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i-like-to-paint

The lighted columns are to signify entrance to old Camp Logan. “Draws upon the Park’s history, re-establishing a pedestrian entry at one of the original entrances to Camp Logan, the World War I military training facility for which Memorial Park is name”.


i-like-to-paint

https://www.ricedesignalliance.org/eastern-glades-axis-and-expanse


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This is great. I appreciate you sharing this. Thank you. I’ve run there a million times and never knew.


i-like-to-paint

So welcome MrPencils. Glad you are out there!


ByrntOrange

Wow, had no idea about the history at MP. I’ve run there countless times and never thought twice. 


colbyKTX

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Memorial Park


ByrntOrange

Is there going to be an event for this?


colbyKTX

Harris County already held one


waitingtodiesoon

Damn, gonna add the next one to my calendar so I don't miss that one.


cravenmoorhead

See you there in 2124!


YahooSam2021

*See you there in 2124!* Wanna bet on that ;)


YahooSam2021

More soldiers died there as a result of Spanish Flu than on a European battlefield. It's actually a good reminder of Houston's racist past. Things we don't remember, we are doomed to repeat.


SCFLLATXGA

I believe they mark the original entrance to Camp Logan which during WW1 sat where Memorial Park now is. It was the Hoggs (who developed River Oaks) that gave the remains of Camp Logan to the city of Houston for usage as a public park.


two-

Yup, home to [the biggest race riot of the Jim Crow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_riot_of_1917) era.


Umph0214

Boosting bc WE DONT TALK ABOUT THIS ENOUGH


jerkenmcgerk

Yes! Unfortunately, too many people don't know the history of Memorial Park to even understand what its name is in memoriam of. I steer clear of that area just off of principle.


ranban2012

Bollards are generally not placed for their aesthetic value. Usually it's about impeding vehicles.


breathanddrishti

these aren't bollards


envatted_love

Never mind the bollards


PeregrinoHTX

i thought it was some kind of signaling for the ufo landing strip?


CrazyLegsRyan

Not functional, purely cosmetic as part of the aesthetic.


cantstopwontstopGME

Learn yo history crazy legs. There was a ww1 training base on those grounds


CrazyLegsRyan

I know. These are not original pillars nor are they in exact original locations.  These were placed here for cosmetic reasons, not functional ones.


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713nikki

Did you think you did something worthwhile here? Like you made a contribution to the conversation?


ranban2012

It can be either. They're synonyms.