Category: 1950s
The Wayfarer Motor Hotel & Restaurant – San Antonio
601 E. Elmira St. – San Antonio TX (built 1958; demolished late 1990s)
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The Mayfair – Houston
1600 Holcombe Blvd. – Houston TX (built 1959; demolished 1991)
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Federated Metals
9000 Market St. – Houston TX (built 1952) This building originally housed the offices of the Federated Metals Division…
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Houston Natural Gas Corp.
900 Lockwood Dr. – Houston TX (built early 1950s)
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Henke & Pillot Bakery – Houston
3015 Washington Ave. – Houston TX (built 1950; demolished by 1995; architect: Daniel L. Armstrong; later bought by Kroger Co.)
El Tex Temple No. 114 – Houston
3801 Garrow St. – Houston TX (built 1950)
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Lockwood National Bank – Houston
1003 Lockwood Dr. – Houston TX (built 1957; demolished late 1990s)
General Electric Co. Construction Division – Houston
5718 Armour Dr. – Houston TX (built 1954)
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Texas Employers’ Insurance Association Building
2500 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1950; architects: Woestemeyer & Gaffney; also Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C.) From Houston Magazine,…