Continue Reading Colonel Sanders’ Inn/Houstonaire Motor Inn – Houston
Posted in 1960s Advertisements/Articles Demolished Ephemera Hotel/Motel TX - Greater Houston

Colonel Sanders’ Inn/Houstonaire Motor Inn – Houston

2929 Southwest Freeway – Houston TX (built 1964; demolished 10/2014; also Greenway Inn and Suites)

Continue Reading 1967 Astrodome Fun & Games – Baseball
Posted in 1960s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera Other TX - Greater Houston

1967 Astrodome Fun & Games – Baseball

An advertisement showing the Houston Astros’ 1967 Astrodome game schedule and ticket information:

Continue Reading Twenty Nine Palms Motor Hotel – Houston
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera Extant Hotel/Motel TX - Greater Houston

Twenty Nine Palms Motor Hotel – Houston

9430 Main St. – Houston TX (built 1955; currently Astro Best Inn, also Regal 8 Inn)

Continue Reading Elijah Coles House – Houston
Posted in Advertisements/Articles Demolished Ephemera Residential TX - Greater Houston

Elijah Coles House – Houston

2617 Jackson St. – Houston TX (build date unknown; demolished late 1950s/early 1960s)

Continue Reading Tradewell Supermarket – Seattle
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant WA - Seattle

Tradewell Supermarket – Seattle

4801 Ranier Ave. – Seattle WA (built 1957)

Continue Reading House in Texas – Neuhaus & Taylor
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Demolished Ephemera Residential

House in Texas – Neuhaus & Taylor

310 Carnarvon Dr. – Houston TX (built 1957; demolished between 1990 and 1999)

Continue Reading Night Hawk Restaurant – Houston
Posted in 1970s 1980s Advertisements/Articles Ephemera Extant Matchbooks Restaurant/Bar TX - Greater Houston

Night Hawk Restaurant – Houston

8816 Westheimer Rd. – Houston TX (built 1972, demolished 2014)

Continue Reading Cravens Dargan Building – Houston
Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant Hospital/Medical TX - Greater Houston

Cravens Dargan Building – Houston

1903 Hermann Dr. – Houston TX (built 1950)

Posted in 1950s Advertisements/Articles Commercial/Office/Retail Ephemera Extant TX - Greater Houston

Dupuis Building – Houston Heights

2100 Yale St. – Houston TX (built 1952)   The Dupuis Building, originally home to Yale Pharmacy and Poll-Parrott Shoe…