Continue Reading Houston Municipal Airport Building
Posted in 1940s Airport Extant TX - Greater Houston

Houston Municipal Airport Building

8325 Travelair St. – Houston TX (built 1940)

Continue Reading Kelly’s Drug Store – Houston
Posted in 1940s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

Kelly’s Drug Store – Houston

3001 Holman St. – Houston TX (built 1947)

Continue Reading Rogers-Ray Geophysical Laboratories – Houston
Posted in 1940s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera TX - Greater Houston

Rogers-Ray Geophysical Laboratories – Houston

2535 Dunstan Rd./2500 Bolsover St. – Houston TX (built 1948)

Continue Reading Telephone Building – Baltimore
Posted in 1940s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant MD - Baltimore

Telephone Building – Baltimore

320 St. Paul St. – Baltimore MD (built 1941; designed by Taylor and Fisher)

Continue Reading Big State Motel – Houston
Posted in 1940s 1950s Extant Hotel/Motel TX - Greater Houston

Big State Motel – Houston

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

Continue Reading Flamingo Inn – Boulder City
Posted in 1940s Extant Hotel/Motel NV - Greater Las Vegas Signs

Flamingo Inn – Boulder City

804 Nevada Way, Boulder City, NV

Continue Reading Big Three Welding Co. – Houston
Posted in 1940s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant Turkey Bend Industrial Survey TX - Greater Houston

Big Three Welding Co. – Houston

5611 Clinton Dr. – Houston TX (built early 1940s)

Continue Reading Harris County Federal Savings & Loan – Baytown
Posted in 1940s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Baytown

Harris County Federal Savings & Loan – Baytown

300 W Defee St. – Baytown TX (built ~1940)

Continue Reading Foley Bros. Garage and Auto Shop – Downtown Houston
Posted in 1940s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

Foley Bros. Garage and Auto Shop – Downtown Houston

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