The Flower Man's House

artist: Cleveland Turner / AKA "The Flower Man" (1935 - 2013)
built: 2003 - 2013
where: Houston, Texas
status: no longer extant; the Flower Man's house was demolished on February 7, 2015.
Flower Man web info
newspaper article on the 2015 demolition of the Flower Man's house
magazine article on the 2015 demolition of the Flower Man's house

NOTE: Cleveland Turner passed away on December 1, 2013 at the age of 78.

larger, higher resolution version of these photos on Flickr


Mr. Cleveland Turner
Summer 2012


Summer / Fall 2012 visits









Spring 2006 visit







Spring 2004 visit







Cleveland along with Don, Mike, & Randy
(from the PBS series "Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations")


the Flower Man's previous house in the Third Ward, Houston
(late 1980s - 1990s)






all photos copyright Lawrence Harris

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