The city of Houston as seen in Kodachrome photos shot in the '50s and '60s

Vintage photos of Houston in beautiful Kodachrome

Houston resident Josh Burdick has digitized and released Kodachrome photos that his father, Cecil Burdick Jr., captured of Houston in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s on sprawling website for all to see. He’s allowed the Houston Chronicle to share a batch of them with readers. less Vintage photos of Houston in beautiful Kodachrome

Houston resident Josh Burdick has digitized and released Kodachrome photos that his father, Cecil Burdick Jr., captured of Houston in the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ... more Photo: Cecil E. Burdick Jr., Cecil Burdick Jr. Photo: Cecil E. Burdick Jr., Cecil Burdick Jr. Image 1 of / 51 Caption Close The city of Houston as seen in Kodachrome photos shot in the '50s and '60s 1 / 51 Back to Gallery

We highlighted the amateur video work of Houstonian Josh Burdick, who uploaded some of his slices of Bayou City life onto YouTube. His videos come from the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, mostly when he was in his teens and early twenties exploring the city with a VHS camcorder.

It turns out that the hobby runs in his family.

His father, Cecil Burdick Jr., was also fond of capturing images of Houston, and Burdick has digitized his father’s work on a sprawling website for all to see.

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You will see the Astrodome just taking shape, scenes from Astroworld, downtown Houston, streets and freeways, the Shamrock Hotel, a Lyndon B. Johnson campaign stop, and the Galleria not long after it was built, all in beautiful, rich Kodachrome color photos.

Included in this batch is a selfie of sorts that the elder Burdick took in a mirror.

“My father is still alive and kicking at the age of 80. ... He's loves to tell people that he, AJ Foyt and Elvis are all born in the same month and year,” says the younger Burdick.

Burdick’s father’s photos from a trip to New York City in 1967 also made the rounds a few days back.