Category: Advertisements/Articles
Posted in 1910s Advertisements/Articles Bank Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant Hotel/Motel TX - Greater Houston
Union National Bank Building – Houston
220 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1911)
Posted in 1950s 1955 Houston Parade of Homes Advertisements/Articles Ephemera Residential TX - Greater Houston
1955 Houston Parade of Homes – Meyerland
These Meyerland homes were showcased from June 11-26, 1955.
Meyerland – Houston
An advertisement from 1958 showcasing Meyerland and the goal to save you “later distress” over Houston’s lack of zoning laws…
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant Turkey Bend Industrial Survey TX - Greater Houston
Frederick Post Co. – Houston
5600 Harvey Wilson Dr. – Houston TX (built 1957)
The Chef’s Farnham House – Houston
3801 Farnham St. – Houston TX (built 1949)
The Continental Houston
101 Main St. – Houston TX (build date unknown)
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston
Palm Center Houston
Griggs at South Park (Martin Luther King) Blvd. – Houston TX (opened September 1955)
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera Hospital/Medical TX - Greater Houston
Dever Nursing Home – Houston
3310 W Main St. – Houston TX (built 1958; demolished 2014)
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera TX - Greater Houston
On Leong Chinese Merchants Association Building – Houston
801 Chartres St. – Houston TX (built 1951; demolished 2011; architects: Irvine and Hoyt)