This Used to Be a Swamp
The intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 90 in Sugar Land, Texas used to be a lush and watery swamp. This is what it looked like yesterday when photographer Barry Sigman found it. [Houston Press Blogs — Thanks, Matt!]
The intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 90 in Sugar Land, Texas used to be a lush and watery swamp. This is what it looked like yesterday when photographer Barry Sigman found it. [Houston Press Blogs — Thanks, Matt!]
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