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The aftermath--Life in Houston slowly returning to normal

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Traffic on the 610 Loop in Houston—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

by Joseph Earnest August 31, 2017

 

Newscast Media HOUSTON—As Hurricane Harvey dissipates into Louisiana, life in Houston is already getting back to normal. The freeways are being kept busy by motorists, grocery store are fully stocked and operational, neighborhoods have come alive and are vibrant—all this is a testament to the resilience of Houstonians.

 

With the floodwaters quickly evaporating, the photos below give the reader a peek into life returning to normal in various sections of the City of Houston as of August 31:

 

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Now that Hurricane Harvey has subsided, midtown Houston is already dry and motorists can drive around town ununhibited.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

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Westheimer street was closed during the storm, but is now fully functional in both directions. This is right in front of Houston's most popular mall The Galleria. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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More traffic in midtown Houston, as life returns to normal in Houston.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Stores are open and people are out and about in midtown.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Midtown Houston after the storm.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

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More businesses on Westheimer after Tropical Storm Harvey.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Rice Village on Kirby drive is quite alive with a giant American flag on the left symbolizing the resolve of the American people.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Grocery stores like Whole Foods are in business as customers restock their pantries and referigerators with fresh organic foods that Whole Foods (now owned by Amazon.com) is known for selling.

—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Kirby Drive is dry and fully operational. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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After the storm in Houston—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Museum district is also coming alive with the famous Kroger grocery store chain in 100 percent operational mode.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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The gas prices vary from station to station. Naturally, there are those who will want to take advantage of the scarcity of gas during the storm, and will raise prices. Normal gas prices in Houston run around $1.95 per gallon. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Gas prices are expected to drop within a few days.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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This Chevron station in NW Houston around the Beltway and Hwy 249 is almost clocking $3.00 per gallon. But hey, this is capitalism at work. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

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Allen Parkway still has water that is extremely dangerous. This is actually a street that is underpass with water heights of up to 14 feet deep, which enough to drown an 18-wheeler. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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A graffiti artist painted this mural of "Freedom Over Texas...Land of The Free...Home of The Brave" in downtown Houston. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Theater district in downtown Houston is quiet.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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The George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston is housing over 5,000 Houstonians who were evacuated during the storm.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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The streets in downtown Houston are open and functional. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Downtown Houston's Main Street. The most common street name in America is Main Street. Virtually every state capital city in America has a street named Main Street. In addition, MLK and JFK Boulevards are also popular street names.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Some skyscrapers in downtown Houston.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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 A neighborhood in a NW Houston surburb that was unaffected by the storm. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Exorbitant gas prices are now common all over the city. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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A backstreet in NW Houston is also coming alive. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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Valero, the Venezuelan company is about the only gas station chain that has reasonable gasoline prices, unlike the others we have seen. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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The 610 North Loop is busy as ever.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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I've said this before and will say it again. There is hardly any African country that can rival Houston in its green vegetation. With backdrop of the downtown skyline, it is almost as though Houston was built in the middle of a forest. The scene of forests within an African major city is unheard of due to a lack of education about the importance of conservation of nature.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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More busy freeways in Houston.—Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

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This is what most Houston neighborhoods looked like 48 hours ago. This particular street is called Champion Forest Drive located in a very popular subdivision in NW Houston off of F.M. 1960 road. Back in the day, people used to walk from their "farms" to the "markets" hence the name F.M. which means farm to market. Texas has many streets with the prefix F.M. These are not radio stations, they are just some vintage names from past generations of the Agricultural Revolution, that used horse and carriage, before the automobile was born. —Photo by Joseph Earnest

 

 

 

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