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    Downtown Houston - Hermann Square


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    The front of the Houston City Hall building steps down to a small park, Martha Hermann Square, which is dominated by a reflecting pool.

    This was at one time the homestead of George H. Hermann, for whom Hermann Park in the Museum District is named.

    Although not fancy, Hermann Square has a simple elegance and is regularly used for festivals, protests and concerts. To accommodate larger events, the reflecting pool is planked over and tents and kiosks are often erected.

    According to urban legend, people are allowed to sleep in the park. Officially, however, the Parks Department says that people are not permitted to sleep there.

    Nevertheless, the city attorney's office went on record as recently as 1987 in a Houston Chronicle article stating that the police are not to arrest anyone sleeping in the park.


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