Houston 30 years ago: See old Chronicle photos from March 1993
Spike Lee puts in an appearance at Texas Southern University, March 3. He gave a lecture on his career to about 1,800 elementary, high school and college students.BEACH SCENESKerwin Plevka / Houston Chronicle fileTHE BIG SAX ON RICHMOND
The 63-foot sax at Billy Blues, which city officials say must go, was created by Santa Fe, N.M., artist Bob Wade. He arranged cattle troughs, beer kegs, canoes, hubcaps, car bumpers and steel pipe in his musical memorial, March 16.Ben DeSoto / Houston Chronicle fileThough the world was watching the standoff at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, there were a couple of Houston connections. On March 5, funeral services were held at Houston's Second Baptist Church for Steven D.
The Mattress Mamas -- from left, Renee Walkers, Ruth Sanders, Vivian John and Betty Jacobs -- push their way toward the finish line in the Gallery Furniture Great Houston Mattress Race on March 21 at Delmar Stadium. The team won"best overall" in the 29-team race, which raised money to benefit the ESCAPE Center of Houston, an organization to prevent child abuse. What follows are more images from the race.
The Days Inn hotel in downtown Houston is purchased by a group led by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the former spiritual adviser to the Beatles. The 31-story hotel was to be used as a training center for the organization. By 1998, the fire marshal, citing fire hazards and building code violations, ordered residents to vacate the building, which was then called the Downtown Plaza Hotel. It has sat vacant ever since.John Everett / Houston Chronicle fileRoger L.
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