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<\/a>Photo: Clem\/Flickr<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\nIn 1968, John Milkovisch, a retired upholsterer, began attaching rocks, marbles and metal pieces to his yard. He later began covering his house with beer can aluminium, and over the next 18 years, the house became entirely coated with over 50,000 cans. Milkovisch once said of his house as a tourist destination, <\/span>“It tickles me to watch people screech to a halt. They get embarrassed. Sometimes they drive around the block a couple of times. Later they come back with a car-load of friends…”<\/span><\/p>\n The Pillot House in Sam Houston Park was built in 1868 by Eugene Pillot. The house boasts features like full-length windows, a wrap-around porch and plenty of intricate ornamentation, which was created with the new, cutting-edge technology of the Victorian period.<\/span><\/p>\n The Fifth Ward Jam was created by artists Dan Havel and Dean Ruck using an old bungalow. The temporary public art installation features mind-bending vortexes made of old wood and recycled building materials. The installation also includes a stage-like area where artists can potentially perform to honor the Fifth Ward\u2019s musical history.<\/span><\/p>\n This dilapidated home blends all the old-world romanticism of the Victorian era with plenty of endearing, shabby details. Complete with battered shingles, laundry lines and a small fruit stand on its front lawn, the home is chock-full of Southern architectural charm.<\/span><\/p>\n This home is located in Montrose, one of Houston\u2019s most culturally and architecturally diverse neighborhoods. Full of mansions, bungalows and colorful townhomes, the area has been home to some notable residents such as Howard Hughes, Lyndon Johnson and current Houston Mayor Annise Parker.<\/span><\/p>\n This Old House was created by Aerosol Warfare, an urban arts organization which has supported the graffiti art scene in Texas for over 25 years. The colorful house was unveiled at Alabama Road and Almeda Street in 2007 and it can still be spotted on the corner today (in fact, it\u2019s pretty hard to miss!).<\/span><\/p>\nPillot House, Sam Houston Park<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\nFifth Ward Jam, 3705 Lyons Avenue<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Photo: Reuse Warehouse\/Flickr<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\nVictorian House in Houston, ca. 1943<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\nHouse in Houston\u2019s Montrose Neighborhood<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Photo: Joe Wolf\/Flickr<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\nThis Old House, Alabama Road and Almeda Street<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Photo: Ed Schipul\/Flickr<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\nHub Cap Center, 7926 Jensen Drive<\/h2>\n
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