Continue Reading Bellfort Lanes – Houston
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Bellfort Lanes – Houston

6111 Bellfort St., Houston TX (built 1959)

Continue Reading Anheuser Busch – Houston
Posted in 1880s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Demolished Ephemera Maps TX - Greater Houston

Anheuser Busch – Houston

Railroad St. between 2nd and 3rd St. – Houston TX (c. 1880s)

Continue Reading Montagu / Hotel Cotton – Houston
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Montagu / Hotel Cotton – Houston

804 Fannin St. – Houston TX (built 1912-13; demolished January 2008)

Continue Reading Capitol Hotel – Houston
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Capitol Hotel – Houston

Main St. at Texas Ave. – Houston TX

Continue Reading Rice Hotel – Houston
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Rice Hotel – Houston

909 Texas Ave. – Houston TX (built 1913; third wing addition 1925)

Continue Reading Brashear Park – Houston
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Brashear Park – Houston

Near present-day 2800 Washington Ave. – Houston TX

Continue Reading Ranger Motel – Houston
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Ranger Motel – Houston

2916 Old Spanish Trail – Houston TX (built ~1952; demolished 2003)   The Ranger Motel was owned by Michael DeGeorge…

Continue Reading St. Francis Hotel Courts – Houston
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St. Francis Hotel Courts – Houston

3615 Old Spanish Trail – Houston TX (built 1955)

Continue Reading Prudential/Houston Main Building
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Prudential/Houston Main Building

1100 Holcombe Blvd., Houston TX (built 1952; demolished 2012)