Quick Facts
- State
- Louisiana
- County
- Calcasieu Parish County
- Status
- Unknown Status
- Access
- Unknown Access
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
Some ghost towns feel like museums. Houston feels like an interruption — a place that stopped mid-sentence. The Wells Fargo Plaza, formerly the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza, is a skyscraper located at 1000 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas in the United States.
Calcasieu Parish County holds 4 documented ghost towns, including Lockport Junction, Mossville, Turner — Houston keeps them company on the map.
The story of Houston
Louisiana's ghost towns are river landings, lumber and turpentine camps, and oil-boom towns that deflated.
The Wells Fargo Plaza, formerly the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza, is a skyscraper located at 1000 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas in the United States. The building is the second-tallest building in Houston (behind JPMorgan Chase Tower), the third-tallest building in Texas, and the 33rd-tallest building in the United States. From street level, the building is 992 feet (302.4 meters) tall and contains 71 floors. It extends four more stories below street level.
What you'll find today
The on-the-ground condition of Houston is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.
Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.
Getting there
Here's the honest truth: access to Houston is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times.
Good to know
Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.
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Sources: description based on Wikipedia (“Wells Fargo Plaza (Houston)”), CC BY-SA.
More Ghost Towns in Calcasieu Parish County
Lockport Junction
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Unknown StatusMossville
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Unknown StatusTurner
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
★ FeaturedFoundations OnlyFrenier
St. John the Baptist, Louisiana
★ FeaturedFoundations OnlyRuddock
St. John the Baptist, Louisiana
Unknown StatusAlbany
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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