Houston: People, Places and Events

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Across
  1. 3. An old-school vehicle that is typically slow, loud and banging throughout the streets of Houston outfitted with candy paint, swangas or elbows
  2. 4. Month and year that Houston was founded
  3. 7. From 1960-1996, this organization served as Houston's first football team before relocating to Tennessee
  4. 10. Since 1986, this restaurants has been serving crabfingers, crawfish etouffee, and Pasta Mardi Gras to Houston seafood lovers
  5. 11. Born and raised in 3rd Ward, this child of destiny ascended and cemented her 20 plus career as one of world's greatest female entertainers
  6. 13. Demolished in 2005, this theme park hosted rides such as Texas Cyclone, Bamboo Shoot, Viper and Batman the Escape
  7. 14. Became one of Houston's nicknames after the arrival of NASA
  8. 16. The oldest park in Houston and Texas that located in 3rd Ward
Down
  1. 1. President John F. Kennedy determined that Houston would be home to the manned spacecraft center
  2. 2. The city was named after this war general back in 1836.
  3. 5. This is the second year of the back-to-back championships of the Houston Rockets
  4. 6. Served as the 58th mayor of Houston between 1992 and 1998, founder of Houston Community College and
  5. 8. Founded in 1936, this is the home of the original doughnut recipe with a glaze that didn't melt off in the Texas heat
  6. 9. Since its inception in 1931, this livestock exposition has increased awareness about the cattle industry with entertainment and creation of educational opportunities for Texas youths
  7. 12. Astros legend and Hall of Fame inductee, drafted in 1988, only baseball player to be an All-Star and awarded the Silver Slugger award both at catcher and second base
  8. 15. The longest-running newscaster in Houston history