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My Vintage 80s Photo of Houston on Texas Monthly’s website

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Texas Monthly dredged up an old photo I shot in Houston back in the early 80s, for an article about the Montrose / Westheimer neighborhood, back when it was “colorful.” I have fond memories of the interesting people I met in Houston of the early 80s, when I was studying art there. It was a great time to be in Houston.

These 1980s Houston images were originally housed on my now-closed flickr account, so I’m including them below.

“Montrose is Dead. Long Live Montrose?“
by John Nova Lomax, August 4, 2017

Picture of the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, Texas circa 1983 by Keith Dotson, as seen on Texas Monthly (.com).
Picture of the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, Texas circa 1982 by Keith Dotson, as seen on the Texas Monthly website.

More photographs taken in Houston in 1981-1983

Below are other photos taken in the early 1980s at the Westheimer Street Festival at the same time as the one featured on Texas Monthly, and other places around the city. These images were shot on color slide film and scanned on my desktop scanner. I love the look and color of this slide film.

Balloon seller at Westheimer Street Festival
Balloon seller at Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Food vendor at Westheimer Street Festival the early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Food vendor at Westheimer Street Festival the early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Tiny pink umbrella and newspaper in the dirt at the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Tiny pink umbrella and newspaper in the dirt at the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Roller skaters seen at Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Roller skaters seen at Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Impromptu party in a neighborhood park in Houston in 1983
Impromptu party in a neighborhood park in Houston in 1983
Balloon seller at Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Balloon seller at Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Early 80s at the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Early 80s at the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Early 80s at the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Early 80s at the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Art seller on a lawn in the early 80s at the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Art seller on a lawn in the early 80s at the Westheimer Street Festival in Houston, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Rehearsal on the steps of an old house in Houston
Rehearsal on the steps of an old house in Houston
Hare Krishna devotees seen at the entrance to the Houston Zoo in the early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Hare Krishna devotees seen at the entrance to the Houston Zoo in the early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Hare Krishna devotees seen at the entrance to the Houston Zoo in the early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Hare Krishna devotees seen at the entrance to the Houston Zoo in the early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Funnel Cakes 2 Dollars at Westheimer Street Festival the early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Funnel Cakes 2 Dollars at Westheimer Street Festival the early 1980s, shot on slide film by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Banjo picker on Montrose, 1982. Photograph by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.
Banjo picker on Montrose, 1982. Photograph by Keith Dotson. All rights reserved.

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~ Keith

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