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} } //}); </script> <div id="main" class="left "> <div class="archive-header-wrap"> <h2 class="archive-header pagetitle">Monthly Archive for September, 2015</h2> <div class="widget widget_categories" style="display: block;"> <h2 class="widgettitle cats-closed" style="cursor: pointer;"> : <span class="taxonomy-title">September, 2015</span> </h2> </div> </div> <div id="blogcontent"> <div id="post-6768" class="blogentry post-number-0 post-has-photo partial-post post-6768 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-detroit-red-wings tag-gordie-howe tag-hall-of-fame tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-hockey tag-houston-aeros tag-mark-howe tag-the-summit tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="6768"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/gordie-howe-signs-with-houston/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-gordie-howe.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-gordie-howe.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-gordie-howe-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-gordie-howe-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-gordie-howe-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-gordie-howe-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/gordie-howe-signs-with-houston/" title="Permalink to Gordie Howe Signs with Houston" rel="bookmark">Gordie Howe Signs with Houston</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/bkerr/" title="Posts by Bryan Kerr" rel="author">Bryan Kerr</a> <span class="post-date">on September 30, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 30, 1973: On this day, storied skater Gordie Howe was at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan playing chess with his sons Marty and Mark as he waited for final word that the next jersey he <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/gordie-howe-signs-with-houston/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6762" class="blogentry post-number-1 post-has-photo partial-post post-6762 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-astrodome-2 tag-colt-45s tag-colt-stadium tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-john-paciorek tag-rookie tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="6762"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/an-unbreakable-rookie-record/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-paciorek.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-paciorek.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-paciorek-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-paciorek-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-paciorek-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-paciorek-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/an-unbreakable-rookie-record/" title="Permalink to An Unbreakable Rookie Record?" rel="bookmark">An Unbreakable Rookie Record?</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on September 29, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 29, 1963: On this day, 18-year-old John Paciorek played the finest first game a rookie, or seasoned player, could ever hope for. In his first and only game as a major league player for <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/an-unbreakable-rookie-record/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6756" class="blogentry post-number-2 post-has-photo partial-post post-6756 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-david-carr tag-dom-capers tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-houston-texans tag-jacksonville-jaguars tag-nfl tag-reliant-stadium tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="6756"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/most-dramatic-win-in-texans-history/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-texans-jaguars.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-texans-jaguars.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-texans-jaguars-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-texans-jaguars-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-texans-jaguars-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-texans-jaguars-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/most-dramatic-win-in-texans-history/" title="Permalink to Most Dramatic Win in Texans’ History?" rel="bookmark">Most Dramatic Win in Texans’ History?</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on September 28, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 28, 2003: On this day, just as fans headed for the exits at Reliant Stadium, a jaw-dropping touchdown by the Texans proved they were no longer the underdogs. With just two seconds on the <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/most-dramatic-win-in-texans-history/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6750" class="blogentry post-number-3 post-has-photo partial-post post-6750 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-galveston tag-ghosts tag-haunted-hotel tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-hotel-galvez tag-scary tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="6750"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/is-hotel-galvez-really-haunted/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-hotel-galvez.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-hotel-galvez.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-hotel-galvez-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-hotel-galvez-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-hotel-galvez-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-hotel-galvez-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/is-hotel-galvez-really-haunted/" title="Permalink to Is Hotel Galvez Really Haunted?" rel="bookmark">Is Hotel Galvez Really Haunted?</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on September 25, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 25, 1910: On this day, crews prepared to lay the first concrete floor of the Hotel Galvez. Dubbed the “Queen of the Gulf,” this iconic hotel overlooking the Great Seawall and Gulf of Mexico, <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/is-hotel-galvez-really-haunted/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6744" class="blogentry post-number-4 post-has-photo partial-post post-6744 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-1960s tag-mcallahantv tag-apartments tag-don-draper tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-mad-men tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-womens-rights" data-post-id="6744"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/apartment-living-for-a-career-girl/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-career-girl.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-career-girl.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-career-girl-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-career-girl-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-career-girl-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-career-girl-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/apartment-living-for-a-career-girl/" title="Permalink to Apartment Living for a ‘Career Girl’" rel="bookmark">Apartment Living for a ‘Career Girl’</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on September 24, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 24, 1965: On this day, the Chronicle ran an ad for The Alabama House at 230 West Alabama, featuring all the chicest amenities a career girl could ever want! But how could she afford a <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/apartment-living-for-a-career-girl/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6737" class="blogentry post-number-5 post-has-photo partial-post post-6737 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-astrodome-2 tag-football-2 tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-houston-oilers tag-nfl tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-warren-moon" data-post-id="6737"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/warren-moon-proves-critics-wrong/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-warren-moon-man.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-warren-moon-man.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-warren-moon-man-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-warren-moon-man-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-warren-moon-man-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-warren-moon-man-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/warren-moon-proves-critics-wrong/" title="Permalink to Warren Moon Proves Critics Wrong" rel="bookmark">Warren Moon Proves Critics Wrong</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/mcallahan/" title="Posts by Michael Callahan" rel="author">Michael Callahan</a> <span class="post-date">on September 23, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 23, 1993: On this day, many fans had given up on Warren Moon. The 35-year-old quarterback played terribly against San Diego, and Oilers fans were lighting up local switchboards to voice <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/warren-moon-proves-critics-wrong/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6729" class="blogentry post-number-6 post-has-photo partial-post post-6729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-charlies-angels tag-farrah-fawcett tag-gladys-knight tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-midnight-train-to-georgia tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="6729"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/farrah-fawcett-inspired-midnight-train-to-georgia/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-farrah-fawcett.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-farrah-fawcett.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-farrah-fawcett-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-farrah-fawcett-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-farrah-fawcett-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-farrah-fawcett-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/farrah-fawcett-inspired-midnight-train-to-georgia/" title="Permalink to Farrah Fawcett Inspired ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’" rel="bookmark">Farrah Fawcett Inspired ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on September 22, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 22, 1976: On this day, ABC premiered the crime drama television series, “Charlie’s Angels,” starring Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Texas blonde bombshell, Farrah Fawcett. Although <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/farrah-fawcett-inspired-midnight-train-to-georgia/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6723" class="blogentry post-number-7 post-has-photo partial-post post-6723 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-astrodome-2 tag-battle-of-the-sexes tag-billie-jean-king tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-tennis tag-this-forgotten-day-houston" data-post-id="6723"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/battle-of-the-sexes-at-the-astrodome/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-battle-sexes.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-battle-sexes.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-battle-sexes-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-battle-sexes-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-battle-sexes-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-battle-sexes-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/battle-of-the-sexes-at-the-astrodome/" title="Permalink to ‘Battle of the Sexes’ at the Astrodome" rel="bookmark">‘Battle of the Sexes’ at the Astrodome</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on September 21, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 21, 1973: On this day, the Houston Chronicle reported on the “Battle of the Sexes” at the Astrodome, one of the biggest televised events in the history of tennis. This was the biggest <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/battle-of-the-sexes-at-the-astrodome/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6717" class="blogentry post-number-8 post-has-photo partial-post post-6717 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-air-force tag-ellington-airport tag-hds tag-hds-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-military tag-nasa tag-never-forget tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-tom-hanks tag-usaf-birthday" data-post-id="6717"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/air-force-celebrates-68th-birthday/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-ellington-afb.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-ellington-afb.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-ellington-afb-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-ellington-afb-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-ellington-afb-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-ellington-afb-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/air-force-celebrates-68th-birthday/" title="Permalink to Air Force Celebrates 68th Birthday" rel="bookmark">Air Force Celebrates 68th Birthday</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on September 18, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 18, 1947: On this day, the U.S. Air Force parted ways with the Army and officially became its own branch of the military, and Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base located here in Houston has <a class="read-more" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/air-force-celebrates-68th-birthday/">…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="catsandsharing"> <div class="catsandtags">  </div> </div> <div style="clear: both"></div> </div> <div id="post-6710" class="blogentry post-number-9 post-has-photo partial-post post-6710 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general category-houston-forgotten-day tag-mcallahantv tag-bayou-city-history tag-hds tag-hds-this-forgotten-day-in-houston tag-hearst-digital-studios tag-housing-committee tag-neighborhood-watch tag-slums tag-this-forgotten-day-in-houston" data-post-id="6710"> <div class="post-promo-photo"> <a class="" href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/housing-committee-advised-to-cleanup-slums/"> <div class="img-aspect"> <img class="aspect-32" src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/wp-content/themes/2014-responsive-base/images/aspect32.png"/> <div class="img-clip"> <img src="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-slums.jpg" class="attachment-feature-image size-feature-image wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-slums.jpg 484w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-slums-300x156.jpg 300w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-slums-120x62.jpg 120w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-slums-436x227.jpg 436w, https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/files/2015/09/hou-slums-189x98.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="post-loop-content"> <h2 class="blog-headline"> <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2015/09/housing-committee-advised-to-cleanup-slums/" title="Permalink to Housing Committee Advised to Clean Up Slums" rel="bookmark">Housing Committee Advised to Clean Up Slums</a> </h2> <div class="byline "> By <a href="https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/author/carolinagonzales1/" title="Posts by Carolina Gonzales" rel="author">Carolina Gonzales</a> <span class="post-date">on September 17, 2015 at 5:00 AM</span> </div>  <div class=" blogentrytext"> <div class="excerpt-section">September 17, 1957: On this day, a slum clearance expert named Yates Cook said it would take a minimum of 10 years to cleanup Houston. 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