Tag: Life Magazine Photos Online

Bayou City History: When monorail came to Houston

Google Image Search for Houston “Monorail” in Life Magazine Collection

An aerial view of the city Houston.

View of downtown Houston area-skyscrapers, filled parking lots.

A view of Houston, Texas.

An online collaboration between Life Magazine and Google has millions of previously unseen photos now hosted online. There are loads of Houston pictures, but add “TX” or Texas” to narrow a search to the city. Otherwise you’ll be seeing lots of “Whitney.”

This article has info on the new project. There’s some good stuff to be found and I’m already mining the site for future posts about Houston, as well as other interests.