Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park in Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Emily Clay Family Scramble
Memorial Park
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 14, 2023
1. Emily Clay Family Scramble Marker
Emily Clay Family Scramble
You are currently standing about 21 feet above the old Memorial Drive roadbed. In 2022, concrete from the roadway was cut, stacked and reused to create the Emily Clay Family Scramble. The concrete blocks around you were once driven over by more than 55,000 vehicles a day.
Each of the 216 blocks weigh about one ton. By re-using this material approximately 218 tons of concrete was diverted from the landfill and CO2 emissions associated with concrete production were reduced. The deconstructed roadway now finds a second life as a dynamic play and exercise space, as well as a fun way to traverse the Kinder Land Bridge.
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Memorial Drive deconstruction
3 x 6 blocks of Memorial Drive stacked prior to construction
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 2022.
Location. 29° 45.968′ N, 95° 26.497′ W. Marker is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park. It can be reached from Memorial Drive, on the left when traveling east. As the marker notes, it is on a pedestrian walkway that goes over Memorial Drive and connects to the Seymour Lieberman
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Houston Arboretum & Nature Center (approx. 0.6 miles away); Camp Logan (approx. 0.9 miles away); Upper Buffalo Bayou in the Mid-1800s (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Pleasant Bend Plantation (approx. 1.4 miles away); Emancipation and African-American Migration (approx. 1.4 miles away); Grace Morse's Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Morse-Bragg Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bayou Bend (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houston.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 14, 2023
2. Emily Clay Family Scramble and Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 14, 2023
3. Emily Clay Family Scramble Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
