8405 Hempstead Rd. – Houston TX (built 1963; demolished 2016)

 

This long running Hempstead motel and neighboring restaurant were both built in 1963; the restaurant was most recently La Cocina Hamburger and was also Shef’s Cafeteria and Bud’s Restaurant.

Here is a picture of La Cocina Hamburger on this West Houston Archives page:
http://www.westhoustonarchives.org/hempsteadrd.htm

 

 

 

 

Google Street View of restaurant and motel, November 2015