1. To the best of my knowlege and belief, only two counties in Texas have ever hosted a Super Bowl: Harris and Tarrant Counties. It's happened three times. The first time was 1974 and the venue was at my college, Rice University Stadium ( constructed in 1950). Minnesota and Miami played and the Dolphins won 24-7. Not that I was actually at the game. Couldn't afford a ticket! Rice and Stanford are only two universities to host a Super Bowl, by the way. We, or rather I should say, they, are in good company. Go Rice Owls! The second Super Bowl held in Harris County was in 2004, at Houston's Reliant Stadium. Finally, the 2011 Super Bowl was played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tarrant County. Sorry about that, Dallas County.
2. I've been working on the county pages. Brown County, number 57 on my list, is now "complete" (with Blue Bell ice cream at Underwood's Cafeteria, too). With the cavet that no page on this website is ever truly finished. That's one of the attributes of a website; it can be revised, supplemented, and otherwise tweaked forever. Each time I log on to edit I find something to change. For example, while assembling the Brown County page today I realized, based on my photograph of the cornerstone, that the current courthouse had been designed by the prolific San Antonio architect, Henry T. Phelps. So, I once again revised my page devoted to the work of Phelps and added a 15th Texas courthouse to his list. And, as I continue my tour of Texas, there could very well be more. What's interesting is that the Texas Historical Commission doesn't list Phelps as the Brown County courthouse; nor does the TexasEscapes listing of courthouses by architect.
3. Now I'm going to watch the game.
2. I've been working on the county pages. Brown County, number 57 on my list, is now "complete" (with Blue Bell ice cream at Underwood's Cafeteria, too). With the cavet that no page on this website is ever truly finished. That's one of the attributes of a website; it can be revised, supplemented, and otherwise tweaked forever. Each time I log on to edit I find something to change. For example, while assembling the Brown County page today I realized, based on my photograph of the cornerstone, that the current courthouse had been designed by the prolific San Antonio architect, Henry T. Phelps. So, I once again revised my page devoted to the work of Phelps and added a 15th Texas courthouse to his list. And, as I continue my tour of Texas, there could very well be more. What's interesting is that the Texas Historical Commission doesn't list Phelps as the Brown County courthouse; nor does the TexasEscapes listing of courthouses by architect.
3. Now I'm going to watch the game.
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