Thursday, October 10, 2013
Journal Entry 10/10
I thought that Debbie Harwell was really interesting to listen to. As someone who's family has lived in Houston for several generations, a lot of the things she mentioned were things that my grandmother and my great-grandmother have told me about before. I thought it was really cool how proud she was of Houston history and how invested she was in learning more about it. She was so excited about the Astrodome it made me really excited about it too. I hadn't known that it was the first dome stadium in the country before listening to her speak. The main reason I found her so interesting was that she was so passionate about Houston history. She also explained the streetcars in Houston in a way that made more sense to me. I didn't really understand why the first streetcar didn't work until she showed us the map of Houston at the time and how far away McKinney was from the actual center of trade and business. The main thing I learned from Ms. Harwell was to be interested in what you are doing so you can enjoy it.
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I agree about Ms. Harwell's passion. I felt that the first time I met her, and that is one major reason why we asked her to come and speak to you guys. Houston is full of hidden stories, and I hope that we can uncover even more during our Oral History unit.
ReplyDeleteI had heard that Houston had streetcars, but I didn't really know anything about it until I read that article that Dr. Quillin assigned. I would have loved to have seen one!
I really hope that Houstonians vote for repurposing the Astrodome. The other choice is to tear it down and turn it into a parking lot, which would be so sad, IMO. I will definitely be voting to repurpose it, myself.