Oaks and Crepe Myrtles in the Heights
In this Hear Our Houston audio tour and contribution to Unexpected City, writers Diana and Steven Wolfe stroll from their first Houston residence, a house in the Heights at 920 Ridge where they lived together thirteen years ago. Turning left onto Julian Street, they pass under the oaks and crepe myrtles to Bayland Street, where “if you look down to your right the streets just become this whole cathedral of overhanging oaks that are like protective Heights spirits, and they make it feel beautifully warm and welcoming.”
Listen by clicking on the link below:
Oaks and Crepe Myrtles in the Heights (mp3, 12 MB) by Steven and Diana Wolfe
The living room inside 920 Ridge Street in 1997
Part of the back yard at 920 Ridge, 1998. L-R: Colleen Toporek, Naeem Murr, Julie
Chisholm, Kate Schmitt, Christopher Bakken
Have a seat!
The lovely crepe myrtle on Julian
A view looking East down Bayland
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NanMom writes:
06.27.11
7:17 pm
I remember the house so well. And here in California I have several of the lovely red amaryllis bulbs which I couldn’t resist digging up and bringing home.