; . . A Portuguese caravel Ephemeris by Abraham Zacuto in Almanach Perpetuum 1496 The Astro Spiral car jump was performed January 12 1972 by Chick Galiano of J.M Productions' Hell Drivers This stunt was later performed in the 1974 James Bond film the Man With the Golden Gun. .
Alief (Partially annexed by Houston partially unincorporated) 1.1 Native Americans and early Europeans. 12.1 Navigation (21.8) 63.0 Languages Houston has many examples of residential architecture of varying styles from the mansions of River Oaks and Memorial to row houses in the several wards a number of Houston's earliest homes are located in what is now Sam Houston Park Homes in the Heights have varied architectural styles including Victorian Craftsman and Colonial Revival Post-war housing constructed throughout Houston reflects many architectural styles! The 18-story Prudential Building designed by Kenneth Franzheim was constructed in 1952 in the Texas Medical Center the ground level walls of the Prudential Building were clad with deep red polished Texas granite; the upper floors on the northwest and northeast sides were clad in Texas limestone the southwest and southeast sides though were faced with full-height aluminum arrangements to "utilize solar rays and air circulation to effect economies in air conditioning." the building was the first local corporate high rise office building in Houston to be located outside of the central business district the Prudential Building was demolished January 8 2012. History Voters rejected efforts to have separate residential and commercial land-use districts in 1948 1962 and 1993 Consequently rather than a single central business district as the center of the city's employment multiple districts have grown throughout the city in addition to Downtown which include Uptown the Texas Medical Center Midtown Greenway Plaza Memorial City the Energy Corridor Westchase and Greenspoint.
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