Truss Railroad Bridge (image by accent on eclectic)

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Houston Light Guard Armory (image by accent on eclectic)

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Old Houston Lightning & Power plant (image by accent on eclectic)

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Harris County Courthouse (image by accent on eclectic)

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Willow Street Pump Station (image by accent on eclectic)

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Former Garden Oaks Theatre (image by accent on eclectic)

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De Luxe Movie Theatre (image by accent on eclectic)

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Granada Movie Theatre (image by accent on eclectic)

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Abandoned lobby of Granada Movie Theatre (image by accent on eclectic)

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