Category: 1930s

Continue Reading Wilson Stationery and Printing Co. – Houston
Posted in 1930s Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant Paper/Letters TX - Greater Houston

Wilson Stationery and Printing Co. – Houston

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

Continue Reading National Cash Register Co. – Houston
Posted in 1930s Bank Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

National Cash Register Co. – Houston

415 Caroline St. – Houston TX (built 1930)

Continue Reading Fain Theater – Livingston TX
Posted in 1930s Extant Theater TX - East Texas

Fain Theater – Livingston TX

113 E. Polk St. – Livingston TX (built 1930)

Posted in 1930s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

Askew Drug Store

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

Continue Reading Fannin Medical Center – Houston
Posted in 1930s Extant Hospital/Medical TX - Greater Houston

Fannin Medical Center – Houston

2317 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1938)

Posted in 1930s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

833 Studewood St. – Houston

Built 1930 – early tenants included Folks Barber Shop, Schuelke Beauty Parlor, Helena Beauty Shop, Car-Dell Beauty Shop, Cannata’s Cabinet…

Continue Reading El Torito Lounge – Houston
Posted in 1930s Demolished Restaurant/Bar TX - Greater Houston

El Torito Lounge – Houston

6208 Harrisburg Blvd. – Houston TX (built 1936, demolished October 2009)

Posted in 1930s Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished TX - Greater Houston

Three Brothers Bakery – River Oaks Shopping Center

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

Continue Reading J.A. Folger & Co. – Houston
Posted in 1930s 1940s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

J.A. Folger & Co. – Houston

235 N. Norwood St. – Houston TX (built 1938-1940)