Old photos show Houston as it was 30 years ago, from the Bushes to Michael Jordan.
The Chronicle looks up, goes to the auto show and celebrates MLK Day in these photos of Houston from 30 years agoIn a downtown sight that has since been erased to time, a crowd outside a Benny Hinn"Miracle Crusade" at the Sam Houston Coliseum was turned away after the arena reached capacity on Jan. 14.Ben DeSoto / Houston Chronicle filePhotographer Carlos Antonio Rios went ground-level to get this look at downtown.
After a forced layoff by the electorate, what's a now-former president to do? Take in a Rockets game, of course. Here, Bush is at the Summit on Jan. 28 for the Rockets-Bulls game.And here's Vernon Maxwell and Michael Jordan from that game.Lee Hartung stands before the smashed glass of a Mary Lee Donut Shop in the 4200 block of San Felipe, where he narrowly escaped injury Monday afternoon, Jan. 4. He was sitting at the counter when a car smashed through the front of the store.
Former newsman Ray Miller at Guadalajara Mexican Grille and Bar, Jan. 12. At the time, the former host of"The Eyes of Texas" and former KPRC news director was working as special projects coordinator for Harris County Commissioner Steve Radack.William Paul Thomas and his young sons, Ryan, right, and William II, enjoy their front-row seats for the Martin Luther King Day parade Monday, Jan. 18. What follows are some photos from that parade.
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