1217 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1913; currently the Continental Center) Sidney Westheimer Co. Undertakers moved to their newly built building on the northwest corner of Prairie and Caroline around 1913 and by 1920 they moved another block east to the Marine Building. During the early years of the building, the fourth floor (named … Continue reading →
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Marine Building
1305 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1920; also Advertising Arts Building) This site was home to Sidney Westheimer Undertakers in the 1920s (previously across Caroline St. at the Westheimer Building) and also his Oak Lawn Dairy offices. In the 1940s and 1950s it was the Advertising Arts Building, housing typesetters, photo engravers, and also … Continue reading →
National Biscuit Co.
5601 Canal St. – Houston TX (built 1940; also Duddy’s of Texas; currently vacant)
Schmitz Vineyard
White Oak Bayou near Beauchamp Springs – Houston TX (c. 1880-1890) The Schmitz Vineyard, founded by Balthasar Schmitz (1830-1882), was located along White Oak Bayou near Houston Ave. Schmitz came to Houston via New York from Cologne, Germany and after his death his wife Theresa (1830-1924) ran the vineyard for a few years. c. … Continue reading →
Houston Broom Factory
Commerce St. at Navigation Blvd. – Houston TX (c. 1880; also Downey Bros. Broom Factory) The Downey Family came to Houston (probably from Virginia) and opened the broom factory in 1880 – by 1890 the broom factory downsized and by 1903 it had closed. c. 1885 c.1890
Houston Soap Works
23 Artesian Place (formerly 23 South St., Short St.) – Houston TX (c. 1880-1910; also Menger Soap Co.) 1880 1907 1885 1896 1907
Houston Greyhound Garage
1202 Washington Ave. – Houston TX (built late 1940s, demolished February 2007; also Houston Police Garage; now Houston Police Property Room, built 2009)
Willow Street Pump Station
811 N. San Jacinto St. (formerly Willow St.) – Houston TX (built ~1907; currently part of University of Houston-Downtown campus) 1907 Sanborn map 1924 Sanborn map
International Coffee Building
1019 Commerce St. – Houston TX (built ~1907; also Sunset Coffee. Cleveland Coffee Co.) More on the renovation here: http://www.buffalobayou.org/internationalcoffee.html 1924 Sanborn map 1907 Sanborn map 1896 Sanborn map (different building, same location)
Anson Jones Station Post Office
3700 N Main St. – Houston TX (built 1944; later Reyes and Barrera Law Firm) 1950 Sanborn map:
