Continue Reading Charles H. Vogler Co. – Houston
Posted in 1900s 1910s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Charles H. Vogler Co. – Houston

1920 Washington Ave. – Houston TX (build date unknown)

Continue Reading Architect Claude E. Hooton
Posted in People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Architect Claude E. Hooton

Claude E. Hooton (1905-1993) was an architect who taught at Rice University and designed homes and buildings in Houston and New Orleans.

Continue Reading Texas People and Streets – Sydnor
Posted in 1870s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera People and streets TX - Galveston TX - Galveston Co. area TX - Greater Houston

Texas People and Streets – Sydnor

John Seabrook Sydnor and son John Barrett Sydnor were auctioneers and commission merchants in Houston and Galveston.

Continue Reading Houston People and Streets – Saulnier
Posted in 1870s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Houston People and Streets – Saulnier

Peter Saulnier was a tanner and currier in the 1870s and 1880s in Houston.

Continue Reading Houston People and Streets – Riesner
Posted in 1870s 1880s 1900s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Houston People and Streets – Riesner

Benjamin A. Riesner was a blacksmith and wagon maker in early Houston.

Continue Reading Teas Nursery Company – Bellaire
Posted in 1920s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Other People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Teas Nursery Company – Bellaire

4400 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX (currently Evelyn’s Park)

Continue Reading Urbain Valentine House – Houston
Posted in 1880s Demolished People and streets Residential TX - Greater Houston

Urbain Valentine House – Houston

1814 (aka 1816) Lubbock St. – Houston TX (built 1885; demolished September 2005)

Continue Reading Frank C. Bering House – Houston
Posted in 1910s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera Extant Hospital/Medical People and streets Residential TX - Greater Houston

Frank C. Bering House – Houston

3402 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1911)

Continue Reading Houston People and Streets – Repsdorph
Posted in 1880s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera People and streets TX - Greater Houston

Houston People and Streets – Repsdorph

The elder John H. Repsdorph, originally from Denmark, died in 1882