Bayou City History

Bayou City History

 

Missouri-Kansas-Texas passenger depot behind the Merchants and Manufacturers Building, May 1949. (Chronicle file)

 

You’re looking at the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad passenger depot located behind the Merchants and Manufacturers Building (now UH Downtown). Specifically it was at Girard and North Main.
According to the Houston Chronicle, the structure was built in 1914 for $165,000 ($3.6 million today). Thousands would pass through the station (though not through the same entrance) until the Katy discontinued passenger service in Houston in November 1957. The railroad demolished the building in December 1958.
The Katy line ran somewhat northwest from the station along White Oak Bayou before crossing into the First Ward. Today, the train tracks are gone, but you can follow it on bike or foot into downtown. Right now, the path ends right where the old MKT station used to be. Think about that next time you pedal into the city.



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