While researching west Sugar Land, I reviewed 1941 aerial photos we have of that area. It has changed dramatically in recent decades, so I thought I'd show a transition from 1941 to the present day.
Click the image below to view the 30-second video. (Click the full-screen option to get a better view.)
Click the image below to view the 30-second video. (Click the full-screen option to get a better view.)
Here are stills of the 1941 aerial and the Google Earth view, if you want to study them.
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| 1941 |
I received a couple of questions about Sugar Land Schools, so I've posted the following series of photos to answer them. The first is an aerial photo taken in 1940. (Click on the image to magnify it.) M. R. Wood School is just out of the frame, but the Hispanic school on Ulrich St. is visible, as is the campus on Lakeview Dr.
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| 1940 |
Here are two photos of the Auditorium. I think the first one was taken soon after it was completed in 1918. The second was taken around 1960, I think.
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| 1918 |
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| Early 1960s |
The next image shows the home economics building, probably just after it was completed in 1932. The build was still in use into the early 1960s. Mrs. Robinson taught my 4th or 5th grade class choir in that building, but it didn't last much longer. Apparently it had severe structural problems and stood empty for a couple of years before it was razed.
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| Early 1930s |
I've enlarged the 1940 aerial to show where it stood. I've also provided a current Google Earth view to orient it to today's campus.
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| Magnification of 1940 aerial photo |
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| Google Earth view today |
