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Greater Houston Preservation Alliance will continue the city's recent focus on the Central Business District with a guided architectural walking tour of Main Street at 2 p.m., Sunday, February 22. The two-hour tour will highlight outstanding architecture in the 1200 through 300 blocks, including Victorian commercial buildings and 20th-century projects by prominent architects. Artist Maggi Battalino, who designed one of the METRORail stations, will be on hand to discuss the public art that makes each of the stations unique. The tour will begin in the 1200 block of Main Street in front of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in the restored Humble Building. Trained docents will lead tour groups in the walk up Main Street to the 300 block, where tour participants will catch the new METRORail for the ride back to the tour's starting point. Tickets are $10 per person ($7 for GHPA members and students with valid ID), and include the one-way METRORail fare. Children 11 years old and under are admitted free. Tickets go on sale at 1:30 p.m. on the day of the tour in front of the Courtyard by Marriott in the 1200 block of Main Street. Reservations are not required. On-street parking is free in downtown Houston on Sundays. Paid parking is available in nearby lots and garages. There are no public restrooms on the tour route. For directions and details, visit www.ghpa.org or call 713-216-5000.
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