Continue Reading Firestone Tires – Bellaire
Posted in 1950s Commercial/Office/Retail Extant TX - Greater Houston

Firestone Tires – Bellaire

5300 Bellaire Blvd. – Bellaire TX (built 1957)

Continue Reading Anson Jones Lodge No. 1313 – Houston
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Anson Jones Lodge No. 1313 – Houston

2033 Telephone Rd. – Houston TX (built 1950)

Continue Reading Newman Valve Co. – Houston
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Newman Valve Co. – Houston

5610 Armour Dr. – Houston TX (built 1956)

Continue Reading Tidelands Motor Inn – Houston
Posted in 1950s 1960s Advertisements/Articles Demolished Ephemera Hotel/Motel Postcards TX - Greater Houston

Tidelands Motor Inn – Houston

6500 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1958; demolished late 1990s; designed by Winfred O. Gustafson)

Continue Reading Spring Branch Savings & Loan Association – Houston
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Spring Branch Savings & Loan Association – Houston

8224 Long Point Dr. – Houston TX (built 1957; demolished 2015; architect: Burdette Keeland, Jr.; associate architect: Clyde Jackson)

Continue Reading General Electric Co. – Houston
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General Electric Co. – Houston

5534 Armour Dr. – Houston TX (built ~1956)

Continue Reading Industrial Insulators, Inc. – Houston
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Industrial Insulators, Inc. – Houston

5521 Armour Dr. – Houston TX (built early 1950s)

Continue Reading Bellaire Broiler Burger
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Bellaire Broiler Burger

5216 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire TX (built 1957)

Continue Reading Big State Motel – Houston
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Big State Motel – Houston

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