The boats in this picture were reflective of the evolution in approach undertaken by HY&PBC (Houston Yacht & Power Boat Club), which soon changed its name to the Houston Yacht Club.
Houston Launch Club on Buffalo Bayou in Harrisburg across from Brady Island. The building, constructed in 1910, was designed by R. D. Steele and was destroyed by fire in the 1930s, years after the Launch Club had become the Houston Yacht Club and…
Proposing move from Harrisburg to LaPorte/Shoreacres on Galveston Bay and building a large clubhouse. Names contemporary officers of both the Houston Launch Club and the Houston Yacht Club and discusses becoming one organization, known as the…