Continue Reading Clarke & Courts – Galveston (Tremont St.)
Posted in 1880s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera TX - Galveston

Clarke & Courts – Galveston (Tremont St.)

66-68 Tremont St., Galveston TX (build date unknown; demolished)

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

Houston People and Streets – Riesner

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

Continue Reading Tony Capra Plumbing & Heating – Denver
Posted in 1880s CO - Denver Commercial/Office/Retail Extant

Tony Capra Plumbing & Heating – Denver

2235 Arapahoe St. – Denver CO (built 1889)

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

Urbain Valentine House – Houston

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

Continue Reading Schmitz Vineyard – Houston
Posted in 1880s 1890s Advertisements/Articles Demolished Ephemera Maps Other TX - Greater Houston

Schmitz Vineyard – Houston

White Oak Bayou near Beauchamp Springs – Houston TX (c. 1880-1890)

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

Houston People and Streets – Repsdorph

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

Continue Reading Houston Electro-Galvanic and Massage Sanitarium
Posted in 1880s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera Hospital/Medical TX - Greater Houston

Houston Electro-Galvanic and Massage Sanitarium

Early 1880s advertisement

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

Houston People and Streets – McIlhenny

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

Continue Reading Anheuser Busch – Houston
Posted in 1880s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera Maps TX - Greater Houston

Anheuser Busch – Houston

Railroad St. between 2nd and 3rd St. – Houston TX (c. 1880s)