Story Sloane purchased 3,000 negatives, all decades old, moments before they were destroyed. The priceless pictures show the first air-conditioned car and the first electric icebox used in a city known for its unbearable heat. Now it's a history capsule, a capsule of time that is just marvelous. But few Houstonians remember that version of downtown's history. Sloane hopes that these pictures will be used for future downtown restoration projects to bring back a bit of nostalgia, like Union Station did for baseball fans visiting Enron Field .
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