This day in Houston history, Dec. 14, 1960: Humble Building officially becomes Houston's tallest

Houston Chronicle front page for Dec. 14, 1960.

Houston Chronicle front page for Dec. 14, 1960.

Houston Chronicle file

A Chronicle photo taken from police headquarters at 61 Riesner showed that the Gulf Building was no longer Houston's tallest.

That honor would go to the Humble Building, then under construction on the south end of downtown.

In other news, Houston Police Chief Carl Shuptrine ordered a crackdown on drunken driving and speeding. Eighty-two people had died on Houston's roads up to this point in the year, down compared to 1959.

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