Category Archives: 1930s

Wilson Stationery and Printing Co.

1018 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1932; architect: William Ward Watkin)     2013:   2006:

National Cash Register Co.

415 Caroline St. – Houston TX (built 1930; also Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Annex)  

Fain Theater

113 E. Polk St. – Livingston TX (built 1930)   The single screen Fain is still in operation today (more information on the Fain Facebook page)  

Parker Brothers Sand and Gravel

5303 Navigation Blvd. – Houston TX (built 1939; architect: Joseph Finger; also Parker LaFarge, Inc., currently Century Asphalt Materials)  

Kress Building – Fort Worth

604 Main St. – Fort Worth TX (built 1936)   Another Kress Building in Texas (Houston’s is here)      

Askew Drug Store

2524 McKinney St. – Houston TX (built 1935; also the Orbit Room, Bottle Warehouse Liquors)  

Fannin Medical Center

2317 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1938)  

833 Studewood St. – Houston

Built 1930 – early tenants included Folks Barber Shop, Schuelke Beauty Parlor, Helena Beauty Shop, Car-Dell Beauty Shop, Cannata’s Cabinet Shop, Floyd’s Foto Lab,  Floyd’s Food Market, Wuest Groceries  

El Torito Lounge

6208 Harrisburg Blvd. – Houston TX (built 1936, demolished October 2009; also Prize Grill & Cafe, Prize Club Billiards, Prize Lounge, Rockaway Cafe)  

Three Brothers Bakery – River Oaks Shopping Center

2040 W. Gray St. – Houston TX (built 1937, demolished 2007; architect: Nunn & McGinty)