Reliant Energy

Houston Lighting & Power Co. - Eastside Substation completed in 1948.

2501 Polk Street, Houston, Texas, 77003

Houston Lighting & Power Co. began in 1882 and was the sole power and utility company servicing Houston for almost a century. After several sales and renames, in 2002 it was split into Reliant Energy, Texas Genco, and CenterPoint Energy. The sign across the facade was originally outlined in neon.