1117 Prairie St. – Houston TX (built 1924)
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Whitehall Hotel
1700 Smith St. – Houston TX (built 1963; currently Crowne Plaza Hotel)
Weldon Cafeteria
4916 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1949; architect: MacKie & Kamrath)
Bender Hotel
814 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1909; demolished August 2005; also San Jacinto Hotel) The only remnants of the hotel were the reversed image of its name on the neighboring Battelstein’s Building - the Walker @ Main Parking Garage was built on the site c. 1918 c. 1920 c. 1931
Carter Building
806 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1910/1925; architect: Sanguinet & Staats; also Second National Bank building, South Coast Life Insurance building; First National Life Insurance Co. building; 806 Main building) Locally known as Carter’s Folly because its 16-story height was thought of as unsafe at the time, it got a 6-story extension in … Continue reading →
Gulfcrest Hotel Courts – Freeport
1603 N Brazosport Blvd. – Freeport TX (built ~1953; currently Gulf Crest Motel)
Kaphan’s Restaurant – Houston
7900 S. Main – Houston TX Thanks to Linda A. Brown for the following images of Kaphan’s – more Kaphan’s information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/Kaphans Chef John Tomac in the chef’s kitchen:
Ben Milam Hotel
1717 Texas Ave. – Houston TX (built 1926, demolished December 9, 2012; architect: Joseph Finger) Video of demolition: From 1926
White Lodge Motel/Motor Court – El Campo
1403 (historically 1503) East Jackson St. – El Campo TX (build date(s) unknown)
Alamotel Courts Houston
8700 S. Main St. – Houston TX (original built pre-1942, demolished/rebuilt between 1966-1973 and demolished 2005/2006; also known as Ramada Inn – Domed Stadium, Domed Stadium Inn, Hospitality Inn)
