Category Archives: Paper/Letters

Wilson Stationery and Printing Co.

Posted in: 1930s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Ephemera, Extant, Paper/Letters, TX - Houston

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

St. Anthony Center Houston

Posted in: 1960s, Brochures, Demolished, Ephemera, Extant, Hospital/Medical, Paper/Letters, Residential, Residential - Apartments, TX - Houston

6301 Almeda Rd. (built 1963; currently Alta Lofts)   Exterior/renovation, 2004:     New wing:   Chapel (demolished) – 2003:     Interior, 2003:     From 1913:   Early 1960s:   Brochure, 1960s:    

Mitchell’s Service Station – Texas City

Posted in: 1940s, Endangered, Extant, Gas Station, Paper/Letters, TX - Texas City

431 Texas Ave. – Texas City TX Mitchell’s Service Station moved to 431 Texas Ave. in 1941 and stayed there, enduring the Texas City Disaster of 1947, until 1975 with lawnmower sales and service as the primary business. Many thanks to Albert Mitchell, author of Texas City (Images of America), for providing the early images, ephemera, and … Continue reading →

Holiday Inn – Downtown Houston

Posted in: 1970s, Brochures, Endangered, Ephemera, Extant, Hotel/Motel, Paper/Letters, TX - Houston

801 Calhoun/St. Joseph Parkway – Houston TX (built 1972; also Days Inn, Heaven and Earth Inn, Plaza Hotel)    

Fidelity Bank and Trust Company

Posted in: 1950s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Demolished, Ephemera, Paper/Letters

1302 Texas Ave. – Houston TX   c. 1957:

Second National Bank – Houston

Posted in: 1950s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Demolished, Paper/Letters, TX - Houston

Main St. at Rusk Ave. – Houston TX (c. 1957)  

South Main State Bank

Posted in: 1950s, 1960s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Paper/Letters, TX - Houston

3001 Main St. Houston TX 1966 and 1957    

Mulberry Manor – Bellaire TX

Posted in: 1940s, Commercial/Office/Retail, Ephemera, Maps, Never built, Paper/Letters, TX - Bellaire

4400 Bissonnet St. (Richmond Rd.) – Bellaire TX (planned 1946; never built – architects Lloyd & Morgan) (Note that Ave. A is now Newcastle and Richmond Rd. is now Bissonnet.) From the September 1, 1946 issue of the Houston Chronicle:   Bellaire to get modern subdivision A proposed subdivision and community center development for Bellaire, … Continue reading →