We combed through the digital archives of the Boston Public Library to put together a collection of vintage postcards of Houston to see just how much the city has (and hasn’t) changed.

Check out are some of our favorites from The Tichnor Brothers Collection, printed between 1930 and 1945. Since postcards were plentiful back then, there are images of landmarks, major streets and even local businesses.

Greetings!

Houston Ship Channel

Winter streetscape

El Patio Restaurant

Here’s the location today.

Main Street

Looking north on Main Street

The Venetian Blind Shop

It’s still around today.

Fences!

Aerial view

Rice stadium

Hermann Park

Auditorium Hotel



The hotel is currently known as the Lancaster Hotel.

Love retro postcards? Check out our collection of Washington, DC, Chicago and San Francisco sights.