Reviews for Texas in Historic Sites and Symbols (Let's Remember...Series)

The average rating for Texas in Historic Sites and Symbols (Let's Remember...Series) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-06-25 00:00:00 Laurie Fiegleman I remember going past the Veterans home on the way to my grandma's house. This book brought back so many wonderful memories. There were some of the beautiful white building that could be seen from the road. They are mostly gone now. I use to think it was like we had our plantation house in Wisconsin. I knew of veterans that spent time here. So glad somewhere like this is still available. The photos in this book are outstanding. I recommend taking a look at them if you get the chance.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-07-06 00:00:00 Songseen Susevi Looking for an uncritical celebration of urban renewal? Here it is! The author seems to blindly accept the University's claims that buildings it wants to get rid of are "blighted," or that poor people are being kicked out of Hyde Park to decrease crime, or that breaking up a single-family house into multiple units is per se bad. Okay, I got the book for the pictures. But even the pictures disappoint. They're black and white and details are often hard to discern. And seeing old house after old house, with few notes on architecture, quickly gets boring. The book would have been better to include some of the details that truly give neighborhoods their character, like murals, signs, monuments, businesses, or anything that shows how the land is used, a la Camilo Jose Vergara. And there is very little about the present-day structure of Hyde Park. Not worth reading.