The Dynamic Growth of Metropolitan Houston42. 5 by 38. 75 inches framed. 33. 5 by 29. 75 inches unframed. Real Estate marketing was a dynamic business in Southeast Texas in the early 1900s. The Lucas Gusher had come in at the Spindletop Field starting the oil rush and agricultural markets were booming as well. Houston was the new shining star of commerce after the loss of Galveston to a hurricane 15 years earlier. The new Houston Ship Channel is shown it had been finished the year before this