We took the light Rail into Downtown where we visited the J.P. Morgan Chase Building. The building was completed in 1929. At the time that building was considered the coolest thing in Downtown. During the time not many people lived in Houston. It was only the 3rd biggest city in Texas. The building itself was very expensive to make. It had a ton of nickel used in in the interior. The entrance area had paintings that depicted important events in Texas history such as winning our independence from Mexico in the 1800s. I liked the building because of the fact that some of the tables were made from a popular silversmith. We got a tour from an employee who worked there name Greg. He seemed to know alot about the building and gave us some cool facts about it.
From the buildings we went down to the tunnel system underground. We traveled underground to the Chase Tower where they have an observation deck at around the 60th floor. This is the highest place in Downtown that's open to the public.
Looking down from the top was scary because the windows are floor to ceiling across the wall. I'm not that afraid of heights but I sure do feel bad for the window cleaners!
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