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Address5340 Cameron Rd., Austin TXYear Built1977StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesThis 1970's-era Taco Bell is now home to Hill-Berts Burgers. ...

Address5706 (historically 5712) Manor Rd., Austin TXYear Built1967StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesThis market has the homey front gable and large chimney. Current owners have added a facade to the front, covering the original roofline. ...

Address800 W 7th St., Taylor TXYear Built1915StatusDemolished 2018StyleArchitectNotesBuilt in 1915 by Dr. G.A. Wedermeyer, by 1950 Dr. W.R. Swanson bought it and it operated as the Swanson Clinic and Hospital. By 1958 it became the Evergreen Nursing Home, then Sunny Side Retirement Center in 1968. The building was torn down in 2018 and while vacan...

Address601 N. Main St., Taylor TXYear Built1941StatusExtantStyleConoco double-canopyArchitectNotesThis early 1940s Conoco double-canopy service station still stands near downtown Taylor, Texas. The canopies have been modified and shingled fascia added, but the rounded, streamlined shape of the building remains. Known as Miller's until changing loc...

Address308 N. Main St., Taylor TXYear Built~1924StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesOriginally named the Rita until 1956, this theater opened on September 18, 1940. The 1920s building was originally home to stores including Boehlert's shoe shop/repair and Model Cleaners. The original Howard Theatre, operating until around 1958, was located across the s...

Address606 W. 17th St., Austin TX Year Built1928/1959StatusExtantStyleArchitectUnknown (1928); Page Southerland Page (1959)NotesThe eastern wing of Rio House, built in 1928, was originally St. David's Hospital (relocated in 1955). The original facade was covered to help transition to the additions built in 1959. July ...

Address1300 N. Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis MOYear BuiltStatusExtantStylePhillips 66 batwingArchitectClarence ReinhardtNotes ...

Address8929 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin TXYear Built1972StatusExtantStyleA&W pilgrim hat roofArchitectNotesThis early 1970s A&W Root Beer became several other restaurants in the 1980s and 1990s, then was converted to a TitleMax in 2012. In 1984, as Imperial Palace, the restaurant owners built the first of several additions around the building u...

Address1109 I-35, Austin TXYear Built1965StatusDemolishedStyleSafeway "Marina" modern variantArchitectWurster, Bernardi, & Emmons/Tod HartNotesThe undulated barrel vault roof of Safeway's iconic "Marina" style was still prominent, even though the floor-to-ceiling windows had been covered among other alterations over the years. This was a modif...

Address3016 Chevy Chase Dr., Houston TXYear Built1931StatusExtantStyleTudorArchitectThe Russell Brown Co.Notes Image from the August 9, 1931 issue of the Houston Gargoyle ...

Address7903 South Loop East, Houston TXYear Built1955StatusExtantStyleModernArchitectMilton McGintyNotesThis former YMCA and adjacent buildings were set to be converted to a gym and storage facility in 2018 (permits and plans to "convert 53,900 SF fitness center to storage" and "convert to 35,436 SF fitness center"). Plans had not been approv...

Address1135 Gunter St.Year Built1964StatusExtantStyleFactory modernArchitectUnknownNotesPolar Ice Cream Co. moved here from its original location at 409 W. 6th St. (demolished) in the early 1960s, and this building is now endangered. Polar Ice Cream was founded by Taylor Glass, who served as Mayor of Austin from 1949-1951. 1964 advertisement ...

Address207 Brazos St./201 E. 3rd St., Austin TXYear Builtc. 1905StatusEndangeredStyleArchitectUnknownNotesOne of Austin's most well-known early grocers, Heidenheimer, Strassburger, & Co. occupied this building around 1905 (the business was previously located at 113 E. 5th in the late 1800s). In the 1930s it became a Slaughter Stores grocery wh...

Address1818 W. AndersonYear Built1966StatusExtantStylePhillips 66 batwingArchitectClarence ReinhardtNotesAnother of the few standing Phillips 66 batwing stations - this one is almost fully intact. ...

Address5212 Laurel St., Bellaire TXYear Built1947StatusDemolished (2008)StyleModern ceramicArchitectPhillip Willard/Lucian HoodNotesDesigned by Philip Willard for Buck and Magreed Lay, this was one of the architect's noted ceramic homes. This unique house was demolished in 2008 and replaced with a typical late-2000s "custom" new build. From th...

Address1313 E. 6th St., Austin TXYear BuiltUnknownStatusExtantStyleMinimal TraditionalArchitectUnknownNotesThis is an interesting example of a turn-of-the-century commercial building that experienced a 1960s makeover during its Texas Lumber Co. days, and later, a removal of the "modern" facade elements.While the exact build date isn't known, from ...

Address5303 Samuel Huston Ave., Austin TXYear BuiltAround 1964StatusExtantStyleA-frame modernArchitectUnknownNotesImpending area development, talks of moving the congregation, and the amount and value of land all contribute to the endangerment of this historic A-frame church. ...

Address5200 Pine St., Bellaire TXYear Built1961StatusDemolishedStylePolynesian ModernArchitectArthur KotchNotesThis notable house in Bellaire was torn down (and its small hill flattened) around 2012 to make way for the 8,200 square foot boxy lot-filler seen below. According to an article in the January 23, 1963 issue of the Bellaire Texan, Mr....

Address2905 Highway 290, Brenham TXYear BuiltUnknownStatusExtantStyleWarehouse modernArchitectUnknownNotesThree panels of breezeblock walls and the low-pitched front gable set this bowling alley apart from many of its peers. ...

Address800 Nevada Way, Boulder City NVYear Built1950sStatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesRemodeled and renamed in 2019 into the Boulder City Inn, this was originally the Black Canyon Motel (see postcard here). The sign, now gone, was damaged and set to be restored in 2012, but hadn't made a reappearance as of 2019. 2008 ...

Address1494 and 1502 Highway 71, La Grange TXYear BuiltUnknownStatusExtantStyleA-frame modern and Googie-derivedArchitectUnknownNotesThe restaurant now operates as La Marina ...

Address1001 E. Southmore Ave., Pasadena TXYear Built1963StatusDemolishedStyleWrightian ModernArchitectMackie and KamrathNotesThis was Pasadena's tallest and most well-known building - after years of neglect it was torn down on July 21, 2019. More on the situation of the building here:http://swamplot.com/pasadenas-first-skyscraper-has-just-a-few-mo...

Address8550 Broadway St., Houston TXYear Built1973StatusDemolished May 2020StyleBrutalistArchitectUnknownNotesA classic representation of a 1970s-era outer-urban brutalist-leaning architecture. This location was also Chase, Savings of America, and Washington Mutual banks over the years. ...

Address2200 Hancock Dr.Year Built1964-1965StatusExtantStyleModernArchitectWilliam Brightwell SaundersNotesCurrently Austin Public Library Yarborough Branch ...

Address2520 Del Monte Dr., Houston TXYear Built1930sStatusDemolished in 2016StyleArchitectUnknownNotesThis original River Oaks belonged to Edwin A. Steen (1888-1974) of Steen Drilling Company until the late 1960s and was replaced by an "Estate Home" from Mirador Builders Screen grab August 2016 from this site: August 2016...

2215 E.M. Franklin Ave. (historically Redwood Ave.) - Austin TX (built 1969; also Conquest Airlines headquarters) If you know the original tenant of this building, please contact us: info@arch-ive.org.     ...

12625 Market St. – Houston TX (built 1967) This residential style restaurant in east Houston was originally a steak house, but better known as Catfish Kitchen No. 8  from ~1973-2008:     Image from Loopnet, 2008: ...

221 West Bayou Dr. - Dickinson TX (built 1962) This home was built for NASA engineer Maxime Faget and sits on Dickinson Bayou. It unfortunately flooded in Hurricane Harvey and was featured in a July 2019 New York Times article about the future of Space Age Houston: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/opinion/nasa-space-houston.html HAR link: htt...

Address2920 San Felipe St., Houston TXYear Built1931StatusExtantStyleArchitectBirdsall P. BriscoeNotes River Oaks Corporation advertisement in the April 19, 1931 issue of the Houston Gargoyle ...

600 E. Riverside Dr. - Austin TX (built 1965; architect: Winfred O. Gustafson; also Steak Island, Magic Time Machine, Joe's Crab Shack) Lahala House, originally from Corpus Christi, was a tiki-style restaurant owned in part by Jim Hasslocher of Jim's and Magic Time Machine restaurants. He converted this location to a Magic Time Machine, then sol...

621 W. Sterling St. - Baytown TX (built 1959) Other than expansion on the back of the building, the exterior has been largely preserved, such as its floor to ceiling glass, decorative brick inlays, and cantilevered roof extensions. Advertisement from the February 19, 1959 issue of the Baytown Sun: ...

Address1313 Southmore Ave., Pasadena TXYear Built1956StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesAlso Montgomery’s Service Station, Lancer Tires, and Rent a Tire, this classic mid-fifties gas station in Pasadena TX was a Crown Station early on. You can see the similar design at the Meyer Crown Station on Canal St. in Houston: http://arch-ive.org/archive...

1405 E. 6th St. - Austin TX (built 1948; also Vikashmo's Restaurant)       ...

9941 Rowlett Rd. – Houston TX (built 1963) Thermon Manufacturing Company’s building, with its insignia still visible in the main entry terrazzo floor, is a modern building hiding behind Almeda Mall in southeast Houston. Features include the curved stone facade with inner brick, terrazzo floors, patterned railings, two floors of glass, and U-...

2300 Highland Mall - Austin TX (built 1971; acquired by Austin Community College)     ...

Address3889 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1952StatusDemolished 2004StyleArchitectNotesOriginally the Mirage Motel ...

Address4615 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NVYear BuiltStatusDemolishedStyleArchitectNotes ...

Address2310 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (historically E. 19th St.)Year Built1964StatusExtantStyleModernArchitectJohn S. ChaseNotes ...

Address2211 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (historically E. 19th St.)Year Built1959StatusExtantStyleModernArchitectJohn S. ChaseNotes ...

Address2115 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. (historically E. 19th St.)Year Built1973StatusExtantStyle1970s BrutalismArchitectUnknownNotes ...

3218 Manor Rd. - Austin TX (built 1965) Drawing from advertisement from 1965 Austin City Directory:   2009 Google Street View:   2019 renovation:     ...

2001 N. Lamar Blvd. - Austin TX (built 1960; also Baines Huff Insurance)    ...

8610 Shoal Creek Blvd. - Austin TX (built 1973) This TDCJ building has housed the Pardons and Paroles and Community Justice Assistance Divisions.       ...

3601 Manor Rd. - Austin TX (built 1964)       ...

Address5330 Airport Blvd.Year Built1956StatusExtantStyleFactory ModernArchitectUnknownNotes     ...

Address770 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1961StatusExtant/relocatedStyleGoogieArchitectPaul Williams)NotesThe hyperbolic paraboloid-roofed La Concha Motel lobby is now home to the Neon Museum.See also: Los Jaliscienses Restaurant - AustinMore on the history of the La Concha: http://www.paulrwilliamsproject.org/gallery/la-concha-motel-the-...

1105 W. 41st St. - Austin TX (built 1962; also Bumble) Drawing from advertisement, 1965 Austin City Directory: 2019: ...

5607 Springdale Rd. - Austin TX (built 1962) ...

1500 San Jacinto Blvd. - Austin TX (built 1942)            ...

9091 Research Blvd. - Austin TX (built 1974)        ...

Address5502 W. Airport Blvd., Houston TXYear Built1965StatusExtantStylePhillips 66 batwingArchitectClarence ReinhardtNotesThis southwest Houston auto center is one of the city's last standing batwing Phillips 66 stations.     ...

The following photos were taken at AstroWorld in Houston TX in 1971 and 1975 – also check out our Astrodomain Hotels, Astrodome Fun & Games – Baseball, and Rodeway Inn – Astrodome pages. More information about AstroWorld rides and history is available at CoasterPhotos. All photos posted are courtesy Denise Balsam Tutor. Any addit...

1505 Lavaca St. - Austin TX (built 1957; currently Capitol Complex Child Care Center) ...

102 Wayside Dr. - Houston TX (build date unknown; also El Olivar Church)       ...

Address2938 San Felipe St., Houston TXYear Built1931StatusExtantStyleArchitectBirdsall P. BriscoeNotes River Oaks Corporation advertisement from April 19, 1931 in the Houston Gargoyle 2009 ...

815 Brazos St. - Austin TX (built 1951) The International Life Insurance Co. building was one of Austin's most prominent modernist/international style buildings. The modern details were removed/altered, but the general shape of the building remains today. The design is reminiscent of Drawing from advertisement, 1955 Austin City Directory: ...

8111 Long Point Dr. – Houston TX (built 1973) Image credit: Harriet Lomax ...

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1105 N. Lamar Blvd. - Austin TX (built 1950) Originally Louis Shanks Furniture, this 1950s showroom has been extensively remodeled and is now home to Whole Foods' Southwest Regional offices. Drawing from 1965 Austin City Directory: Current Google Street View: ...

6251 FM 2234 (McHard Rd.) – Houston TX (built early 1970s)     ...

Address3208 Del Monte Dr., Houston TXYear Built1930sStatusDemolished ~1970StyleArchitectNotesThe grounds of this home originally owned by JW Shelor of Shelor Motor Company (local distributor of Dodge Brothers Motor Cars), were "graced with many large oaks and native pines." River Oaks Corporation advertisement in the May 8, 1932 issue of the ...

Address3214 Reba Dr., Houston TXYear Built1932StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesAdvertised as "a small home in a spacious setting," "there's a hint of French New Orleans about the home itself in an overhanging wrought-iron balcony and in the delicate pastel colors of the brick." River Oaks Corporation advertisement in the Feb 14, 1932 issue of t...

Address2158 Pelham Dr., Houston TXYear Built1932StatusExtantStyleColonialArchitectAinsworth & IrvingNotesThis home included a Rio grande stone terrace, pewter and chrome nickel fixtures, and a living room with knotty pine paneling and 10x10 pine rafters. River Oaks Corporation advertisement in the May 29, 1932 issue of the Houston Gargoyl...

Address3228 Ella Lee Ln., Houston TXYear Built1932StatusDemolished ~1991StyleColonialArchitectUnknownNotesThis red brick house with white trim was priced new at $12,750. Advertisement from the River Oaks Corporation in the May 22, 1932 issue of the Houston Gargoyle ...

Address2128 Del Monte Dr., Houston TXYear Built1932StatusDemolished ~1997StyleDutch ColonialArchitectUnknownNotes Advertisement image from the River Oaks Corporation in the Jan 31, 1932 issue of the Houston Gargoyle ...

1206 South St. - Pasadena TX (built 1963; demolished) Now demolished, this original 30-foot tall Whataburger A-frames was one of a few still in existence - this one was located on South St. between Red Bluff and Southmore, and had its long, frontal canopy still intact. ...

210 N. Houston St. – Livingston TX (built ~1940) This Quonset hut with stylized facade was the home of Alston Farm Machinery Co. Please contact info@arch-ive.org if you have additional information to share about this structure.    Photo courtesy Marie Brannon...

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Address6201 E. Hwy 290, Austin TXYear Built1963StatusExtantStyleGoogieArchitectLundgren & MaurerNotesLocated in front of the Rodeway Inn (originally Cross Country Inn, and once Best Western ), and currently Taqueria Los Jaliscienses #2 Restaurant. This Googie-roofed restaurant still sits near the intersection of 290 East and I-35 in Austin, an...

Address4266 Airline Dr., Houston TXYear Built1940sStatusExtantStyleTraditional motor courtArchitectUnknownNotesPreviously Reba's Courts Motel, the Silver Glo has closed up tawdry shop. ...

1191 Navasota St. - Austin TX (built 1952; currently House of Elegance; architect John S. Chase) The Teachers State Association of Texas was created in 1884 with a mission to ensure better educational opportunities and work environments for black students and teachers. More on the TSAT here: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ka...

1011 W. Texas Ave. - Baytown TX (built 1958) Pruett Construction Company was owned by then-mayor Red Pruett, who built this in the late 1950s - it still stands with its original built-in marquee.     ...

901 Southmore Ave. - Pasadena TX (built 1966; currently 9ers Grill)    ...

2100-2124 Clinton Dr. - Galena Park TX (build dates unknown) This strip mall-style shopping center once included Galena Park State bank on the far left, and several stores like Wayside Department Store, Baxter Hardware, Donut Queen Bakery, and Vardeman's Jewelry. The rear of the complex, closest to 1st St., was once home to the Galena Theater...

704 W. Main St. - Baytown TX (built 1940; also Faith Temple United Pentecostal Church, Al Braun Company, Lamb Realty, Powell Shoe Store)     ...

Southwest Houston acreage - never built This proposed international airport in Houston, just west of Bellaire, was set to be built on acreage owned by Glenn McCarthy. The proposal was eventually abandoned, and Houston's international airport was built north of the city. The west side acreage was later sold to Frank Sharp, who developed Houston's...

1422 Ledwicke St. - Houston TX       ...

Address1625 Scripture St., Denton TXYear Built~1960StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesThe neon sign pictured below was replaced by a plastic backlit sign around 2017-2018.         ...

Address1990 Old Spanish Trail, Houston TXYear Built1981StatusOctober 2017StyleNeo-moderneArchitectNotesThis early 1980s store tipped its hat to the moderne style of decades past, though it was demolished just 26 years after it was built. Last known as a Kroger, it was also an Apple Tree grocery store for a few years. As of October 2020, the vacant...

10323 Palestine St. - Jacinto City TX (built 1940s)     ...

430 W. Main St. - La Porte TX (built early 1940s; also Weiner-Robinson Theater)   This theater has had much of its ornamentation removed - see the following link at Cinema Treasures for an early picture: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/28459     ...

2127 Southmore Ave. - Pasadena TX (built 1969; also Apple Tree, Value Village)       ...

Address6106 Cameron Rd., Austin TXYear Built1971StatusExtant/alteredStyleA-frame drive-inArchitectJohn M. OlsenNotesOne of the neater Whataburgers from the 70s with the A-frame behind the diamond canopy (now closed in) - the large W is now missing from the frame: ...

7810 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1974; also Wok D'Lite)     ...

750 Lockwood Dr. - Houston TX (built 1950; currently Electrical Redesign Co., Inc.) This Quonset hut style building was originally home of National Steel Products Company. From 1952†:   2006: †Houston Magazine...

622 W. Main St. - Baytown TX (built 1946; also Sunbrite Bar)   This brightly painted Baytown (old Pelly) building has long-served as an iteration of the original Sunbright Bar.     ...

5123 Bellaire Blvd. - Bellaire TX (built 1949-1950; design by William G. Farrington, Co.)   Ground was broken on the First State Bank of Bellaire in December, 1949 with the grand opening on July 3, 1950. It was established as a State Member Bank in July 1950 and over the years, the bank has been acquired and renamed several times. Shortly af...

6745 Harrisburg Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1926, multiple additions)   This Southwestern Bell Building in southeast Houston has had several additions over the years, including a third floor and a rear expansion doubling its footprint. Architectural details of the original building still remain over several windows and doors. The follow...

1914 Joe Ramsey Blvd. - Greenville TX (built 1966; also Grace United Presbyterian Church)   This church, with an equal-length cruciform roof, was built in 1966. From its historical marker, the Grace United Presbyterian Church (renamed to this in 1908) organized in 1863 as the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, making it the oldest Presbyterian ...

3141 E. Crosstimbers St. - Houston TX (built late 1960s)   This small neighborhood market opened in the late 1960s:     ...

823 Congress/910 Brazos St. - Austin TX (built 1967)   ...

Address413 Sheldon Rd., Channelview TXYear Built1973StatusExtantStylePizza Hut pavilion roofArchitectRichard D. BurkeNotesAlso Fajitas Jalisco, Taqueria El Rejio ...

Built 1957 This office building housed many company offices over the years including 2-J Quick Systems burger stands, Holiday House restaurant, and Cravens Dargan Insurance Co.      ...

2121 West Loop South - Houston TX (built 1967; demolished 2007; architect: Neuhaus & Taylor)   Houston Lighting and Power built the Electric Living Center to "serve as a consumer information center on all phases of electrical usage in the home." Designed by Neuhaus & Taylor, the architects behind the now-gone HISD Building and these...

7473 N. Shepherd Dr. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   This is one of only two former Taco Bells in the greater Houston area we have seen that still have the upper bell facade - the other is in Baytown TX.       ...

1803 W. 43rd St. - Houston TX (built 1973; also Berkshire Hathaway Properties, Prudential Premier Properties)   ...

4830 N. Main St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; also Zwink-Keiser Food Market, K&B Food Market, Airline Gun Shop and Repair)   Robert J. Ferguson's Food Shop, a minimal-deco motif building on N. Main and Michaux streets just west of Airline Dr., was the first of two shops he owned - the second was at 1312 Wayside Dr. near Navigation B...

Address1509 Guadalupe St., Austin TX (built 1961)Year Built1961StatusStyleArchitectNotesOne of our favorite midcentury holdouts, this small two-story office building is a reminder of the 1960s overshadowed by the William P. Clements, Jr. State Office Building, completed in 1986. Matching ornamentation was also attached to the south side of the Lem...

1117 N. Alexander Dr. - Baytown TX (built 1974; also Star Donuts)   This is one of only two former Taco Bells in the greater Houston area we have seen that still have the upper bell facade - the other is on N. Shepherd Dr. in north Houston.       ...

3827 W. Fuqua St. - Houston TX (built 1970)   This x-shaped long-abandoned nursing home was once the Four Seasons Nursing Center and later Thomas Care Center.   Rendering from the February 18, 1970 issue of the Bellaire Texan:   Photos taken April 2017:       ...

2128 W. 34th St. - Houston TX (built 1962)   This early 1960s angular building was once a chiropractic clinic and is next door to Doyle's Restaurant.   ...

710 W. Main St. - Baytown TX (built 1945)   This building in the Pelly section of the Baytown area was originally (Pincus) Goldfield's Grocery store. In 1952, Big Chief Foods took over the location, then Hathaway's Foodliner, and today it is a Family Dollar. See this document mentioning Pincus Goldfield and this page for the Santa Fe TX Big...

917 Sunset St. - Denton TX (built 1980; also I Love Sushi)   ...

117 East A St. - La Porte TX (build date unknown; also Harris County Precinct Jail)   This subdued moderne courthouse in La Porte TX now serves as offices for the Harris County Sheriff's Marine Division.   ...

7015 Burnet Rd. - Austin TX (build date unknown; also Northcross Motors, A Cut Above Motors)     ...

7006 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1960s; also Yum-Yum Pit)   This commercial building, part of our East Bellfort Survey, used to be a Hart's Kentucky Fried Chicken. Lawrence W. Hartzog, who opened 25 Hart's KFC's in the Houston area, was the last franchisee personally signed by Harland Sanders. In 1972 Hartzog opened his own chain, H...

Built 1945   ...

1209-1215 Hardy St. - Houston TX (built 1907; demolished April 2017; also Houston Grain Co., Knapp Polly Pig)   Advertisement from the 1909 Houston City Directory:         ...

611 Houston St. - Fort Worth TX (built 1939; designed by Alfred S. Alschuler)   Grants stores were in business from 1906 to 1976 across the United States - see other Texas locations in Port Arthur and Texas City.       ...

4300 Bissonnet St. - Bellaire TX (built 1971-1972; architects: Robert O. Biering/Koetter, Tharp, and Cowell) Rendering from the April 5, 1967 issue of the Bellaire and Southwestern Texan:   Current Street View: ...

8926 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1983)   This example of early 1980s faux-chitecture has had a varied past. Originally a Chinese restaurant, it has most recently been several iterations of a strip club (Erotic City, Divas International, The Landing Strip, Sinfully Yours, Diamond Club South). Its origins were Oriental Gourmet, and later ...

Dobbs Houses spanned several decades in the Houston area with different themes (polynesian, luau) and carry-overs from purchased restaurants (Toddle House, Steak N Egg) and had an airline division at Intercontinental Airport in the 1970s. The chain completely closed by the late 1980s. While early Dobbs Houses in the Houston area were on "sanitati...

Address3350 S. Richey St., Houston TXYear Built1964StatusExtantStylePhillips 66 batwingArchitectClarence ReinhardtNotesThis gas station, with its iconic Phillips 66 single batwing canopy, has been at the entry to Houston's Meadowcreek Village neighborhood since the early 1960s. ...

222 E. Fairmont Parkway – La Porte TX (built 1962)     ...

Address9202 Scott St., Houston TXYear Built1966StatusExtantStylePhillips 66 batwingArchitectClarence ReinhardtNotesThis gas station, with its iconic Phillips 66 single batwing canopy, has been at the corner of Scott St. and Reed Rd. since the mid-1960s.   ...

6120 Bellfort St. – Houston TX (build date unknown; also Mr. Money Pawn, Cash America Pawn, Hancock Fabrics, Robert Hall Cloths) Originally a fabric store, this building was most well known as Ted Kipperman’s Pawn Shop and Wedding Chapel. He became a chaplain in 1984 and owned the only pawn shop/wedding chapel, where couple could "walk in sa...

1048 Procter St. - Port Arthur TX (build date unknown)   ...

7598 Morley St. - Houston TX (built 1985; also L.L. Walker, Co.)     ...

1415 College Ave. - South Houston TX (built 1920) If you have information about this building, please contact info@arch-ive.org.   ...

Address2266-2294 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston TXYear Built1950-1951StatusExtantStyleModerneArchitectDixon & GreenwoodNotesGround broke on the million-dollar Braeswood Shopping Center on October 13, 1950 and the grand opening was held Thursday-Saturday, October 11-13, 1951.According to the October 19, 1950 issue of the Southwest Citizen...

7402 Albacore Dr. - Houston TX (built 1957-1958; architect: Irving R. Klein & Associates)   This Sharpstown-area elementary school designed by Irving R. Klein & Associates is named after Dr. William Seneca Sutton, Houston Independent School District Superintendent in the late 1800s.   Rendering from the July 24, 1957 i...

5333 Berry Creek Dr. - Houston TX (built 1961; architect: Raymond H. Brogniez)   The following pavilion and park building photographs from December 1970 are courtesy of the Harris County Archives:     Original plaque from the park building:   Photos of new pavilion before completion:   ...

201 S. 18th St. - Philadelphia PA (built 1951; architect: Samuel Oshiver)   ...

Address416 W 12th St., Austin TXYear Built1955StatusExtantStyleModernArchitectKuehne, Brooks, and BarrNotesMore about the Delta Kappa Gamma Society:http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/vud01 and Austin’s Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma:http://deltakappagamma.org/TX-alpha/about.html   ...

701 Procter St. - Port Arthur TX (built 1938)   This building was once home to the W.T. Grant department store - see here for an image from 1951: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79640/   Grants stores were in business from 1906 to 1976 across the United States - see other Texas locations in Texas City and For...

210 Wayside Dr. - Houston TX (built 1947; also M&M Hamburger) Rettig’s, which eventually sold operations to Borden, Inc., also had locations at 2401 Main St., 109 Little York, and 3513 Spencer Highway in Pasadena. Rettig’s also had a drive in restaurant (now demolished) and the Katharine Mott designed house (also demolished) at 1920...

2406 Canal (historically German) St. - Houston TX (built 1906; also Wing-On Food Market, Tom's Furniture Co., Melchor Furniture Co., Alegria's Lounge)   Antonio (Anthony) "Tony" Saragusa, a Sicilian merchant who arrived in Houston via New York around 1895, first worked for Morales & Co. grocers where he met his wife Mary, the daughter of...

851 Federal Rd. – Houston TX (built 1979; currently La Campesina) ...

Address 2136 W. 34th St., Houston TX Year Built 1945 StatusEndangeredStyleModernArchitectUnknownNotesThe long-time northwest Houston restaurant, originally a delicatessen, closed on February 21, 2020: https://theleadernews.com/upcoming-closing-of-doyles-evokes-restaurant-full-of-memories ...

316 W. 12th St. - Austin TX (built 1950)   ...

6639 Ferris St. (historically 210 N. 6th St.) – Bellaire TX (built 1964-1965) Advertisement from the March 17, 1965 issue of the Bellaire Texan: ...

1520 Richey St. - Pasadena TX (built 1955)     ...

438 Faust Ln. - Houston TX (built 1955; demolished 12/2016)   This modern home in Houston's Memorial Bend neighborhood was demolished and replaced with new construction by Partners in Building. Memorial Bend Architecture listing: http://memorialbendarchitecture.com/438fau.htm   Photos from Zillow:   ...

2888 S. Richey St. - Houston TX (built 1964; also Jack Sollock Chrysler-Plymouth)   This building was once part of Ray Jensen Buick and Jack Sollock Chrysler-Plymouth dealerships. Until 2015, the contoured roof line was covered by horizontal fascia/signage.     ...

510 (historically 501) Crown St. - Houston TX (built 1950) This Southwestern Bell building, in the middle of the Houston Harbor neighborhood, was originally two stories and had a much smaller footprint before additions and a third floor were constructed. The ornate and slightly neo-Gothic entryway and windows are in stark contrast to the somewha...

1031 Lee Ave. - Pasadena TX (built 1967)   ...

802 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1940s; also Leonard's Department Store No. 32, Cash America Pawn)     ...

4618 (historically 4614) Navigation Blvd. - Houston TX (older building build date unknown, annex built 1969; currently White's Inc.)   White's Inc., formerly Houston Power Equipment Co., is a distributor of agricultural and industrial equipment (history of White's, Inc. here: http://www.whitesinc.com/history.html).   ...

2619 Westpark Dr. (historically Milford St.) - Houston TX (built 1966; demolished November 2013; also Goode Co. commissary/offices) Elgin-Butler Brick Company, headquartered in Austin TX, at one point built and owned this office building in Houston that showcased their glazed bricks on the facade. In 1988, Jim Goode, of Goode Co. restaurants, bou...

5700 Germantown Ave. - Philadelphia PA (built c. 1906)   More from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings: https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm/154227     ...

201 W. Main St. - Edna TX (built 1949; architect Ernest L. Shult)   More about the Edna Theater and its restoration: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edna-Theater-Restoration-Project/360405219620   ...

2600 S. Richey Rd. - Houston TX (built 1974)       ...

5201 Spruce St. - Bellaire TX (built 1974)           ...

9450 Cullen Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1972; also Louisiana Fried Chicken, J&J Fish and Chicken)     ...

16630 El Camino Real - Houston TX (built 1969; currently Los Ramirez Mexican Restaurant)   Check out other Sizzlers here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/sizzler/     ...

2112 Guadalupe St. - Austin TX (built 1956)   An early photo of the west side of the building shows patios without the concrete panels: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth856852/. The building is set to be redeveloped/demolished as of 2019.   2015:       2019: ...

1001 Shaw Ave. - Pasadena TX (built 1949; architect Raymond Smith; sister theater of the Granada)   September 2016:    ...

5602 Armour Dr. (previously at 1811-17 Commerce St.) - Houston TX (built 1955; also International Polymer Corp., Direct Scaffold Supply)   A note - the previous Commerce address is currently the Leidel Sanctions Center, a federal half-way house.   From Houston Magazine, December 1955:  Shelby Dinettes, Incorporated to ha...

5757 Bissonnet St. - Houston TX (built 1971; also Cafe Piquet)   Check out all of our greater Houston area Bonanzas here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/bonanza/       ...

5200 Cedar St. - Bellaire TX (built 1955; architect Lucian Hood)           Rendering from the October 12, 1955 issue of the Bellaire Texan: ...

6907 Almeda Dr. - Houston TX (built 1960)   This small office building along Almeda Rd. was once home to the architecture firm of A. Carroll Brodnax who designed buildings and homes in the greater Houston area including the Sands Apartments, Casa Manana (1956 Parade of Homes), Holiday/Vista House (1956 Parade of Homes), 8718 Prichett St. and...

4902 Kirby Dr. - Houston TX (built 1978; also Goode Co. Hamburgers)   Currently Goode Co. Taqueria, this building was originally a Del Taco.         ...

11927 East Freeway - Houston TX (built 1969; also Hi-10 Cabaret) Check out all of our greater Houston area Bonanzas here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/bonanza/   ...

3121 Spencer Highway - Pasadena TX (built 1971; also A-1 All American Pawn Shop)   Now a pawn shop, this former Bonanza still has the distinctive shingled facade. Check out all of our greater Houston area Bonanzas here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/bonanza/   ...

143 Courtland St. NE - Atlanta GA (built 1967)         ...

114 S. Richey St. - Pasadena TX (built 1973)   Postcard, early 1970s     August 2016     ...

3300 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1967; demolished 2016; also City of Houston Code Enforcement Building) This building was sold in June 2011 to the Midtown Redevelopment Authority  and will be the site of a mixed-use highrise. More on the new development of this site from Swamplot: http://swamplot.com/asbestos-laden-mod-code-enforcement-office-n...

8307 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1972) This building, most recently strip club Legs Cabaret, was originally a Bonanza Sirloin Pit restaurant. Even though it was stuccoed over in 2016, and the distinct Bonanza shingles under the roof line were taken away many years back, it still has the distinctive Bonanza roof line. Check out all of ...

10540 (aka 10534) S. Post Oak Rd. - Houston TX (built 1972; also Excelsior Learning Academy)   Check out all of our greater Houston area Bonanzas here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/bonanza/   ...

216 Westheimer Rd. (historically Hathaway Rd.) - Houston TX (built 1935)   Scott-Day Paint and Supply Co., the most recent occupant of this mid-1930s building located just southwest of downtown Houston, has been there since 1963. It also was home to Howard Wood, interior decorator, in the 1940s when Cra-Bell moved up the road to the corner...

940 Marshall Ave. - Port Arthur TX (build date unknown)   ...

6919 Almeda Rd. - Houston TX (built 1960; also Bryan Laboratory, Inc.)   This building was originally home to American Photocopying Equipment Company (APECO) and is one of three small modern office buildings remaining on this block (6907 Almeda and 6911 Almeda are the others).       ...

Built in 1960, this modest office building is one of three small modern office buildings remaining on this block (6907 Almeda and 6919 Almeda are the others).     ...

8301 Gulf Freeway (historically 8302 Winkler Dr.) - Houston TX (built 1962)   This 1960s restaurant, with its two chimneys still visible, was most recently a tattoo shop and neighbors the Gulf Freeway Medical Center/Clinic 45.     ...

2302 Post Office St. - Galveston TX (built 1962)   Galveston's Moody National Bank, founded by W.L. Moody, Jr. in 1907 as City National Bank, changed to its current name in 1953 and moved into its current home in 1962.       ...

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...

Address1585 Calder Ave., Beaumont TXYear Built1941StatusDemolished 2018StyleGoogieArchitectNotesOne of Beaumont's most iconic buildings with its tall neon rooftop signs, flexuous canopy, and horseshoe shape, this Pig Stand closed in 2006 and was demolished in 2016 by Anaya Real Properties. A gas station was soon built on the site with the name "Po...

Address511 Main St., Houston TXYear BuiltUnknownStatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesThis older downtown Houston building, across from the Rice Hotel, has been hidden underneath a facade for decades. It was once home to the Rex Theatre and connected to the older version of of the current Binz Building next door. Pappas Confectionery opened in this buil...

545 S. 11th St. - Beaumont TX (built 1968)   This discount optical was originally a Burger Chef and still has the iconic Burger Chef sign out front. Check out other former Burger Chefs here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/burger-chef/   ...

5800 Clinton Dr. - Houston TX (built 1947; architects Giffels and Vallet)   An update - the building has been cleaned up as of July 2013:   c. 02/2007:   ...

Address2200 Bluebonnet Ave., Port Arthur TXYear Built1970StatusExtantStyleA-frame drive-inArchitectJohn M. OlsenNotesOne of a few existing original A-frame Whataburgers with the canopy intact, and also still in operation as a restaurant, with John's Seafood last occupying it. More of our Whataburger sightings can be found here: https://arch-ive.or...

5815 Westheimer Rd. - Houston TX (built 1970; also Pappas Burger)   Check out other Sizzlers here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/sizzler/   ...

5210 Bissonnet St. - Bellaire TX (built 1967; also Roadster Grill)          ...

625 Procter St. - Port Arthur TX (built 1948)   This downtown Port Arthur building was once an S. H. Kress & Co. store. See more Kress Buildings here.       ...

2521 Southmore Ave. - Pasadena TX (built 1972; also Dental Center)     ...

5822 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1954; architects: Lloyd and Morgan)   ...

10024 Homestead Rd. - Houston TX (built 1969; also A-Better Bail Bond)     ...

Address600 Procter St., Port Arthur TXYear Built1929StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesAlso Hotel Vaughan The following is a 1930 image of the hotel operating as Hotel Vaughan, from the Portal to Texas History:https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79606/ ...

Address920 Dequeen Blvd., Port Arthur TXYear BuiltUnknownStatusExtantStyleModernArchitectUnknown; possibly Golemon and RolfeNotesAlso the Senior Citizen’s Service Center ...

Address2200 Market St., Galveston TXYear Built1972StatusExtantStyleModernistArchitectCaudill Rowlett Scott and Thomas M. PriceNotesThis bank, claimed the oldest in Texas, had its new $3.5 million building's formal opening on December 4, 1972 and it replaced the former 1935 bank building on the same site. According to the December 3, 1972 issue o...

9318 Stella Link Rd. - Houston TX (built 1966)   University Lawnmower Center was originally a Bonanza Sirloin Pit (also Steakhouse) and a Tune 'n' Time car shop in the 1980s. Check out all of our greater Houston area Bonanzas here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/bonanza/   Advertisement from the January 25, 1967 issu...

400 Lamar St. - Houston TX (built 1929; architect: Hedrick & Gottlieb)   In the shadow of the Heritage Plaza Building, this old bank was incorporated into its plans when it construction started in 1984.     ...

1517 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (built 1947; also Melody Grill)   ...

2119 Post Office St. - Galveston TX (built 1924) The Galveston Kress Building is now home to the Kress Lofts and has retail on the ground floor. See more Kress Buildings here.     ...

5910 Navigation Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1941; also Harris County Implement Co., Head & Guild Equipment Co.)    ...

2222 Post Office St. - Galveston TX (built 1962)   ...

The Gardens of Bammel Lane was a collection of older relocated homes turned into shops on a River Oaks area block bounded by Bammel Ln., Earl St., Philfall St., and Sackett St. The site was purchased and will be the new home of a highrise building, but most of the homes will be relocated yet again (see more at Houstonia).   Courtyard ...

602 32nd St. - Galveston TX (built 1948; also Wynn Funeral Home)     ...

4318 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1962)     ...

403 Winkler Dr. - Houston TX (built early 1980s; demolished 2017; also 888 Chinese Restaurant)   This restaurant is a second generation Pizza Hut building - the first was built in the late 1960s and was replaced by 1981 with the current building.   ...

2500 block Rice Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1946; architect: Eugene Werlin) Designed by Eugene Werlin (see Wilshire Village Apartments), this building is actually two buildings to look like one and was to originally house ten shops. From the March 21, 1946 issue of the Southwestern Times: "Construction will be of concrete, brick and hollow tile with...

1610 Campbell Rd. - Houston TX (built 1957, 1960; architect: Ralph Buffington; also Amor & Restauracion Iglesia Cristiana)         ...

1119 Commerce St. - Houston TX (built 1924, 1931; architect: Joseph Finger; also S. J. San Angelo Meat Packing, Action Bail Bonds).   Texas Packing Company, also operating as Texas Meat Packing, occupied this building from 1924 until at least the mid to late 1970s and the ghosting of the white painted lettering can still be seen on the seco...

1501 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (built 2007; demolished 2012)   The former owner of the former Ben Milam Hotel built this train-themed restaurant in the shadow of his abandoned hotel. Both were demolished in December 2012 and now the block is home to the 500 Crawford apartments.      ...

3720 Westheimer Rd. - Houston TX (built 1970; also Clayton Tire Co., River Oaks Goodyear) Many of the midcentury buildings Firestone constructed had interesting architectural details - this Houston location with its arched shades, the sloping roof of the Bellaire location, the folded plates of this Denver location, and the arched detailing of thi...

AddressTown/Lady Bird LakeYear Built1968-1970StatusExtantStyleGoogieArchitectJ. Sterry (John) NillNotesThis iconic structure was part of the Town Lake Beautification Project and a gift from the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). In 1984 the gazebo was named for Fannie Davis, a founding member of NAWIC's Austin chapter. More abo...

7640 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1967; also James Uniform Shop)   Pre-stucco (2015):   April 2016:        ...

6820 Tipperary Ln. - Houston TX (built 1975; also Park Place Masonic Lodge No. 1172)       ...

7006 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1968)                ...

6844 Navigation Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1970; also Super Chicken & Rice)   Jim Dandy Fried Chicken was a popular American restaurant chain in the 1960s and 1970s. In the mid-1960s Jim Dandy bought the rights to use the Church's Chicken name in the greater Houston area and Galveston so some Church's Chicken restaurants incorporated ...

2901 Emancipation Ave. (formerly Dowling St.) - Houston TX (built 1975; also Two Birds, Southside's Kitchen)   Jim Dandy Fried Chicken was a popular American restaurant chain in the 1960s and 1970s. In the mid-1960s Jim Dandy bought the rights to use the Church's Chicken name in the greater Houston area and Galveston so some Church's Chi...

4401 Lyons Ave. - Houston TX (built 1975; also Chirp's Chicken and Rice)   Jim Dandy Fried Chicken was a popular American restaurant chain in the 1960s and 1970s. In the mid-1960s Jim Dandy bought the rights to use the Church's Chicken name in the greater Houston area and Galveston so some Church's Chicken restaurants incorporated the  ...

4621 Almeda Rd. - Houston TX (built 1970; also #1 Chicken, Rice & Seafood)   Jim Dandy Fried Chicken was a popular American restaurant chain in the 1960s and 1970s. In the mid-1960s Jim Dandy bought the rights to use the Church's Chicken name in the greater Houston area and Galveston so some Church's Chicken restaurants incorporated ...

N. Velasco St. - Houston TX (build date unknown, pre-1944)   This pair of chimneys on North Velasco street east of downtown Houston is often mistaken for the city's Velasco Incinerator shown here, at the 7 minute, 20 second mark: http://digital.houstonlibrary.net/film-archive/hmrc-film_6803-16.php. The chimneys still here today are locatedÂ...

5303 Navigation Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1939; architect: Joseph Finger; also Parker LaFarge, Inc., currently Century Asphalt Materials)   ...

5210 N. Shepherd Dr. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Handy Cleaners, Pilgrim Cleaners, North Shepherd Cleaners) This building shares the same design as the other Houston-area Sav-On Cleaners. The roof line and cylindrical beams are still present, and this location was built without a port-cochere seen in others.     C...

Built ~1970, possibly Burger Chef, though Burger Chef sign was located next door. This has been New Orleans Cajun Seafood, T&T Seafood, Jimmy's Seafood, Chicken, & Rice. If you have any information about the origins of this building, please contact info@arch-ive.org.           &...

8325 Travelair St. - Houston TX (built 1940; architect: Joseph Finger; currently 1940 Air Terminal Museum) http://www.1940airterminal.org/   ...

12307 Chimney Rock Rd. - Houston TX (built 1965; also China House Restaurant, Westbury Home Decor, Lea Thomas Modeling Agency, and Art Glass by Wells) This building shares the same general design as the other Sav-On locations, though it has an extended lower roofline and the entryway has been enclosed.     ...

5501 Clinton Dr. - Houston TX (built 1936) This building was originally home to Bama Co. Food products, a Delaware-based manufacturer and distributor of preserves, jams, peanut butter, and other canned foods. Borden once owned Bama Co. but eventually sold it in 1994 to Welch Foods Inc.     May 19, 1966 advertisement in th...

13259 East Freeway – Houston TX (built 1973) Another Used to be a Sizzler, this time converted to a medical clinic:       ...

1601 Richmond Ave. - Houston TX (built 1958; demolished 2015; also Lucky Burger)   ...

510 W. Texas Ave. - Baytown TX (build date unknown; also Jack Saunders Chevrolet, Central Chevrolet, Figures Auto Body, Callaway Bragg, Inc., Sanitary Mattress Co., Norris Tire Retreading, Luker Bros. Wheel Aligning Co., Sexton Printing Co.) E. Aron's was a popular clothing store in the Tri-Cities area in the early 1900s.    ...

10 South County Center - St. Louis MO (built 1963; also Foley's, Macy's)           ...

14602 Woodforest Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1980; also Baytown Seafood)   ...

102 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (built 1913; also Houston Blacklight Poster Company; currently vacant)   This building was originally home to wholesale grocers Gordon, Sewall, & Co. run by Robert Gordon and Campbell Sewall. Cleveland Sewall eventually took over the business (more on Cleveland Sewall here).   ...

120 Yale St. - Houston TX (built 1960; demolished 2009)   This Sons of Hermann lodge site was demolished in 2009 and is now home to Alta Heights Apartments.         ...

723 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1950s; also John's Broiler Burger)   ...

1711 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built early 1930s; also Telephone Road Dog & Cat Hospital)   ...

1007 Edgebrook Dr. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Edgebrook Clinic)   This building in southeast Houston shares the same general design as the other Sav-On locations, though this one has a port-cochere and the roof has been altered.            ...

2400 W. Holcombe - Houston TX (built 1965; currently Sushi Rock)   ...

8631 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Star Cleaners, VO #2 Liquor) This building shares the same general design as other Sav-On locations, and has the extended roof line and port-cochere. ...

14615 Hiram Clarke Rd. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Pilgrim Cleaners, C.H. Johnson Funeral Home, Iglesia Evangelica Cristo) This building shares the same general design as the other Sav-On locations, with the extended cylindrical beams and a port-cochere.       ...

202 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1928; currently Islamic Da'wah Center; architects: Hedrick & Gottlieb)   Drawing from 1933 Houston City Directory: ...

9803 Stella Link Rd. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Professional Drapery Cleaners/Flame Proofers) This building shares the same general design as the other Sav-On locations, and this one has stone incorporated in its facade, and an additional set of cylindrical beams extending from the front of the building.     Image from...

8751 MacKenzie Rd. / 9607 Gravois Rd. - St. Louis MO (build date 1961 (church) and 1952 (school); also Church at Affton)     ...

Houston's own "Strand," located in the Central Park neighborhood "between Houston and her harbor," was a short-lived named street just south of Buffalo Bayou. In the late 1930s or early 1940s the street name was changed to Ave. W following the existing north-south lettering. It was only a little more than three blocks long from Terminal St. to 69...

Address2117 Chilton Rd., Houston TXYear Built1931StatusExtantStyleArchitectH.A. SalisburyNotes River Oaks Corporation advertisement in the May 3, 1931 issue of the Houston Gargoyle ...

Address2929 Chevy Chase Dr., Houston TXYear Built1932StatusExtantStyleGeorgianArchitectUnknownNotesThe advertisement states that this home is "straight from an era of fine manners and pleasant living." Advertisement from the River Oaks Corporation, Feb. 7.1932 issue of the Houston Gargoyle ...

Various locations, all defunct: -1929 Allen Parkway (inside this building) -2910 Hillcroft St. (currently Vietnam Coast restaurant) -5712 Kirby Dr. (currently Castle Dental) -1318 Louisiana St. (currently Benihana) -1011 Milam St.   New location (2016) at 1360 NASA Road 1:   Advertisement, 1977 ...

8802 Stella Link Rd. - Houston TX (built 1965)   This Shipley's Donuts was originally a Dunkin Donuts:         Advertisement from the February 15, 1984 issue of The Texan:    ...

8806 Stella Link Rd. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Wild Kitchen)       Advertisement from the September 10, 1969 issue of the Bellaire and Southwestern Texan: ...

10021 Homestead Rd. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Palace Seafood)     ...

7656 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Shan Hu Chinese Restaurant)   Check out other Sizzlers here: http://arch-ive.org/archive/category/sizzler/   ...

10039 Homestead Rd. - Houston TX (built mid-1950s; also Brook's Phillips 66, C&H Automotive)           ...

11122 Hillcroft Ave. - Houston TX (built 1963; also Preeminence Christian Fellowship)       ...

8303 Long Point Rd. - Houston TX (built 1963; also Taqueria El Chilango)   ...

1710 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1950)   This brutalist concrete building was the headquarters for Tellepsen Construction Company - the ghost of the name can still be seen on the connector between the office and warehouse buildings and the side street is named Tellepsen as well.         ...

2611 Strawberry Rd. - Pasadena TX (built 1972; also Gott's Donuts)       ...

3001 Holman St. - Houston TX (built 1947; also McBrides Barber Shop)   ...

9101 Long Point Rd. - Houston TX (built 1968; also Tornado Taco #2)     ...

2213 Strawberry Rd. - Pasadena TX (built 1968; also Star Burger & Shrimp Galley)     ...

8810 Long Point Rd. - Houston TX (built 1960; also Woodridge Nursing and Rehabilitation)   This building has retained many of its exterior modern elements and the Spring Branch Professional Building can be seen in the background.     ...

6901 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1970; also Daquiri Island)   October 2010         Close up of painted burger  ...

3425 Ella Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1968)   This is one of the few 1960s-era "box-style" Jack in the Box buildings, and until recently it had still operated as one.   ...

9066 Long Point Rd. - Houston TX (built 1970; also Auto Concepts)     ...

5212 Bellaire Blvd. - Bellaire TX (built 1960; also Cash Store)   The old Bert Wheeler sign can be seen in a 1970 advertisement for the neighboring business, the old Dobbs House/Houston Shoe Hospital: http://arch-ive.org/archive/5214-bellaire/     ...

1115 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (build date unknown; also NuSystem Laundry and Cleaners)              ...

1011 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1969; currently Antojitos Salvadorenos)     ...

5721 Harvey Wilson Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1956; also Warren Alloy)   Update - 12/2015   07/2013 ...

Address1062 Edgebrook Dr., Houston TXYear Built1962StatusDemolished 09/2009StyleArchitectUnknownNotesThough the building was demolished, the iconic Burger Mart sign still stands in southeast Houston 2009:         Google Streetview images from February 2008 and November 2007:     ...

3800 Washington Ave. - Houston TX (build date unknown; architect: Wilson, Morris, Crain, and Anderson)   Currently Primeway Federal Credit Union, this building, with its tree-like pillars, was originally Heights State Bank.   Image from the 1970 Houston City Directory:         ...

Address6737 Southwest Freeway, Houston TXYear Built~1966StatusStyleArchitectNotesSouthwest Dodge, later and more well-known as Southwest Lincoln-Mercury, was opened by Oilers/Titans owner Bud Adams and was reportedly the "newest and most modern in the world" and the "most complete dealership in Dodge history," according to the Septembe...

7211 Hillcroft St. - Houston TX (built 1963)   First opened in 1963, the Hillcroft Shopping Center has been expanded but otherwise largely unaltered.             Advertisement from the July 3, 1963 issue of The Bellaire Texan:   Advertisement from the June 19, 1963 issue of The Bellaire T...

40 E. Crosstimbers Dr. - Houston TX (built 1969; currently Hungry Farmer Barbecue)   The Hungry Farmer was originally built as a Roy Rogers restaurant (thanks to HAIF), with the easily recognizable building design (see more examples at RoadsideArchitecture.com).     J...

5300 Bellaire Blvd. - Bellaire TX (built 1957)   The grand opening of this Bellaire Firestone store was May 13th, 1957 and it's still in business today.        ...

5406 Bellaire Blvd. - Bellaire TX (built 1964)   A long time location of Dunkin' Donuts, still operating today.     July 15, 1970 advertisement from the Bellaire and Southwestern Texan (inset):   ...

2033 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1950)   This modern building, once a masonic lodge, is now vacant.     ...

5408 Bellaire Blvd. - Bellaire TX (built 1965)   Updated to look like neighboring retail, this Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream is actually a 1965 original.     Advertisement from the April 10, 1969 issue of the Rice Thresher: ...

1109 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1973)   Originally the site of the Sunshine Service Station in the 1940s and Watson Oil Co. Service Station No. 7 in the 1950s, this rebuilt station is now a barber shop.      ...

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5610 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built 1956; also Dave Streiffer Co., Inc.)     ...

6629 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1963; also McDaniel/Jacobi Clinic, Captain Kidd Child Care Center)   Before becoming a child care center, this modern building on east Bellfort was once a medical clinic.     ...

7215 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1970; also Texans Auto Mart)   The signature red awning of this former Dairy Queen still remains:       ...

1200 Amburn Rd. - Texas City TX (built 1970)   According to the October 3, 1974 issue of the La Marque Times, the fairly new domed roof had already seen its fair share of issues, though it still stands today, over forty years later: A report from contractor P. G. Bell was read concerning the roof of the domed gymnasium, to which repair...

4620 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built late 1960s; also Rodney D. Young Insurance)   This Mobile gas station was constructed before the 1970 completion of the Loop 610 South segment it now borders. Not much visually remains of the gas station except for one light pole.        ...

1435 Beall St. - Houston TX (built 1964; architect Erwin Olexa)   The SPJST (Slovanská Podporující Jednota Statu Texas) Lodge Pokrok No. 88 was built in 1964 with groundbreaking on February 16, 1964 and formal opening on February 20-21, 1965. Erwin Olexa's modern building is now unrecognizable from its original construction. The Lodge wa...

6500 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1958; demolished late 1990s; designed by Winfred O. Gustafson; also Rice University graduate housing ~1984-1998)       Advertisement from 1960s Houston City Directory: ...

8224 Long Point Dr. - Houston TX (built 1957; demolished 2015; architect: Burdette Keeland, Jr.; associate architect: Clyde Jackson)   This building, in its later years, had extensive alterations and was most recently a car stereo shop.   Excerpt and renderings from Arts and Architecture, September 1957:   A Savings and Loan bu...

2535 Dunstan Rd. (Rice Village) - Houston TX (built 1948; demolition date unknown; architects: Watkin, Nunn, McGinty, and Phenix)   According to the November 4, 1948 issue of the Southwestern Times, The building, situated on the block bounded by Kirby and Kelvin, Dunstan and Bolsover, consists of two stories and a basement. The basement...

5534 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1956; also Delta Trading Corp., Mantua Manufacturing)   One of the earliest buildings in this once green area north of Buffalo Bayou, this is also one of two General Electric Co. buildings on Armour St.     ...

5521 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built early 1950s)   This building was originally home to Industrial Insulators, Inc. and was also occupied by Parkans International, Inc. (a hazardous industrial solid waste storage and processing company). Currently it is occupied by Seafood International, Inc.       &nbs...

2727 Kirby Dr. - Houston TX (built 1964; demolished 2006) This building, now the site of 2727 Kirby luxury condominiums, was originally built for Spaw Glass Co. in 1964 and was home to many businesses and offices over the years, including architect Hugh Gragg, architects Philpot & Ross, Brelsford Insurance Co., and Page Parkes Modeling.  ...

320 St. Paul St. - Baltimore MD (built 1941; designed by Taylor and Fisher)   Built for the C&P Telephone Company, this 14-story building is one of Baltimore's best examples of art deco structures.              ...

205 (historically 31-33) Main St. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   James Bute Paints and Oils occupied this building until it moved around 1896 and South Texas National Bank then occupied the building beginning around 1900. A new building for the bank was constructed at this location in 1910 but was also later demolished.   An...

This simple building with a low-slope roof, built in 1964, was once home to the office of Senators Bob Gammage and Gene Jones (of William P. Hobby Killer Bees fame) and Niday Funeral Home. Today it is a game room and has also been home to a clothing store, barber shop, and taqueria.   ...

7034 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1963; also Eagle's Nest Personal Care Service)   This modern building was originally home to Dr. Lawrence W. Johnson (1923-2009), who was the first secretary of the St. Luke's medical staff in 1954-55, in 1965 became the Chief of Staff of Memorial Hospital, Southeast, and then President of the M...

Address5216 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire TXYear Built1959StatusExtantStyleArchitectRoger ConverseNotesOriginally the third Houston-area Brittain's Broiler Burger, this location was designed by Roger Converse and had its grand opening on December 12, 1959. The December 9, 1959 issue of the Bellaire Texan describes C.L. Brittain, the restaurants namesak...

136 5th St. - Eureka CA (build date unknown)   Another modern Denny's in California (see also Santa Rosa and Crescent City).     ...

255 E. Durango Blvd. - San Antonio TX (built 1968)   This space-age building was originally built as the Confluence Theatre for HemisFair ’68 and has been neglected enough to warrant judges at the courthouse to recently share how unsafe it is.       ...

2401 Esplanade Ave. - New Orleans LA (build date unknown)   A great midcentury building in historic 7th ward, home to the American Federation of Musicians Local 174-496.       ...

7620 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Bellfort Ob/Gyn, Cardiac, and Family Clinic)       ...

6711 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1966; architect: Arthur D. Steinberg; currently Academy of Accelerated Learning)             ...

7658 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Medicine Man Pharmacy, Copy Plus)   This building originally housed Medicine Man Pharmacy until it moved just a few feet down the road.     ...

8445 Winkler Dr. - Houston TX (build date unknown)     ...

8425 Winkler Dr. - Houston TX (built 1961)           ...

8011 Bendell Dr. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   Google Streetview image (March 2011) showing decorative enclosures:       ...

Built in 1882 and designed by Nicholas J. Clayton, it was advertised as the "finest and best regulated hotel on the coast" - it was found, however, that the hotel was releasing its sewage into the Gulf of Mexico, was closed down by the city, then mysteriously burned down in 1898.   From the 1890 Houston City Directory:   ...

7644 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1966; also McKay Podiatry Clinic, Bellfort Chiropractic Center)   This 1960s folded plated facade building was the podiatry clinic of Drs. Frank J. and Agnes A. McKay:     ...

7660 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Jackson Hewitt/Rapido Income Tax Service) Another modern building along Bellfort that was originally a medical office, this clean and simple design has an enclosed breezeway separating the two sides of the building.     ...

5810 Old Spanish Trail (formerly 2911 S. Wayside Dr.) - Houston TX (original build date unknown; rebuilt 1950)                 ...

1502 Allendale Rd. - Pasadena TX (built 1958)   From Houston Magazine, August 1958: Fun-in-the-Sun Featuring "indoor-outdoor" living, the Allendale Arms (1502 Allendale Road) is under construction by Tex-Craft Builders, Incorporated. The 25-unit building offers fun-in-the-sun activities with a swimming pool, barbecue pits and colorf...

5707 Harvey Wilson Dr. - Houston TX (built 1955; architect: R.H. Edney; currently Great Southwest Paper Company)   ...

320 Main St. - Houston TX The South Texas Sanitarium was operated by Drs. W.W. and E.D. Nunn and located in the Kiam Building in Houston TX: Advertisement from 1899 city directory:   ...

919 Prairie / 420 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1934; architect: Joseph Finger; also Georgia's Market, Byrd's Lofts, Regal Sleep Shops, Amdur Furniture Co.)     1942 directory ad: ...

1335 Albee St. - Eureka CA (build date unknown)   Located in downtown Eureka, this Coca-Cola building has art deco features and an inlay like others across the country, including Houston TX:           ...

201 Lafayette St. - Baton Rouge LA (built 1927; currently Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center; also Capitol House Hotel; architect: Edward Nield)   A favorite place to stay of Louisiana Governor and US Senator Huey Long, the Heidelberg was built in 1927 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.   The Baton Rou...

7603 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1969; also Glenbrook Towers)                 ...

7652 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1976) A 1970s original business along Bellfort with decorative pebble siding inlays:     ...

1920 Washington Ave. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   Charles H. Vogler was born in Houston in 1874 and was a tinner and cornicemaker. His parents, Edward (a machinist and locksmith) and Rosina, were originally from Switzerland and moved to Houston around 1872. Around 1905, Charles and his brother Benjamin started their own company m...

Ashland St. at W 19th - Houston TX (build date unknown)   Baked Alive! The short-lived Houston Heights Infirmary was located at the northeast corner of Ashland and 19th streets in the Houston Heights around 1900. The ad states that it is "Delightfully situated in the suburbs of Houston, far enough away to avoid the noise, dust, heat and...

801 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (built 1910s-1920s; demolished 2017)   The original building was built by businessman Jesse Jones - by 1970 it was joined with adjacent buildings and covered. The building was torn down in 2017. Below you can see the stark cosmetic differences between the original main building before and after its renovation...

Address7630 (historically 7634) Bellfort St., Houston TXYear Built1965StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesThe Glen Valley Clinic, with blue tile wall and floating overhang still intact, was most recently Houston Healthcare Clinic and one of the defining examples of 1960s style along this stretch of Bellfort St. in southeast Houston. ...

416 Main St. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   This small building between the State National Bank Building and Byrd's Department Store was once the Cabinet Bar but for most of its life, it was Gordon Jewelry Company. During World War II, I.L. Miller, husband of founder Meyer Gordon's daughter, helped run the stores. At 416 Main, you...

Address804 Nevada Way, Boulder City NVYear Built1949StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesThe upper "Flamingo Inn MOTEL" part of the sign pictured was replaced with a flat plastic insert. 2008 Image from Loopnet ...

Address3889 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1959StatusExtant/closedStyleArchitectNotesView of the White Sands, 1970: https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/142537443519/white-sands-motel-las-vegas-strip-1970-same 2008 2008 ...

Claude E. Hooton (1905-1993) was an architect who taught at Rice University and designed homes and buildings in Houston and New Orleans. His mentor at Rice University was William Ward Watkin and he was a recipient of the Rice Architectural Traveling Fellowship (now the William Ward Watkin Traveling Fellowship). He worked on low cost housing p...

5611 Clinton Dr. - Houston TX (built early 1940s; also Gulf Supply Co., Marand Equipment Co., Jet-Phillips, WRC Marketing)   ...

522 21st St. - Galveston, TX (built 1937; architect: W. Scott Dunne) Galveston's single screen Martini Theater is currently listed as an at risk property by the Galveston Historical Foundation: http://www.galvestonhistory.org/preservation/preservation-resource-center/heritage-at-risk-list   ...

7710 Bellfort St. - Houston TX (built 1962)       ...

1801 Lavaca St. - Austin TX (built 1965; architect: Thomas E. Stanley II; luxury residential)     ...

1000 Throckmorton St. - Fort Worth TX (built 1971; architect: Edward Durell Stone)   Stone's low-profile, cast concrete building was designed in 1968:         ...

604 Main St. - Fort Worth TX (built 1936)   Another Kress Building in Texas  - see more Kress Buildings here.               ...

2314 W. Holcombe Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1984)   ...

9814 Sagedale Dr. - Houston TX (built 1982)   From the October 28, 1982 issue of the South Belt Leader: ...

3410 Ella Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1965)     ...

5213 Cedar St. - Bellaire TX (built 1966; also Tio Pepe Restaurant, Casa Dominguez Restaurant)     ...

5902 Renwick Dr. - Houston TX (built 1978; demolished 2015)   This Taco Bell was most recently El Pupusodromo before the owner of the adjacent shopping center demolished it and built out the current building over the space. Google Street View images from October 2015:    ...

9855 Homestead Rd. - Houston TX (built 1980; also Timmy Chan's Chicken & Rice)   ...

1040 Uvalde Rd. - Houston TX (built 1971; also Szechwan Wok)   ...

Address1046 Uvalde Rd., Houston TXYear Built1950StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes   ...

1200 Louisiana St. - Houston TX (built 1972)   ...

1311 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (built 1923; demolished December 2015)       1932 Houston City Book:   Previous location at 520 Preston St. - 1914 Houston City Book: ...

2480 Times Blvd. (Rice Village) - Houston TX (built 1951)   Image from mid-1960s advertisement from the Houston City Directory:   Current street view: View Larger Map   ...

300 W Defee St. - Baytown TX (built ~1940)   Advertisement from 1953:   ...

2500 Dunstan Rd. - Houston TX (built 1964; architect: Wenceslao A. Sarmiento, Bank Building Corp.)   This building in Rice Village, originally a bank, was transformed in the 1980s in to President & First Lady/Bally Total Fitness and again, with an exterior overhaul, in 2010-2011 when 24 Hour Fitness took over.   Advertisement...

Proposed location: 5048 Hidalgo St. - Houston TX (never built; architect Robert M. Swedroe)   This luxury highrise, set to built across from the Houston Galleria's Water Wall, was canceled in October 2008. According to Houston Business Journal, "Jim Cohen, a vice president of sales for the prolific development firm, said in a statement...

81 (later 63 and 403) Main St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 1908/1909)   The site of this building was once the location of the executive mansion for the two Presidents of the Republic of Texas - Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar lived there from 1837-1839. A few decades later the area was built up with retail and near the...

1102 Travis St. - Houston TX (built 1947)   This parking garage was built for downtown Houston's Foley's department store (built 1947, demolished 2013).     ...

512 San Felipe St. (currently W. Dallas St.) - Houston TX (built 1890s; demolished late 1950s/early 1960s)   In 1897 brothers Franco and Nicholas Bonno opened the F. Bonno & Co. Macaroni Manufacturing Company at 512 San Felipe (now W. Dallas) St. Around 1900 they moved to a larger facility and change the name to Houston Macaroni Co...

1018 Preston St. - Houston TX (built 1907; architects: Sanguinet & Staats; originally the Paul Building) Another designed by Sanguinet & Staats (of the nearby Carter Building)     Image from 1923 Houston City Directory:   ...

1602 Airline Dr. - Houston TX (built late 1960s/early 1970s; also Houston Battery Sales; currently vacant)   ...

510 Sterling Ave. (currently Hwy. 225) - Pasadena TX (designed 1955; architect: Herb Greene, Joseph Krakower)   This building doesn't match the rendering but you can still see the floating staircase that is now enclosed and flipped. It is currently home to Du-West Foundation Repair.         Rendering by Bob ...

4200 Leeland St. - Houston TX (built 1958; currently City of Houston Water Customer Service Center)   From Houston Magazine, 1958:       Current street view: View Larger Map ...

1501 Main St. - Houston TX (built ~1907; demolished ~1957; also First Christian Church c. 1917-1957)   Central Christian Church was built in 1907 by Reamer, Young & McCoy. More on the history of the church here and two postcards - one undated and one with a 1910 postmark - from Houston Public Library's Houston Area Digital Archive...

1801 Heights Blvd. - Houston TX (built ~1911)   *Note - current Heights Blvd. was originally just known as "Boulevard" until about 1925 and then "Houston Heights Blvd." through the 1950s. This home, currently a Greenwood King Properties office location, was originally the home of Robert A. Burge, Vice President of Houston Show Case &...

1100 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (built 1926; architects: Sanguient, Staats, Hedrick & Gottlieb; currently Magnolia Hotel)   This building, after sitting vacant for several years, underwent a renovation in to a boutique hotel. More about the renovation here and more about the history of the Houston Post-Dispatch here. ...

22 S. 22nd St. - Philadelphia PA (built 1966; architects Demchick, Berger & Dash)   This building bears the namesake of Sidney Hillman, the founder and president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.   ...

1020 Market St. - Philadelphia PA (built 1946; architects Victor Gruen and Elsie Krummeck)   A notable post-war building along Market street in Philadelphia, the former Robinson Department Store is nearly original except for the enclosing of the extended glass display windows and the hidden smooth rolled ending of the facade where t...

5440 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1952; architect: Joseph B. Reynolds) This building has been significantly altered over the years though you can still see the linear bank of windows shown on the left side of the image. It was also a leased site (site 9) for the Manned Spacecraft Center (JSC) Public Affairs Office. From Houston magazin...

802 Milam St. - Houston TX (built ~1922) One of Star Furniture company's earliest stores, it occupied this building on the corner of Milam and Rusk streets in downtown Houston from the early 1920s until at least the mid 1960s. In the mid 1970s it was home to Houston Jewelry Company. From about 1917-1922 Star Furniture was located at 820 Travi...

5200 Montrose Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1972)   Image from the October 1975 issue of Houston Home & Garden magazine - the cross street shown is Berthea St., which is now closed on the east side of Montrose Blvd. (located in the lower left of this image) and occupied by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston's Cullen Sculpture Garden: ...

1115 Congress St. - Houston TX (built 1969; architects Wilson, Morris, Crain, & Anderson)   ...

701 Main St. (historically 141 Main St.) - Houston TX   This building, that had "walls badly cracked" according to the 1896 Sanborn map, was demolished by 1907 and in 1913 the Kress Building was constructed on the site.   Early 1880s: ...

11 N. Jackson St. - Houston TX (built 1941, demolished 2018; also Thermal Supply, Inc.)   Grocers Supply Co. inhabited this building from its construction until the late 1950s/early 1960s when Thermal Supply took over the property. Its condition deteriorated over the years and was eventually demolished by new owners "Regalia at the Park...

610 Preston St. - Houston TX (built 1884; demolition date unknown)   According to the book Fire Fighters of Houston: 1838-1915, Charlie Heim was the foreman of the Stonewall No. 3 station, a volunteer fire fighter for many years, and was also Houston's Police Chief from 1896-1898 - in addition to running his confectionery business sinc...

1601 Congress St. (historically 201 Congress St.) - Houston TX (built late 1800s) This small commercial building was once home to Joseph and Harry Weingarten's grocery and saloon from the early 1900s to about 1910. Before and after it was various grocers/saloons with boarding on the second floor (you can still see "rooms" on the back side of ...

110-112 Travis St. - Houston TX (built 1890) This was the original of three main Peden buildings in Houston - others were located at 600 N. San Jacinto (built 1929) and 700 N. San Jacinto (built 1905). Peden Iron and Steel remained at this location until about 1906 when the building was taken over by Davidson Brothers Wholesale Cigars and T...

600 N. San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (built 1929) This was one of three main Peden buildings in Houston - the others were located across the street at 700 N. San Jacinto (built 1905) and also 112 Travis St. (built 1890). The corner stone reads: Established 1890 Incorporated 1902 Building Completed December 1929     ...

4539 Cullen Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1954; architect: Bailey Swenson; currently Texas Learning & Computational Center Annex)   From Houston Magazine, April 1954: KNUZ-TV's studio, office and transmitter facilities at 4539 Cullen Blvd. incorporate the latest advances in this growing field of communication.     Photogr...

2130 W. Holcombe Blvd. - Houston TX (demolished 2003-2004; also Ramada Inn)     ...

N. Nagle St. at Buffalo Bayou - Houston TX   These gravel silos were more than likely originally part of the Horton & Horton Building Materials complex at 621 N. Live Oak St., later Parker Bros. Sand & Gravel (which also had a site on Navigation Blvd.). While Horton & Horton had been at that site since the 1950s, the silos w...

AddressUS-59 outside of Wharton TXYear BuiltEstablished 1881StatusGhost townNotesMackay TX, just southwest of Wharton, was established in 1881. Named after its investor John W. Mackay, it was a station along the New York, Texas, and Mexican Railway and had a Post Office in 1885 and then 1921-1937. The land was part of Abel "Shanghai" Pierce's hold...

337 N. Charles St. (historically 339-341) - Baltimore MD (built 1902; also Tarlow Furs, United Service Organization, Martha Hat Shop)   The Dulany-Vernay Co. was a stationery and printing company and was originally JC Dulany & Company. Eventually Kewaunee Manufacturing Co. (laboratory furniture) shared the space with Dulany-Vernay an...

113 N. Charles St. - Baltimore MD (built 1905; architects: Elllicott & Emmart; also the Baltimore Gold and Silver Building)   Beginning around 1908 F.W. McAllister Co., opticians and photographers' supplies (Kodaks, specifically), as well as dentists Copeland & Smith, occupied this ornate building.    ...

309 N. Charles St. - Baltimore MD (built 1929-1930; architects: Wyatt & Nolting; later the Royal Oak Federal Savings & Loan Building)   Detailed history of the Kodak Building from the Maryland Historical Trust: http://mdihp.net/dsp_county.cfm?search=county&id=41431&viewer=true&updated=Y&criteria1=R&criteria2=...

105-111 N. Charles St. - Baltimore MD (built 1905; jewelry store opened 1919)   S&N Katz is a jewelry store in Baltimore though no longer occupying this location. The following is an article from the August 6, 1919 issue of The Jeweler's Circular:     ...

12 N. Eutaw St. - Baltimore MD (built 1914; architect: Thomas Lamb; currently the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center)   ...

Houston - 904 Westheimer, 5208 Bissonnet, 5829 Kirby, 719 Telephone, 616 Main, 105 W. Bird (Pasadena), 1716 Calder (Beaumont)   One of Houston's iconic restaurant chains, now gone, but the old locations are easy to spot because of the arched windows.   Advertisement for the opening of the 5829 Kirby location in Rice Village (with...

320 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1893; designed by H.C. Holland)   The Kiam Building is named after Edward Kiam, clothing and furnishing store owner.     ...

4751 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1952; currently Advance Cover Co.)   From the 1952 issue of Houston Magazine, the Germalene Chemical Company, which specialized in janitorial supplies:     Current Streetview image: View Larger Map ...

2403 Bagby St. - Houston TX (built 1956; remodeled 2013)   Current Streetview: View Larger Map   ...

930 S. A St. - Santa Rosa CA (build date unknown)   Please contact info (at) arch-ive.org if you have any information about the history of this building.   ...

Address3875 Holman St., Houston TXYear Built1942StatusDemolished 2012StyleDeco/moderneArchitectHarry D. PayneNotesPreviously known as Public School Stadium and Jeppeson Stadium, it was home to the Houston Cougars and early games of the MLS Houston Dynamo. In 2013 its replacement, TDECU Stadium, broke ground and was designed by PageSoutherlandPage...

207 N. Main St. - Houston TX (built 1929; demolished late 1980s/early 1990s)   Advertisement c. 1949:   1932: ...

Address200 E. Hubbard St., Mineral Wells TXYear Built1929StatusExtantStyleSpanish Colonial RevivalArchitectWyatt C. HedrickNotesBaker Hotel history from Texas EscapesJune 20, 2019 Texas Monthly article on upcoming restorationSeptember 29, 2020 Star-Telegram article on restoration Photos taken January 2005: ...

1964 W. Gray St. - Houston TX (built 1957)   Google Streetview image: View Larger Map ...

5308 Almeda Rd. - Houston TX   Gaido's Restaurant on Almeda was short lived - it was there for only a few years and by 1933 was taken over by Club Rio Rita and in 1940 a new strip mall was built in its place. By then the Gaido White Horse Tavern (later Gaido's Restaurant and Christie's Seafood) opened at 9200 South Main.   Advert...

820 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1913)   This building, originally built for G.A. Stowers Furniture Company (still in business), was completed in 1913 and renovated around 2006. It was the only building on its block left untouched for the construction of BG Group Place (formerly MainPlace).   c. 1917:   c. 1919: &nb...

4702 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built early 1960s; also Frank A. Jones' Sandwich Shop)   Frank's Grill grew out of this original location and moved several blocks up to a strip mall at 5001 Telephone Rd. (see last picture). A second Frank's Grill (originally Bertrand's) is located on Clinton Dr.     New location at 5...

5901 Clinton Dr. - Houston TX (built 1965; also Bertrand's Cafe)   This is the second Frank's Grill location (the original was on Telephone Rd.) and it was originally located next door at 5903 Clinton in the 1950s (as Bertrand's Cafe).   ...

Built early 1960s; this contemporary house was demolished in 2009.   Current Streetview image: View Larger Map   ...

107 Willowend Dr. - Houston TX (built early 1960s; demolished late 2007)     Current Streetview image:   View Larger Map ...

115 Baker Ave. - Santa Rosa CA (build date unknown)   This Denny's has its vintage sign intact unlike its Crescent City and Eureka siblings.        ...

1225 5th St. - Crescent City CA (build date unknown)   This Denny's had its vintage sign replaced (and so did Eureka) - its Santa Rosa sibling's is still intact.   ...

3700 Canal St. - New Orleans LA (designed 1953, built 1956; architect: August Perez, Jr.)   ...

2929 Southwest Freeway - Houston TX (built 1964; demolished 10/2014; also Greenway Inn and Suites, Ramada Inn)   Postcard, postmarked 1978:   Hi Snow Birds, Here doing my thing. You never know where I'll show up.   Take Care, Joe       1979:   1968:   ...

7905 S. Main St. - Houston TX (built 1964; currently Econo Lodge Medical Center)   This motel, with significant alterations, still stands between Houston's Medical Center and the Astrodome. See other Houston area Rodeway Inns - Rodeway Inn Gulf Freeway and Rodeway Inn Southwest Freeway.   ...

7953 Katy Rd. (later Katy Freeway) - Houston TX (built 1965; demolished mid 1980s)   ...

402 Government St. - Baton Rouge LA (built 1950s)   ...

An advertisement showing the Houston Astros' 1967 Astrodome game schedule and ticket information: ...

429 Government St. - Baton Rouge LA (build date unknown)   This building has been home to the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Council 17, since the early 1970s.   ...

9430 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1955; currently Astro Best Inn, also Regal 8 Inn)   Keychain with moving (lenticular printed) hula girl:           ...

2617 Jackson St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished late 1950s/early 1960s)   Elijah Coles was a cashier and collector for Houston Gas Light Co. until 1907 when he went in to business with Benjamin B. Rice selling coal, coke, and wood. He and/or his family lived at 2617 Jackson St. until at least 1955, not long before its dem...

4801 Ranier Ave. - Seattle WA (built 1957; architect: Welton Becket & Associates; currently Columbia Plaza)   This supermarket has undergone significant alterations and only the back end has the visible arches. In 1987, the original sign was removed as well as the vaulted roof overhang on the front of the building, which was replace...

310 Carnarvon Dr. - Houston TX (built 1957; architects: Neuhaus & Taylor; demolished between 1990 and 1999) This home, built for the Genitempo family, was built without the port-cochere described. Excerpted from the February 1957 issue of Arts & Architecture:   Site: 130' x 150', flat, heavily wooded   Problem: The desig...

601 Main St. - Fort Worth TX (built 1929; architects Mauran, Russell, & Crowell; also Hilton Hotel; currently Courtyard by Marriott Hotel)   The art deco designed Blackstone Hotel is the tallest hotel in Fort Worth and in 1952 was bought by Conrad Hilton. In 1962 the hotel was bought out again and reverted to its original name but c...

Address210 E. Main St., Brenham TXYear Builtc. 1871; metal cladding added 1960sStatusExtantStyleModern-cladArchitectNotesBuilt in the late 1800s, it was originally home to Dwyer & Healy Hardware Company. Melchers Appliances occupied the building in the 1930s, and in 1944, the Faske family opened their jewelry store. The golden cladding was mos...

1606 White Oak Dr. (historically 202 White Oak Dr.) - Houston TX (build date unknown; currently Avis Frank Gallery; also King Biscuit restaurant, historically Humble Service Station No. 125) This location was originally home to a mid-1920s Humble Service Station and was expanded in the early 1980s as a restaurant. More here from Avis Frank Galle...

9200 S. Main St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; also Christie's Seafood Restaurant, Gaido's White Horse Tavern)          Many thanks to Larissa Lindsay for matchbook donations ...

8816 Westheimer Rd. - Houston TX (built 1972, demolished 2014; also Atchafalaya River Cafe; also Landry's Seafood House)   Thanks to Larissa Lindsay for matchbook donation!   Atchafalaya River Cafe advertisment, 1988: ...

430 S. Santa Rosa Ave. - San Antonio TX (build date unknown)   Bill Miller opened his first restaurant in 1950, originally serving fried chicken. There are now 67 locations of the barbecue restaurant in Texas, all served by this central plant which operates a commissary, sausage kitchen, bakery, laundry service, and warehouse. Read mor...

1903 Hermann Dr. - Houston TX (built 1950; currently Victory Medical Center; architect: Wyatt C. Hedrick)   From Houston Magazine, 1952: Styled in a modified New Orleans type of architecture, the Cravens, Dargan building at 1903 Hermann Drive in Houston complements its beautifully wooded surroundings on the northern edge of Hermann Par...

2100 Yale St. - Houston TX (built 1952)   The Dupuis Building, originally home to Yale Pharmacy and Poll-Parrott Shoe Store, was built and owned by Abel and Mildred Dupuis.  Abel was President of Yale Pharmacy, Inc., Mildred was Secretary/Treasurer, and their son, Abel Jr., was Vice President. Below is an advertisement from 1953 for B...

Address1102 Yale St., Houston TXYear Built1936StatusExtant/retrovatedStyleModerneArchitectNotesRetrovated to its original style, the brick facade and roof overhang were removed in 2008 showing the Ford paint underneath and tall glass windows. Over the years this building was also home to ABC Stores No.1 and Big Bonus Stamp Co. Postcard image c...

220 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1911; architects Mauron, Russell, & Crowell)   Currently Hotel Icon, the Union National Bank Building has also been known as the Continental Building, Pan American Bank Building, and the Natural Gas Building. In 1973, the building underwent a $1 million restoration and again in 2014, a $35 million re...

2305 Dunlavy St. - Houston TX (built 1944; currently Archway Gallery)   Advertisement c. 1950, Houston Magazine   Current Street View: View Larger Map...

These ten homes from the 1955 Houston Parade of Homes (thirty total) were featured for having Airtemp Waterless Air Conditioning. The thirty Meyerland homes were showcased from June 11-26, 1955.   8718 Prichett Dr. (architects Brodnax and Sawyer; demolished 2009) Current Street View View Larger Map 5103 Jackwood St. - architec...

An advertisement from 1958 showcasing Meyerland and the goal to save you "later distress" over Houston's lack of zoning laws and "mongrel neighborhoods:"   With Houston's lack of zoning, how can you be sure about a neighborhood?   Scores of "once-proud" neighborhoods surround Houston. Driving down a tree-shaded street, you see sta...

5600 Harvey Wilson Dr. - Houston TX (built 1957; also Cooper Stainless Steel, Industrial Alloys, Wayne Valve, Inc., and Provimar America Ship Supplier)   From 1957: Frederick Post Company - manufacturer of precision engineering supplies, drafting materials and sensitized papers & cloths proudly announces the opening of its new plant...

3801 Farnham St. - Houston TX (built 1949-1950)   Most recently 59 Diner, the Chef's Farnham House was also Lionel's Restaurant, The Flame Room, and Phil's Restaurant over the years. In 2016 59 Diner closed its doors after 29 years in business: https://cw39.com/2016/03/03/59-diner-shuts-down-after-29-years/ From Houston Magazine, Apr...

While there haven't been any Burger Chefs for a few decades, the trademark remnants can easily be identified on existing buildings. Have any Burger Chef sightings/photos? Let us know at info (@) arch-ive.org!   Benno's - Galveston Seawall       6760 Bellfort St. - Houston TX     ...

101 Main St. - Houston TX (build date unknown) 1968:   1970:   Postcard, credit to Subdude on HAIF: ...

1103 (historically 1101-1109) Franklin St. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   Originally the Franklin Auto Hotel, this early parking garage was also known as the McCreight Parking Garage (owned by Robert E. McCreight, who also ran a filling station on the next corner), First National Parking Garage, Coffee Parking Garage, and LAZ Parki...

608 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1931; demolished 2014; architect: Wyatt C. Hedrick; also known as Texas Tower) Early tenants included the offices of Ross S. Sterling, Hugh Roy Cullen, James Marion West, Cullen-West Production Co., West Building Co., West Lumber Co., West Bond & Mortgage Co., West-Pyle Cattle Co., Gulf Lumber & B...

Griggs at South Park (Martin Luther King) Blvd. - Houston TX (opened September 1955; architect: Irving R. Klein & Associates)   From Houston magazine, 1954: Palm Center, soon to go under construction in the southeast area of Houston, is the result of more than three years' planning by Oscar F. Holcombe and Sterling T. Hogan, Sr., t...

3310 W Main St. - Houston TX (built 1958; demolished 2014)     Current Street View: View Larger Map ...

4003 Coyle St. - Houston TX (built 1951; also Dixie Plywood Co.)   Excerpt and image from Houston Magazine, 1951: Built by the National Industries Corp., the building consists of 18,700 square feet of floor area and represents an investment of $125,000. It was erected by the O'Roarke Construction Co.   ...

1120 Sampson St. - Houston TX (built 1942; also Marlin Associates, Inc., Riggsbee Hardware & Industrial Supply)   This warehouse was home to the liquor distributor as well as Statewide Display Co. that made liquor displays.   ...

149 Winkler Dr. - Houston TX (built 1972; architect: Edward Koerber; currently Houston Christian United People's Center)   ...

801 Chartres St. - Houston TX (built 1951; demolished 2011; architects: Irvine and Hoyt)   If anyone has any pictures of this building to share, please email info (@) arch-ive.org! From Houston Magazine, early 1951: Due to the rapidly increasing number of Chinese merchants in Houston, it has become necessary for the Association to ere...

1302 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   c. 1957: Current Street View image: ...

8309-8313 Long Point Rd. - Houston TX (built 1963)     ...

7514  Morley St. - Houston TX (built 1963; also A-Z Motel)     ...

1436 Studewood St. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   ...

Build date unknown.          ...

Built early 1950s; demolished ~1998   From a July 1953 advertisement in Houston magazine: Here is an ideal location for an insurance or general business office that is now available on a minimum five year lease. This is an architect's drawing of planned facade; owner will remodel completely. Present building, 40 x 100 feet, one story, ...

1209 E. Main St. - Stamford CT (build date unknown; currently America's Best Value Inn)   Advertisement from the 1968 Hotel & Motel Red Book (rates $11-22):   Current Google Street View image: View Larger Map ...

8401 Sunset Blvd. - Hollywood CA (built 1962; also Gene Autry's Hotel Continental)   Advertisement from the 1968 Hotel & Motel Red Book (rates $15-25):   Current Google Street View image: View Larger Map ...

Built 1930; demolished 2008; more of the changing landscape around the museum district, from duplex to townhomes:     Current Google Streetview image: View Larger Map ...

400 S. Kansas Ave. - League City TX (built 1938; architect: R.G. Schneider; now Clear Path Alternative School)   The Portal to Texas History contains an undated photograph of the Art Deco League City Elementary/High School: http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth278979/m1/1/   ...

709 East Wilkins St. - League City TX (built in stages, 1960s-1970s)   ...

220 Broadway St. - Houston TX (old Harrisburg; built 1935; also Sergio's Auto Sales)   ...

2101-2111 Champa St. - Denver CO (build date unknown)   Both buildings on the north side of the 2100 block of Champa St. now belong to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless: http://www.mhclf.org/success_stories.htm   ...

2335 Underwood St. - Houston TX (built 1940; demolished December 2007)     Current Google Streetview image: View Larger Map ...

4211 Jack St. - Houston TX (built ~1930; demolished 2008; currently site of Post Richmond Landing)   ...

Built 1972; demolished December 2007     From Loopnet:   From Concorde Realty Development: ...

4102 Martinshire Dr. - Houston TX (built 1956; designed by Ray Clark)   This home, originally lived in by builder/designer Ray Clark, has been beautifully maintained over the years. An advertisement from 1956 for Airtemp waterless air conditioning systems shows Clark next to his newly built home:     Current Google stre...

3109 Locke Ln. - Houston TX (built 1927; demolished late 2007)   An original late 1920s River Oaks home, now replaced:     Current street view: View Larger Map...

306 W 6th St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 2007)   This location was originally M.E. Baker's Chapel and eventually Mt. Rose Missionary Baptist Church moved there from its location just northwest on Rutland St. around the late 1930s/early 1940s. c. 1917   ...

2419 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1953; architect: Lloyd and Morgan; previously various tenants)   ...

Address2020 Mangum Rd., Houston TXYear Built1958StatusDemolished January 2014StyleModern/paraboloid roofArchitectMilton McGintyNotesThe Houston Independent School District Board of Education voted on September 12, 2013 to demolish and replace Delmar Field House (HISD article). It was built in 1958 and designed by architect Milton McGinty. Accordi...

7611 Katy Rd. (now Katy Freeway) - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 1971; also on property - Robinwood Griddle Shop; Uncle Van's Pancake House)   This property is currently a Crowne Plaza Hotel, built in 1972 and was a Red Carpet Inn.   From Houston Magazine, June 1955:   At 7611 Katy Rd., on US Highway 90 (West)...

Address2001 (1801) N. Pruett St., Baytown TXYear Built1963StatusDemolished 2011StylePhillips 66 batwingArchitectClarence ReinhardtNotesThis gas station, with its iconic Phillips 66 single batwing canopy, was demolished in 2011. ...

2323-2325 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (built 1948; also Sound Scriber Dictating Machines)   ...

1121 Walker St. - Houston TX (built 1951-1952; architect: Lloyd & Morgan; also Le Meridien Hotel)   † † †   Advertisement c. 1957   Advertisement c. 1958:   †Houston Magazine, July 1950...

1200 Rothwell (Nance) St. - Houston TX (built 1880s)   This store was briefly Henry Henke's Fifth Ward Grocery store (more on Henke/Henke & Pillot stores here, Henke & Pillot South End Store here, and Henke & Pillot Bakery here) and then several restaurants/saloons (all dates are approximate):   1883-1884 - Henke's ...

1902 Washington Ave. - Houston TX (built 1935)   Once home to Merfish Plumbing Supply Co., now Merfish Pipe & Supply, which moved to a larger facility on Kress St. near Denver Harbor. More about the history of the company here: http://merfish.com/history.htm   ...

1825 Washington Ave. - Houston TX (built late 1920s; also Comet Auto Supply)   ...

Address4343 S. Alameda St., Corpus Christi TXYear BuiltStatusExtantStylePhillips 66 batwingArchitectClarence ReinhardtNotesThis Phillips 66 batwing gas station still stands at Corpus Christi's "Antique Row." ...

John Seabrook Sydnor and son John Barrett Sydnor were auctioneers and commission merchants in Houston and Galveston (John Seabrook was mayor of Galveston from 1846-1847 and also a slave dealer in Galveston in the 1850s). Seabrook Sydnor, another son of John Seabrook, worked for them in the 1860s and later founded the city of Seabrook TX in 1903. ...

316 Broadway Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1938; also Marine Engineers Benefit Association)   ...

Address1508 / 1516 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1962 / 1974StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes July 2013 Google Streetview image ...

Address1133 S. Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas NVYear Built1944StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

Jump to: -Harrisburg/Wayside -Sears South Main -Sears Allen Parkway -Sears North Shepherd     Sears Harrisburg/Wayside 6800 Harrisburg Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1947; demolished 1985)     Sears South Main 4201 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1939)   c. 1947   c. 1952:   2009: 2008 with fac...

Address2205 / 2211 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1952 / 1954StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes Holiday House Motel with the Holiday Motel in the background. ...

1919 Runnels St. - Houston TX (built 1952; architect: Wyatt C. Hedrick)   Susan V. Clayton, wife of William L. Clayton, was a local philanthropist and donated the land to the City of Houston for the new housing project. It was completed in 1952 and was heavily renovated in 2007. The land was once known as the Alacran, one of Houston's w...

Address1731 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1951StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

Address107045 Highway 395, Coleville CAYear Built1958StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

210 Broadway Blvd. - Houston (Harrisburg) TX (build date unknown)   This building also was home to the Star Hotel, Taylor Apartments, Wayside Furniture Co.,  W.E. Saybolt & Co., and most recently, Emiliano's Sports Bar.   ...

Address2233 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1952StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

Address106964 S. Highway 395, Walker CAYear BuiltStatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

214 S. Austin St. - Brenham TX (build date unknown)   This depot is now part of the Unity Theatre in Brenham: http://www.unitybrenham.org/AboutUnity-History.htm   ...

Address2800 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson NVYear Built1969StatusStyleArchitectNotes ...

Address205 Main St., Bridgeport CAYear Built1877StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesA Neo-Victorian building with a midcentury sign. More about the Bridgeport Inn here: http://www.thebridgeportinn.com/ ...

Address425 Main St., Bridgeport CAYear Built1949StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

4619 Navigation Blvd. - Houston TX (build date unknown; currently Noah's Manufacturing)   ...

1781 El Camino Real - Millbrae CA (build date unknown)   ...

444 Highway 101 - Crescent City CA (build date unknown)   ...

766 Redwood Dr. -  Garberville CA (built 1924)   The current Garberville Theatre was originally the garage of the original theater that was across the street. It was bought out and repurposed in to a theater in 1935. See here for pictures and history of the theatre: http://www.garbervilletheatre.com/history.htm   ...

121140 Highway 101 - Orick CA (built 1947)   The Orick opened New Years day 1948. More photos of the theater here: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/20276/photos   ...

57 E. Commercial St. - Willits CA (built 1939-1940; designed by William Bernard David)   More on the history of the Noyo here: http://www.noyotheatre.com/noyohistory.htm   ...

203 W. Edgewood Dr. - Friendswood TX   ...

The Milby St. Houston Belt & Terminal (HB&T) Railroad turntable is the last in Houston. Previously there was a turntable and roundhouse at the Hardy Rail Yards (Southern Pacific Railroad as well (now demolished).   Current HB&T turntable (roundhouse gone):   c. 1925:   c. 1951: &nb...

230 Gulfgate Mall - Houston TX   c. 1960s ...

2210 W. Dallas St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished ~1998)   Gulf Printing Company, "the South's Finest Printing Plant...with modern letterpress and offset equipment" was located on W Dallas between Montrose and Stanford. The land is now the Standard on West Dallas apartments.   c. 1963 ...

Peter Saulnier was a tanner and currier in the 1870s and 1880s in Houston. Saulnier St. (and W. Saulnier) today runs east from Stanford to Heiner streets, just west of downtown, and originally ran east from around Taft St. to Smith St. downtown.   Advertisement from the 1877 Houston City Directory: ...

Address8826 Humble Rd. (later Jensen Dr.), Houston TXYear BuiltUnknownStatusExtantStyleModerneArchitectNotesThe image below, from Houston Magazine, April 1950, shows the $250,000 modernization project of the store. Currently a Family Dollar and heavily remodeled, you can still see remnants of its moderne style. 2019 Street View imag...

2010 S. Shepherd St. - Houston TX (demolished 1991; see also Battelstein's Main Street Store)   Located on the third floor of the River Oaks Battelstein's on S. Shepherd, c. 1977:   ...

1642 Main St. - Longmont CO (build date unknown)   ...

Proposed near Gulfgate Shopping Center, never built; architect: Herman A. Kelling. From Houston Magazine, January 1957:   With strong vertical lines soaring upward, the first skyscraper in southeast Houston - a $10-million 27-story International Center (the third largest scraper in Houston) - is scheduled for construction near Gulfgate...

2413 Pecos St. - La Marque TX (built 1967; currently True Living Word Christian Church)   ...

3630 FM 1765 - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   Read about the history of the Gulf Coast Water Authority here: http://gulfcoastwaterauthority.com/history/   ...

Sylvan Beach Dr. - La Porte TX (built 1955-56; architect Raymond Brogniez)   From Houston Magazine, February 1955:   Pointing to preliminary work well underway, County Commissioner Kyle Chapman estimates the Sylvan Beach Park - vista-deck pavilion with huge air-conditioned dance floor, swimming pool, fishing-boating pier, playgro...

Henry Henke brought his New Orleans grocery store to Houston around 1872 and by 1885 he partnered with Camille Pillot, son of (Joseph) Eugene Pillot, the proprietor of Pillot's Opera House. By 1940 some Henke & Pillot stores were co-branded ABC Grocery Stores. In 1955, Kroger bought out Henke & Pillot's 18 Houston stores as well as the...

1110 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1947; demolished September 2013; architect: Kenneth Franzheim; also Macy's (2006-2013))   From the Houston Architectural Guide:   When Federated Department Stores opened Foley's in 1947, it was the building of the hour, the model of the postwar, downtown American department store. Who would have g...

Address66-68 Tremont St., Galveston TXYear BuiltUnknownStatusDemolishedStyleArchitectNotesThe original Tremont St. location of Galveston's Clarke & Courts (see here for the Mechanic street location) Image from advertisement from Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City Houston, 1882-1883: ...

301 E. Main St. - Brenham TX (built 1965; also South Central Savings & Loan, Guardian Savings, Coastal Banc)   A modern bank among downtown Brenham's older stock of buildings:    ...

1010 Washington Ave. - Houston TX (built 1950; demolished 2011)   From Houston Magazine, 1950:   The new Kraft Foods Company distributing branch is located at 1010 Washington Avenue, in one of the most modern buildings in the city. The building contains approximately 23,000 square feet of floor area, of which about 5,000 is cold...

61 Riesner St. - Houston TX (opened March 1952)   The Houston Police Department Headquarters Building on Riesner St. opened in 1952 and is approximately located on the old home site of Benjamin A. Riesner.   ...

Benjamin A. Riesner was a blacksmith and wagon maker in early Houston. In the 1860s he worked for Maydole & Cline Blacksmiths and in the 1870s he partnered as Cane & Riesner and then Hooper & Riesner Blacksmiths. In 1880 he opened up his own business located at Milam at Commerce streets in downtown Houston. In 1924 he established B.A. R...

818 5th St. N - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   ...

115 E. Main St. - Brenham TX (build date unknown)   Another old downtown Brenham building that was "modernized."   ...

5819 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1950; demolished 2007; architect: George Batten; also Hemphill Ford, United Jewelers, Stelaris Bar Room)   ...

222 E. Main St. - Brenham TX (built 1873)   The text of the Texas Historical Marker reads:   Benjamin H. and Thomas J. Bassett opened their newly-created bank and located their law office in this building soon after its completion in 1876. Built with bricks manufactured by the local Wild & Co. Brickyard, the italianate struc...

The town of Newgulf was established in 1928 for employees of the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company. Today, very little remains in the town and most of the homes are either abandoned or demolished and the Texasgulf plant is largely abandoned. Newgulf Elementary School and the New Gulf Golf Club are still in operation. According to the Handbook of Tex...

8201 E. Erath St. - Houston TX (built 1951; architect: Roy W. Leibsle; currently Buffalo Marine Services)   J.S. Gissel & Co., a marine bunkering/delivery company, was established in 1935 and later changed to Buffalo Marine Services which was a division of Gissel. In 1959-1960 the company was involved in the tragic explosion of the ...

320 Broadway Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1928/1940; currently IWS Reception Hall; also Ideal Plumbing Supply)   One of Harrisburg's older standing buildings on Broadway Blvd. from the 1920s, the top art deco detailing that was more than likely added along with an addition has been left untouched.   ...

1117 Caroline St. - Houston TX (built 1951; demolished 1980; architects: Irvine and Hoyt) 1112-1118 San Jacinto (build date unknown; demolished)   Houston Magazine, 1951: The new sales and service building soon to be completed for the Lester Goodson Pontiac Company will contain the latest and most improved types of equipment including i...

8202 Howard Dr. - Houston TX (built late 1960s)   This section of the church, a close match of Park Place Assembly of God, was built in the late 1960s - the original church building, behind it on Barkley St., was built in the early 1950s.   ...

5800 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1950; demolished early 1990s; architects: Matkin and Fitch) 302-306 Broadway Blvd. - Houston TX (build date unknown; originally Channel Chevrolet)   Bob Robertson Chevrolet, "Houston's oldest Chevrolet dealer," was originally Channel Chevrolet and moved from its Broadway location to the Gulf Freeway...

405 McGowen St. - Houston TX (built 1952; demolished by 1999)   From Houston Magazine, 1952: Modern Funeral Home   The new home of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, funeral directors, containing Houston's largest private chapel and many new services and facilities which make it one of the nation's outstanding mortuaries. The fir...

5959 Clinton Dr. - Houston TX (built 1960; also Alloy Machine Co.)   This small building was originally the offices for Hillman Kelley, manufacturer of oil field tools and machinery and later operated by National Oilwell Varco. The original horizontal signage on the building has since been covered up.   ...

2505 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1959; currently SEARCH Homeless Services)   ...

1400 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built 1951; demolished 1970s; architect: Henry S. Hoffman)   Hoffman's Downtown Chevrolet building was later home to Mike Persia Chevrolet (photo and advertisement from automotivehistorian) and was demolished by 1976.   Houston Magazine, April 1951[/cap...

5543 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built 1950; original building architect: Lenard Gabert; also EMC Services)   Houston Magazine, April 1950 ...

3827 Broadway Blvd. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   ...

601 E. Elmira St. - San Antonio TX (built 1958; demolished 1997; also Paloma Inn)     Menu c. 1970: (click for larger) ...

1600 Holcombe Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1959; demolished 1991; also Anderson Mayfair; currently site of Rotary House International)   From Houston Magazine, September 1955:  On a two-acre park-like site in the 1600 block of Holcombe Boulevard, Dan Moody and Howard Tellepsen will construct a 14-story $4.5-million luxury apartment buildi...

7805 Kimble St. - Houston TX (folded plate building built 1963; currently Cornerstone Worship Center; also Southeast Worship Center)   ...

9000 Market St. - Houston TX (built 1952)   This building originally housed the offices of the Federated Metals Division of American Smelting and Refining Co. It is currently listed as a "redevelopment opportunity" on Loopnet.   ...

All but one Astrodomain Hotels stands today but all have been extensively remodeled.   Astroworld Hotel - 8686 Kirby Dr. (currently Crowne Plaza Hotel) Holiday Inn Astroworld - (currently adjoined with Crowne Plaza Hotel) Howard Johnson's Astroworld Hotel - 2634 S Loop West (currently Quality Inn & Suites; the Howard Johnson's wa...

900 Lockwood Dr. - Houston TX (built early 1950s; also Entex, Centerpoint Energy offices)   c. 1955...

8800 Katy Rd. - Houston TX (built ~1960; currently 8800 Katy Freeway strip center)   This bank building has been extensively remodeled with additions.   ...

1007-09 Main St., 6638 S. Main St. - Houston TX (both demolished)   The 1007-09 Main St. location was originally The Hollywood Grill (seen here at Houston Deco), in 1935 the Ship-a-Hoy Restaurant, and finally Normandie Restaurant before the First City National Bank Building was built in its place. Ship Ahoy moved from its downtown locat...

5010 Montrose Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1923; demolished 1970)   The building was originally the home of Neill Turner Masterson, son of Harris Masterson I and father of Harris Masterson III. The Masterson family only lived there until about 1925 and it became home to the Sterling Mutual Life Insurance Company.   Beginning in 1949...

5020 Montrose Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1929; architect Joseph Finger) Redeveloped - currently Plaza Medical Center   c. 1949 c. 1950   Pre-redevelopment ...

3015 Washington Ave. - Houston TX (built 1950; demolished by 1995; architect: Daniel L. Armstrong; later bought by Kroger Co.)   The Henke & Pillot Bakery was a 33,000 square foot facility that produced doughnuts, cookies, and 29 types of bread for the then 30 Henke & Pillot supermarkets (see also Henke & Pillot Stores and ...

Built around 1930 and now with a newer facade, this garage once was home to many retail establishments including Sak's Shoe Store, Lou's Shoes, Vale's Man Shop, The Book Mart, and Capitol Jewelry Store.   ...

Built around 1930 and now with a newer facade, this garage once was home to many retail establishments including Sak's Shoe Store, Lou's Shoes, Vale's Man Shop, The Book Mart, and Capitol Jewelry Store.   ...

3801 Garrow St. - Houston TX (built 1950; also Tex Lodge No. 1 Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters Houston Temple No. 9; Mecca Santha No. 12, Lamar Lodge No. 189; currently El Regional Reception Hall)   From Houston Magazine, April 1950, the El Tex Temple No. 114, home of the Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan, had a meeting hall, ...

1003 Lockwood Dr. - Houston TX (built 1957; demolished late 1990s; architect: E. Kelly Gaffney)   This rendering from Houston Magazine shows the former bank designed by E. Kelly Gaffney which was located in the "Bankers Mortgage Industrial District."   ...

12 E 12th St. - Denver CO (built 1920)   Located in "Automobile Row, the building was called "one of the most compact and most convenient sales and service buildings to be found anywhere in America" when it opened. More on the history of the building here: http://blog.goldentriangleofdenver.com/2012/06/automobile-row.html   ...

711 Milby St. - Houston TX (built 1935)   More about the history of Cameron Iron Works here. This art deco-style building is still extant and unmodified:   ...

685 Speer Blvd. - Denver CO (built 1947; currently Marriott TownePlace Suites)   This plant was once home to Hirschfeld Press (see more here) and in the late 1990s Marriott teamed up with the Hirschfeld family to turn the property in to a hotel while keeping central architectural elements of the original building.   ...

2020 Leeland St. - Houston TX (built 1980)   This building has still has a late 1960s/1970s feel to it, blocky with a central geometric focal point, similar to the Gulf Freeway Medical Center.   ...

2007 Broadway - Denver Co (built 1969)   ...

4400 Bellaire Blvd. - Bellaire TX (currently Evelyn's Park)   The acreage belonging to Teas Nursery Company was bought in 2009 by the Jerry and Maury Rubenstein Foundation and the land was opened as Evelyn's Park.   c. 1922 c. ...

3221 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built late 1940s)   ...

1111 McIlhenny St. - Houston TX (built early 1930s)   ...

814 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1909; remodeled 1950; demolished August 2005; also San Jacinto Hotel, San Jacinto Building)   In 1950 the Bender Hotel was remodeled and had a 12-story annex added, plans by Kenneth Franzheim. The basement was home to a cafeteria designed by Raymond Brogniez. The building's main tenants were Walgreens an...

720 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1929; architect: Joseph Finger; Currently Club Quarters Hotel)   The Texas State Hotel is one of Joseph Finger's ornate downtown Houston hotels - like the Lancaster/Auditorium and William Penn, it is decorated with cast terracotta. It was originally set to open in time for the 1928 Democratic National ...

3401 Canal St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; also Crown Service Station; see also Park Place Crown Station)   ...

3501 Harrisburg Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1946; also South Texas Auto Parts, RPW Truck Parts)   ...

2300-10 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built 1924; also American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co.; currently Francisco Studios)   This building was built for Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company - producing well known plumbing materials under the "Standard" brand - in 1924 - they eventually moved down the road to 2107 Walker St....

810 Sampson St. - Houston TX (built 1912)   Hugh H. Waddell was originally a clerk at Ludwick (Ludovic) J. Latham's Furniture in the 1870s before opening his own furniture business around 1880. He was also a local agent for Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines out of New Orleans. Waddell built his $10,000 four-story factory and warehous...

2402 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built 1923) Originally home to H.H. Holt Drugs/Holt's Pharmacy, the Holt family owned this building until 1985 when it was sold to Southern Noodle Co.     ...

2401-05 San Jacinto - Houston TX (built 1949) The Rich Building originally housed the Phil Rich Fan Manufacturing Company (later in its own building at 2900 Caroline St. - a similar design with the curved glass brick front) and also Continental Films, Inc., H.I.M. Motion Picture Film Production Corp., and Petroleum Equities Corp. In the 1960...

121 St. Emanuel St. - Houston TX (built 1948; architect: C.R. Berry)         ...

5718 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built 1954; also Southwest Ocean Services)   One of the earliest buildings in this once green area north of Buffalo Bayou, this is also one of two General Electric Co. buildings on Armour St.   ...

2907 Canal St. - Houston TX (built 1940)   ...

5309 South Park Blvd. (now Martin Luther King Blvd.) - Houston TX (built 1960)   This bowling alley is currently the Shrine Cultural Center of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church:     ...

2500 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1950; architects: Woestemeyer & Gaffney; also Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C.)   From Houston Magazine, May 1950: Features of this building include monumental aluminum type windows and stone flower boxes around the entrance. The boxes will recess back to a glass wall with solid glass doors. The...

4546 Griggs Rd. - Houston TX (built 1965; also King Leo's Club, Fifty/50 Club)   ...

Palms Shopping Center (built 1955; space currently occupied by Young Branch of Houston Public Library), 5235 Buffalo Speedway (build date unknown, demolished 2009; also Sitton's Cafeteria), 320 Winkler (build date unknown; demolished 1980s) - Houston TX   From Houston Magazine, 1955, about the new Palms Center location: Menus in Modern...

2401 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1951; architect Milton McGinty)   Intact building but missing the diagonal corrulux window screens (more about Corrulux from the Corning Museum of Glass and the Internet Archive)   From Houston Magazine: New Modern Home of Elbert E. Adkins Company- Built of red brick and air conditioned throu...

Built 1960 - office building in midtown with a three level parking garage attached to the building ...

5800 Harvey Wilson Dr. - Houston TX (build date unknown; also White Tire & Battery)   GEM Litho-Print was originally White Tire & Battery, distributors for Kelly Tires and Prest-O-Lite Batteries in the early 1950s   ...

2235 Arapahoe St. - Denver CO (built 1889)   The midcentury facade is over an original 1889 building and an older sign can be seen underneath the current rectangular one.   ...

2100 Travis St. - Houston TX (built 1956/1964; architects Lars Bang and Lucien Hood)   Mentions in Houston Press article This Blows!   1960s:   1956 Binswanger Glass advertisement:   The Century Complex (date unknown)       ...

1814 (aka 1816) Lubbock St. - Houston TX (built 1885; demolished September 2005)   This Queen Anne style home was built by Urbain Valentine who was the son of Peter Valentine, a valet of William Marsh Rice. Urbain was a machinist and millworker for the Houston and Texas Central Railway and later a janitor at the court house; he moved fr...

2201 Broadway - Denver CO (built 1969)   ...

3121 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (built 1950s; also Valiant Insurance Agency, Burns Detective Agency)   ...

Address2019 Stout St., Denver COYear Built1913StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesAlso Frank A. Lessley Printing, RJ Williams Printing, Bankers Supply Co., Ridgway's Enterprises, Inc. 1986 view of 2019 Stout St. from Denver Public Library:http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15330coll22/id/83570/rec/30       ...

1600 Canal St. - New Orleans LA (built 1960; currently under redevelopment)   Article from February 2013 about the sale of the building: http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/uno-foundation-sells-canal-street-building-for-1m/   Article from March 2013 about the redvelopment: http://biodistrictneworleans.org/news/1600-...

10935 Almeda Genoa Rd. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   The original post office and town of Genoa was established in 1892 and was located on present day Almeda Genoa Rd. near the intersection of Highway 3.   ...

908 Live Oak St. - Houston TX (built 1948; architect: Irving R. Klein; also Wald Transfer & Storage; currently Master Mattress Works and Creative Office Furniture)   This was the local Falstaff Beer Distributor, owned by Kulman M. Wald, and later housed Wald Transfer & Storage (which eventually moved up the street to a larger fa...

2202 Nance St. - Houston TX (built 1952, demolished October 2010)   This warehouse, which was reshaped around 2000 for this curved flyover of the Highway 59 South exit from eastbound I-10, was also home to Union Transfer & Storage Co., Nestle Foods, Ponds Extract Co., Duro-Test Lamp Corp., Magnavox, and the Portuguese Consulate. &...

5937 Clinton Dr. - Houston TX (built 1955)   ...

1801 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1957; architect: Kenneth Franzheim)   The rendering below by Kenneth Franzheim shows the much smaller version of the building at 1801 Main St. - it is currently the Amegy Bank Building and the original building was added on to and the facade was covered in glass (see HoustonArchitecture.com's 1801 Main ...

3402 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1911)   Frank C. Bering, Secretary and Treasurer of Bering Manufacturing Co., built his home in 1911 and lived there until his death in 1936. It then became the Samaritan Sanitarium (institutional care for alcoholic patients) and then by the early 1960s, Scheer & Co. gift shop. It is currently par...

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.  ...

921 Canal St. - New Orleans LA (built 1913; currently Ritz-Carlton Hotel)   New Orleans' Kress Building is currently a hotel - see more Kress Buildings here..   ...

5603 Harvey Wilson Dr - Houston TX (built 1958; also Stockham Valves and Fittings)   ...

The elder John H. Repsdorph, originally from Denmark, died in 1882 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery. His nephew (also John H. Repsdorph) was born in 1881 and died in 1970. There is a Repsdorph Road in Seabrook TX that runs between TX-146 and NASA Parkway.   Late 1800s:   1908:   1919:   ...

Early 1880s advertisement for the Houston Electro-Galvanic and Massage Sanitarium - all diseases treated by medical electricity:   ...

1710 Platte St. - Denver CO (built 1972)   ...

Early 1880s advertisement. McIlhenny Street runs across midtown to I-45, south of downtown Houston.   ...

8120 Lynn St. - Houston TX (built 1958; demolished 2007; partial demolition late 1990s; also Delta Lodge Apartments)   From Houston Magazine, July 1958: Fish-shaped swimming pools - two of them - are included in the plans for the $500,000 Gilbert Apartments at the intersection of Gulf Freeway and Lynn Street.   A master televi...

Address1717 Texas Ave., Houston TXYear Built1926StatusDemolished December 9, 2012StyleNeoclassicalArchitectJoseph FingerNotesOriginally planned to be named the Crooker Hotel, after owner/builder John H. Crooker, the Ben Milam was built in 1926 and served as a popular hotel through the 1960s, being across the street from Union Station (now renovate...

2000 Broadway - Denver CO (built 1965)   Another intact 1960s Firestone (also see Firestone - St. Louis)   ...

1021 W Gray St. - Houston TX (built 1935; demolished 2011)   (c) Google Maps ...

2401 S. Wayside Dr. - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 1980s; also Helena Motel)   From Houston Magazine, June 1955: The beautiful Helena Court, 2401 South Wayside Drive, covering four acres at Wayside and the Gulf Freeway (highways 59-90A, 35 and 75).   The Helena offers 47 air conditioned brick units, with vented gas ...

221 E. 11th St. - Austin TX (built 1953)   Home to the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs:    ...

3030 Hasbrook St. - Houston TX (built 1958; architect: W.W. Crochet; currently Nine Oaks Apartments)   The pool at this complex was removed in the 1980s and the outline can be seen in the first picture.   From Houston Magazine: The $400,000 66-unit Alondra Apartments of Builders Bolinger and Larkin are completely air-conditioned, carp...

3030 Hasbrook St. - Houston TX (built 1958; architect: W.W. Crochet; currently Nine Oaks Apartments)   The pool at this complex was removed in the 1980s and the outline can be seen in the first picture.   From Houston Magazine: The $400,000 66-unit Alondra Apartments of Builders Bolinger and Larkin are completely air-conditioned,...

2325 Fannin St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; currently Vitak Printing and Stationery; also Pound Printing and Stationery, Fidelity American Life Insurance, State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of Worcester MA)   The old Adkins inlay and Pound sign outline are visible behind the Vitak sign.   ...

1111 Broadway - Denver CO (built 1958)   ...

Broadway at 11th St. - Denver CO (built 1904)       ...

1220 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (built 1952; demolished between 1981 and 1989; currently site of Federal Detention Center, Bureau of Prisons)   From 1952 advertisement: Be sure to make a tour of this fine modern building and see the many details that Farm and Home has designed to give you simpler, faster service . . . and to help more Hous...

400 block Canal St. - New Orleans LA (built 1840s; facade placed 1953; currently The Everything Shoppe and offices)   Certain sources say that there is some 1840s Greek Revival hiding underneath the modern facade: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25229906@N00/7730853108/ and it appears that for two weeks, Lee Harvey Oswald worked for a bu...

777 Bannock St. - Denver CO (addition to Denver General Hospital; built 1940; architect: F.E. Mountjoy; alterations/additions 1950-1953)   Rendering of Nicholson Building from Denver Public Library: http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15330coll22/id/19270   Samuel D. Nicholson Building 1940 Erected in Memory o...

3401 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1954; architects: Mattingly & McKim; currently Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church)   From Houston Magazine: Two floors and basement, air conditioned, were designed in marble and gray aluminum by Architects Mattingly & McKim with Robert H. Smith awarded the $255,000 contract.   1954: ...

6315 South Loop East - Houston TX (built 1958; architect: A. Carroll Brodnax; originally 6315 Holmes Rd.)   From Houston Magazine, January 1958: A touch of Las Vegas will be added to Freeway Addition when "The Sands" (luxury apartment building under construction by Tex-Craft Builders, Incorporated, for Wayne Duddleston and Duane Fossl...

1932 W Gray St. - Houston TX (built 1949; demolished ~1972; architects: MacKie & Kamrath; actually named Rettig's Ice Cream; see also Rettig's Ice Cream and Penn Rettig House)   An interplay of wood forms and textures provide an arresting, easily identified building. Setbacks in plan permit window for each booth. Service drive is adjac...

2105 Broadway St. - Denver CO (build date unknown)   This station is part of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Air Pollution Control Division and collects data for the Air Quality Index and Visibility Standard Index.   EPA Facility Detail Report: http://iaspub.epa.gov/enviro/fii_query_detail.disp_program_faci...

2105 Broadway St. - Denver CO (build date unknown)   This station is part of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Air Pollution Control Division and collects data for the Air Quality Index and Visibility Standard Index.   EPA Facility Detail Report: http://iaspub.epa.gov/enviro/fii_query_detail.disp_program...

2919 Canal St. - Houston TX (built 1945; currently Castillo Dental Clinic)   Castillo Dental Clinic is the location of the original Wing-On Food Market, which later relocated to 4430 Canal St.   Wing-On Foods, courtesy Google Streetview ...

This 1949 advertisement features Joske's of Houston located at 407 Main St., now demolished. It was originally Foley Brother's Department Store, which eventually moved to its new site at 1100 Main St. in 1947 (demolished September 2013).   BEFORE . . .windows were unprotected, exposed to the hot sun, necessarily opened to an unsuccessful...

5975 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built 1959; currently Falcon Marine Supply)   ...

120 W 9th St. - Austin TX (built 1962; architects: Brooks and Barr)   This building shares similar features as other Southwestern Bell telecommunications buildings, and won the 1962 Bell Telephone System Merit Award.      ...

Built 1950s   ...

416 6th St. N - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   ...

501 6th St. N - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   ...

1800 9th Avenue N - Texas City TX (build date unknown)    ...

Philadelphia PA (built 1950; architect Joseph Morgan; status unknown)   Link to Marriott's Hot Shoppes brochure: http://timeline.marriott.com/resource/HotShoppesBrochure.pdf   Design, both interior and exterior, express quiet, comfortable dining. Sense of privacy is given to interior spaces by screen partition enclosing lunch coun...

224 W. Park St. - Freeport TX (built 1913)   ...

Address6111 Bellfort St., Houston TXYear Built1959StatusExtantStyleArchitectUnknownNotesInhabited by a church and several other businesses after its closure around 1989, this building has been mostly vacant since then.   Houston Magazine, January 1959   ...

Lady Bird Lake - Austin TX (built 1950; designed by Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co.)   The Seaholm Intake Facility is the only structure built along Lady Bird Lake and current city code prohibits any new construction along the lake, making this a unique building. It is currently owned by Austin Parks & Recreation. The larger po...

Railroad St. between 2nd and 3rd St. - Houston TX (c. 1880s)   Anheuser Busch had its Houston distribution of beer and ice in the late 1800s between Buffalo and White Oak Bayous along the railroad, near the present site of the University of Houston Downtown's One Main Building.   1884...

4115 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1965; currently Bestway Motor Inn)   ...

Address3135 Southwest Freeway, Houston TXYear BuiltHotel built 1964, restaurant built 1965StatusDemolished July 2006StyleArchitectNotes Postcard from the collection of The Arch-ive   Photos from July 2006 of the last remnants of the motel ...

2406 Jensen Dr. - Houston TX (built 1950; also Etheridge's Furniture Store)   This store is almost all that's left of a once busy block that included Mobley's Drug Store, the Jensen Theater, Whiteside's Drive Inn restaurant, Zinn's Department Store, and Weiner's Dry Goods Store No. 1.   ...

2165 Curtis St. - Denver CO (built 1947)   ...

2140 Arapahoe St. - Denver CO (built 1889; currently Soneff's Master Garage annex)   Erected by the Denver Turnverein 1889 ...

5544 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built 1955; also  AEX Convention Services)     ...

804 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1912-13; demolished January 2008)   The Cotton Hotel, later changed to the Montagu, was open for business in March 1913. After several attempts at reviving the hotel, it was purchased by Hines who demolished the entire city block except for the Stowers Building in January 2008 to make way for BG Group...

8200 S. Main St. - Houston TX (built 1940; demolished 12/2005)   The Grant Motel's 1940 structure was refurbished around the early 1960s from its art deco origins and eventually torn down in late 2005.   Houston Magazine Houst...

2147 Broadway - Denver CO (build date unknown)   ...

Built 1956; currently Tcon Restoration Construction, Bella Restoration Services, and AmPac Restoration Construction       ...

Main St. at Texas Ave. - Houston TX (original architect: George E. Dickey)   The Capitol Hotel was built on the site of the Capitol of the Republic of Texas in 1857, torn down and rebuilt in 1881-1882, then purchased by William Marsh Rice in 1883. He renamed it the Rice Hotel and added a five-story annex - his estate sold it to Jesse Jo...

909 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (built 1913; third wing addition 1925; architect: Alfred C. Finn; commissioned by Jesse Jones; previously the Capitol Hotel)   City Dorectory advertisement. 1922 ...

2 Canal St. - New Orleans LA (built 1967; architect: Edward Durell Stone; also International Trade Mart (ITM) Building)   The former World Trade Center building, the only work of Stone in New Orleans, is currently vacant and in danger of demolition. It was once home to Top of the Mart, a rotating cocktail lounge.   Statement from...

Build date unknown, currently apartments   ...

Built 1940; currently The Delectable Egg and Dependable Cleaners   ...

5524 Harvey Wilson Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1950; also Texas Overall Service Laundry; Lighting Surplus Co.)   ...

Near present-day 2800 Washington Ave. - Houston TX   c. 1882 ...

1200 Canal St. - New Orleans LA (built 1946; architect: Favrot & Reed ; reopened as an event center in 2011)   ...

2503 Sealy Ave. - Galveston TX (build date unknown)   ...

1602 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX (built early 1950s)  ...

2327 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX (early 1950s) ...

Address2601 Texas Ave., Texas City TXYear Built1955StatusExtantStyleModernArchitectUnknownNotesThis relic of postwar roadside architecture on Texas City's main drag has been closed since at least 2015. The lobby's second floor was added around 1970.   ...

2916 Old Spanish Trail - Houston TX (built ~1952; demolished 2003)   The Ranger Motel was owned by Michael DeGeorge (of the Auditorium and DeGeorge Hotels - it started with 22 units but in 1963 he expanded it to 62 units and a larger front office.   The Ranger Motel, on the Old Spanish Trail, near Almeda Road, is a 22-unit, ran...

3615 Old Spanish Trail - Houston TX (built 1955)     2007 (click for larger)     Houston Magazine, 1955 For a real holiday, visit the St. Francis, where you'll find a courteous and friendly atmosphere, plus swimming pool ... dining room, coffee shop, cock...

4010 Old Spanish Trail - Houston TX (built 1947; also Majestic OST Theater, Paris Theater)       ...

Address1100 Holcombe Blvd., Houston TXYear Built1952StatusDemolished January 2012StyleArchitectKenneth FranzheimNotesThe University of Texas / M.D. Anderson Cancer Center owned and occupied the Prudential Insurance Co. building since 1975 and demolished it on January 8, 2012 to make way for another building on the same site claiming it was a "sick...

2806 Old Spanish Trail / 7809 Katy Rd. - Houston TX (OST location architect: Bailey Swenson) OST location   OST location, Houston Magazine, 1953 Construction began recently on a 90-unit luxury motel, the "Western Skies," loca...

202 37th St. - Galveston TX (built 1952)   ...

9311 E. Ave. P - Houston TX (built 1945; architect Roy W. Leibsle)   1945, Houston Magazine   ...

5012 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1945; also Sioux City & New Orleans Barge Lines; Schuller & Allan Architect Firm)   1951 1953 ...

Address2402 Mechanic St., Galveston TXYear Built1890StatusExtantStyleArchitectNicholas ClaytonNotesCurrently Strand Lofts. See here for the original Tremont St. location. ...

3803 Dunlavy St. - Houston TX (built 1962; demolished August 2013; also Weingarten's, Safeway, Apple Tree) After an H-E-B food store was built on the property of the old Wilshire Village Apartments across the street, it didn't take long for investors to tear down the shopping center for what may be a "Mediterranean-inspired development." &nb...

2402 Market St. - Galveston TX (build date unknown)   ...

1115 N MacGregor Way - Houston TX (built 1963; also City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services)     ...

New York NY (built 1959)   ...

416 Lafayette St. - New York NY (built 1910)   ...

1441 Moursund St. - Houston TX (built late 1970s)       ...

120 E 110th St. - New York NY (build date unknown)   ...

5711 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built mid 1950s; also State of Texas Surplus Property)   ...

5713 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built mid 1950s; also Quality Wire Rope Corp., Bronze Art Casting, Texas Industrial Plating Co.)   ...

202 5th Ave. - New York NY (built 1918) Once home to the Commodore Criterion Specialty Bell Co., it was recently bought by Porcelanosa Tile and undergoing renovation.   ...

512 Main St. - Fort Worth TX (built 1930; architect Wiley G. Clarkson)   This downtown Fort Worth building was named after its original main tenant, Sinclair Oil, and is a City of Fort Worth Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.   ...

Flatiron, New York NY (built 1910) This narrow building had a typical 1950s/1960s facade added:   ...

5731 Harvey Wilson Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1956; also Hose & Accessory Sales, Inc., Griffin Pump & Equipment, Inc.)   ...

1367 5th Ave. - New York NY (built 1959/1960) New York City Fire Department, Home of Engine 58 and Ladder 26 in East Harlem, was organized in 1893 and originally at 81 W 115th St. It moved to its present location in March 1960. Engine 58 photo archive: http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/f_a/e58.shtml   ...

5520 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built 1955; also Trelltex/Texel, Inc., Gulf Coast Aglog Services)   ...

3202 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built ~1930; also Schroeder Hardwood Lumber, Tarrant Wholesale Drug & Liquor, Seagram Distillers, Martin Seed Co., Magnolia Seed Co., Weyerhaeuser Garden Supply, Central Garden and Pet).   ...

"Where Rail and Water Lines Meet," drawn by Clarke & Courts Engravers, Galveston   (click for full size)   ...

5959 Harvey Wilson Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1950)   ...

1812 Wayside Dr. - Houston TX (built 1968)   ...

5900 Clinton Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1953; also Ameron International, Holloway Houston, Inc. - Technical Services Division)   ...

5541 Armour Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1950; also Industrial Electric Services, Inc.)   ...

950 Lockwood Dr. - Houston TX (built ~2001)   This large building is unmarked except for the dance notation seen at the top. See Houston Ballet's Flickr page for a tour of the warehouse, where props and scenery are stored: http://www.flickr.com/photos/houstonballet/sets/72157614038164817/      ...

4904 Griggs Rd. - Houston TX (built 1940s; also Younger Brothers Transportation Co., Gulf Coast Boat Co., CES Environmental Services)   This building was most recently owned by the haphazard waste recycling company CES Environmental Services. Three CES workers died within a year and there were multiple explosions and fires around 2009 a...

Address10901-10925 Chimney Rock Rd., Houston TXYear Built1962StatusDemolished March 2015StyleArchitectNotesThe Centerette, along with the adjacent office building and W. Bellfort counterpart, was originally owned by Ira Berne, the developer of the Westbury subdivision and Westbury Square, and Leroy Melcher, the man behind U-tote-M Convenience st...

11206 Cedarhurst Dr. - Houston TX (built 1963; also Fondren South Animal Hospital, Pris' Pet Inn)   ...

11003 Chimney Rock Rd. - Houston TX (built 1950s; demolished March 2015; also Nat's Texaco, Enriques Auto Service)   Demolished March 2015 along with the Westbury Centerette, Bellfort-side Centerette, and Westbury Office Building.   ...

Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) was incorporated in December 1901 as HL&P 1901 and again in January 1905 as HL&P 1905 and finally, in April 1922 it was sold to General Electric's National Power & Light, and was renamed Houston Lighting & Power Company. By 2002, after being acquired by Houston Industries (soon to...

2222 Pierce St. - Houston TX (built 1966; demolished 2010; also Gerber's Restaurant Supply)   ...

9111 Jensen Dr. - Houston TX (built 1949)   Next to the Granada Theater and Standard Brands, this older strip mall has recently been updated and the remainder of the art deco remnants have been removed.   Past tenants include National Tire Co., Texas State Optical, Henke & Pillot No. 20, Food Land Super Market, Star Furnitur...

9231 Jensen Dr. - Houston TX (built 1949; architect Raymond Smith)   The Granada is the twin theater to the Capitan in Pasadena and neighbor to Jensen Square   Updated pictures (June 2013):   December 2005: ...

1320 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built early 1940s)   ...

817 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1911; demolished 12/2007; architect Henry C. Cooke) Demolished with the entire city block (Montagu Hotel, Bond Department Store) except the Stowers Building   1914 2003:   1922:     ...

440 W. Monroe St. - Kountze TX (build date unknown) Located across the street from the Hardin County Courthouse   ...

2918 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (built 1961; currently San Jacinto Medical Center)   ...

3001 Main St. - Houston TX (built ~1955; demolished 12/2015; also Crime Stoppers Houston)     1966 and 1957     ...

5920 Navigation Blvd. - Houston TX (built ~1940; also Weatherford Oil Tool Co., Head & Guild Equipment Co., Baker Hughes Federal Credit Union)    ...

Historically 85-87 Main St. - build date unknown; currently Pure Bar.   Past tenants include Lord's of Houston Clothing, Dr. Edward Bryan Dentistry, Parsons Dressmaking, Jacobson Photography, New York Photographic Co., the Gem Theater, Modern Shoe Store, and Gieseke Boots and Shoes.   ...

Main St. at Leeland St. - Houston TX (placed in 2006, removed 2010)   Looking Forward, by sculptor David Adickes, was based on the likeness of Julie Burrows, a Houston-born actress and dancer.   ...

510 (orig. 88-90) Main St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; also home to Hughes Millinery and Fancy Goods, Phoenix Saloon Crystal Palace Saloon and Billiard Parlor, Levit's Jewelers)   This building, between the Rice Hotel (then the Capitol Hotel) and the Sawyer Building, was probably built in the late 1800s like its then-neighbors. T...

146 E. Main St. - Fredericksburg TX (built 1922; currently retail)   ...

4212 Lyons Ave. - Houston TX (built ~1960)   Home to the True Level Lodge #226 of Free and Accepted Masons and Pearly Gate Court 98 Heroines of Jericho and an affiliate of Prince Hall Freemasonry (h/t to Marty Merritt)   ...

6802 Navigation Blvd. - Houston TX (built ~1930; currently East End Pharmacy)   ...

4204 Lyons Ave. - Houston TX (built ~1962; also Della Apartment Hotel)   ...

11007 Chimney Rock Rd. - Houston TX (built 1963; demolished March 2015)   This small office building, which resembles Westbury Square more than the neighboring Westbury Centerette, is part of the larger tract including the Centerette, Beall's Service Station, and the W. Bellfort strip mall. Demolished March 2015 along with the Westbury...

3120 Buffalo Speedway - Houston TX (built ~1955, 1962; currently ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.; also Exxon Production Research Co.)   ...

Built ~1960s; currently Galveston Dermatology   ...

417 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (built 1904)   The Kerstings Building, most commonly known as the Londale Hotel (c. 1950s-present) is the oldest hotel/boarding house in Houston. Prior to the Londale, the second and third floors of this building were the Moore Hotel in the 1930s-1940s, the Majestic Hotel from about 1915 to the late 1920...

A 2.6 mile-long cable-stayed bridge on State Highway 146 between Baytown and La Porte TX; built 1986-1995 (more about the construction delays here)     View from the bridge:       ...

502 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1879; originally 82-84 Main St.)   The original detailing above the windows was removed and just the outlines remain and a third floor that was constructed in 1890 has since been removed. In the 1970s the entire building was plastered over when Church's Chicken occupied the first floor. Tenants over the year...

502 (orig. 82-84) Main St. - Houston TX (built 1879)   The original detailing above the windows was removed and just the outlines remain and a third floor that was constructed in 1890 has since been removed. In the 1970s the entire building was plastered over when Church's Chicken occupied the first floor. Tenants over the years includ...

Built 1922; demolished 2009; most recently Julia's Furniture   ...

Houston had its own Carnegie Library (originally called Houston Lyceum and Carnegie Library) downtown at the corner of McKinney and Travis (currently McKinney Place Garage) - it was built in 1904 but by 1926 it was replaced by what is now the Julia Ideson building of Houston Public Library. With the help of librarian Julia Ideson, Houston sch...

415 1/2 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (built early 1930s; also Mike's Coney Island Restaurant, Queen Sandwich Shop)   ...

Build date unknown; tenants included Jacobe Bros. Electrical Co., Henderson Dental Clinic, Abel School of Dancing, Brown's Jewelry, Southern Dental Laboratory, Stuart Photography Studio)   ...

300 W Texas Ave. - Baytown TX (built 1948; architect: Alfred C. Finn)   ...

315 W. Texas Ave. - Baytown TX (built ~1940)   The Republic Bank Building is supposedly the only building in Baytown with a basement and most recent tenants have included an antique/resale furniture shop on the main level and a gun range in the basement. All of the safes are intact as well.   ...

300 W Monroe St. - Kountze TX (built 1959; architect: Dickson, Dickson & Associates)   ...

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

401 W Texas Ave. - Baytown TX (built 1963)   ...

412 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1923; architect Alfred Finn)   The neighboring two-story building at 410 Main was home to Barringer-Norton Tailors.   ...

1117 Prairie St. - Houston TX (built 1924)   ...

515 Caroline St. - Houston TX (built 1930; also Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Annex)   ...

1001 Texas Ave - Houston TX (original built 1898; rebuilt 1982)   Advertisement from the 1907 Houston City Directory:   Newer Binz Building ...

1700 Smith St. - Houston TX (built 1963; also  Crowne Plaza Hotel, Sonesta; originally America Hotel).   This hotel has recently been retrovated and refurbished on the extrrior back to the Whitehall.   ...

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Houston TX (c. 1900-1912; also Sour Lake Chemical Co.)     ...

402 Main St. - Houston TX (built ~1922; architect: James Ruskin Bailey; also Citizens National Bank)   ...

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 (name...

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...

113 E. Polk St. - Livingston TX (built 1930)   The single screen Fain is still in operation today (more information on the Fain Facebook page)   ...

10911 Wickline Dr. - Houston TX (built 1959; demolished 09/2008; architect: Bowles & Bowles)   This Frank Lloyd Wright-styled home on a hexagonal plan with original detailing and built-ins was demolished in September 2008 after Weiler, the original owner, passed away. Weiler, who was also a professional trumpet player, founded the P...

This section of Congress St. (c. 1890s-1900) is one of the oldest and intact commercial areas left in Houston. Unfortunately, the leftmost building suffered extensive damage after its roof collapsed.   This block of Congress was also briefly paved with "Nicholson Pavement" - more about that here: http://www.saginawimages.org/cdm/single...

4916 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1949; architect: MacKie & Kamrath)   Adjoining the building to the right is Lawndale Art Center   ...

5602 Canal St. - Houston TX (built late 1940s; also G.H. Benavides Real Estate, Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal)   ...

5601 Canal St. - Houston TX (built 1940; also Duddy's of Texas; currently vacant)   ...

2472 Bolsover St. - Houston TX (built 1955; demolished October 2007)   The 2400 block of Bolsover St. was closed for the Hanover Rice Village Development     With adjoining retail ...

6117 Kirby Dr. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   ...

6117 Kirby Dr. (Rice Village) - Houston TX (build date unknown) Images from the May 23, 1946 issue of the Southwestern Times:   ...

6111 Kirby Dr. (Rice Village) - Houston TX (build date unknown; currently New Living)   ...

2328 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1954)   ...

301 E. 5th St. - Fort Worth TX (build date unknown)   This art deco building is part of the Bass Performance Hall complex   ...

7705 Harrisburg Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1948; also Rios Tire Service, A&B Auto Repair)   Another Wellworth's in Houston was located at the current Wolf's Department Store on Emancipation Ave.: https://arch-ive.org/archive/wolfs/   ...

901 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1929; architect: Alfred C. Finn; also Casual Corner)   Currently covered in white paneling, part of the original design can be seen on the roof. Images of the building pre-facade can be seen here: http://www.houstondeco.org/1920s/krupp.html     Decorative remnants on the roof: ...

Jax Beer Distribution at 1111 Live Oak St. - Houston TX (built 1946; also Ocean Harvest Wholesale, Inc.)   ...

Built 1956; currently home to Career and Recovery Resources, Inc.; previously Alt. Drug Abuse, Oil & Gas Supply, Co.   ...

705 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1913)   Another Kress Building in Texas  - see more Kress Buildings here.   ...

812-820 Live Oak St. - Houston TX (built 1953)   Wald Transfer & Storage Company's original building was constructed in 1948 on Live Oak St. at McKinney and in 1953 expanded up Live Oak across Walker St. with the building that still holds its large rooftop sign.   ...

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 extens...

2818 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built 1955; currently vacant; also REA/Air Express)   ...

2910 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built 1953; also Peaslee-Goulbert Corp., Abrasives & Allied Products)     ...

2524 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built 1935; also the Orbit Room, Bottle Warehouse Liquors)   ...

4705 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built 1957; also John's Texaco Service Station, Houston Car Clinic)   ...

2317 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1938)   ...

2900 Caroline St. - Houston TX (built 1952; currently Wonton Food Corp.; see also the Rich Building)   ...

812 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1950; architects: Joseph Finger/George Rustay)   1950   1961   1962       ...

101 W. Broad St. - Freeport TX (built ~1945; currently vacant)   ...

11530 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1940/1947; architects I.S. Brochstein and Lenard Gabert)   ...

5101 Navigation Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1970; also Tramel Marine Supply, Parker Bros. & Co., Inc., Robert's Carpet, Infodat International)   ...

1011 San Jacinto Blvd. - Austin TX (built 1955) Built by the Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1955 for their headquarters, it was renovated in 2000 as retail and condos.   ...

602-606 Louisana St. - Houston TX (built 1925; demolished 1964; also Blaise Parking Hotel; currently Jones Plaza)   For the local man, leaving his car for the day, there will be every convenience now obtainable from a combined garage, filling station, and cleaning establishment with the added attraction of real economy. The tourist will...

1314 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (built 1926; also Petroleum Building c. 1926-1976)   ...

5015 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1940; also Oil Industrial Building, The Nehemiah Center)   ...

2017 Airline Dr. - Houston TX (built ~1955; currently Kirk Mortuary Service)   ...

5215 Airline Dr. - Houston TX (built 1964)     ...

5619 Airline Dr. - Houston TX (built 1960)   This motel's iconic sign was replaced around 2010.   Current street view (sign gone): View Larger Map ...

1800 Houston Ave. - Houston TX (built 1926; also Parson Brothers Service Station)   ...

Built 1930 - early tenants included Folks Barber Shop, Schuelke Beauty Parlor, Helena Beauty Shop, Car-Dell Beauty Shop, Cannata's Cabinet Shop, Floyd's Foto Lab,  Floyd's Food Market, Wuest Groceries   ...

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     ...

6208 Harrisburg Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1936, demolished October 2009; also Prize Grill & Cafe, Prize Club Billiards, Prize Lounge, Rockaway Cafe)   ...

429 Sidney Baker St. - Kerrville TX (build date unknown)   ...

719 Water St. - Kerrville TX (built 1926)   More about the Arcadia here: http://joeherringjr.blogspot.com/2010/08/arcadia-theater-in-kerrville.html     ...

115 Travis St. (currently the 601 Travis building) - Houston TX (c. 1880)   ...

814 San Jacinto Blvd. - Austin TX (built 1965) 2012:   2019:   ...

400 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   ...

820 Main St. - Houston TX (built 2006)   The Walker @ Main Garage was built on the location of the old Bender/San Jacinto Hotel   ...

23 Artesian Place (formerly 23 South St., Short St.) - Houston TX (c. 1880-1910; also Menger Soap Co.)   1880   1907   1885   1896   1907 ...

1418 Preston St. - Houston TX (built 1913; currently De George at Union Station, housing for homeless veterans)   Michele De George built this as well as the Auditorium (Lancaster) Hotel   1932 ...

701 Texas Ave. - Houston TX (built 1926; architect: Joseph Finger; currently the Lancaster Hotel) The Lancaster was originally named the Auditorium Hotel because of its location across from the City Auditorium and was built by Michele De George of the De George Hotel.   1926 1932   ...

700 N. San Jacinto St. (formerly Willlow St.) - Houston TX (built 1905; demolished 2010/2011 - architect C.H. Page and Co.) This was one of three main Peden buildings in Houston - the first was built in 1890 when the company was established and located at 112 Travis St. and the other was across the street at 600 N. San Jacinto, built in 1929....

908 Wood St. - Houston TX (built ~1907; also C.C. Williams Warehouse, Western Auto Store Warehouse, Industrial Stencil & Supply, Godfather's Las Vegas Bail Bonds, Museum of Cultural Arts Houston)   ...

200 W. 2nd. St. - Freeport TX (built 1969; architect: Brodnax, Phenix, & Associates)   ...

1202 Washington Ave. - Houston TX (built late 1940s, demolished February 2007; also Houston Police Garage; now Houston Police Property Room, built 2009)     ...

2040 W. Gray St. - Houston TX (built 1937, demolished 2007; architect: Nunn & McGinty)   ...

2323 Allen Parkway (formerly Buffalo Dr.) - Houston TX (built 1929, demolished December 2006; architect: Nimmons, Carr & Wright) This was Houston's first Sears store and it also served as the first home of Baylor College of Medicine (1943-1947) before becoming Robinson Public Warehouse. The vacant lot is currently owned by the Aga Khan...

4000 N. Shepherd St. - Houston TX (built 1950)   ...

3209 W. Alabama St. - Houston TX (built 1958)   ...

Home to Protestant Episcopal Church Council of the Diocese of Texas, Elmco of Houston, Reynolds & Associates/W.B. Reynolds Co., John Wood Co., and Bennet Pump Co. (built 1966)     ...

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     ...

Address3000 Yellowstone Blvd. (formerly Parkside Ave.), Houston TXYear BuiltEarly 1950sStatusDemolished 2012StyleArchitectNotesAlso Storecrafters Fixtures & Fittings, Triumph Industries, and Sampson Fixtures.Storecrafters was founded by brothers Bob and Charles Cohen in the late 1940s - Bob Cohen also designed his home, the Carousel House at 9...

1019 Commerce St. - Houston TX (built 1910; 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)     ...

3215 Nettleton St. - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 2009; also Olympic Food Market, D'Armata residence)   ...

4120 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built 1945; currently La Reynera Panaderia; also Nuevo Leon Mexican Restaurant, Albritton's Cafeteria) Also on Houston Deco: http://www.houstondeco.org/1940s/albrittons.html       1945, Houston Magazine ...

235 N. Norwood St. - Houston TX (built 1938-1940; currently Farmer Brothers, also Sara Lee Coffee & Tea)     Original Folger entry, now covered: ...

1217 St. Joseph Parkway (formerly Calhoun Ave.) - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 2009; also Friedman Construction Co.)     1950 Sanborn map: ...

3700 N Main St. - Houston TX (built 1944; later Reyes and Barrera Law Firm)     1950 Sanborn map: ...

8257 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1965; formerly Bennett's Phillips 66 Service Station)   ...

810 Fannin/811 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1940-1949; demolished 2007; architects Irving Klein and Alfred C. Finn) Demolished with the entire city block (including the Montagu Hotel and the Beatty-West Building) except the Stowers Building   ...

6821 Ave. V - Houston TX (built 1959)   More about the Lykes Brothers and the Steamship company here: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/etlzz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lykes_Brothers_Steamship_Company   1942   1922 ...

2019 Clay St. - Houston TX (built 1951) This building was constructed by the Houston Bricklayers Union for their offices and meeting hall.   ...

1201 Naylor St. - Houston TX (built ~1951)   ...

Address901 Airline Dr., Corpus Christi TXYear Built1962StatusExtantStylePhillips 66 batwingArchitectClarence ReinhardtNotesAlso Tropical Shade & Shutter ...

1202 Post Office St. - Galveston TX (built 1889) More about Purity Ice Cream here: http://www.texnews.com/1998/texas/galv0505.html   1899: ...

At Strawberry Park - Pasadena TX (built ~1965-1966)   ...

Address903 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin TXYear Built1965StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesOriginally a post office, this building was named after Homer Thornberry, Judge and Congressman, and connected by tunnel to the J.J. Pickle Federal Building. ...

Address300 E 8th St., Austin TXYear Built1965StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesNamed for J.J. "Jake" Pickle, US Representative from 1963-1995. It was home of the offices of President Lyndon B. Johnson and is connected by tunnel to the Homer Thornberry Building. ...

10114 Hwy 6 - Hitchcock TX (build date unknown)   ...

1603 N Brazosport Blvd. - Freeport TX (built ~1953; currently Gulf Crest Motel)   ...

919 W 5th St. - Freeport TX (built 1962; architect: Lenard Gabert)   ...

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: ...

217 W 2nd St. - Freeport TX (built 1942; demolished March 2016; currently vacant - also Lee's Credit Jewelers)     1943 Sanborn map:   ...

4200 Warpath St. - Santa Fe TX (built 1969; architects: Hoover & Morgan)   ...

Address 100 N Gulf Blvd., Freeport TX Year Built1979StatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes The Sit 'N Bull bar is home to the Osage Tribe #4 of the Improved Order of Red Men (more information on the IORM here: http://redmen.org) ...

111 13th Ave. - Texas City TX (built 1947)   The original home was built by William H. Chapman (of Chapman-Brown Lumber Company) and Maggie Chapman in 1947 and current owners are Cris A. and Heather Rasco.   picture courtesy Cris Rasco...

826 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX (build date unknown; demolished)   The Chapman-Brown Lumber Company was a prolific home builder in the Texas City/La Marque area (see also Chapman House - Texas City).   image courtesy Cris Rasco...

West Jackson St. at Ave. D - El Campo TX (build date unknown)   ...

4912 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1930; architect: Joseph Finger; formerly Barker Brothers Interior Design Studio, Berman's Piano Center)   Adjoining the building to the left is the former Weldon Cafeteria   ...

Address1727 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1950StatusDemolished 2010StyleArchitectNotesThe sign was salvaged and now at the Las Vegas Neon Museum. ...

Offices of Neuhaus and Taylor in the 1960s (build date unknown)   ...

404 Azalea St. - Lake Jackson TX (built 1948, architect Alden Dow; 1958 addition, architects MacKie & Kamrath)     ...

722 Congress St. - Austin TX (built 1935)   ...

719 Congress St. - Austin TX (built 1935)   ...

Harvey T.D. Wilson (1858-1922) was the son of James T.D. Wilson, Mayor of Houston in 1874 and 1877-1878. He was a contractor, investment agent, manager of R.G. Dun & Co., president of Belt Terminal Townsite Company, president of the Houston Theatre Company, vice president of the South End Land Company, and manager of Aqua Pura Bottling Works. ...

Parking Way at S. Parking Place - Lake Jackson TX (built 1959/1961, architect: Willard & Associates)   ...

1800 West 2nd St. - Freeport TX (built 1960s; partially demolished and rebuilt)   What's left of the old high school buildings: ...

4320 Leeland St. - Houston TX (built 1960)   ...

715 Walnut St. - Columbus TX (built 1936; currently vacant)   ...

8526-8554 Glenloch Dr. - Houston TX (all built 1960; all demolished 2010) Lewis Elementary School pictures: https://arch-ive.org/archive/lewis-elementary-school/   8526 Glenloch Dr.   8530 Glenloch Dr.   8538 Glenloch Dr.   8542 Glenloch Dr.   8546 Glenloch Dr.   8550 Glenloch Dr. &n...

1902 Mechanic St. - Galveston TX (built 1954; also United Way of Galveston building)   ...

7649 Rockhill St. / 6745 Tipperary Ln. - Houston TX (built 1958; demolished/rebuilt 2010)   ...

Built 1966:   ...

4134 Santa Fe St. - Corpus Christi TX (built 1957)   ...

Address2412 Washington Ave., Houston TXYear Built1961StatusExtant/alteredStyleArchitectNotesAlso Sawyer Park Sports Bar, Social Junkie Sports Bar, Shell Shack; the last original Pig Stand in operation, this one closed around 2008 and has been remodeled beyond recognition. c. 2004: c. 2009 construction of second floor: Current Street View:...

These homes built in the 1920s were all demolished in 2008 Google map of the location here   (click for larger image)...

These homes built in the 1920s were all demolished in 2007 Google map of the location   (click for larger image)...

The house was demolished by Harris County Flood Control in 2010 (built 1955)     ...

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

6301 Almeda Rd. (built 1963; currently Marquis Lofts; also Alta Lofts, St. Anthony Center)   Exterior/renovation, 2004:     New wing:   Chapel (demolished) - 2003:     Interior, 2003:     From 1913:   Early 1960s:  ...

955 Water St. - Kerrville TX (build date unknown)                 ...

812 Junction Highway - Kerrville TX (build date unknown)       ...

2930 S Richey - Houston TX (built 1957; also Meadowcreek Game Room; demolished November 2014) ...

Built 1940     ...

1403 (historically 1503) East Jackson St. - El Campo TX (build date(s) unknown)                   ...

207 W Jackson St. - El Campo TX (built 1950)       ...

260 Circle Dr. - Corpus Christi TX (built 1960) Previously owned by Stern Feinberg, Jr. (obituary)         ...

A quick tour down Harbor View Drive             ...

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)       ...

1113 Marine Dr. - Galveston TX (built 1959; architect: Thomas M. Price)     ...

408 W Texas Ave. - Baytown TX (built 1938; currently vacant; also Morrison's Furniture, Piggly Wiggly)   ...

400 W Texas Ave. - Baytown TX (built 1929; architect: Lenard Gabert)       ...

Address1423 Texas Ave., Houston TXYear Built1925StatusDemolished January 2006StyleArchitectJoseph FingerNotesThe William Penn Hotel, built in 1925 and last used by the Cenikor Foundation, was demolished in late January/early February 2006 by Spire Realty who claimed it was an "obsolete" building (Houston Chronicle, January 28, 2006):"That evaluati...

601 E. Jackson St. - El Campo TX (build date unknown)   Troy Lively was the head of the El Campo Community Development Co. which was headquartered in this building that would eventually be named for him.   ...

305 E. Brazos Ave. - West Columbia TX (build date unknown)   ...

247 E. Brazos Ave. - West Columbia TX (build date unknown; originally a bank) More about the museum here: www.columbiahistoricalmuseum.com   ...

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 inf...

12460 Highway 6 - Santa Fe TX (built 1974; currently Arlan's Market)     McDonalds across from Big Chief/Arlan's   Change to Arlan's late2011/early 2012 ...

2206 Emancipation Ave. (formerly Dowling St.) - Houston TX (built 1955) The Afro-American Insurance Building (now law offices) was home to the Progressive Youth Association (PYA) led by Eldrewey Stearns beginning in 1960. More about Stearns and the PYA: Eldrewey Joseph Stearns at BlackPast.org No Color is My Kind: The Life of Eldrewey Stear...

2406 Wheeler Ave. - Houston TX (built 1960s) The Dowling Veterinary Clinic (most recently the Midtown Healing Group) opened in 1960 by Ford B. McWilliams, one of the first licensed African American veterinarians in Texas. The clinic was also home to a mural about animals by John Biggers titled Red Barn commissioned by Dr. McWillians. Also, a...

2701 Emancipation Ave. (formerly Dowling St.) - Houston TX (built 1950; originally Wellworth Dry Goods)   ...

2602 Blodgett St. - Houston TX (built 1963; architect: John S. Chase; currently Unity National Bank)   Originally Riverside National Bank and designed by John S. Chase, this was the first African American owned bank in Texas. In 1989 it was acquired by Unity National Bank. Click here for an article by Lisa Gray about Chase and hereÂ...

7510 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architects: Rice Institute architecture students)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Already nationally recognized, the 'Texas Americana' was designed by Mel O'Brien, senior student at Rice Institute and winner of the best-desi...

7511 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architects: Dunaway & Jones)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   The Giveaway House at 7511 Cayton Street is a house that's designed for 'livability.' The home was designed by Dunaway & Jones, AIA, and built by Tex-Craft...

7514 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: L.B. Wootters)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   If closet space is a vexing problem in your present home, you should take a look at the 'Jim West Built' ranch-type at 7514 Cayton. Closets are a specialty there, sim...

7519 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: H.R. Winslett)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Try if you can, to envision a four-level roof (with each roof completely flat), three private patios dotted picturesquely around the house and an interior designed wi...

7523 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: Woodrow Alexander)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   You'll get to see an electronic oven 'in action' in the Parade home to be shown by Builder Frank Barringer at 7523 Cayton Street. With the electronic range, the m...

7527 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: P. Herbert Caldwell)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   The charms of the past and the functionalism of today's demands are combined in this home given a rough-hewn appearance by an exterior of broken face Mexican br...

7531 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: E. Kelly Gaffney)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Colonial homes are still All American with a lot of Texas home-owners. And the house built by Builder J.D. Swenson at 7531 Cayton Street proudly proclaims its orig...

7534 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: P. Herbert Caldwell)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   When a house is good enough to be called 'The Champion' it ought to be a pretty good home. And in the case of the house built at 7534 Cayton by George O'Sulliva...

7535 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: Mrs. A.B. Church)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   A lighted valance softly shades the far end of the living room. There Sun Valley sliding glass doors open to a Ther-Mo covered porch, where a step-down brings you ...

7538 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: William Floyd)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   The use of horizon sliding glass doors gives charming glimpses of the patio both from the living room and the family room. Glass is uniquely used in the baths to give...

7539 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: Joseph B. Reynolds)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   If you can't make up your mind whether you prefer traditional or modern type of construction, then the 'Beverly Hills Home' is a home that will appeal to you ......

7542 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: A. Carroll Brodnax)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Most revolutionary and yet practical innovation in the house is the living area. A multi-purpose area, it is one tremendous room which can actually accommodate 7...

7546 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: A. Carroll Brodnax)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   A rippling spray fountain, played on by multi-colored lights, has been installed at the front entrance. The water cascades into a reflection pool, where it is sw...

7547 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: L.B. Wootters)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   A house which has combined the casual with the formal to a remarkably successful degree is the Irwin Nelms Old English at 7547 Cayton. This is no easy job, but archit...

7550 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: Ursula Oberdieck)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   The new 'openness' in contemporary styling is incorporated in the combined spacious living room, kitchen and family room, which are separated only by a circular ba...

7551 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: W.A. Miller)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Builders of the 'Colonial House' have have placed wide emphasis on their outdoor living area. A patio, partially covered, opens from the side of the house which is pane...

7554 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architects: Crochet & Carroll)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   If you lived in Builder Ralph Lowe's 'all-electric' home at 7554 Cayton Street you could get a smooth sun tan in the winter or stand in the center of the kit...

7602 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: E. Kelly Gaffney)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   It was the freshness and originality of many of the touches designed by E. Kelly Gaffney, the architect, that prompted Mr. Swenson to name his hom...

7603 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: Jack W. Knostman)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Departing from custom is a habit of Builders Krist Hubert and Frank Burkhardt that has paid off in some unusual and attractive designs for today's home owners. In ...

7606 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: E. Kelly Gaffney)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Quality rather than quantity has been stressed in every aspect of this compact, well-designed home. The exterior is of 'Saltillo,' a soft canary colored brick impo...

7607 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architects: Crochet & Carroll)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   You can live right in the city and feel that you're out in the wide open spaces - that is, you can if you live in Builder Harold P. Hill's ranch style home, ...

7610 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: E. Kelly Gaffney)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   The dinette area of the kitchen is paneled for four feet and over this is a gay wallpaper called 'Fireside Cookbook.' The wallpaper rates as a first-class conversa...

7611 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architects: Myers and Leguizamon)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Entrance to the home is made through a flagstone hall from which one can move directly into the living room or the kitchen. Throughout this area and the adjoi...

7614 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: John Folsom)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   The 'Mangum Manor Parade Home,' constructed by G.M. DeGeorge, is a house where hospitality 'surenough' can be Texas-size. For at this home there is a huge outside enter...

7615 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: E. Kelly Gaffney)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Home folks think a kitchen is as good as its cabinets and if you are one of those, or would like to be converted to the idea, the 'Arrington-built Sample House' at...

7618 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architects: Womack & Mount)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Casual living is stressed in every phase of the family room. Random width flooring with peg construction has been used. The natural wood theme is further carrie...

7619 Cayton St. - Houston TX (architect: E. Kelly Gaffney)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   The housewife can do her kitchen work and still supervise her brood in the huge multi-purpose room which is an outstanding feature of the Meadow Lark.    ...

7622 Cayton St. - Houston TX (architect Frank C. Dill)   From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   Glass gets its full chance to add to the beauty of a home and the comfort of its occupants in Builder Norris Pier's house at 7622 Cayton. There is a massive glass wall...

7623 Cayton St. - Houston TX (architects Womack & Mount) From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):   From a spacious family room a wide view of ‘nature’s living room’ is seen through a glass door. A terrace extends from the family room and is protected by a nine-foo...

724 3rd Ave. N - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   ...

Address2124 Looscan St., Houston TXYear Built1931StatusDemolished in 2005StyleArchitectH.A. SalisburyNotes Advertisement from the River Oaks Corporation Google Street View, 2009 ...

Built late 1950s   ...

Address2217 Looscan St., Houston TXYear Built1931StatusExtantStyleArchitectH.A. SalisburyNotes Advertisement from the River Oaks Corporation 2009 ...

Address3032 San Felipe St., Houston TXYear Built1931StatusDemolished in 1968StyleArchitectH.A. SalisburyNotes Advertisement from the River Oaks Corporation 2009 ...

Build date unknown   ...

Build date unknown   ...

Built 1960; demolished 08/2008   ...

1920 Woodbury St. - Houston TX (built 1930; demolished 07/2007; designer: Katharine Mott) The 1920 Woodbury house was built in 1930 by Katharine and Harry Mott and belonged to the estate of Penn Rettig, of Rettig's Ice Cream, until 1991. The next owner added several structures to the house, including a cave and Romanesque outdoor stage, and eve...

517 18th Ave. N - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   ...

Build date unknown   ...

13546 Highway 6 - Santa Fe TX (build date unknown)     ...

Built 1954; demolished 12/2007   ...

Build date unknown   ...

Built 1970; demolished 07/2008   ...

318 27th St. - Galveston TX (built 1958; architect: Ben J. Kotin & Associates)   Originally the Cotton Compress Workers, Inc. building, a little bit of the 50s is still visible underneath the painted tile and the straight line of shuttered windows.     ...

701 2nd Ave. S. - Texas City TX (built 1947)   ...

1700 5th Ave. N - Texas City TX (built 1960s; currently Nessler Pool)   ...

2105 5th Ave. N - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   ...

Built 1957   ...

Built 1962   ...

Built 1946   ...

632 5th Ave. N - Texas City TX (built 1950s; currently taxidermy)   ...

Built 1950s   ...

831 5th Ave. N. - Texas City TX (built 1950s)   ...

901 5th Ave. N - Texas City TX (built 1950s)   ...

608 Little John - Houston TX (built 1957; demolished 1995; architects: Bolton & Barnstone)   This appeared in a 1957 issue of Arts and Architecture, and was built for Mr. and Mrs. Marc Demoustier. ...

6243 Olympia St. - Houston TX (built 1955; demolished 2000; architect Harwood Taylor)   Arts and Architecture magazine ...

695 Rocky River Rd. - Houston TX (built 1955; demolished 10/2007; architect: Ralph A. Anderson) Former home of noted geophysicist Sam P. Worden and wife Helen S. Worden. Sam Worden was the inventor of the Worden Gravity Meter (Gravimeter). The property also served as the first home of Worden Laboratories, Inc., which they later sold to Texas ...

1101 6th St. N - Texas City TX (build date unknown; demolished 2011)   ...

Built 1955   ...

221 6th St. N - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   ...

502 6th St. N - Texas City TX (built 1940s) Grants stores were in business from 1906 to 1976 across the United States - see other Texas locations in Port Arthur and Fort Worth.   ...

Build date unknown   ...

8503 Highway 6 - Hitchcock TX (built 1960s)   ...

8507 Highway 6 - Hitchcock TX ( built 1960s)       ...

501 8th Ave. N - Texas City TX (built 1964; demolished; also Texas City Nursing Home and Abbe Nursing Home) ...

1950s   ...

Built 1954   ...

1950s   ...

702 9th Ave. N - Texas City TX (built 1950; currently Arturo's Service Center)   ...

Address 4343 Old Spanish Trail, Houston TX Year Built1948StatusExtantStyleMission RevivalArchitectNotesPart of the historic Alamo Plaza Hotel Courts chain, this location is now low-cost housing.       2005           2010 ...

Multiple locations in Houston/Rice Village: 2408 Rice Blvd. / 5503 Kelvin/ 9123 (9125) Stella Link / 2216 S. Shepherd - Houston TX   ...

Prospect St. at Almeda Rd. - Houston TX (built 1939; architects: Dixon & Ellis)   ...

6767 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX (built ~1960; demolished ~2002) 1961: ...

C.A. Elmen & Co.; February 1913 - Tangent magazine   ...

3100 Market St. - Baytown TX (built 1942; architect: Leon C, Kyburz; currently Iglesia Taller del Alfarero)   ...

1213 Bay St. N. - Texas City TX (build date unknown)   ...

1317 Austin St. - Houston TX (built 1949; demolished 12/2015; architect: Irving R. Klein)     1949, Houston magazine ...

1227 Ave. L - Galveston TX (built 1940)   ...

2000/2002 Lyons Ave. (Conti St.) - Houston TX (built 1913; also Texas Bag & Fibre Co.; currently Saint Arnold Brewery)   1913   1918   1920   1955   1924 Sanborn map   Block book map (land issued to SM Harris in 1844) ...

2015 Walker St. - Houston TX (built 1978; also Long Sing Supermarket)   The Bobo Lang Theater, opened by and named after local real estate developer "Bobo Lang" Yee Woo," had its grand opening on May 2, 1978.       Photo from the April 1978 issue of the Southwest Chinses Journal:     ...

3805 Wilmer St. - Houston TX (built 1905; architect: Henry C. Cooke) Sidney Sherman Brady was the son of John T. Brady, a former District Attorney for the Territory of Kansas that moved to Houston in 1856. He married Lennie Sherman, General Sidney Sherman's daughter. The elder Brady was instrumental in expanding the Port of Houston (dredging ...

1920s and 1930s - Houston Gargoyle magazine   ...

4031 Broadway - Houston TX (built 1960)   ...

4101 Broadway - Houston TX (built 1952/1961) An important modern landmark in this southeast Houston area, the 1952 original structure was designed by R. Graham Jackson and Frank C. Dill, and the 1961 sanctuary and bell tower by Ben F. Greenwood. It is currently for sale and in possible danger of demolition.   ...

Magnolia Park Land Co. - Houston TX January - March 1913, Tangent magazine   ...

2920 Luell St. - Houston TX (built 1948)   ...

4133 Warpath - Santa Fe TX (built 1954; originally Santa Fe Elementary School)     ...

Memorial Drive at Heights and Waugh - Houston TX   ...

707 Live Oak St. - Houston TX (built 1926; demolished 06/2007; architect: Pringle & Smith, Alfred C. Finn)   ...

901 Bagby St. - Houston TX (built 1939; architect: Joseph Finger)       ...

4135 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1958; demolished 09/2006; also Gulf Imports Auto, Rayco Auto Products)   ...

2702 Kirby Dr. (near Rice Village) - Houston TX   ...

302 Ave. J - Dickinson TX (formerly Monsanto's Santo Club, Inc.)   Part of the Chaparral Golf Club in Dickinson, TX, the pool has filled up with algae, dirt, and trash:   ...

315 W. Texas Ave. - Baytown TX (built 1949; architect: Leon Kyburz)       ...

Address3310 Reveille St., Houston TXYear Built1962StatusPartially demolishedStyleArchitectWilliam TammingaNotesThe Evergreen Apartments, located just south of the circular foundation of the folded plate roofed building, were actually the original "130 deluxe apartments" mentioned on the back of the postcard.         Area map:       1...

Porter & Arnim - Houston TX May 1912 - Tangent magazine   ...

1530 Federal Rd. - Houston TX   ...

6701 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1973; demolished 11/2007)   More information about the Crowne Plaza demolition and Texas Children's Hospital expansion here: http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/haif/index.php?showtopic=12207   ...

6626 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built pre-1957; currently P.A. Inc.)   Along with its streamlined design you can check out a little piece of St. Louis along the Gulf Freeway. The exact build date is unknown but this building housed the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company for a few years. It is now home to P.A. Inc., a piping materials distribut...

6333 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1970; also State Highway Department Freeway Management and Research Offices; Texas Transportation Institute, Lighting, Inc.)   ...

6161 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1970; currently Red Carpet Inn)   ...

5731 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built early 1960s; currently Carlos Garcia Realty Building)   Elwin Fitch (1910-1974) was a structural engineer and mason in Houston TX and was Master of South Houston Lodge #1295 for the 1949-1950 term.     ...

8303 Gulf Freeway - Houston TX (built 1962; architect: Arthur Steinberg; also Clinic 45)   ...

3830 Richmond Ave. - Houston TX (built 1969; demolished 07/2006; architects: Neuhaus & Taylor)   The Hattie Mae White building (1969) was designed by Neuhaus & Taylor and was the home of the headquarters of HISD until it was demolished in September, 2006. The new HISD facility is located near the intersection of 610 and 290, and...

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

4535 Pine St. - Bellaire TX (built 1948; demolished 07/2011) Horn Elementary was rebuilt in 2011 to accomodate long-time enrollment increases. The original one-story winged building was demolished in July 2011.   Horn Elementary around 1953 slowly being surrounded by new homes: ...

3780 Gramercy St. (built 1947; demolished 04/2007; architect: Harry Grogan)   (above image courtesy Karen Lantz)       ...

5006 San Felipe - Houston TX (built 1953; also Gilbert and June Arnold House)   ...

1101 Elder St. - Houston TX (built 1924; currently Elder St. Artist Lofts)   Pre-restoration:   During and post-restoration: ...

2119 Washington Ave. - Houston TX (built 1954)   ...

Built 1959; demolished 07/2008; architect: Lucian Hood     New build, 2009: ...

2800 Travis St. - Houston TX (built 1923; demolished 06/2008; see also Henke & Pillot Stores and Henke & Pillot Bakery) The Houston Architectural Guide states:   The original segment of this complex, facing Travis Street, was resurfaced with the rest of the building in 1948, and the result has been modified piecemeal over the ye...

3803 Highway 3 - Dickinson TX (built 1941; currently Harbour Playhouse)   ...

7500 Kelving St. - Houston TX (built 1938; demolished; location currently 7575 Kirby Condominiums)   The land at the northeast corner of Kirby at North Braeswood which is now occupied by 7575 Kirby and the Brentwood condominiums used to be owned by Rice University (then Rice Institute), who sold it to Glenn McCarthy in 1935. His estate...

6901 Lyons Ave. - Houston TX (built 1935; currently D.H. Tire Inc.)   ...

4135 Warpath St. - Santa Fe TX (built 1964)   ...

945 Heights Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1906; demolished 07/2007; architect: William A. Wilson) The Patrick Francis Doyle House, which was located at 945 Heights Blvd., was built in 1906 by William A. Wilson, an important person in the early growth of the Heights and who was the developer of Woodland Heights and Eastwood. Harry James, a local b...

Built 1970   ...

200 Earl Garrett St. - Kerrville TX (build date unknown)   ...

401 E. Davis St. - Conroe TX (built 1948; designed by Frank C. Dill; currently the Owen Law Firm) Excerpt from Progressive Architecture, December 1948: Clinic for a doctor, nurse-assistant, and receptionist-bookkeeper. One point visual control, a requirement. Noise and dirt to be excluded as much as possible; economy of construction, ease of...

9716 Jensen Dr. - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 2007)   ...

2905 Elgin St. - Houston TX (built 1970) It was home since the seventies to Robinson & Sons, a family real estate firm. Obituary of Judson W. Robinson, Sr., the first African American to serve on the the board of commissioners of the Houston Housing Authority:   link More about Judson Robinson, Jr., first African American elected to ...

Built in 1913, the part of Main street crossing over Buffalo Bayou was the largest arched concrete bridge in Texas at the time.     ...

4505 Cullen - Houston TX (built 1950s)   ...

3303 Lyons Ave. - Houston TX (built 1940)         ...

2003 Blodgett St. - Houston TX (built 1940; demolished 02/2008)   ...

2110 Emancipation Ave. (formerly Dowling St.) - Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished 2008) Image c. 1963 from Cinema Houston: http://books.google.com/books?id=R6XDCyvuGSkC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA187#v=onepage&q&f=false   ...

4719 Canal St. - Houston TX (built 1950; currently Iglesia La Luz del Mundo church)   ...

6525 Lawndale Ave. - Houston TX          ...

Kendall Realty Co. - Houston TX March 1913 - Tangent magazine   ...

Main St. at Lamar St. - Houston TX (built 1926; demolished 1983)   ...

9604 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1960; currently America's Best Value Inn)   ...

League City TX   May 1912; Tangent magazine ...

Built 1950s   ...

Built 1969; architect: John S. Chase This was originally the International Longshoreman's Association Local Union 851 building and was designed by John S. Chase, who was the first African American to enroll at the University of Texas and also the first African American licensed to practice architecture in Texas. He was also the founder of the Nati...

2801 Market St. - Galveston TX  (built 1969; architect: John S. Chase) This was originally the International Longshoreman's Association Local Union 851 building and was designed by John S. Chase, who was the first African American to enroll at the University of Texas and also the first African American licensed to practice architecture in Te...

Address9602 Moonlight Dr., Houston TXYear Built1964StatusDemolished November 2007StyleFolded-plate modernArchitectBob CohenNotesBob Cohen, founder of Storecrafters (later Architectural Woodwork Co.),  built this house - his "baby" - in 1964. It consisted of more than 15,000 pounds of steel, over 100 piers, an Arkansas ledge stone facade, the whit...

10415 Fuqua St. - Houston TX (built 1964) Originally Beverly Hills Intermediate School, Morris Middle School in Pasadena Independent School District was built by the M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas Af & AM (Ancient Free and Accepted Masons) in 1964. The school was renamed in honor of Billie and Kathleen Morris - Billie served on the Pasadena IS...

6401 Almeda Genoa Rd. - Houston TX (built 1919/1923) A two room schoolhouse built in 1919 with a 1923 frontal addition, it is owned by the Houston Independent School District which has not maintained it. The Minnetex civic club used to have meetings in the front room of the school but it is catching up with the back of the building that is sl...

2900 N. Braeswood Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1972-1986; demolished 2011)     Demolition:   ...

4141 N. Braeswood Blvd. - Houston TX  (built 1963; demolished 2011) The Rutledge Apartments were demolished to make way for a new senior apartment community Village of Meyerland set to open in Fall 2012.   ...

501 N. Grand Blvd. - St. Louis MO (built 1932)   ...

1349 W 43rd St. - Houston TX (built 1960)   Pre-remodel: ...

2310 Olive St. - St. Louis MO (built 1961)   This classic Firestone building was heavily modified in 2017/2018, removing all modern elements from view.      ...

7428 Park Place Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1952; currently Houston Substance Abuse Clinic)   ...

7430 Park Place Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1965)   ...

7650 Park Place Blvd. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   ...

7654 Park Place Blvd. - Houston TX (build date unknown)   ...

7721 Park Place Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1960)   ...

7731 Park Place Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1960; also Mark's Lounge and Lorena's) ...

7750 Park Place Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1960; Fisca Oil Co. Service Station 1971-1994) ...

7838 Park Place Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1950)   ...

7902 Park Place - Houston TX (unknown build date)   ...

7902 Park Place - Houston TX (build date unknown)   ...

8000 Park Place - Houston TX (built 1950)   ...

2514 McKinney St. - Houston TX (built 1923)   ...

2901 Southmore Ave. - Pasadena TX (built 1960)   ...

2700 Polk St. - Houston TX (built 1949)       ...

Various locations - Houston TX 1900 Milam is currently the parking lot for the Houston Fire Department's Super Station 8 but it used to be the site of Rettig's Ice Cream plant. Rettig's eventually sold operations to Borden, Inc. Locations of Rettig's and Borden's retail "Heap O Cream" confectioneries included 210 Wayside Dr., 2401 Main St., 10...

5215 Buffalo Speedway, 6223 Bellaire, 1725 S. Post Oak - Houston TX            ...

Channelview/Ship Channel area - Houston TX (c. 1940s) More about the depot here: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbs04   ...

5607 Telephone Rd. (built 1946; demolished 2007; designed by Pettigrew and Worley)     New development ...

1616 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1966) - see also Savoy Apartments   Mentions in Houston Press article This Blows!     Brochure     ...

1616 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1906; demolished 2009)   Demolition   c. 2003-2005   ...

4201 Main St. - Houston TX (built 1939)   Advertisement from 1947 Houston City Directory:   Advertisement from 1952 Houston City Directory:   2009   2008 with facade removed ...

c. 1950s       ...

802-808 Main St. - Houston TX (c. 1957)   ...

212 S. Grand - St. Louis MO (built 1967)   ...

Main St. at Holcombe Blvd. - Houston TX (built 1949; demolished 1987)       ...

711 Polk St. - Houston TX (built 1962; demolished 2011) More information about the Sheraton-Lincoln's history here: http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2010/09/say-goodbye-to-the-sheraton-lincoln/     ...

6747 Telephone Rd. Houston TX (1960s; demolished)   ...

A neighborhood in Houston TX developed by Kendall Realty Co. around 1912.   ...

Southwood - "a restricted addition in a beautiful wooded section" bounded by Sauer St., Rosedale Ave., Tierwester St., and Oakdale St." in Houston TX developed by Brainin & Winston, Inc. in 1930.       ...

7100 Fannin St. Houston TX (1950; demolished 10/2009) From the City of Houston web site:   Firehouse 33 helds the unique distinction of being one of the last stations to be housed in an original volunteer station—it being the city hall/fire station of the Brasewood section of Houston at the corner of Fannin and Brasewood and was annex...

Address3828 Aberdeen Way, Houston TXYear Built1955StatusDemolished October 2009StyleArchitectNotesHouston Fire Station 37 was demolished after the new and larger station was built (located at 7026 Stella Link Rd.). Its grand opening was on October 16, 2009 and it began service on September 24, 2009. From the City of Houston site: "Station 37 ...

4819 Harrisburg Blvd. Houston TX (1935; demolished 09/2009 - architect S.R. Slaughter)   The Sterling Laundry building was demolished to help make way for the East End rail line but the façade was kept intact was placed in Eastwood Park.   ...

2015 Thomas St. - Houston TX (1910; currently Thomas Street Health Center)     ...

8330 S. Main St. - Houston TX (built 1957; demolished 12/2005) ...

4098 E. Highway 59 Business Wharton TX (1942; originally Belcher's Courts) Website: http://www.teepeemotel.net/   Pre-renovation (2004): 2005: ...

11020 Telephone Rd. - Houston TX ...

720 San Jacinto St. - Houston TX (1915/1937; architects: Warren & Wetmore)   ...

1952 ...

1522 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX ...

1524 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX (1960) ...

1536 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX ...

2628 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX (built 1967)  ...

402 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX ...

415 Texas Ave. - Texas City TX ...

5701 Main St. - Houston TX (1925). Currently Hotel Zaza. ...

1517 Washington - St. Louis MO (1910-1942) ...

2727 Washington Ave. - St. Louis (1955)  ...

2845 Washington Ave. - St. Louis MO (built 1960s) ...

3506 Washington Ave. - St. Louis MO (built 1960s; currently Sunrise Chinese Restaurant (more on NEBA here))    ...

6447 Main St./6448 Fannin St. - Houston TX (built 1957, demolished 06/2006) The West Pavilion, which housed Diagnostic Center, was replaced with the 1.5 million square foot Methodist Outpatient Care Center ...

9111 Jensen St. - Houston TX (built 1949; adjacent to Jensen Square) c. 2006   c. 1978 above image © Yolita Schmidt, The Moderne Style in Architecture   c. 1955 c. 1955, Houston Magazine...

9111 Jensen St. - Houston TX (built 1949; adjacent to Jensen Square) c. 2006   c. 1978 above image © Yolita Schmidt, The Moderne Style in Architecture   c. 1955 c. 1955, Houston Magazine ...

This northwest Houston subdivision was left half-built after Royce Builders fled the scene. Swamplot entry:  http://swamplot.com/westwood-gardens-still-life-a-photo-tour-of-half-built-houston-homes/ ...

West Alabama at Dunlavy - Houston TX (built 1940; demolished 2009; architect - Eugene Werlin)     ...

Address601 N. Interstate Ave., Portland ORYear BuiltStatusStyleArchitectNotes ...

8311 Winkler St. - Houston TX (built 1955) ...

Build date unknown - if you have any information about this building, please email info (@) arch-ive.org   ...

506 Main St. - Houston TX (built ~1880; also Samuel Wilson's barber shop, John W. Keeper Chiropodist, Thompson's Restaurant, Liggett Drugs, Zale Jewelers, Beef Steak Inn)   ...

5310 W Bellfort Ave. - Houston TX (built ~1958; demolished March 2015)   Backing the main Centerette and built several years before it, this strip mall's tenants included Westbury Auto Supply, Pilgrim Laundry No. 7, Post Oak Liquor Store, Hairston's Barber Shop, U-Tote-M Convenience Store, and Baskin Robbins Ice Cream.   Demolish...

410 Main St. - Houston TX (built ~1923)   This small building is next door to the State National Bank Building   1923: ...

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...

Address106833 Highway 395, Walker CAYear BuiltStatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

Address761 Nevada Highway, Boulder City NVYear BuiltStatusExtantStyleArchitectNotesAlso Bob's Restaurant and Southwest Diner ...

Address225 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear BuiltStatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

415 W. Heron St. - Aberdeen WA   ...

616 Battery St. - Seattle WA   ...

Address310 Main St.,  Bridgeport CAYear BuiltStatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

Address725 Nevada Highway, Boulder City NVYear BuiltStatusExtantStyleArchitectNotes ...

Address1809 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas NVYear Built1950sStatusDemolished 2018/2019StyleArchitectNotes ...