<p>Few of the warehouses and wharves that once lined Buffalo Bayou at downtown remain.
</p><p>These buildings, on the bayou, between Fannin and San Jacinto, front on Commerce Street and are owned by Harris County.
</p><p>The ladder and door at the lower right were used in the 1920s by Captain G. C. Griffin, the owner of the G. C, Griffin Sand &amp; Shell Company, and the first woman pilot and licensed captain on the bayou, to get to her tug.
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The debris in the window just right of center gives some indication of how high the bayou can get during storms such as Hurricane Ike.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/32345848@N07">Patrick Feller</a> from Humble, Texas, USA
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nakrnsm/5065861579/">South side of Buffalo Bayou, between Fannin St. and San Jacinto St. bridges, Houston, Texas 1002101330BW</a>