Downtown Houston, Texas : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Downtown Houston, Texas / Ken Lund
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Downtown Houston is the city's central business district, containing the headquarters of many prominent companies. There is an extensive network of pedestrian tunnels and skywalks connecting the buildings of the district. The tunnel system is home to many restaurants, shops and services.Downtown Houston was the original founding point of the city. After the Texas Revolution, two New York real estate promoters, John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen purchased 6,642 acres (2,688 ha) of land for $9,428. The Allen brothers first landed in the area where the White Oak Bayou and Buffalo Bayou meet, a spot now known as Allen's Landing. Gail Borden, Jr., a city planner, laid out wide streets for the town.Downtown Houston is a 1,178-acre (1.841 sq mi) area bounded by Interstate 45, U.S. Highway 59, and Interstate 10.Downtown has more than 150,000 workers employed by 3,500 businesses. The Downtown District's fact sheet says that projections estimated that the employee population would grow by about 1.4% per year. Major employers include Chevron, JPMorgan Chase, and Shell Oil Company and historically included Continental Airlines (now known as United Airlines).Downtown Houston has between 35% and 40% of the Class A office locations of the business districts in Houston.Calpine has its headquarters in the 717 Texas. Dynegy is headquartered in the Wells Fargo Plaza building. KBR's corporate headquarters are in the KBR Tower; the KBR Heritage Federal Credit Union is headquartered from this office. Shell Oil Company, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, and Baker Botts, a law firm, are headquartered in One Shell Plaza. Total Petrochemicals USA, a subsidiary of Total S.A., has its headquarters in the Total Plaza. CenterPoint Energy is headquartered in the CenterPoint Energy Tower. Vinson & Elkins and Waste Management, Inc are headquartered in First City Tower. El Paso Corporation has headquarters in 1001 Louisiana Street. The Houston Chronicle is headquartered in Downtown. Plains All American Pipeline has its headquarters in Three Allen Center. Enterprise GP Holdings has its headquarters in the Enterprise Plaza. EOG Resources has its headquarters in Heritage Plaza.Downtown Houston has three major league sports venues. Minute Maid Park (formerly Enron Field), which opened in 2000, is home to the MLB Astros and the Toyota Center home to the NBA Rockets opened in 2003. Toyota Center was home to the now defunct WNBA Comets from 2004-2007. BBVA Compass Stadium which seats 22,039 opened in 2012 and is home to the MLS Dynamo and to the collegiate football team Texas Southern Tigers.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Houstonen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_... |
| 撮影日 | 2015-01-13 12:16:21 |
| 撮影者 | Ken Lund , Reno, Nevada, USA |
| 撮影地 | Houston, Texas, United States 地図 |
| カメラ | Canon PowerShot SX280 HS , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.01 sec (1/100) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.5 |
| 焦点距離 | 16393.44262 dpi |