1915 Map of Park Place

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Buffalo Bayou and its industrial reaches dominate this 1915 survey of the southeast City of Houston. The map captures a critical era of maritime development centered on the Turning Basin and the emerging facilities at Port Houston. Settlement patterns follow the winding course of the bayous and the dense network of railroads, including the Houston Belt and Terminal and the International and Great Northern. Away from the urban core, the landscape transitions into the residential developments of Magnolia and Park Place, alongside older communities like Harrisburg. The importance of the rail-to-water transition is evident in features like South Yards and the various switches along the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe line. Further south, the meandering Sims Bayou and Plumb Bayou cut through the terrain near Brookline and Kensington, showing the early 20th-century footprint of Harris County before modern suburban expansion.