Category: 1950s

Continue Reading Rettig’s Drive In Restaurant – Houston
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Demolished Ephemera Restaurant/Bar TX - Greater Houston

Rettig’s Drive In Restaurant – Houston

1932 W Gray St. – Houston TX (built 1949; demolished ~1972)

Continue Reading Knight Manufacturing & Stamping Works – Houston
Posted in 1950s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant Turkey Bend Industrial Survey TX - Greater Houston

Knight Manufacturing & Stamping Works – Houston

5975 Armour Dr. – Houston TX (built 1959)

Continue Reading 708 5th Ave. – Texas City
Posted in 1950s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Texas City

708 5th Ave. – Texas City

Built 1950s  

Continue Reading Hot Shoppes Restaurant – Philadelphia
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera PA - Philadelphia Restaurant/Bar

Hot Shoppes Restaurant – Philadelphia

Philadelphia PA (built 1950)

Continue Reading Bellfort Lanes – Houston
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Bowling Lanes East Bellfort Survey Endangered Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

Bellfort Lanes – Houston

6111 Bellfort St., Houston TX (built 1959)

Continue Reading Seaholm Power Plant Intake Facility – Austin
Posted in 1950s Extant Government Building TX - Austin

Seaholm Power Plant Intake Facility – Austin

Lady Bird Lake – Austin TX (built 1950)

Continue Reading Schiff’s Shoe Store – Houston
Posted in 1950s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

Schiff’s Shoe Store – Houston

2406 Jensen Dr. – Houston TX (built 1950)

Continue Reading Goodyear Tire and Rubber – Houston
Posted in 1950s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant Turkey Bend Industrial Survey TX - Greater Houston

Goodyear Tire and Rubber – Houston

5544 Armour Dr. – Houston TX (built 1955)

Continue Reading 425 Santa Fe Dr. – Denver
Posted in 1950s CO - Denver Commercial/Office/Retail Extant

425 Santa Fe Dr. – Denver

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