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[House at 1717 Avenue M 1/2, North Side]

Photograph of the front of a one-story house painted white with green trim that has a hipped roof with several gabled extensions. The main floor is slightly raised, with a short flight of steps leading to a small covered porch, next to a bay window at left. The gable ends and eaves over the porch and bay window have decorative woodwork. The house is partially obscured by trees and bushes on either side of the yard.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Apartment Building at 1923 Avenue M 1/2]

Photograph of apartment buildings on the southeast corner of 20th Street and Avenue M 1/2, viewed from the opposite corner. The apartments comprise two long, connected two-story buildings separated by a walkway, painted dark teal with cream trim. A sign on the end of the building says "San Jacinto Apartments" with a phone number. There is a red car parked at the curb and part of the neighboring house is visible at left.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of 16th Street from Avenue K]

Photograph from the corner of Avenue K, looking southeast down 16th Street, which has houses and telephone poles along both sides of the street as well as cars parked along the curb. Part of the front and east side of a single-story side-gabled house on the corner of Avenue K is visible at right. The house is painted light brown with dark blue trim and has a raised main story with an attached garage at ground level; the front door is in the center of the main part of the building and is at the top of several steps, with an overhang above.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1700 South Avenue K from 18th Street]

Photograph of the south side of the 1700 block of Avenue K, looking east from 18th Street. The homes are almost entirely obscured by white fencing and trees growing in yards and along the edge of the street. Cars are parked along the curb and a neighborhood watch sign is posted near the corner; a stop sign is visible at the far end of the street.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1600 South Avenue L from 17th Street]

Photograph of the south side of the 1600 block of Avenue L, looking east from 17th Street. Most of the houses are blocked from view by trees, but the house on the southeast corner is partially visible at right. It has a raised main floor with decorative stone below and garage doors opening on both sides of the home; the house is painted white with maroon shutters and a square brick column is visible on the corner of the house, supporting the porch. Utility poles are visible along the south side of the street and street signs are visible on the corner; there are cars parked along both sides of the street.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1800 Avenue L from 18th Street]

Photograph of the 1800 block of Avenue L looking west from 18th Street, facing slightly south. There is a two-story brick building on the southwest corner that has a sign over the corner entrance, "Mayps Grocery Food Producers" and there is a stop sign and a utility pole on the corner near the building. Most of the homes on Avenue L, at right, are obscured by trees and there are cars parked on both sides of the street.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1800 South Avenue L from 18th Street]

Photograph of the south side of the 1800 block of Avenue L looking west from the corner of 18th Street. There is a two-story brick building on the southwest corner that has a sign over the corner entrance, "Mayps Grocery Food Producers;" to the left of the grocery entrance there is a pay phone and an ice cooler. Another multi-story building is visible on the left, but most of the homes on Avenue L, at right, are obscured by trees. Cars are parked along the curb and there are utility poles along the street.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[2000 South Avenue L from 20th Street]

Photograph of the south side of the 2000 block of Avenue L, looking west from 20th Street. There is a two-story red house on the southwest corner that has a decorative front porch and bay windows; other homes are partially visible along the street at right, partially obscured by trees and bushes. Utility poles are visible on the corner and there are cars parked along the curb. A large, multi-story apartment building is visible in the background, near the right side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[2000 South Avenue L from 21st Street]

Photograph of the south side of the 2000 block of Avenue L, looking east from 21st Street. Several houses are visible along the block, partially obscured by trees. An electric utility pole is visible on the left side of the image, as well as several street signs, and a parked car near the right side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1600 South Avenue M from 16th Street]

Photograph of the south side of the 1600 block of Avenue M, looking west from 16th Street. A two-story home is partially visible on the southwest corner, behind a large tree; it has wooden siding with boarded windows and the gable end facing 16th Street has decorative eave returns. Other homes are visible along the street to the right and several cars are parked in the driveways and along the curb.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1700 South Avenue M from 18th Street]

Photograph of houses on the south side of the 1700 block of Avenue M, looking east from the northwest corner of 18th Street. The houses are largely obscured by trees in the front yards and there are cars parked on either side of the street.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1600 North Avenue M 1/2 from 17th Street]

Photograph of a Seventh Day Adventist church on the north corner of 17th Street and Avenue M 1/2, looking east. The building has two vaulted gable ends set at a right angle, with the entrance on the interior corner surrounded by a porch and topped by a square tower with a striped, pointed roof. Homes are visible along the north side of Avenue M 1/2 in the background, and cars are parked along the side of the road.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1828 Avenue M, Southwest Corner]

Photograph of the front and west side of a two-story white house at the corner of 19th Street and Avenue M. The house is largely obscured by trees planted in the yard, but there is a staircase leading to a raised first-floor entrance in an in-set porch near the southwest corner. A gable end over the front of the house has a decorative arched window. A stop sign and speed limit sign are visible along the street outside the house.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church at 1628 Avenue M 1/2]

Photograph of a Seventh Day Adventist church on the north corner of 17th Street and Avenue M 1/2, viewed from the south. The building has vaulted cross-gable ends set at a right angle, with the entrance on the interior corner surrounded by a porch and topped by a square tower with a striped, pointed roof.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1728 Avenue M 1/2]

Photograph of the front and east side of a white, single-story house in poor repair at the corner of Avenue M 1/2 and 18th Street. It has a gabled roof with attic windows and a wide dormer window over the front porch, which has a flat roof and plain posts. The house is raised on low stilts and has bushes growing around the left side. Part of the neighboring house and houses on the next street over are partially visible on either side, as well as a stop sign on the corner.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 2028 Avenue M 1/2, Southeast Corner]

Photograph of the front and east side of a white, two-story side-gabled house on the northeast corner of M 1/2 and Moody Avenues. It has a long, two-story porch stretching the entire front with plain railings and decorative wooden brackets at the top of the posts and spindles below the frieze boards. There are eave returns on the gable end on the side of the house and a small extension with a second-floor balcony is partially visible at the right side. Two cars are parked at the curb and a neighboring house is partially visible on the right side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1720 Avenue K, Southwest Corner]

Photograph of the lower part of a two-story home that is largely obscured by trees and bushes growing around the edges of the yard. Large striped awnings are extended low over the front porch, near the center of the image, and a window on the extension at left. A part of the neighboring house's front porch is visible at left and a dark, four-door car is parked at the curb on the right side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of 18th Street from Avenue K]

Photograph of an empty lot enclosed by a white wooden fence at the southeast corner of Avenue K, looking south down 18th Street. The lot is obscured by trees growing around the edges of the street and in the lot, including one growing through the corner of the fence. On the right side of the image, houses are visible along 18th Street, as well as telephone poles along the edge of the street and cars parked at the curb.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Detail View of House at 1910 Avenue K]

Photograph of the a detailed view the front-east side of a two-story home including a front yard area between the main entrance at right and an extension on the left side of the house, in the back. Part of the front porch is visible, including a dark-colored door with a round window and a rectangular window above the entrance; the porch has decorative brackets at the top of the posts and an American flag hanging from the left-most post. At left, there is a ramp leading to a porch outside the extension, which has railings in an "x" pattern and decorative brackets at the top of the posts. The yard is enclosed by a metal fence and there are plants growing along the edges of the yard.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1704 Avenue L]

Photograph of the front of a two-story building painted white with red trim, largely obscured by a tree taking up the upper half of the image and the front of a red truck taking up the right side and lower portion. The house's main entrance is on the second floor with a partial-width porch that has a short flight of stairs and a landing with split, "petticoat" stairs from the ground. There is a warning sigh posted on the front of the stairs.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1706 Avenue L]

Photograph of the front of a white house with red trim that has a raised first floor and three gabled dormer windows facing the street. There is a short flight of stairs in the center of the building, leading to the entrance and a full-length porch, which has latticework railings, decorative woodwork below the frieze boards, and brackets at the top of the posts. The yard is enclosed by a black metal fence and there are trees on either side, partially obscuring the house.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1721 Avenue L]

Photograph of the front of a white, front-gabled house that has a raised main story with a flight of stairs at the center of the building. There is a porch that stretches across the entire front bordered by a plain slatted railing, that has red-brick columns on either end and brick topped with tapered wooden columns on either side of the stairs. The gable end has plain wooden siding and decorative brackets under the eaves; there is a sign above the stairs that has horses on either side of the text "1721 Avenue L The Dailys John & Margaret." The yard is enclosed by a fence with stone pillars connected by chains and there is a car parked at the curb in front of the house.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1806 Avenue L]

Photograph of the front of a white gabled house that has a front-facing gabled extension at the right side, with decorative eave returns. The main floor is raised and there is a flight of stairs to the front porch stretching across the left side of the house, which has decorative brackets at the tops of the posts and railings with an "x" pattern. The yard is enclosed by a white picket fence and there is a sign on the house near the gate entrance that says "Gregory's Watch Repair." Neighboring houses are partially visible on either side and the back of a red truck with a covered bed is parked oat the curb on the left side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1601 Avenue M]

Photograph of the front and west side of a two-story side-gabled house on the corner of Avenue M and 16th Street. It has wooden siding painted light yellow with white trim and there is a two-story extended porch at the front, with decorative railings and brackets. There is a dormer window extending from the roof on either side of the porch and a red brick chimney near the roof peak at the right side. Trees are planted in the front yard and vines are growing along the gable end on the side of the house. Part of the neighboring house is visible at right and 16th street is partially visible in the background at left.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History