X Marks the Spot
By urbanhoustonian at November 26, 2010 | 3:00 PM | Print
I wrote this series of posts last year. I realized, shortly thereafter, that I had written them one full early. You see, the first decade of this still new century ends THIS year. That said, as I continue to update Urban Houstonian, I am going to repost this look at Space City’s first decade of the 21st century.
The end of another decade is upon us. The inevitable profiles of what’s was what and who was who will be coming down the pike any day now. In Houston from 2001-2010, we’ve had our fair share of victories and defeats. Other cities had events that had a greater impact than Houston. New York City had 9/11 shortly after we had been hit with Tropical Storm Allison and the Enron collapse. Hurricane Katrina had a much greater impact than Hurricane Ike. However, X Marks the Spot is not about Houston having a worse or better decade than other cities, it is about how our collection of disasters and triumphs shaped this city like no other decade in its history.
In the coming weeks, I’m going to look at five pivotal events of the past 10 years. When I have finished, I hope you will agree that 2001-2010 was X that marked Houston’s spot as a great American city. I look forward to taking you on this journey through Houston’s last and greatest 10 years.
