Central Houston, Inc. held its 2005 annual meeting luncheon on November 14, 2005 at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel.  Mr. C. Richard Everett, chairman of Central Houston, Inc. gave the State of Downtown address, and Mayor Bill White and County Judge Robert Eckels will provide remarks.  Mr. Blair Kamin was our keynote speaker.  Mr. Kamin, the Chicago Tribune's architecture critic, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his coverage of city architecture.  Mr. Kamin knows downtown Houston well, having written about it for his master's thesis at Yale University and for the Chicago Tribune.

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Bob Eury, Pam Gardner and Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado at the luncheon;
Blair Kamin and Nancy Kinder at the luncheon;
County Judge Robert Eckels and Mayor Bill White receive recognition in gratitude for their outstanding leadership following Hurricane Katrina; and
Bob Eury, Pam Gardner and Richard Everett presenting Pam Gardner on behalf of the Houston Astros with the Allen Award.