Get to know the Magnolia City sticker – (1) You can get the exclusive sticker at the 2024 Old, Weird Houston event on 3/30 at The Orange Show. (2) Learn more about Archivists of the Houston Area and the event at our website. (3) Magnolia Flower. Forests of wild magnolia trees flourished on the east side of town. (4) Magnolia City is Houston’s earliest nicknames. (5) Locomotive symbolizes progress and forward thinking. It has been featured on the city’s seal since 1840. (6) Orange slices honor The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art and the “Artist in Everyone”. (7) Mossy Green Background resembles the color of the bayous as well as the pollen that covers the city every Spring, and most especially it represents the majestic live oaks that grow throughout the city.
