Business & Pleasure on Houston's Waterways, 1897-1927
- Introduction
- The Houston Yacht Club
- Boating on Buffalo Bayou and Beyond
- Big Business at Houston's Port
- Reading & Exploring More
Description
Buffalo Bayou, the waterway destined to become a centerpiece in the Port of Houston’s development, was seen as an essential link between the interior of Texas, the sea, and the rest of the world. And, it was the first home to the Houston Yacht Club. Both organizations—the Port and the Club—grew together on the Bayou, moved in similar geographic directions, and have each gone on to prove their local, regional, national and international importance.
This material was digitized in 2010-2011 as part of a grant funded by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and the Intsitute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Credits
Amanda Focke (Rice Univeristy) and Marie Wise (Houston Public Library)
Sections
Introduction
Buffalo Bayou, the waterway destined to become a centerpiece in the Port of Houston’s development, was seen as an essential link between the interior of Texas, the sea, and the rest of the world. And, it was the first home to the Houston Yacht Club. Both organizations—the Port and the Club—grew together on the Bayou, moved in similar geographic directions, and have each gone on to prove their local, regional, national and international importance.
This material was digitized in 2010-2011 as part of a grant funded by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and the Intsitute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Full archive of digital objects from Rice University and the Houston Yacht Club is available online here and objects from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center here.
The original materials which these digitized versions represent are held by:
- the Houston Yacht Club at their archive onsite at the Houston Yacht Club, LaPorte, Texas
- Rice University, Fondren Library, Woodson Research Center
- Houston Public Library, Houston Metropolitan Research Center.
The Houston Yacht Club
section description hereBoating on Buffalo Bayou and Beyond
Buffalo Bayou, the waterway destined to become a centerpiece in Houston’s growth, was seen as an essential link between the interior of Texas, the sea, and the rest of the world.It was the first home to the Houston Yacht Club as well as Houston’s shipping industry. The Club and the commercial infrastructure on the Bayou grew together in size and geography with the city of Houston.