The Central Square

The Central Square , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

The paint continues to peel. Thanks, Secret.

Flagship Hotel Galveston, Texas

Flagship Hotel Galveston, Texas, originally uploaded by I-SEEN-IT.

I-Seen-It got this pic of the damaged Flagship Hotel.

Goodbye Montrose. Hello...

Goodbye Montrose. Hello..., originally uploaded by bill barfield.

Great contrast of color and darkness by Bill Barfield.

Downtown pastries

IMG_0392, originally uploaded by rvill.rm.

rvill.rm shot this picture of pastries in downtown Houston.

Bethel Baptist Church Inside the Wreckage

Bethel Baptist Church , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Secret5468 gives us a close-up view inside the wreckage of Bethel Baptist church.

Downtown from Columbia Tap HDR

Downtown from Columbia Tap HDR, originally uploaded by J-a-x.

Jax nailed some great colors as the city's skyscrapers rise out of the shrubbery.

Kitchen Works

Kitchen Works, originally uploaded by blue_sharpie.

Blue Sharpie shot this scene inside the kitchen of a Buddhist retreat center.

Welcome Sam's Club Members

Land Mark Chevrolet , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Who knew Sam's Club members were such a rowdy crowd?

Church Belltower Heights

Church Belltower Heights, originally uploaded by mata-leão.

Not sure where this is, but mata-leãlo shot this church belltower.

Through the blinds you may see

Scraped Amp In The Shadows / Land Mark Chevrolet , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Secret5468 shows us another view through the blinds at Landmark Chevrolet.

Night in the City 1

Night in the City 1, originally uploaded by bill barfield.

Bil Barfield found this lonely scene on a foggy night in Houston.

Bethel Baptist Church

Bethel Baptist Church , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Secret shows us what little is left of Bethel Baptist Church.

I took a few pictures back when the walls were still standing: http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/Building/2057/Bethel_Baptist_Church.php

Imperial Sugar Plant

Imperial Sugar Plant , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Secret5468 shot this great picture of the Imperial Sugar Plant. Very Max Headroom-looking.

Bar Zero / VIP Lounge

Bar Zero / VIP Lounge, originally uploaded by Secret5468.

An abandoned private lounge inside an abandoned grocery store refrigerator case. Nice find, Secret5468.

Med Center (shooting into the sun)

Med Center (shooting into the sun), originally uploaded by J-a-x.

Telwink got a great shot showing the interplay of the sun, some high clouds, and a fountain.

Night in the City 2

Night in the City 2, originally uploaded by bill barfield.

Three types of lights make for confusion for the camera since it can't auto-white balance. But it gives each section of this photo by Bill Barfield its own feel.

Barber Shop

Barber Shop , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

C'mon, don't be a wimp. This place looks legit. Just ask Secret5468.

I Only Had One Accident

I Only Had One Accident / Land Mark Chevrolet , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

A little workplace humor at the old Landmark Chevrolet, captured by Secret5468.

Sunrise at the Menil

Sunrise at the Menil, originally uploaded by nip2655.

Nip2655 makes the Menil art come even more alive with this panorama.

Southwest Houston Sunset

Telwink shows us the sun setting behind the Astrodome complex.

Autumn in Houston

Autumn in Houston, originally uploaded by J-a-x.

Jax really caught the colors of autumn with this shot downtown.

Courthouse construction

Telwink gives us a great view of the renovation of the old Harris County courthouse.

Tien Tao Temple

Tien Tao Temple, originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Secert got some great red off the Tien Tao Temple.

Houston Googie

Houston Googie, originally uploaded by mata-leão.

Mata-Leão gets all googie on us for this black-and-white picture.

Ugly duck

Via Colori 2009, originally uploaded by rtranphotography.

Something of an ugly duckling, from rtranphotography.

Looking Down From The Dome

Looking Down From The Dome, originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Another great shot of Saint Basil's Church from Secret5468. Note the Orthodox altar arrangement.

Twisted Stairways Rock !!

Twisted Stairways Rock !! , originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Secret5468 found this spiral staircase at Saint Basil the Great Orthodox Church.

Lights at Night

, originally uploaded by jfre81.

I always love night shots. Streaky car tail lights, ghostly figures on the sidewalk. Jfre81 took this picture a few days ago on Main at Lamar.

This photo is part of the HAIF photo pool on Flickr.

You are welcome to add your photos to the pool for the entire group to see.

Visit the pool at http://www.flickr.com/groups/haif/pool/

Market Square clock tower

, originally uploaded by jfre81.

Jfre takes a look at Market Square, with the clock tower as the focal point.